2025 Candidates

Supports prioritizing local hiring on city projects, supporting small businesses, expanding apprenticeships and career technical education pipelines with regional employers, and promoting fair, safe workplaces.

Supports prioritizing local hiring on city projects, supporting small businesses, and expanding apprenticeships and career technical education.

Supports promoting fair, safe workplaces.

- Supports prioritizing local hiring on city projects, supporting small businesses, and expanding apprenticeships and career technical education.
- Supports promoting fair, safe workplaces.

Economy

Wants to strengthen partnerships with local school districts and colleges, invest in tutoring and after-school programs, and expand scholarships and parent engagement.

Supports creating a one-stop navigator for veteran benefits, housing, mental health, and job placement.

- Wants to strengthen partnerships with local school districts and colleges, invest in tutoring and after-school programs, and expand scholarships and parent engagement.
- Supports creating a one-stop navigator for veteran benefits, housing, mental health, and job placement.

Public Services

As of September 18, 2025, Marcel Howard did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Plans to repave streets, improve drainage, modernize water and wastewater systems, add sidewalks, lighting, and broadband, and publish a transparent capital plan tied to grants and cash flow.

Plans to add sidewalks, lighting, and broadband, and publish a transparent capital plan tied to grants and cash flow.

Plans to repave streets, improve drainage, and modernize the water and wastewater system.

- Plans to add sidewalks, lighting, and broadband, and publish a transparent capital plan tied to grants and cash flow.
- Plans to repave streets, improve drainage, and modernize the water and wastewater system.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Marcel Howard

Marcel's campaign for Glenn Heights City Council Member, Place 4 is his first entry into politics.

Wants to strengthen partnerships with local schools and colleges, invest in tutoring and after-school programs, and expand scholarships and parent engagement.

Plans to improve infrastructure by repaving streets, improving drainage, modernizing water and wastewater systems, adding sidewalks, lighting, and broadband, and publishing a transparent capital plan tied to grants and cash flow.

Buket Urgen

Said, "I am committed to planning not only for current residents but also for the long-term growth of our city. That means responsible development, smart infrastructure investments, and policies that create opportunity while preserving our community’s character."

- Supports offering a homestead exemption.
- Said, "I am committed to planning not only for current residents but also for the long-term growth of our city. That means responsible development, smart infrastructure investments, and policies that create opportunity while preserving our community’s character."

Said, "I believe every resident should know not only what decisions are being made at City Hall, but also why. I will share regular updates, host Q&A sessions, and keep lines of communication open through community meet-and-greets and digital platforms. My goal is to ensure you always feel informed—not left in the dark."

Said, "I believe every resident should know not only what decisions are being made at City Hall, but also why. I will share regular updates, host Q&A sessions, and keep lines of communication open through community meet-and-greets and digital platforms."

- Said, "I believe every resident should know not only what decisions are being made at City Hall, but also why. I will share regular updates, host Q&A sessions, and keep lines of communication open through community meet-and-greets and digital platforms."

Plans to prioritize community input on zoning changes.

Aims to protect neighborhoods through "responsible growth."

- Plans to prioritize community input on zoning changes.
- Aims to protect neighborhoods through "responsible growth."

Wants to strengthen partnerships with public safety and emergency services.

- Wants to strengthen partnerships with public safety and emergency services.

As of September 18, 2025, Tramayne Hobbs did not have a website or any information online.

Tramayne Hobbs

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