Citizens wishing to serve their community can now sign up for positions at six local governments that are scheduled to hold elections this spring.
The cities of Clarendon, Hedley, and Howardwick; the Clarendon and Hedley school districts; and the Donley County Hospital District all have a total of 17 positions available this year.
In Clarendon, the two-year terms of Mayor Jacob Fangman and Aldermen Terri Floyd and Eulaine McIntosh are up this year. Also on the city ballot this year, residents will be asked to renew the street maintenance sales tax.
The City of Hedley has three aldermen’s positions up this year. Those are two-year terms and are currently held by Aldermen Trisha Chambless, Alicia Hanes, and Jennifer Floyd.
In Howardwick the terms of Mayor Tony Clemishire and Aldermen Johnny Floyd and Jada Murray are expiring. Those are all two-year terms.
Clarendon ISD Trustees serve three years, and the terms of Kyle Davis and Chrisi Tucek are expiring this year.
Hedley ISD has two full three-year terms and one unexpired term up this year. Troy Monroe and Shauna Herbert currently hold the full-term seats, and Tangela Copelin is serving the unexpired term.
The Donley County Hospital District Board of Directors has three two-year terms up this year. Those are currently held by Rose Lemley Place 1, Jeff Robertson – Place 2, and Melinda McAnear – Place 3.
All local boards are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must file for a specific place on the board. Candidate applications are available from the administrative offices of each entity. Applications for the City of Clarendon positions are also available at cityofclarendontx.com.
Filing for these offices began January 18 and continues through Friday, February 17. Elections are scheduled to be held Saturday, May 6, 2023.
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