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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Board of Emergency Services Commissioners

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9
Vote for 3Researched · fact-checked4-way race
Daniel ArizpeNonpartisan
Naressa MacKinnonNaressa MacKinnonNonpartisan Incumbent
Cameron DickeyCameron DickeyNonpartisan Incumbent
Deborah SheplerNonpartisan
On ballot as
Daniel Arizpe
Naressa MacKinnon
Cameron Dickey
Deborah Shepler
Current role
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President, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners (elected president by the commissioners Aug. 28, 2025)
Commissioner and vice president, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board (elected vice president by the commissioners Aug. 28, 2025)
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Background
  • Lifelong Cy-Fair resident (per Community Impact candidate Q&A)
  • Chief operating officer in healthcare; business owner (per campaign)
  • Board chairman, Camp SHiEld, which supports women veterans (per campaign)
  • Special Olympics coach, about 25 years (per campaign)
  • Houston native (per campaign)
  • Cy-Fair resident (since 2019) (per campaign)
  • President and CEO, Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union
  • 35 years of business experience, including 20 years as a CEO (per candidate Q&A)
  • Community resident for over 12 years (as of August 2025)
  • Business owner and resident (per candidate Q&A)
Experience
  • Cy-Fair volunteer firefighter, 13 years (per candidate Q&A)
  • Former Cy-Fair public information officer (per candidate Q&A)
  • ESD 9 board member (elected 2022)
  • Volunteer firefighter, briefly, in her twenties (per campaign)
  • ESD 9 board member (appointed July 31, 2025, to fill a vacant seat; sworn in Aug. 6, 2025)
  • Former board president, Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 157
  • Trustee, Cy-Fair Educational Foundation
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Top priorities
  • "Protect the First Responder: Invest in our firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff"
  • "Protect the Community: Maintain reliable fire and EMS services while preparing responsibly" for continued growth
  • "Protect the Taxpayer: Promote responsible spending, transparency, and accountability"
  • "My priorities remain our members, responsible growth and fiscal stewardship."
  • Station buildout: "Planning and funding new fire stations" (campaign site)
  • Training center: "Advancing the development of a dedicated training facility" (campaign site)
  • Fiscal stewardship: "Maintaining a low, responsible tax rate" (campaign site)
  • Wellness: "Expanding THRIVE and preventive health programs" (campaign site)
  • "Budget taxpayer dollars responsibly and plan ahead"
  • "deliver excellent, fast emergency response"
  • "provide transparency about performance, cost and results"
  • "reliable fire and EMS readiness, responsible financial stewardship, transparent contracting and budgeting"
  • "measurable leadership accountability, consistent personnel policies and workforce support"
  • Would "review major policies, audits, operational risks and capital commitments"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: the district must "ensure every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: priorities are "planning for growth, maintaining reliable fire and EMS coverage, and investing responsibly in personnel, equipment, and facilities"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: "Invest in our firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff with the training, equipment, and resources they need to succeed"
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Maintaining a low, responsible tax rate while delivering excellent service and infrastructure"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: continued growth "requires expanding stations, staffing, apparatus and infrastructure while maintaining fiscal responsibility"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: "We must recruit and retain exceptional members, protect their physical and mental health"
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: "Budget taxpayer dollars responsibly and plan ahead"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: "Our challenge is keeping emergency-service capacity ahead of that growth"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: a top priority is to "deliver excellent, fast emergency response"
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: priorities include "responsible financial stewardship, transparent contracting and budgeting"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: the district must "keep pace with population growth and emergency-service demand while responsibly managing staffing, facilities, equipment and long-term costs"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: priorities include "reliable fire and EMS readiness"
Endorsements
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
votenaressa.com
dickeyesd9.com
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Daniel Arizpe

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Daniel Arizpe
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Lifelong Cy-Fair resident (per Community Impact candidate Q&A)
Experience
  • Cy-Fair volunteer firefighter, 13 years (per candidate Q&A)
  • Former Cy-Fair public information officer (per candidate Q&A)
Top priorities
  • "Protect the First Responder: Invest in our firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff"
  • "Protect the Community: Maintain reliable fire and EMS services while preparing responsibly" for continued growth
  • "Protect the Taxpayer: Promote responsible spending, transparency, and accountability"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: the district must "ensure every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: priorities are "planning for growth, maintaining reliable fire and EMS coverage, and investing responsibly in personnel, equipment, and facilities"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: "Invest in our firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff with the training, equipment, and resources they need to succeed"
Endorsements
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
Campaign website
Not found
Naressa MacKinnon

Naressa MacKinnon

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Naressa MacKinnon
Current role
President, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board of commissioners (elected president by the commissioners Aug. 28, 2025)
Background
  • Chief operating officer in healthcare; business owner (per campaign)
  • Board chairman, Camp SHiEld, which supports women veterans (per campaign)
  • Special Olympics coach, about 25 years (per campaign)
  • Houston native (per campaign)
  • Cy-Fair resident (since 2019) (per campaign)
Experience
  • ESD 9 board member (elected 2022)
  • Volunteer firefighter, briefly, in her twenties (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "My priorities remain our members, responsible growth and fiscal stewardship."
  • Station buildout: "Planning and funding new fire stations" (campaign site)
  • Training center: "Advancing the development of a dedicated training facility" (campaign site)
  • Fiscal stewardship: "Maintaining a low, responsible tax rate" (campaign site)
  • Wellness: "Expanding THRIVE and preventive health programs" (campaign site)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Maintaining a low, responsible tax rate while delivering excellent service and infrastructure"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: continued growth "requires expanding stations, staffing, apparatus and infrastructure while maintaining fiscal responsibility"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: "We must recruit and retain exceptional members, protect their physical and mental health"
Endorsements
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
Campaign website
votenaressa.com
Cameron Dickey

Cameron Dickey

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Cameron Dickey
Current role
Commissioner and vice president, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9 board (elected vice president by the commissioners Aug. 28, 2025)
Background
  • President and CEO, Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union
  • 35 years of business experience, including 20 years as a CEO (per candidate Q&A)
  • Community resident for over 12 years (as of August 2025)
Experience
  • ESD 9 board member (appointed July 31, 2025, to fill a vacant seat; sworn in Aug. 6, 2025)
  • Former board president, Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 157
  • Trustee, Cy-Fair Educational Foundation
Top priorities
  • "Budget taxpayer dollars responsibly and plan ahead"
  • "deliver excellent, fast emergency response"
  • "provide transparency about performance, cost and results"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: "Budget taxpayer dollars responsibly and plan ahead"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: "Our challenge is keeping emergency-service capacity ahead of that growth"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: a top priority is to "deliver excellent, fast emergency response"
Endorsements
  • Cy-Fair Professional Firefighters Association (shared endorsement)
Campaign website
dickeyesd9.com

Deborah Shepler

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Deborah Shepler
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Business owner and resident (per candidate Q&A)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • "reliable fire and EMS readiness, responsible financial stewardship, transparent contracting and budgeting"
  • "measurable leadership accountability, consistent personnel policies and workforce support"
  • Would "review major policies, audits, operational risks and capital commitments"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate Q&A: priorities include "responsible financial stewardship, transparent contracting and budgeting"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate Q&A: the district must "keep pace with population growth and emergency-service demand while responsibly managing staffing, facilities, equipment and long-term costs"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Candidate Q&A: priorities include "reliable fire and EMS readiness"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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