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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Two City Council Member Seats

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Sunset Valley
Vote for 2Researched · fact-checked3-way race
Sarah PonderNonpartisan
Robert JohnsonNonpartisan Incumbent
Charles YoungNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Sarah Ponder
Robert Johnson
Charles Young
Current role
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Sunset Valley City Council Member
Sunset Valley City Council Member
Background
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  • Came to Texas while stationed at Fort Hood with the Army (per campaign)
  • Attended UT while in the National Guard (per campaign)
  • Retired software architect (per campaign)
  • Taught data engineering at UT School of Information (per campaign)
  • Sunset Valley resident for over 8 years (per campaign)
  • Central Texas resident for over 40 years (per campaign)
Experience
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  • Current term: November 2024–November 2026 (per the city)
  • Public Safety Committee liaison (per the city)
  • First elected to Sunset Valley City Council, November 2020 (per Community Impact)
  • Sworn in Nov. 17, 2020 (per Community Impact)
  • On Sunset Valley City Council for the past 4 years (per campaign)
  • Current term: November 2024–November 2026
  • Budget and Finance Committee, 4 years; chair for 2 (per campaign)
  • Past president, Friends of Austin Animal Center (per campaign)
Top priorities
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  • "Be responsive to resident needs and concerns."
  • "Manage our finances responsibly."
  • "Ensure sufficient funds for future needs."
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
  • 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
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Ensure there is no need for a city property tax."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Much of our water and wastewater infrastructure will reach its planned end-of-life in the next 10-15 years. We must put aside sufficient funds for replacing it."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
sunsetvalley.us

Sarah Ponder

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Sarah Ponder
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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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

Robert Johnson

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Robert Johnson
Current role
Sunset Valley City Council Member
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Current term: November 2024–November 2026 (per the city)
  • Public Safety Committee liaison (per the city)
  • First elected to Sunset Valley City Council, November 2020 (per Community Impact)
  • Sworn in Nov. 17, 2020 (per Community Impact)
Top priorities
Not found
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

Charles Young

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Charles Young
Current role
Sunset Valley City Council Member
Background
  • Came to Texas while stationed at Fort Hood with the Army (per campaign)
  • Attended UT while in the National Guard (per campaign)
  • Retired software architect (per campaign)
  • Taught data engineering at UT School of Information (per campaign)
  • Sunset Valley resident for over 8 years (per campaign)
  • Central Texas resident for over 40 years (per campaign)
Experience
  • On Sunset Valley City Council for the past 4 years (per campaign)
  • Current term: November 2024–November 2026
  • Budget and Finance Committee, 4 years; chair for 2 (per campaign)
  • Past president, Friends of Austin Animal Center (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Be responsive to resident needs and concerns."
  • "Manage our finances responsibly."
  • "Ensure sufficient funds for future needs."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Ensure there is no need for a city property tax."
  • Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Much of our water and wastewater infrastructure will reach its planned end-of-life in the next 10-15 years. We must put aside sufficient funds for replacing it."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
sunsetvalley.us

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