2010 Political Chat

Ponder school district officials said that one additional person filed to run in the Place 7 school board race this May.
Unable to be reached by phone Monday to verify all the candidates who filed for the school board elections, Assistant Superintendent Chance Allen confirmed Tuesday that Scott McCarty, a 47-year-old operations supervisor filed March 5, to contest 43- year-old deputy constable Wayne Bengston, and 38-year-old home builder Cory Anthony in the May 8 race. One of the three candidates will replace trustee Eric Brooks who will serve on the board through May. Brooks, district officials said, was ineligible file for re-election because he's moved out of the district.
Place 6 trustee Chris Lyles, who's served on the board since 2002, is unopposed.

This year, as part of our coverage for area city and school district elections, the Denton Record-Chronicle will ask candidates to complete a personal financial disclosure form as a part of their candidate profile and submit it to us.

Copies of the form are available on the Texas Ethics Commission Web site. We ask that candidates download the form, fill it out, and submit a copy to us by e-mail, fax or mail.

While candidates in cities with fewer than 100,000 people are not required, under Chapter 145 of the Local Government Code, to complete the form with the Texas Ethics Commission, Denton candidates will likely be required to do so after the 2010 census. In addition, we aim to provide voters the kind of information that helps evaluate potential conflicts of interest.

The final deadline to submit completed forms to the Denton Record-Chronicle newsroom is 5 p.m. April 16.

A last-minute filer for Place 4 fleshes out Krugerville's ballot to include candidates as well as a bond election.

A self-employed consultant, C.D. "Chuck" Terwilliger, 63, filed opposite Charles "Chock" Brumley, 72, in his re-election bid.

Mayor Erich Ransleben and Place 2 Council member Dave Hill have no challengers.