Q&A: Meet the 5 candidates vying for Missouri City City Council District C

Believes emergency preparedness is the most pressing need and supports partnering with local agencies to ensure readiness for disasters and having a disaster communication plan.

Supports implementing a disaster communication plan and improving disaster preparedness. 

- Supports implementing a disaster communication plan and improving disaster preparedness. 

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As of May 14, 2025, Joanna Ouderkirk did not have a website or any information online.

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Wants to update deteriorating roads and expand to ease traffic flow.

Plans to update and expand roads to ease traffic flow and improve mobility. 

- Plans to update and expand roads to ease traffic flow and improve mobility. 

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to maximize limited land for citizens by balancing land use for an expanded tax base.

Plans to maximize land use to benefit citizens.

- Plans to maximize land use to benefit citizens.

Housing & Urban Development

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Joanna Ouderkirk

As of May 14, 2025, Shad Bogany’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes ensuring a safe community requires increased community engagement and strengthened emergency planning.

Supports strengthening emergency planning measures and increasing community engagement to improve public safety.

- Supports strengthening emergency planning measures and increasing community engagement to improve public safety.

Believes Missouri City's growth relies on zoning reform, mixed-use developments, and infrastructure upgrades.

Supports zoning reform, increasing mixed-use developments, and upgrading infrastructure to grow Missouri City's population. 

Believes the city's main priority should be updating the Comprehensive Plan to include tactics for attracting diverse businesses, job creation, business incentives, and increasing workforce housing.

- Supports zoning reform, increasing mixed-use developments, and upgrading infrastructure to grow Missouri City's population. 
- Supports increasing workforce housing.

Shad Bogany

- 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.
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Missouri City City Council Member Runoff, Ward C

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