City of League City
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Sean SaundersNonpartisan Incumbent
Teresa PotterNonpartisanOn ballot as
Sean Saunders
Teresa Potter
Current role
League City Council Position 7 and Mayor Pro Tem; Captain—EMS Operations
Librarian
Background
- 35-year paramedic (per candidate)
- Lifelong Galveston County resident (per campaign)
- League City resident for more than 25 years (per campaign)
- Degrees from Texas A&M University at Galveston, University of North Texas and UH-Downtown (per campaign)
- Grew up in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
- Moved to League City in 2009 (per campaign)
Experience
- Won the League City City Council Position 7 runoff in December 2022, succeeding Nick Long
- 11 years of executive management experience (per candidate)
- Previously worked for League City for 14 years (per candidate)
- Finance VP, Junior League of Galveston County (per campaign)
- CASA volunteer advocate (per campaign)
Top priorities
- "fiscal responsibility, keeping taxes as low as possible"
- "supporting police, fire and EMS"
- "improving roads, drainage and mobility, and managing growth responsibly"
- "maintaining the assets we already own"
- "Communicating with residents about agenda items, policy changes and developments that could affect them ahead of the meetings"
- "incorporating council into the established League City Listens interactive tool"
- "Finishing high-priority drainage projects and critical water capital improvement projects"
- "diversifying revenue and maintaining lower taxes for residents"
- On license plate readers, campaign cites concerns about "privacy, misuse, and the lack of public input"
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My priorities are fiscal responsibility, keeping taxes as low as possible"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "One of our greatest challenges is managing growth while protecting the quality of life our residents expect."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We have to plan ahead for roads, drainage, water and wastewater, and public safety so we are not constantly playing catch-up"
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Ensure Police, Fire, and EMS have the staffing, equipment, and resources required to serve a growing city."
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A, her budget priorities include "diversifying revenue and maintaining lower taxes for residents"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, her budget priorities include "Finishing high-priority drainage projects and critical water capital improvement projects"
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Galveston County Republican Party (listed by campaign)
- Texas Gulf Coast Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
Sean Saunders
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Sean Saunders
- Current role
- League City Council Position 7 and Mayor Pro Tem; Captain—EMS Operations
- Background
- 35-year paramedic (per candidate)
- Lifelong Galveston County resident (per campaign)
- League City resident for more than 25 years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Won the League City City Council Position 7 runoff in December 2022, succeeding Nick Long
- Top priorities
- "fiscal responsibility, keeping taxes as low as possible"
- "supporting police, fire and EMS"
- "improving roads, drainage and mobility, and managing growth responsibly"
- "maintaining the assets we already own"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My priorities are fiscal responsibility, keeping taxes as low as possible"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "One of our greatest challenges is managing growth while protecting the quality of life our residents expect."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We have to plan ahead for roads, drainage, water and wastewater, and public safety so we are not constantly playing catch-up"
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Ensure Police, Fire, and EMS have the staffing, equipment, and resources required to serve a growing city."
- Endorsements
- Galveston County Republican Party (listed by campaign)
- Texas Gulf Coast Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- saundersforleaguecity.com
Teresa Potter
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Teresa Potter
- Current role
- Librarian
- Background
- Degrees from Texas A&M University at Galveston, University of North Texas and UH-Downtown (per campaign)
- Grew up in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
- Moved to League City in 2009 (per campaign)
- Experience
- 11 years of executive management experience (per candidate)
- Previously worked for League City for 14 years (per candidate)
- Finance VP, Junior League of Galveston County (per campaign)
- CASA volunteer advocate (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Communicating with residents about agenda items, policy changes and developments that could affect them ahead of the meetings"
- "incorporating council into the established League City Listens interactive tool"
- "Finishing high-priority drainage projects and critical water capital improvement projects"
- "diversifying revenue and maintaining lower taxes for residents"
- On license plate readers, campaign cites concerns about "privacy, misuse, and the lack of public input"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A, her budget priorities include "diversifying revenue and maintaining lower taxes for residents"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, her budget priorities include "Finishing high-priority drainage projects and critical water capital improvement projects"
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- electteresapotter.com
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