3 seats are up for election on the Plano ISD school board. Here are the candidates

All three of the seats on the Plano ISD Board of Trustees that are up for election on May 6 will be contested.

Two sets of three first-time candidates are running for Places 4 and 5. A trio of first-time candidates are also running for Place 7 alongside an incumbent. All 10 candidates filed for a place on the Plano ISD ballot by the deadline at 5 p.m. on Friday. To file, they had to submit an application and meet further eligibility criteria.

Seven members make up the board of trustees. They are unpaid and serve for overlapping four-year terms.

Board members do not represent specific geographic areas, meaning they are elected at large. Candidates must receive a plurality of votes, which means the candidate with the most votes wins without a runoff. The election is non-partisan.

Each year at the organizational meeting for the election of officers, the board selects a president, vice president and secretary. Current board president David Stolle was elected to Place 5 in 2019 and will not seek reelection.

Vice president Nancy Humphrey and secretary Jeri Chambers, along with board members Lauren Tyra and Angela Powell, were elected in 2021 to Place 3, Place 6, Place 1 and Place 2,respectively. They will complete their terms in 2025.

Board member Heather Wang was elected to Place 4 in 2019 and will not seek reelection. Place 7 incumbent Cody Weaver seeks reelection after first assuming the position in 2019.

Voters must be registered in Collin County by April 6. Those who wish to apply for a ballot by mail must do so by April 25. Early voting runs from April 24 through May 2.

Here’s who’s on the ballot for the Plano ISD school board election:

Place 4

Tarrah Lantz: A Plano ISD parent for the last seven years who has served for the Plano ISD Council of PTAs and the Plano ISD Education Foundation. First-time school board candidate.

Lydia Ortega: A retired economics professor and 2021 Plano mayoral candidate who lost to incumbent John Muns. First-time school board candidate.

Margaret Turner-Carrigan: A Plano attorney. First-time school board candidate.

Place 5

Michael Cook: A Plano ISD parent who has advocated for the teaching of honest American history in the district and frequently attends school board meetings. First-time school board candidate.

Khalid Ishaq: A Plano man who has lived in the city for 22 years and sent his three kids through PIano ISD while serving on numerous district committees.First-time school board candidate.

Greg Jubenville: A longtime Plano resident and businessman with two children who have graduated from Plano ISD. First-time school board candidate.

Place 7

Katherine Chan Goodwin: A longtime Plano resident and leader in Plano ISD PTAs. First-time school board candidate.

Simon Salinas: A graduate of Plano East High School and substitute teacher who was actively involved in the district as a student. First-time school board candidate.

Cody Weaver: Elected in 2019 and seeking a second consecutive term.

Nancy W. Schilreff: A Plano financial advisor who works as an educator for Financial Education Partnership, a non-profit. First-time school board candidate.