2026 Texas May Uniform Election

Ashley Stone Hernandez is from Texas. She has been married to her husband, Mike, for 22 years. They have a daughter who currently attends Keller Middle School and a Keller High School graduate. They attend Life. Church Keller.

Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Keller City Council, Place 5

Ashley Stone Hernandez is from Texas. She lives with her husband, Mike, and their two children in Keller, Texas where they attend Life.Church.

Ashley is an entrepreneur. She has built and scaled startups using lean strategies, smart systems, and technology. She also invested in one of Keller's oldest historic buildings, 139 Olive, reimagining it as a boutique event venue and community space. 

Ashley owns her own business, Kickin' It Media Group, a media consulting company.

Ashley previously served on the Keller Economic Development Board.

Ashley's campaign for Keller City Council is her first run for public office. 

Supports creating clearer processes and better communication to help small businesses and nonprofits thrive.

Supports transparent budgeting, responsible spending, and long-term planning to protect taxpayers' investments while maintaining city services and improvements.

Prioritizes transparent budgeting, responsible spending, and long-term planning to protect taxpayers' investments while maintaining city services and improvements.

- Supports creating clearer processes and better communication to help small businesses and nonprofits thrive.
- Prioritizes transparent budgeting, responsible spending, and long-term planning to protect taxpayers' investments while maintaining city services and improvements.

Economy

Supports expanding youth mentorship, internship, and volunteer opportunities through city, school, and business partnerships.

Wants to expand youth mentorship, internship, and volunteer opportunities through city, school, and business partnerships.

Supports activating Festival Street with regular programming and local event partners.

Plans to hold regular programming and local events on Festival Street. 

- Wants to expand youth mentorship, internship, and volunteer opportunities through city, school, and business partnerships.
- Plans to hold regular programming and local events on Festival Street. 

Public Services

As of March 30, 2026, Ashley Stone Hernandez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports maintaining competitive compensation for police and fire professionals to ensure public safety.

- Supports maintaining competitive compensation for police and fire professionals to ensure public safety.

Public Safety

Prioritizes improving traffic, parking, and pedestrian safety to keep pace with growth.

- Prioritizes improving traffic, parking, and pedestrian safety to keep pace with growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Chris Whatley has lived in Keller for 20 years. He is a conservative Christian.

Keller City Council denies planned 22-lot housing development

Chris Whatley is from Tarrant County, Texas. He lives in Keller, Texas.

Chris is self-employed and runs an entertainment production company. He has been an entrepreneur since 1978. 

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Chris is self-employed and runs an entertainment production company, Lagniappe Productions. He previously worked as a national program director for GoWell & Kent, an educational program for K-6 students.

Chris is currently a Keller city council member, Place 5. He is currently serving his second term.

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Chris currently serves on the Keller City Council, representing Place 5. He was first elected in 2017, and is serving his third term. 

Supports increasing the homestead exemption to lower property taxes while aiming to maintain quality public services.

- Supports increasing the homestead exemption to lower property taxes while aiming to maintain quality public services.

As of March 30, 2026, Chris Whatley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

For Candidate Chris Whatley on Issue housing: Believes it is important to promote quality development while avoiding high density that could overburden infrastructure, as Keller is close to "build-out."

Believes it is important to promote quality development while avoiding high density that could overburden infrastructure, as Keller is close to "build-out."

- Believes it is important to promote quality development while avoiding high density that could overburden infrastructure, as Keller is close to "build-out."

Chris Whatley

Chris Whatley is from Tarrant County. He lives in Keller, Texas.

Chris is currently a Keller city council member, Place 5. He was first elected in 2017 and is serving his third term. 

Ned Brown is from Dallas, Texas. He attended Richland College. Ned lives in Keller, Texas.

Ned works as a sales manager for Mike Carlson Motor Company and owns Shotzee's Bar and Grill. He previously owned a cigar accessories business, GARILLAS, and worked as a wine salesman for Glazer's Distributors. 

Ned Brown's campaign for Keller City Council member is his first entry into politics.

Ned's campaign for the Keller City Council is his first run for public office.

Believes in fiscal responsibility and protecting taxpayers.

- Believes in fiscal responsibility and protecting taxpayers.

As of March 30, 2026, Ned Brown’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "I will support policies that help keep Keller attainable for families, first responders and city employees who serve our community."

- Said, "I will support policies that help keep Keller attainable for families, first responders and city employees who serve our community."

Said, "My priorities are protecting Keller’s quality of life, improving traffic and infrastructure planning, maintaining strong public safety and ensuring responsible spending."

- Said, "My priorities are protecting Keller’s quality of life, improving traffic and infrastructure planning, maintaining strong public safety and ensuring responsible spending."

Ned Brown

Ned Brown is from Garland, Texas. He attended Richland College. He has lived in Keller, Texas for over twenty years. 

Ned works as a sales manager for Mike Carlson Motor Company and own's Shotzee's Bar and Grill. He previously owned a cigar accessories business, GARILLAS, and worked as a wine salesman for Glazer's Distributors. 

Ned's campaign for Keller City Council member is his first run for public office.

Ned Brown has lived in Keller, Texas for over 20 years. He is a husband and father.

Ned is a local business owner of Shotzee's Bar and Grill and a mortgage broker.

- 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.

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