Nov. 3 Trustee Election

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The Nov. 3 general election will be upon us in less than a month. In addition to the many important races and measures on the ballot will be four positions for the CFISD Board of Trustees Election:

Position 1

1. Thomas Jackson, incumbent (unopposed).

Position 2

1. Christine Hartley, incumbent (unopposed).

Position 3

1. Natalie Blasingame; and
2. Darcy Mingoia, incumbent.

Position 4

1. Debbie Blackshear; and
2. Pam Redd.

You will have an opportunity to learn more about each candidate at the Candidate Forum, scheduled for Oct. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Berry Center. A Candidate Profiles Guide is also available on the website to give voters more background on each candidate, and questions can be submitted through this online form. Access the election block on the homepage of our district website for additional information.

The two-week early voting period begins on Oct. 19 and continues through Oct. 30, and I’d like to encourage you to make plans to vote in the election.

A scroll through your sample ballot online reveals a constitutional amendment to increase the statewide homestead exemption from $15,000 to $25,000 and several other propositions, in addition to the list of candidates running in the CFISD Trustee Election.

Please take a few minutes to browse the voter-specific ballot and polling locations on Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart’s website by entering in your name and address. You can also access the early voting sites and hours on the site.

Voting is one of the great American freedoms that too many of us take for granted. I hope you will take the brief amount of time necessary to exercise that right, either during the early voting period or on Election Day.

~ Mark Henry, Ed.D.