Who is running in League City, Texas in 2026
- League City Mayor
- Tom Crews and Nick Long
- League City City Council, Position 1
- Dina DuBose Driskill, Dinah Carpenter and Gordon Bethel
- League City City Council, Position 2
- Tommy Cones and Gregory Van Etten
- League City City Council, Position 3 (unexpired term)
- Julius Segelquist, Robert Bruce and Seth Rowlands
- League City City Council, Position 6
- Lisa Welty and Sean Doyle
- League City City Council, Position 7
- Teresa Potter and Sean Saunders
League City elections
League City races are nonpartisan, for four-year terms. Position 3 is a special election for the rest of Tom Crews's term, which he gave up by running for mayor. Positions 1 and 6 are open. The council has split over a citizen committee, created in 2023, that can recommend moving or removing library books; in September 2024 it tied 4-4 on moving the children's picture book "Big Wig," about a boy who wears drag for a costume contest, so the book stayed. League City straddles Galveston and Harris counties.
Mayor
Vote for oneMayor Long against Council Member Crews. They split on the library book vote.
Tom Crews
Seems like good people (best choice in this race)Voted against creating the library book review committee and against moving "Big Wig" out of the children's section, and says he worked to keep the library "open and accessible to all." Also backed a bigger senior homestead exemption and questioned city money for Flock license-plate cameras for private homeowners associations.
Sources: Community Impact (book vote), Branch
Nick Long
CompromisedVoted in September 2024 to move "Big Wig" out of the children's section, and in 2023 argued for a separate board to review challenged books. Runs on lower city tax rates, more police officers and managing growth around the Grand Parkway.
Sources: Community Impact (book vote), Community Impact (2023 ordinance), Branch
City Council, Position 1
Vote for oneOpen seat: Andy Mann is not on the ballot. None of the three has a record to rate; the pick goes to Driskill, whose platform includes library expansion and privacy limits on surveillance cameras.
Dina DuBose Driskill
Not enough info (best choice in this race)Wants to protect residents' privacy from Flock camera surveillance, expand library and recreation programs, keep data centers away from neighborhoods and commission an outside flooding study for the Grand Parkway.
Sources: Branch
Dinah Carpenter
Not enough infoPledges to balance the budget, cut wasteful spending and limit "excessive regulations and government interference." We found nothing else on her.
Sources: Branch
Gordon Bethel
Not enough infoRuns on lower taxes, "growth to pay for growth" and drainage projects delivered on time and on budget. We found nothing else on him.
Sources: Branch
City Council, Position 2
Vote for oneWe found nothing on Van Etten, so the pick goes to the incumbent.
Tommy Cones
Seems like good people (best choice in this race)Voted against moving "Big Wig" out of the children's section. Led the push to raise the homestead exemption for seniors and disabled residents from $45,000 to $200,000 and wants more west-side fire stations and ambulances.
Sources: Community Impact (book vote), Branch
Gregory Van Etten
Not enough infoWe found no website, background or stated positions for him.
Sources: Branch
City Council, Position 3 (unexpired term)
Vote for oneSpecial election for the two years left on Tom Crews's term. None of the three has a record to rate. Bruce and Segelquist are close; it's a toss-up, and the pick goes to Segelquist, the only one proposing public transit.
Julius Segelquist
Not enough info (best choice in this race)Wants League City to join the Gulf Coast Transit District to start public transit, and puts drainage first in the budget.
Sources: Branch
Robert Bruce
Not enough infoWants new development approved only when roads and drainage can handle it, with developers paying for infrastructure, and proposes e-bike and scooter safety training in schools that stresses education and mentorship over punitive policing.
Sources: Branch
Seth Rowlands
Not enough infoRuns on responsible spending, lower property tax bills, traffic and drainage. We found nothing else on his positions.
Sources: Branch
City Council, Position 6
Vote for oneOpen seat: Chad Tressler is not on the ballot. Neither candidate has a record to rate; the pick goes to Welty for her focus on green space and flood resilience.
Lisa Welty
Not enough info (best choice in this race)Supports lower-density, walkable mixed-use development with trails and parks, and warns that rapid development can reduce green space and weaken drainage and flood resilience.
Sources: Branch
Sean Doyle
Not enough infoRuns on responsible budgeting, cutting waste, parks, public safety and traffic and drainage fixes.
Sources: Branch
City Council, Position 7
Vote for oneTeresa Potter
Seems like good people (best choice in this race)Wants council agenda items explained to residents before and after meetings, and supports a limited, securely managed license plate reader system while citing privacy, misuse and lack of public input as concerns.
Sources: Branch
Sean Saunders
CompromisedVoted in September 2024 to move "Big Wig" out of the children's section, saying "A parent should be involved in all aspects of their children's lives, including what books they read." Opposes another city bond.
Sources: Community Impact (book vote), Branch
Also on your ballot
Every Galveston County voter also picks in these races. Full write-ups on the Galveston County page.
- County Judge: Albert "Al" Smith Seems like good people, Mark Henry Not good people
- U.S. Senator: James Talarico Seems like good people, Ken Paxton Not good people
- Governor: Gina Hinojosa Seems like good people, Greg Abbott Not good people
- Lieutenant Governor: Vikki Goodwin Seems like good people, Dan Patrick Not good people
- Attorney General: Nathan Johnson Seems like good people, Mayes Middleton Not good people
- U.S. Representative, District 14: Thurman Bill Bartie Seems like good people, Randy Weber Not good people
- State Senator, District 11: Shannon Dicely Seems like good people, Dennis Paul Not good people
- State Senator, District 4: Ron C. Angeletti Seems like good people, Brett W. Ligon Compromised
- State Representative, District 23: Cheryl Lynn Clark Not enough info, Terri Leo-Wilson Not good people
- State Representative, District 24: Frank N. Carr Seems like good people, Greg Bonnen Not good people