City of Denton
Councilmember, District 1 – Unexpired Term
Ward Franz
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Ward Franz
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Master's in religious education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Bachelor's, Southwest Baptist University
- Originally from Missouri; moved to Denton in June 2025 (per Denton Record-Chronicle)
- Experience
- Former director, Missouri Division of Tourism
- Later director of sports tourism, Explore Siouxland, Sioux City, Iowa
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 (2005–2013); Republican
- Top priorities
- "Most Denton residents are not living at the political extremes. They are in the middle" and want city government "to focus on practical solutions"
- "Being new means I am not beholden to special interests, political factions, or longstanding alliances on either side"
- Told the Denton Record-Chronicle he prides himself on "listening to everybody"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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