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City Council - District 2 Candidate Questionnaires

Tina Bennett-Burton

Former City Council Member Tina Bennett-Burton, for District 3, announces she is running for Baird's vacated District 2 seat. Redistricting makes her eligible for District 2.
The Branch Herald sent questionnaires to the candidates for the City of Farmers Branch City Council District 2 Special Election, which will be Nov. 5. The Branch Herald limited the number of …

Brenda Brodrick

Brenda Brodrick announced she was running for City Council Member Martin Baird's vacated District 2 seat. The election is Nov. 5, and early voting begins Oct. 21.
he Branch Herald sent questionnaires to the candidates for the City of Farmers Branch City Council District 2 Special Election, which will be Nov. 5. The Branch Herald limited the number of characters allowed in responses for the questions that are highlighted. The Branch Herald used the Word Counter website to determine character count.

District 2 candidates answer questions at forum

Brenda Brodrick (left) and Tina Bennett-Burton discussed how they would handle issues pertinent to Farmers Branch residents at the 2024 Candidate Forum held by the Branch Herald and the StarCenter …

Cook withdraws from race

Kristofer Cook asked voters in Farmers Branch District 2 not vote for him in November's special City Council election.  He asks the public to vote not vote for him so there isn't potential …

Candidate Forum set for Oct. 21

The Branch Herald and the StarCenter announced they have teamed up to provide Farmers Branch with a nonpartisan Candidate Forum. The forum is set for 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21 at the StarCenter, …

Positions for ballot drawn

Erin Flores, deputy city secretary, shows the balls used to determine candidates' positions on the ballots.
City Secretary Stacy Henderson oversaw the random drawing Wednesday, Aug. 28, for the positions candidates for City Council District 2 will appear on November’s special election ballot. …

Two candidates file applications for November ballot

The field for the District 2 Farmers Branch City Council race expanded this week. Kristofer Cook and Brenda Brodrick filed applications to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot with City Secretary Stacy …

Applications for Place 2 City Council election open

Former City Council Member for District 3 Tina Bennett-Burton announces she is running for Baird's vacated District 2 seat. Redistricting makes her eligible for District 2.
On July 16, 2024, the Farmers Branch City Council formally accepted the resignation of Councilmember Martin Baird, District 2, and adopted an ordinance to call a Special Election to be held on Nov. …

Candidates attend forum

Photos by Kate Bergeron
Farmers Branch City Council District 5 candidates David Merritt and Roger Neal attended the Metrocrest Republican Club’s Candidate Forum for city council candidates for both Farmers Branch and …

Final filings for local May election submitted

The filing period for candidates for the May 2024 general election closed on Feb. 16 for Farmers Branch City Council. The city has two places on the ballot for May - City Council Members for District …