It seems the campaigns for the 2026 local municipal and school board races are now officially in full swing. Yes, there were some campaign announcements almost a year ago, late in 2025, and of course filing for the local races was Mid-January to Mid-February, but we’ve now entered the season for forums and questionnaires. Its around this time (spring break) when the campaigns really start to heat up, so here we go….
The first forum (that I know of at least) was held in Frisco Lakes and featured the four candidates for Mayor. Attached is a PDF of the DMN article summarizing that forum.
Several news organizations send out questionnaires for the candidates to answer as well. I’m included in that list. Those questionnaires range in size and complexity; some have word count limits some do not. As this election cycle progresses, I’m going to take the time to link to the various questionnaires as they get published. I’ll keep one post on the website and FB updated with the various links as they become available. Keep an eye out for those.
For my questions, I’ve had a commitment from a majority of the council and all of the mayoral candidates to respond. I gave 3 full weeks for responses, no word counts, and a commitment to post their responses as written with no commentary. I’ve also sent a reminder. So, if you have a favorite candidate, encourage them to respond.
Yes, the questions are detailed. All candidates received identical questions, including a “For Fun” question. Mayoral candidates had one additional question relating specifically to the role of the mayor. Responses are due to me by the 22nd. They will be posted as quickly as I can get them onto the website for sharing.
So if you’re looking for information on the candidates, keep an eye out here for links to the various questionnaires and forums. Also, if someone runs across something I haven’t linked to, feel free to share it with me and I’ll add it.
