Six Devine residents had filed to run for either Mayor or a Council position as of press time on Tuesday, February 11.
The deadline to file is this Friday, Feb. 14. Application packets are available from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at City Hall, located at 303 S. Teel.
Election Day is Saturday, May 2.
Incumbents David Espinosa and Debra Randall are running to retain their respective positions as District 3 and District 5 representatives, as is Mayor Cory Thompson.
Elmon Ohlhausen is challenging Espinosa in District 3.
Rufino Vega filed to run for the vacant District 1 seat, while Richard Covarrubia, Jr., filed for the vacant District 4 seat.
Terms of office are for two years, and are staggered so that only three seats are up for election in a given year. However, since Thompson and Randall were appointed to their positions following resignations, the Mayor and District 5 seats join the District 1, 3, and 4 seats in this election cycle.
The winners of the mayoral and District 5 elections will serve for one year before those seats, along with the District 2 position currently held by Steve Lopez, are up for election again in May 2021.
Those elected to the District 1, 3, and 4 seats will serve the standard two-year term until the May 2022 election.
Only residents of a specific district are eligible to represent that district on City Council, while anyone living inside the City limits is eligible to be Mayor.
By Marly Davis
Staff Writer
