City of Roman Forest
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David MullaneNonpartisan
LaChrystal RickeNonpartisanOn ballot as
David Mullane
LaChrystal Ricke
Current role
Roman Forest City Council member, Position 2 (term runs to November 2027); running for Position 1
Founder and CEO, SpeakForward Communication Consulting
Background
- 35-year resident of Roman Forest (per Community Impact)
- Retired business owner (per Community Impact)
- Ph.D. in Communication
- More than a decade at market research firm Haynes & Company, eventually as Managing Director (per her website)
Experience
- Won Roman Forest City Council Position 2 in Nov. 2025
- Had previously served nine years on the council (per Community Impact at the time)
- 10 years on council, including as Mayor Pro Tem (per candidate, 2026 Q&A)
- Founder, Reggie's Friends, 501(c)(3) animal rescue (2013) (per her website)
- Board leadership with The Giving Gown Foundation (per her website)
- Volunteer, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Junior League (per her website)
Top priorities
- "Public safety, responsible spending, infrastructure and managing growth"
- "supporting our police, addressing roads and drainage, enforcing our ordinances fairly and making responsible decisions with taxpayers' money"
- "stay ahead of growth instead of reacting to it after problems develop"
- "responsible growth, infrastructure, and quality of life"
- "identify grants, funding opportunities, and shared resources for road and drainage improvements, expanded green space, and better parks"
- "stronger relationships with developers, thoughtful planning, and ensuring new development contributes to roads, drainage, parks, and other improvements"
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A, lists among his priorities "making responsible decisions with taxpayers’ money"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We need to stay ahead of growth instead of reacting to it after problems develop."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, lists "addressing roads and drainage" among his priorities
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A, names "Public safety" first among his priorities and lists "supporting our police"
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "As a small community with a limited tax base, Roman Forest must be strategic about how we fund improvements and amenities."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Our focus should be making growth work for the residents who already call this community home."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, says she will seek "grants, funding opportunities, and shared resources for road and drainage improvements"
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
David Mullane
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- David Mullane
- Current role
- Roman Forest City Council member, Position 2 (term runs to November 2027); running for Position 1
- Background
- 35-year resident of Roman Forest (per Community Impact)
- Retired business owner (per Community Impact)
- Experience
- Won Roman Forest City Council Position 2 in Nov. 2025
- Had previously served nine years on the council (per Community Impact at the time)
- 10 years on council, including as Mayor Pro Tem (per candidate, 2026 Q&A)
- Top priorities
- "Public safety, responsible spending, infrastructure and managing growth"
- "supporting our police, addressing roads and drainage, enforcing our ordinances fairly and making responsible decisions with taxpayers' money"
- "stay ahead of growth instead of reacting to it after problems develop"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A, lists among his priorities "making responsible decisions with taxpayers’ money"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We need to stay ahead of growth instead of reacting to it after problems develop."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, lists "addressing roads and drainage" among his priorities
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A, names "Public safety" first among his priorities and lists "supporting our police"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
LaChrystal Ricke
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- LaChrystal Ricke
- Current role
- Founder and CEO, SpeakForward Communication Consulting
- Background
- Ph.D. in Communication
- More than a decade at market research firm Haynes & Company, eventually as Managing Director (per her website)
- Experience
- Founder, Reggie's Friends, 501(c)(3) animal rescue (2013) (per her website)
- Board leadership with The Giving Gown Foundation (per her website)
- Volunteer, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Junior League (per her website)
- Top priorities
- "responsible growth, infrastructure, and quality of life"
- "identify grants, funding opportunities, and shared resources for road and drainage improvements, expanded green space, and better parks"
- "stronger relationships with developers, thoughtful planning, and ensuring new development contributes to roads, drainage, parks, and other improvements"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "As a small community with a limited tax base, Roman Forest must be strategic about how we fund improvements and amenities."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Our focus should be making growth work for the residents who already call this community home."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Community Impact Q&A, says she will seek "grants, funding opportunities, and shared resources for road and drainage improvements"
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- lcricke.com
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