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Term (Yrs.) Expires *NOTE: County, State, and Federal officials’ City of Tyler City of Whitehouse Governor City of Winona terms expire the beginning of the year shown. City Manager: Mark McDaniel City Manager: Mike Peterson (R) 4 2015 City Administrator: James Bixler City and school board officials serve through P.O. Box 2039 Tyler, Texas 75710 Ext. 233 P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-2428 P.O. Box 97 Winona, Texas 75792 election day of the year shown. 903-531-1250 903-531-1100 P. O. Box 776 Whitehouse, TX 75791 (512) 463-2000 Office: 1100 San Jacinto 903-877-3381 Fax: 903-877-2370 www.cityoftyler.org 903-839-4914 Fax: 903-839-4915 Citizen assistance hotline (800) 843-5789 email: [email protected] Term (Yrs) Expires City Hall: 212 N. Bonner City www.whitehousetx.org Citizen opinion hotline (800) 252-9600 President Council Fax (512) 463-1849 www.governor.state.tx.us City Council City Council Term Expires District Term Expires Barack H. Obama (D) 4 2013 Place Term Expires Rusty Smith, Mayor 903-877-3381 2012 Mayor (At Large) White House Lt. Governor Mayor Danny Hogden 2012 Washington, D.C. 20500 David Dewhurst (R) 4 2015 Barbara Bass 2012 Donna Royal 2013 1 Sam Mezayak 2013 1 Mike Jeter 2013 (202) 456-1414 Fax (202) 456-2461 P.O. Box 12068 (512) 463-0001 Earl Brown 2013 [email protected] Austin, Texas 78711 (800) 441-0373 Central Mayor Pro Tem 2 Pat Powell 2012 Pat Schlau 903-877-4773 2012 www.ltgov.state.tx.us Fax (512) 936-6700 2 Donald Sanders 2012 3 Tony Hill 2013 Vice President West Attorney General 4 Charles Parker 2012 Tommy Brock. Mayor Pro Tem 2012 Joe Biden (D) 4 2013 3 Ralph E. Caraway, Sr. 2013 Greg Abbott (R) 4 2015 Northwest 903 5 Paul Licht 2013 Michael Jones 2012 Old Executive Office Building P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 4 Martin Heines 2012 17th Street at Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. (512) 463-2100 (800) 252-8011 Washington, D. C. 20050 (202) 456-2326 oo Northeast 903-593-7580 Fax (512) 475-2994 Winona City Aldermen meet the 3rd vice. [email protected] 5 Mark Whatley 2013 Whitehouse City Coun- Supreme Court Bldg. 300 W. 15th Street cil meets the 4th Tues- Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm at City [email protected] East day of each month at 6 Hall, 520 Street. U.S. Senators www.oag.state.tx.us 6 Jason Wright 2012 pm at City Council John Cornyn (R) 6 2015 South 903-534- Comptroller of Public Accounts Chambers, 311 E. Main Street . C5 Russell Senate Office Building 0477 Susan Combs (R) 4 2015 Washington, D. C. 20510-4302 111 E. 17th Street Austin, Texas 78774 (202) 224-2934 Fax (202) 228-2856 Tyler City Council Winona Independent P.O. Box 13528, Capitol Sta. meets the 2nd and 4th (903) 593-0902 (800) 252-5555 Fax (512) 475-0352 School District Wednesday of every TTY 800 248 4099 Span 800 252 7875 Whitehouse Independent Superintendent: Wiley Vonner month at 9 am at Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 6 2013 Non-tax matters: (888) 334-4112 School District 611 Wildcat Drive Winona TX 75792 City Hall, 212 N. Bonner. 284 Russell Senate Office Building www.cpa.state.tx.us Tyler Off: ( 903) 534-0333 Superintendent: Daniel Dupree 903 939-4001, 903 877 9387[fax] Washington, D. C. 20510 (202) 224-5922 106 West Wildcat Drive (214) 361-3500 Fax (202) 224-0776 Commissioner, General Land Office Tyler Independent School District Whitehouse TX 75791 Trustees www.hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm Jerry Patterson (R) 4 2015 Superintendent: Dr. Randy Reid 903 839-5500 Place Term Expires P.O. Box 12873 Austin, Tx 78711-2873 www.whitehouseisd.org 1 Linda Waters, Vice-Pres. 2013 P.O. Box 2035 Tyler, Texas 75710 U.S. Representatives 1700 North Congress Ave. Ste. 840 Austin Adm.Bldg.