City of Saint Jo
Vote for 2Researched · fact-checked3-way race
Melissa McPhersonNonpartisan Incumbent
Jack DunnNonpartisan Incumbent
Patty HaleNonpartisan
On ballot as
Melissa McPherson
Jack Dunn
Patty Hale
Current role
Saint Jo City Council member (alderman)
Saint Jo City Council member (alderman)
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Background
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Experience
- Returned to the council without an election in November 2024, when no city race was contested (per Bowie News)
- Appointed to the council to fill out a term (per Bowie News, June 2026)
- In May 2026 the council backed his proposal asking the Legislature to give cities of 2,500 or fewer people an added share of sales tax.
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Top priorities
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- Proposed a "graduated sales tax retention policy" for small cities, with the money dedicated to infrastructure (letter reported by the Bowie News, May 2026).
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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
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: May 2026 letter to State Rep. David Spiller: "A single water treatment plant upgrade or sewer rehab carries massive, fixed costs that do not shrink with population size."
- 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
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Melissa McPherson
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Melissa McPherson
- Current role
- Saint Jo City Council member (alderman)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Returned to the council without an election in November 2024, when no city race was contested (per Bowie News)
- 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
Jack Dunn
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Jack Dunn
- Current role
- Saint Jo City Council member (alderman)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Appointed to the council to fill out a term (per Bowie News, June 2026)
- In May 2026 the council backed his proposal asking the Legislature to give cities of 2,500 or fewer people an added share of sales tax.
- Top priorities
- Proposed a "graduated sales tax retention policy" for small cities, with the money dedicated to infrastructure (letter reported by the Bowie News, May 2026).
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: May 2026 letter to State Rep. David Spiller: "A single water treatment plant upgrade or sewer rehab carries massive, fixed costs that do not shrink with population size."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Patty Hale
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Patty Hale
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- 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
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