Dinah Carpenter earned a political science degree from Rice University and a master's degree in project management from the University of Southern California.

### Dinah Carpenter

Project management professional

Website:

www.carpenterforleaguecity.com

Q&A: Get to know the candidates for League City City Council, Position 1

Dinah Carpenter, a project manager and 12-year League City resident, filed Aug. 13 to run for City Council Position 1, joining paramedic Robert Bruce in a race where incumbent Andy Mann has not yet filed for re-election.

Carpenter enters Position 1 race as filing deadline nears

Dinah Carpenter works as a project manager.

Get to know the candidates for League City City Council, Position 1

2026 Texas General Election

Why are you running for this position?

As a lifelong advocate for justice and community service, I am running to ensure that the voices of League City residents are heard, respected, and represented in a fair manner. I will always work to balance the budget and to cut wasteful spending. And although it will take dedicated effort.

What would your top priorities be if elected?

My top priorities are to keep residents safe from crime, flooding and government overreach in the form of excessive regulations or interfering too much in the lives of citizens. As a director for one of the largest homeowners associations in League City, I work to ensure the budget is balanced.

Pledges to balance the city budget and cut wasteful spending.

Prioritizes limiting excessive regulations and government interference in residents' lives.

- Pledges to balance the city budget and cut wasteful spending.
- Prioritizes limiting excessive regulations and government interference in residents' lives.

Economy

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

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

What should League City’s budget priorities be?

Public safety is and should remain the top priority. Public safety accounts for $30 million of the city’s $333 million budget . The City of League City generates revenue primarily through property taxes, sales taxes, and fees. In a bedroom community like League City, the tax burden falls on homeowners.

Prioritizes protecting residents from crime.

Prioritizes public safety in the city budget.

- Prioritizes protecting residents from crime.
- Prioritizes public safety in the city budget.

Public Safety

What do you see as the greatest challenge for the city, and how will you improve it?

Transportation is the biggest problem facing the growing population of League City. I plan to improve mobility so that people can move fluidly across the city. The Gulf Coast Transit District is a flexible and cost-effective transport service with buses and vans to pick up and drop off passengers.

Plans to make it easier for people to travel across League City.

- Plans to make it easier for people to travel across League City.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Dinah Carpenter

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Dina DuBose Driskill

Gordon Bethel

- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
- Council members can be elected to represent specific districts or the entire city at-large.
- The structure of city councils, including the number of members, their terms, term limits, and partisanship, differs by county.

Passes laws and regulations for your city.