-1319 New Sunnybrook www.glo.state.tx.us (512) 463-5001 Trustees 2 Stephanie Parker 2013 District 1 (903) 262-1000 www.tylerisd.org Louis Gohmert (R) 2 2013 (800) 998-4GLO Fax (512) 475-1558 Place Term Expires 3 Randy Hawkins 2014 Board of Trustees Term Expires 1 Patrick Moran S ecretary 2014 508 Cannon House Office Bldg. (202)225-3035 Commissioner of Agriculture Dist. 1 Eleno Licea 2013 4 Bubba Bixler 2014 Washington, D. C. 20515 Fax (202) 225-5866 2 Howard Patterson Vice Pres 2014 Todd Staples (R) 4 2015 Dist. 2 Orenthia Mason, VP 2014 5 Dexter Jones, Pres. 2012 [email protected] P.O. Box 12847 Austin, Texas 78711-2847 3 Darrell Crymes 2014 1121 ESE Loop 323, Stuie 206 Dist. 3 Therelee Washington 2013 6 Headlee Daniels 2013 Stephen F. Austin Bldg. 1700 N.Congress Av. 4 Jason Wade 2012 Tyler, TX 75701 (903) 561-6349 (512) 463-7476 Fax (888) 223-8861 Dist. 4 Shirley Jordan 2014 7 Kenneth Langley 2012 www.house.gov/gohmert Fax (903) 561-7110 Tyler Regional Office: (903) 939-3999 Dist. 5 Brad Spradlin 2012 5 Wade Weathers 2012 www.agr.state.tx.us email: con- 903-592-2787 6 Kevin Cashion 2013 [email protected] Customer Hotline: 800 TELL TDA Dist. 6 Michelle Carr, Pres. 2013 7 Vince Primo President 2013 903-534-1530 Winona ISD trustees meet the 3rd Mon- Secretary of State day of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Dist. 7 Ron Vickery 2012 Esperanza “Hope” Andrade (Appointed) Whitehouse ISD trustees meetings are the Winona ISD Central Administration P. O. Box 12887 Austin, Texas 78711-2887 building board room, 605 Wildcat Dr. Tyler ISD trustees meet the 3rd in accordance with the annual district (512) 463-5770 Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. board calendar at 7 pm in the Wildcat Page 2 Elections Information: (800) 252-8683 (unless otherwise posted)at the Plyler Annex at 109 West Wildcat Drive. Instructional Complex—807 West www.sos.state.tx.us Page 7 Glenwood Lindale Noonday StateTroup of Texas Offices Texas Legislature

Term (Yrs.) Expires State Senators City of Lindale City of Troup NOTE: City of Noonday Railroad Commission 6 Term (Yrs.) Expires City Administrator: Owen Scott City Administrator, Jed Dillingham County, State, P.O. Box 6425 Tyler TX 75711 P.O. Box 12967 www.senate.state.tx.us P.O. Box 130, Lindale, TX 75771 P.O. Box 637, Troup TX 75789 and Federal 903-561-3351 Austin, Texas 78711-2967 District 1 903-882-3422 Fax 903-882-4403 Table of C onte nts officials’ terms City Hall: 106 East Duval (512) 463-7144 (512) 463-7288 Kevin Eltife (R) 4 2015 Emails: [email protected] 903-842-3128 Fax (800) 227-8392 or (512) 936-1950 P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station expire the City Aldermen Term Expires Mayor: [email protected] beginning of City Council TDD 800 735-7288 www.rrc.state.tx.us Austin, Tx 78710 [email protected] www.lindaletx.gov Mike Turman, Mayor 2011 (512) 463-0101 Fax (512) 475-3751 Place Term Expires the year Susan Robertson 2012 3304 South Broadway, Suite 103 Tyler, Tx City Council Mayor John Whitsell 2012 Michael L. Williams, Chair (R) 2015 shown. City Place Term Expires Mary Tompkins 2012 Elizabeth A. Jones (R) 2013 75701 (903) 596-9122 Fax (903) 596-9189 903-842-3899 and school Mayor Jim Mallory 2012 Bobby D. Smith 2012 David Porter, Chair (R) 2017 Counties: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, board officials 1 Jeff Hale 2011 Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, (903) 363-6444 Johnnie Gibson, Mayor pro tem 2011 serve through 903-842-3792 Supreme Court of Texas 6-yr term Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith (part), 1 Jeff Daugherty, Mayor Pro Tem 2013 Vivian Turman 2011 2 Joe Carlyle 2012 P.O. Box 12248 Austin, Texas 78711 Titus, Upshur, Wood (part) election day of (903) 882-0419 (512) 463-1312 Fax (512) 463-1365 the year 2 Clyde Harper 2012 Noonday City Aldermen meet the 3 Tim Young 2011 District 2 www.courts.state.tx.us shown. 3 Ginger Sims 2012 4th Thursday of every month, 7:00 4 Chip Richardson 2011 Chief Justice Bob Deuell (R) 4 2015 4 Robert Nelson 2013 P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station p.m. at City Hall, 16662 CR 196 5 Carole Wilson 2012 Wallace B. Jefferson (R) Pl. 1 2015 5 Charles Morphis 2013 (Rushing Road). Associate Judges Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-0102 [email protected] City Office opens Tuesday, Troup City Council meets the 2nd Don R. Willett (R) Pl. 2 2013 Lindale City Council meets the 1st and 3rd • 18601 LBJ, Ste. 400, Mesquite, Tx 75150 Wednesday, Thursday 9 am-3 pm and 4th Tuesday of each month at Debra Lehrmann (R) Pl. 3 2017 Tuesdays at 7 pm at City Hall, 105 Ballard (972) 279 1800 Fax (512) 463-7202 To 6:30 in the Troup ISD Administration David Medina (R) Pl. 4 2013 Drive • PO Box 8609 Greenville, TX 75404 look Building, 201 North Carolina. Paul W. Green (R) Pl. 5 2017 Residents of Noonday attend Nathan L. Hecht (R) Pl. 6 2013 (903) 450 9797 up bills schools in the Tyler Dale Wainwright (R) Pl. 7 2015 Counties: Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, in the Independent School District. Phil Johnson (R) Pl. 8 2015 Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rock- Texas Legis- Eva Guzman (R) Pl. 9 2017 wall, Smith (part), Van Zandt, Wood lature by bill Lindale Independent Troup Independent (part) number or School District Court of Criminal Appeals 6-yr term Single-Member Districts School District District 3 subject, go to Superintendent: Stan Surratt P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Under single member election Superintendent: Marvin Beaty Robert Nichols (R) 4 2015 P.O. Box 370, Lindale TX 75771 P.O. Box 578 Troup TX 75789 Austin, Tx 78711 systems, an area is divided into (512) 463-1551 www.courts.state.tx.us P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station http:// Office: 505 Pierce Street 903-881-4000 903-842-3067 Fax: 903-842-4563 a number of geographically 1 Sharon Keller (R), Presiding Judge 2013 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-0103 www.legis. Trustees Term Office location: 201 North Carolina [email protected] defined voting districts, each 2 Lawrence E. Meyers (R) 2017 state.tx.us/ Place Expires Trustees 329 Neches, Jacksonville, Texas 75766 represented by a single elected 3 Tom Price (R) 2015 1 Red Brown, President 2013 Place Term Expires 4 Paul Womack (R) 2015 (903) 589-3003 Fax (903) 589-0203 903-597-4219 official. Voters can vote only 1 Andy Griffin 2014 5 Cheryl Johnson (R) 2017 Counties: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, [email protected] for their district’s representa- 903-842-2227 6 Michael Keasler (R) 2017 Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Montgomery 2 Jay Misenheimer 2012 tive, with the highest vote-getter 2 Melissa Young, Secretary 2014 7 Barbara Parker Hervey (R) 2013 (part), Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sa- [email protected] winning election, even if he or 903-842-3677 8 Vacant