2026 Texas General Election

A lifelong Baytown resident, John Farris has proudly called Baytown home for 57 years. His family’s roots in Baytown stretch back to 1923, when his Papo arrived from Mexico and began working for Humble Oil & Refining Company. John attended Lamar Elementary, Horace Mann Junior High, Robert E. Lee High School, and Lee College — growing up in the same neighborhoods he hopes to continue serving.

About John

John and his wife, Patti, have been married for 31 years. Patti is also a lifelong Baytown resident, and together they raised their children through GCCISD schools.

Community involvement has always been central to John’s life. He has coached youth soccer at the YMCA, football with the Baytown Optimist Club, Little League baseball, and softball with Baytown Girls Fastpitch Association. He also served on a GCCISD Bond Committee. John was a longtime member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and is currently a member of Faith Family Church. He volunteers with Faith Family Church and Baytown Christian Alliance and is a member of Sampson Lodge #231.

John Farris is from Baytown. He attended Lee College. He has been married to Patti for 31 years and is a member of Faith Family Church.

John and his wife, Patti, have been married for 31 years. Patti is also a lifelong Baytown resident, and together they raised their children through GCCISD schools. Professionally, John is a Senior Instrument & Electrical AutoCAD Designer with 36 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

John Farris works as a senior AutoCAD designer for instrumentation and electrical systems in the oil and gas industry.

As of September 25, 2026, John Farris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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John’s focus areas for District 5 include:

Improving neighborhood appearance
Street repair
Drainage and flooding
Improving handicap accessibility
Residential and commercial code enforcement

John Farris for Baytown City Council District 5

John’s focus areas for District 5 include:

Improving neighborhood appearance
Street repair
Drainage and flooding
Improving handicap accessibility
Residential and commercial code enforcement

Prioritizes improving neighborhood appearance.

Prioritizes improving accessibility for people with disabilities.

- Prioritizes improving neighborhood appearance.
- Prioritizes improving accessibility for people with disabilities.

Public Services

Prioritizes residential and commercial code enforcement.

- Prioritizes residential and commercial code enforcement.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Prioritizes addressing drainage and flooding.

- Prioritizes street repair.
- Prioritizes addressing drainage and flooding.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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John Farris

John Farris is a lifelong Baytown resident. He attended Lee College. He has been married to Patti for 31 years, and their children attended Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District schools.

John currently works as a senior designer using AutoCAD for instrumentation and electrical systems in the oil and gas industry.

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A July 1, 1990 Baytown Sun engagement announcement identified Kelly Laird, of Baytown, as the prospective groom and stated: “The prospective groom is a graduate of Ross S. Sterling High School and Texas A&M University.”

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 208, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 1, 1990, Page 10 of 28

Kelly R. Laird graduated from Ross S. Sterling High School and Texas A&M University.

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 208, Ed. 1 Sunday ...

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As of September 25, 2026, Kelly R. Laird did not have a website or any information online.

Kelly R. Laird

As of September 25, 2026, Kelly R. Laird’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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