By Charlotte Aguilar Bellaire residents won’t know until Dec. 9 who their new mayor is, but women candidates have locked down the three council seats that were up for grabs Tuesday (Nov. 7). The showdown to become the city’s first new mayor in eight years is down to two attorneys: Top vote-getter Gus Pappas, a former two-term Bellaire councilman who served for four years as … [Read more...] about Bellaire election results: Runoff for mayor, women sweep council seats
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Pappas in lead for Bellaire mayor, but Wesely, Perry jostle for a runoff
By Charlotte Aguilar With early results reported Tuesday night (Nov. 7) in Bellaire, former Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Gus Pappas is in the lead for mayor but the two other candidates — newcomer Aaron Perry and incumbent Councilmember Nathan Wesely — are in a close race to force him into a Dec. 9 runoff. Here are the results, with 2,071 early in-person votes and mail-in … [Read more...] about Pappas in lead for Bellaire mayor, but Wesely, Perry jostle for a runoff
Bellaire candidates reportedly commit to Tuesday community election forum
All nine candidates for Bellaire mayor and three City Council positions have reportedly said they’ll attend a quickly organized forum from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 24) at the Bellaire Civic Center, sponsored by the Bellaire Business Association. Early voting begins at 7 a.m. today and runs through Nov. 3, with the general election on Nov. 7, and a runoff, if necessary, set for … [Read more...] about Bellaire candidates reportedly commit to Tuesday community election forum
Meet the candidates for Bellaire City Council — residents for a combined 150 years-plus
There’s one incumbent (Catherine Lewis), one perennial candidate (Kevin Newman), and four others with a variety of civic and government engagement seeking the three open seats on Bellaire City Council. Nathan Wesely is giving up his seat to run for mayor, and the other incumbent up for re-election, Jim Hotze, declined to run again. Here the candidates introduce themselves and … [Read more...] about Meet the candidates for Bellaire City Council — residents for a combined 150 years-plus
Asked/answered: Bellaire council candidates and The Essentials Issues Questionnaire
In a departure from our usual practice, Essentials asked the mayoral and council candidates each to come up with three questions for consideration. We reviewed and selected them to cover as many issues and philosophies as possible, then assigned limits to each on length of response. The author of the question is identified after their question. In rare instances, when … [Read more...] about Asked/answered: Bellaire council candidates and The Essentials Issues Questionnaire