bine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, 9 Cathy Cochran (R) 2015 Smith (part) 3 Kenneth W. Cline 2014 3 Vacant 2014 she has received less than half State Representatives of the vote. 4 Joe Paul McElroy, Pres. 2012 12th Court of Appeals 6-yr term 4 Kelly Cox 2014 District 6 Counties: Smith (part) 903-842-2398 1517 West Front Street, Suite 354 Leo Berman (R) 2 2013 5 Homer Jones 2012 Tyler, Tx 75702-7854 (903) 593-8471 5 Mike Combs, Secretary 2012 Several Smith County govern- P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910 903-842-4908 Chief Justice Speaker of the ment entities elect through an (512) 463-0584 Fax (512) 463-3217 903-245-3616 [email protected] 6 Johnny Johnson 2013 Jim Worthen (R) Pl.1 2015 at-large system, P.O. Box 6028, Tyler, Texas 75711 House 6 Tim Clemmons 2012 whereby 903-842-4454 Justices 903-530-9072 (903) 939-2400 Joe Straus (R) the electorate of the entire local- 7 Bill Lacy, Vice President 2013 Sam Griffith (R) Pl. 3 2013 P. O. Box 2910 [email protected] 7 Matt Watts, Vice Pres. 2012 ity or district votes for all mem- 903-842-3220 Brian Hoyle (R) Pl. 2 2017 Austin TX 78768-2910 903-882-0812 [email protected] District 7 Counties: Smith (part), Gregg bers of a multi-member body. State Board of Education David Simpson (R) 2 2013 (512) 463-1000 District 8 4-yr term 2013 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78701 Lindale ISD trustees meet the 2nd Troup ISD trustees meet the 2nd Mon- Mrs. Barbara Cargill, Chair Room E1.416 (512) 463-0750 Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the day of each month at 6:30 pm at Ad- 61 W. Wedgemere Circle P. O. Box 5100 Longview, Tx 75608 Page 3 Administration Bldg, 505 Pierce. ministration Bldg, 201 North Carolina. The Woodlands, TX 77381 (903) 746-9474 Page 3 (281)465-8095 [email protected] [email protected] Page 6 Smith County Local Government Offices P ages 5-7 Smith County Political Parties Terms expire upon election in May, year shown. Terms expire the 1st day of the year shown. Arp Bullard Chapel Hill Smith County Courthouse (903) 590-2600 Democratic Party P.O. Box 1018, Tyler, Texas 75710 David Henderson, Chair Chapel Hill Independent City of Arp www.smith-county.com Karen Wilkerson, Exec. Secre- City of Bullard School District Officials Term Exp. tary City Secretary: Tracey Pritchett City Manager: Larry Morgan Superintendent: Donni Cook 4-year terms P.O. Box 68, Arp TX 75750 P. O. Box 751, Tyler TX 75710 lwvtyler.org P.O. Box 107, Bullard TX 75757 11134 CR 2249 Tyler, TX 75707 County Judge Joel Baker (R) 590-4600 2015 (903) 593-7061 (903) 593 0292 (fax) Phone (903) 859-6131 Phone (903) 894-7223 Dist. Attorney Matt Bingham (R) 590-1720 2015 903 566 2441 Fax : 903 566 8469 Headquarters Fax (903) 859-3110 Fax (903) 894-8163 Email: [email protected] District Clerk Lois Rogers (R) 590-1660 2015 401 East Front St. Suite 143 Tyler, TX 75702 [email protected] County Clerk Karen Phillips (R) 590-4670 2015 Mayor Term Exp. www.chapelhillisd.org www.smithdems.org Term Expires Pam Frederick 2013 County Tres. Kelli White (R) 590-4730 2015 Mayor Damon Nichols 2012 Board of Trustees Sheriff J.B. Smith (R) 590 2661 2013 City Council Place Term Exp Republican Party City Council Tax Assessor-Collector Jay M. Abercrombie 1 Ronnie C. Williams 2013 Gary Barber (R) 590-2920 2013 J. Ashton Oravetz, Chair Linda Jenkins 2012 Mayor Pro Tem 2013 2 Gregory Ford, Sect. 2013 County Auditor Ann Wilson 535-0501 Appt . Headquarters Glenda Gibson 2012 Brent Ratekin 2013 3923 S. Broadway 3 Rickey Mosley , Secreta 2013 (all serve 2-year terms) Stacey Thompson 2012 County Courts at Law Term Exp. Tyler TX 75701 4 Jeff Akin 2014 Rodger Johnson 2012 5 Mike Nelson 2014 Tom Dunn (R) 590-1650 2015 903) 534-1975 Arp City Council meets the 2nd Shirley Coe 2012 6 Glen Elliott , President 2012 #2 Randall Rogers (R) 590-1610 2015 Monday each month #3 Floyd Getz (R) 590-1690 2015 7 Gary Tyler, Vice-Pres. 2012 at 6:30 pm County Commissioners: Party Chairs are elected in the primary Arp Chamber of Commerce Bullard City Council Precinct Term Exp. election and serve 2-year terms. 