Irving: Stopfer, Ward Retain City Council Seats; Runoff Election For Single-Member District 3

Press release from the City of Irving:

November 4, 2020

Irving residents re-elected incumbents Mayor Rick Stopfer and Councilman J. Oscar Ward, District 5, during the election held Nov. 3. A runoff election in single-member District 3 between Mark Zeske and Abdul Khabeer will be held Dec. 8.

Irving operates under a council-manager form of government where council sets city policy and the city manager is responsible for organizational operations. Residents elect a mayor and eight council members to serve the city. All council members are elected for three-year terms. Elected officials are under a mixed system of single-member districts and at-large seats.

Following is a list of the City Council, pending the runoff election (date to be announced):

• Mayor − Rick Stopfer (at-large)
• District 1 − John C. Danish
• District 2 − Allan E. Meagher (at-large)
• District 3 − Runoff election Dec. 8
• District 4 − Phil Riddle
• District 5 − Oscar Ward
• District 6 − Al Zapanta
• District 7 − Kyle Taylor
• District 8 − Wm. David Palmer (at-large)

Council meetings are held at least once a month on Thursdays, beginning at 7 p.m. Meeting dates are posted at CityofIrving.org. For more information, call the City Secretary’s Office at (972) 721-2493.

All of the City Council meetings can be viewed live on Irving Community Television Network’s cable Channel 95 – Charter and Channel 31 – Frontier, Channel 99 – AT&T, as well as at ICTN.tv.

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This press release was produced by the City of Irving. The views expressed here are the author’s own.