Get to Know the Candidates |
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1820 Marketing and ACC filmed our candidate forum and filmed statements from officials in uncontested races. You can watch both now from this page. Also, check out our Election Guide below the videos to learn everything on this month's ballot. |
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EARLY VOTING | BEGINS APRIL 25TH, 2022 | POLLS OPEN 7AM TO 7PM |
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Alvin Voting Location
Alvin Library
105 S. Gordon St
Alvin, Texas 77511
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Manvel Voting Location
North Annex
7313 Corporate Dr
Manvel, Texas 77578
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Election Day
May 7th, 2022
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Texans will have the opportunity to approve the following amendments with a majority vote:
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.”
“The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.”
The explanatory statements for each proposed amendment are below:
Proposition Number 1
SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 2nd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of property taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled in order to reflect any statutory reduction in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the person’s homestead from the preceding tax year.
Proposition Number 2
SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 3rd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from property taxes for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.
For more information and resources for voting in Texas, please visit VoteTexas.gov.
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City of Alvin City Council |
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(i) marks incumbent
Alvin City Council A
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Martin Vela (i)
More candidate Information may be available at a later time.
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Glenn Starkey (i)
I have been Alvin’s City Council Member of District D for the past six years. Being uncontested, I will fulfill another three years on council then be termed out. Of all council meetings and workshops in my six years to date, I have only missed four meetings. Those were related to family and emergency situations.
No city business that comes to me is ever taken lightly. I review each issue in depth and address them with the belief that my vote on council should always be for ‘the good of all, not some.’ Any citizen’s request I receive is treated with respect and researched to the fullest in accordance with the problem. Decisions are often never easy, but I ensure honesty in my answers to problems and the best possible outcome.
For almost 47 years I have lived in the City of Alvin. It is where I married, raised a family, and worked to protect our community for the next generation. I was in the Marine Corps, am a Vietnam veteran, former law enforcement officer, and now retired from a global oil corporation as a security manager of petrochemical facilities. As the author of fourteen books, I have been fortunate to win many awards. My trainings, experiences, fiscal and emergency management, as well as my administrative skills have been placed to their fullest usage while I’ve been on council. I intend to do my best until my last day in office.
Thank you for your confidence in me.
Glenn Starkey
jgstarkey@aol.com
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Joel Castro (i)
Joel Castro currently serves as an Alvin City Councilman, At-Large, Position 2. He is seeking re-election to his position in May 2022. He has served on the council since 2018, and will serve his last term if elected this May.
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Roger Stuksa
Currently serving as Alvin Community College Board of Regent with the term ending in 2022. Previously, served the city of Alvin as a council member.
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City of Manvel City Council |
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City Council, Place 4 (Open Seat) |
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Harry Oplinger
Manvel resident for 23 years.
Retired from Chevron after a 36-year career as a Security Advisor.
Veteran of the United States Army.
Served on City Council once before and have served on several community projects .
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Ed Perry
eperry@edwardperry.org
More candidate Information may be available at a later time.
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Jerome Hudson (i)
More candidate Information may be available at a later time.
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Alvin ISD Board of Trustees |
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Regan Metoyer Peterson
Regan Metoyer Peterson's vocation and advocation is public education and her focus for Alvin ISD is to continue to provide quality learning environments, with challenging curriculum that will prepare children for their future.
Email: reganlanemetoyer@gmail.com
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David Selsky
David Selsky has been a resident of Pearland and Alvin ISD since 2006. His greatest joy is his wife, Rachel, of twenty years and his two teens, both currently attending Shadow Creek High School. David has served on Pearland’s Planning & Zoning Committee, the Tax Incremental Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) board, the MUD 26 board, President of the Shadow Creek Ranch HOA, and is an advisory board member of the Alvin ISD Education Foundation as well as having served on several school bond and re-zoning committees. But he has had his most fun as a Watchdog in the elementary schools!
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Alvin Community College Board of Trustees |
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Patty Hertenberger (i)
More candidate Information may be available at a later time.
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Yvette Reyes-Hall
Yvette Reyes-Hall, a lifelong resident of the Alvin area, has filed to run for
Position 8 on the Alvin Community College Board of Regents. Position 8 is
currently held by Andy Tacquard, who is not seeking re-election. Reyes-Hall
graduated from Alvin High School in 1985 and received her associates degree from Alvin Community College in 1989. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Texas A & M University in 1990. Reyes-Hall and her husband, David, are parents of a daughter, Gabby, who received her Associates degree from ACC in 2021.
Since 1999, Reyes-Hall has worked with her father, Andy Reyes, in the Real Estate business. In 2016, Reyes-Hall and her father started their own company, Reyes Realty Group in Alvin. Reyes-Hall previously worked in the parks and community service departments for the cities of Houston, Baytown and Friendswood. She is a member of the Alvin Noon Lions Club (former Lions Club President), the ACC Foundation Board of Directors, the National Association of Realtors, the Houston Association of Realtors, the Association of Former Students of Texas A & M University, Business Development Committee Member-Hometown Bank and past Special Events Chairman for the Alvin Manvel Chamber of Commerce.
“My family has a legacy of involvement at Alvin Community College with my
daughter, my mother, Terry, and myself receiving an outstanding education at ACC,” said Reyes-Hall.
“I truly want to be a positive enthusiastic voice in continuing the amazing tradition of excellence that ACC exemplifies!”
“I believe it is time for me to give back to the institution that opened the doors to help shape my life and my career,” she added.
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Michael Hoover
hoover.michael1955@gmail.com
Mike Hoover plans to attend the forum and will have his information available by that time. Due to his commitment to the community, he’s been hard at work on the Alvin Music Festival all week since he’s a member of the Alvin Sunrise Rotary.
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David Pickren
More candidate Information may be available at a later time.
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