108 East Longview meets the 2nd Tuesday Chapel Hill ISD trustees meet the 1 Jeff Warr (R) 590-4601 2013 each month 3rd Monday each month at 7:00 2 Cary Nix (R) 590-4602 2015 at 6:00 pm pm at the Administration Building, 3 Terry Phillips (R) 590-4603 2013 Arp Independent Bullard City Hall 11134 CR 2249. 4 Jo Ann Hampton (D) 590-4604 2015 School District 114 South Phillips Tyler Junior College Justices of the Peace: Superintendent: Toney Lowery Precinct Term Exp. P. O. Box 70, Arp TX 75750 Students of Chapel Hill ISD live 1 (903) 590-2602 Quincy Beavers, Jr. (D) 2015 Tyler Junior College Adm. Bldg: 101 Toney Drive Bullard Independent either in unincorporated areas of 2 (903) 590-4830 Gary Alfred (R) 2015 (903) 510-2200 www.tjc.edu 903-859-8482 Ext 2224 School District Smith County or in Tyler city limits. 3 (903) 590-4729 James Meredith (R) 2015 President: Dr. Michael Metke [email protected] Superintendent: Keith Bryant 4 (903) 590-4870 Mitch Shamburger (R) 2015 PO Box 9020 Tyler, Texas 75711 P. O. Box 250, Bullard TX 75757 Hideaway 5 (903) 590-4890 James R. Cowart (R) 2015 Board of Trustees Board of Trustees: Adm. Bldg: 1426B South Constables: Place Term Expires 903-894-6639 bullardisd.net Place 6-Year Term City of Hideaway Precinct Term Exp. 1 Peggy Smith 1 Dr. Montza Williams, V.Pres 2014 1 Henry Jackson (D) 106 E. Elm 2013 Mayor, 147 Fairway Dr. East 2016 2 Heath Grammier 2014 Board of Trustees (903) 590-2610 Tyler, Texas 75702 Lindale, TX 75771 2 Clint Roxburgh, President 2016 3 Eltara Tyiska 2012 Place Term Exp. 2 Andy Dunklin (R) 15405 Hwy. 155 So 2013 1 Tony Johnson, President 2014 903 882 3889 Fax : 903 566 8469 (903) 590-5840 Tyler, Texas 75703 3 Dr. Joseph Prud’homme 2ndVP 2016 4 Dennis Ford, President 2012 Email: [email protected] 3 Dustin Rust (R) 313 E. Duval 2013 2 Brian Whatley, Secretary 2014 4 John D. Hills, 1st VP 2012 5 Ernie Maddox 2013 Term Exp (903) 842-2664 Troup, Tx 75780 5 Mike Coker 2012 3 Richard Burrow 2014 4 John Smith (R) P.O. Box 318 2013 6 Patty Campbell, Secretary 2013 Mayor: Duane Spaeth 2013 6 Lonny R. Uzzell 2012 4 Karen Padrucco, Vice Pres 2012 Aldermen (903) 877-3119 Winona, Tex 75792 7 Dr. Earnest Stroupe, Asst Sect. 2013 5 Dennis Taylor (R) P.O. Box 609 2013 7 Ann Brookshire 2014 5 Gary Roberts 2012 Bernie Demers 2012 Jerry Mullins 2012 (903) 590-4901 Lindale, Tx 75771 8 David Hudson 2014 6 Tiffany Kirgan 2013 The Arp ISD Board of Trustees meet James Hardage 2012 District Courts Term Exp. 9 Rohn Boone 2014 on the second Monday of every month 7 Michael Roy 2013 Phillip Hayes 2013 Dist # 7 Kerry Russell (R) 590-1640 2013 Elsie Jensen 2013 Dist # 114 Christi Kennedy (R) 590-1620 2013 at 7:00 in the Arp High School Dist # 241 Jack Skeen Jr. (R) 590-1630 2015 Tyler Junior College trustees meet Library. Bullard ISD trustees meet the 3rd Dist # 321 Carole Clark (R) 590-1600 2015 the 3rd or 4th Thursday each month Monday each month at 6:00 p.m. in at 11 am in Board Room of the White the Administration Building, 1426B Residents of Hideway attend PagePage 4 4 Administrative Services Center. South Houston Page 5Lindale ISD. Page 5 Page 4