November Candidate Q&As

Travis County 353rd District Court Judge

Jeff Rose (R)

Tim Sulak (D)

Third Court of Appeals, Place 4

Melissa Goodwin (R)

Kurt Kuhn (D)

State Board of Education, District 5 

Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D)

Ken Mercer (R)

Mark Loewe (L)

Texas House District 52

Larry Gonzales

Diana Maldonado

Austin Community College board of trustees, Place 5

Total Early Voting
(Unofficial)
Total Voting
(Unofficial)
Total
Percentage

David Reiter
2,313 4,250 45.15%

Victor Villarreal
2,403 5,163 54.85%

Austin ISD Place 9

Total Early Voting
(Unofficial)
Total Voting
(Unofficial)
Total
Percentage

Tamala Barksdale
2,222
5,128
54.54%

Julie Cowan
2,271
4,275
45.46%

Cedar Park City Council Place 6

Total Early Voting
(Unofficial)
Total Voting
(Unofficial)
Total
Percentage

Maria Talamo 190 470 45.23%

Don Tracy
264 603
54.77%

Austin Community College board of trustees, Place 5

CandidateDavid Reiter
www.davidreiterforacc.com
David Reiter has been vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Luminex since 2003. Previously, he practiced law in a private firm he cofounded, providing general counsel services to technology companies. He formerly was vice president and general counsel for 724 Solutions Inc. and has been senior counsel for Compaq Computer Corporation. He is on the board of directors of the Austin Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of directors for the Austin/San Antonio Chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum.

CandidateVictor Villarreal
528-0696
www.vicforacc.com
Victor Villarreal is a former mayor pro tem and city councilman for the City of Leander. He is a governance and business ethics professional. He has been an adjunct professor at ACC since 2005 and helped initiate a strategic plan to bring ACC to Leander.

Cedar Park City Council Place 6

CandidateMaria Talamo
299-7771
mtalamo@austin.rr.com

Resident for: 11 years

Community Involvement: Cedar Park 4B Community Development Corporation Board, Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year" award

Day Job: CEO, Austin Lakes Hospital

Top Priorities: Fiscal responsibility in an era of declining sales tax revenue, Continue efforts to attract primary jobs, Community development to make Cedar Park a better place to live, work, play, raise a family and do business

CandidateDon Tracy
705-6650
www.donforcedarpark.com
don@donforcedarpark.com

Resident for: Eight years

Community Involvement: Cedar Park 4A Economic Development Sales Tax Corporation, New Hope First Baptist Church member

Day Job: Workforce education professional

Top Priorities: Economic development: attracting and retaining primary employers, Public safety: supporting and enhancing our EMS, fire and police departments, Fiscal responsibility: strategic planning and budgeting

Austin ISD Place 9

CandidateTamala Barksdale
www.tamalaforaisd.org
Tamala Barksdale is director of outreach and marketing for EnviroMedia. She graduated from The University of Texas. Her daughter attended Austin ISD schools. Barksdale was involved in the PTA and served on fundraising and activity committees at the campus level. She worked with Communities in Schools and Austin ISD's Curriculum and Technology Education program to launch mentoring program Austin Ad Fed Shadow Day.

CandidateJulie Cowan
794-9389
www.juliecowan2010.com
Julie Cowan is chair of the nominating committee of the Austin Council of PTAs. She has three children in Austin ISD schools. She has been president of the PTAs at Doss Elementary, Murchison Middle and Anderson High schools. She has also been president of the Travis County Medical Alliance and co-chair of the St. David's Foundation Alliance. She has served on numerous committees and task forces for the school district. Cowan has been recognized as Volunteer of the Year at TCMA, Doss Elementary and Anderson High.

May Elections Results

For elections results in the following cities and school districts, click below.

Austin | ACC Bee Cave Cedar Park Hutto

Georgetown Lakeway | Lake Travis Leander Pflugerville

Rollingwood Round Rock Taylor

West Lake Hills | Eanes ISD