Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026
Farmersville City Council Election 2026
3 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 5 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check
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The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.
City Council
Vote for up to 3Paul BoyerIncumbentFarmersville mayor and city councilmember who said he has served on the council for roughly 25 years.5sourced
Tina HernandezIncumbentFarmersville city councilmember who served as mayor until the council's July 2026 reorganization.7sourced
- Crystal JohnsonCandidate for Farmersville City Council At-large on the November 3, 2026 ballot.1sourced
- Carrie Elaine OrtizCandidate for Farmersville City Council who also appeared on the 2024 council ballot.1sourced
- Danny Valdovinos Jr.Incumbent4sourced
Voters elect three of the five council members at large on Nov. 3, 2026; the winners serve terms ending in November 2030.
Already on the council, not on the ballot
Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.
Gregorio GomezCouncilmember; term ends 20284sourced
Araceli OchoaCouncilmember; term ends 20286sourced
Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.
What the next council decides
01Council leadership and conduct3 sourced facts
Where it standsThe council voted 3-2 on July 20, 2026 to replace Tina Hernandez and Araceli Ochoa as mayor and mayor pro tem with Paul Boyer and Danny Valdovinos.
What's on the tableHow the next council chooses its mayor and how members conduct meetings.
- The July 20 reorganization motion passed 3-2, with Gomez, Boyer and Valdovinos in favor and Hernandez and Ochoa opposed. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 21, 2026
- A motion by Hernandez to keep her and Ochoa in their roles and begin becoming a charter city so residents could directly elect the mayor failed 3-2. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 21, 2026
- Boyer said he believed Hernandez and Ochoa had operated as if Farmersville has a strong mayor form of government. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 21, 2026
02City manager3 sourced facts
Where it standsJay Brock's resignation as interim city manager took effect Aug. 21, 2026, and the council offered the interim job to Kevin Northcraft on a 3-2 vote.
What's on the tableWho the city hires as permanent city manager; Boyer said the next council should make that choice.
- The council voted 3-2 on Aug. 3, 2026 to accept Police Chief Jay Brock's resignation as interim city manager, effective Aug. 21. The Sun-Gazette · Aug 6, 2026
- The council voted 3-2 on Aug. 24, 2026, with Hernandez and Ochoa opposed, to offer the interim city manager job to former Tulare city manager Kevin Northcraft. The Sun-Gazette · Aug 27, 2026
- Boyer said he believes the next council should pick the permanent city manager. The Sun-Gazette · Aug 27, 2026
03City budget and finances2 sourced facts
Where it standsCouncilmember Greg Gomez said in July 2026 that the city was operating without a formally adopted budget.
What's on the tableHow the next council adopts a budget and handles the city's debt and open finance and public works positions.
- Gomez said on July 13, 2026 that the city had a budget two years behind, no finance director and no public works director. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 14, 2026
- Gomez cited approximately $16 million in wastewater treatment plant debt and the lack of an adopted budget since July 1. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 21, 2026
04Meeting recordings and minutes2 sourced facts
Where it standsThe council voted 5-0 on Sept. 14, 2026 for a policy to record and livestream council meetings and tabled a new policy on how minutes are written.
What's on the tableHow the city records meetings and writes its minutes.
- The livestream and video upgrade presented to the council costs $24,950. The Sun-Gazette · Sep 17, 2026
- Under the proposed minutes policy, council members could add an addendum to the official record without altering the minutes. The Sun-Gazette · Sep 17, 2026
05Measure P hotel tax1 sourced fact
Where it standsMeasure P, a council-referred measure on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, would impose a 10% hotel tax for the city's general services.
What's on the tableHow the city uses any hotel tax revenue voters approve.
- A yes vote on Measure P supports imposing a 10% hotel tax to fund the city's general services. Ballotpedia
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1. How should Farmersville choose its mayor?
2. How should the council fill the city manager job?
3. Should council meetings be recorded and livestreamed?
4. When should the city hire a permanent city attorney?
Key dates
- Election DayCity of FarmersvilleNov 3, 2026
The seat math
2 stay (not up this year): Gregorio Gomez, Araceli Ochoa3 on this ballot
5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.
- The City Council has five elected members serving staggered four-year terms, with no limit on terms. City of Farmersville
- The council chose Paul Boyer as mayor and Danny Valdovinos as mayor pro tem by a 3-2 vote on July 20, 2026. The Sun-Gazette · Jul 21, 2026
- Council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at 909 West Visalia Road. City of Farmersville
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