Council Position 1 - Texas Ballot Compare

Gordon Bethel

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Gordon Bethel
Current role: Sales manager, DioniLife (per campaign); commercial sales director (per Community Impact's candidate Q&A)
Background: More than 25 years in the food and beverage industry (per campaign)
Youth sports coach (past decade) (per campaign)
Volunteer, his children's schools (per campaign)
He and his wife, Samantha, have five children
Experience: "15 years of experience managing budgets and people leader." (per Community Impact Q&A)
Top priorities: "First, infrastructure and drainage"
"Second, public safety"
"Quality of life. Our parks, trails, neighborhoods."
"Growth should pay for growth."
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Gordon will protect public safety while make every tax dollar count."
Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Growth should pay for growth."
Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A: "First, infrastructure and drainage. Growth is putting more pressure on our roads, drainage systems, water and wastewater infrastructure."
Public safety: Campaign site: "While carefully watching spending and fighting to lower taxes, he will ensure that League City continues to have a strong police, fire & EMS services"
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: gordonbethel.com

Dinah Carpenter

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Dinah Carpenter
Current role: Project management professional; director, Brittany Lakes HOA
Background: Project manager and 12-year League City resident (per League City Herald)
Experience: 30 years of experience on multi-million-dollar projects (per Community Impact Q&A)
HOA director (per Community Impact Q&A)
Houston City Council intern (per Community Impact Q&A)
Top priorities: "keep residents safe from crime, flooding and government overreach"
Transportation: "improve mobility so that people can move fluidly across the city"
"balance the budget and to cut wasteful spending"
"enhance traffic flow, ensure budgetary responsibility, and improve drainage systems"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I will always work to balance the budget and to cut wasteful spending."
Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Transportation is the biggest problem facing the growing population of League City."
Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My top priorities are to keep residents safe from crime, flooding and government overreach"
Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Public safety is and should remain the top priority."
Endorsements: International Union of Operating Engineers (listed by campaign)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) (listed by campaign)
Bay Area Democratic Movement (listed by campaign)
Texas Democratic Women (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: carpenterforleaguecity.com

Dina DuBose Driskill

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Dina DuBose Driskill
Current role: Attorney
Background: Not found
Experience: 25 years of experience reviewing government and commercial contracts (per Community Impact Q&A)
Government and business law adjunct professor (per Community Impact Q&A)
Top priorities: "flood prevention"
"protecting the rights of the citizens from surveillance"
"maintaining the small-town feel"
"protecting property values"
"keeping low taxes while encouraging revitalization in the historic area"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A, her priorities include "keeping low taxes while encouraging revitalization in the historic area"
Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: wants to "maintain the small town feel while allowing for sensible growth"
Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Addressing probable flooding will require a study by an outside entity, thereby working to prevent flooding proactively"
Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My budget priorities include flood prevention, infrastructure, public safety, revitalization and amenities."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found