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Tracking 2025 Dallas City Council Candidates
Who's on the May 2025 ballot in all 14 districts?
Scott Goldstein
February 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, voters will decide who to send to Dallas City Hall to represent them in each of 14 districts across Dallas. The mayor is midway through his second four-year term and is not on the ballot in this election.
The candidate filing period closed at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 14.
The following are the candidates who have been certified to appear on the ballot by the Dallas City Secretary’s Office.
District | Candidate Name | Candidate Background |
|---|---|---|
1 | Chad West | The incumbent is running for his fourth and final term. |
1 | Jason Vanhof | The small business owner has lived in the district for a little over 1 year. |
1 | Katrina Whatley | The realtor is making her first run for City Council. |
2 | Sukhbir Kaur | She unsuccessfully challenged incumbent City Council member Jesse Moreno in 2023. |
2 | Jesse Moreno | The incumbent City Council member is gunning for his third term. |
3 | Zarin D. Gracey | The former city employee is seeking his second term. |
3 | John Sims | The 18-year resident of the district ran unsuccessfully in 2023. |
3 | Jesseca E. Lightbourne | Assistant professor of public leadership at UNT Dallas. |
4 | Maxie Johnson | A trustee on the Dallas ISD Board since 2019. |
4 | Avis Hardaman | The teacher has lived in Texas for more than 73 years, according to her candidate filing document. |
4 | Kebran W. Alexander | Previously served on the City of Dallas Redistricting Commission as an appointee of current Council Member Carolyn King Arnold. |
5 | Jaime Resendez | Incumbent City Council member is running for his fourth and final term. |
5 | Elizabeth Matus | Self-described “mom, friend and neighbor.” |
6 | Laura Cadena | Former long-time staffer to term-limited District 6 City Council Member Omar Narvaez. |
6 | Tony Carrillo | The community activist ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2023. |
6 | David Blewett | Served as District 14 Dallas City Council member from 2019-21. He has apparently since moved to District 6. |
6 | Gabriel Kissinger | The southeast Louisiana native came to Dallas in 2016. |
6 | Monica R. Alonzo | The former City Council member is trying to win back the seat she held from 2011-17. If elected, she is only eligible to serve one more two-year term. |
6 | Machelle Wells | The self-identified professional public speaker says she has lived in the district for 8 months. |
6 | Linus Spiller | The 23-year resident of the district ran unsuccessfully in 2017. |
6 | Nicholas “Nico” Quintanilla | Son of the longtime local political activist Carlos Quintanilla. |
6 | Q. Morgan | The caregiver and bus driver is running a write-in campaign, meaning her name will not appear on the ballot. |
7 | Jose Rivas Jr. | The retired Navy officer and District 7 native previously served as a City of Dallas Community Police Oversight Board member. |
7 | Adam Bazaldua | The incumbent council member is seeking his fourth and final term. |
7 | O’Neil Hesson | The first-time candidate runs his own environmental non-profit. |
7 | Marvin Crenshaw | The long-time activist is running a write-in campaign, meaning his name will not be printed on the ballot. |
7 | Cydney Walker | Local political commentator behind the online show “Coffee and Politics 101.” |
7 | Lamar “Yaka” Jefferson | Was denied in his attempt to run for this seat in 2023 after the city secretary determined he was not a registered Dallas County voter. |
8 | Erik Wilson | Previously served on Dallas City Council from 2015-17. |
8 | Ruth Steward | The retiree has lived in Dallas for more than 50 years. |
8 | Lorie Blair | Previously served as the City Plan Commissioner for District 8. |
8 | Eugene Ralph | A technician who says Dallas “needs to be shaken from its stupor.” |
8 | Subrina Lynn Brenham | The tax preparer has lived in the district for 60 years and ran unsuccessfully for the seat in the past two elections. |
8 | Davante D. Peters | The activist has run for City Council unsuccessfully multiple times. |
9 | Paula C. Blackmon | Incumbent council member, first elected in 2019. |
9 | Ernest P. Banda | The retiree has lived in the district for 37 years. |
9 | Joseph W. Sarno | The CPA/Attorney is a write-in candidate, so his name will not appear on the ballot. |
10 | Kathy Stewart | Incumbent council member, first elected in 2023. |
10 | Sirrano Keith Baldeo | The perennial candidate is running again. |
10 | LD Pullen | The consultant is a write-in candidate. His name will not appear on the ballot. |
11 | Bill Roth | The longtime Texan is an attorney and owner of a commercial real estate company. |
11 | Mona Andy Elshenawy | Community engagement and government affairs professional. |
11 | Jeff Kitner | The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce chief operating officer served as the District 11 park board representative for more than seven years. |
11 | Kendal Richardson | The New York native mounted an unsuccessful write-in campaign for mayor in 2023. |
12 | Cara Mendelsohn | Incumbent council member, first elected in 2019. |
12 | Marc Rossouw | The financial advisor has lived in the district for eight years. |
12 | Jose Cavazos | The real estate investor has lived in the district for seven years. |
13 | Gay Donnell Willis | Incumbent council member, first elected in 2021. |
13 | Diane Benjamin | Realtor and former member of the Dallas Senior Affairs Commission. |
14 | Paul E. Ridley | Incumbent council member, first elected in 2021. |
*Incumbents in bold.
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