League City Mayor · Nov 3, 2026

Tom Crews

Candidate for Mayor

14 candidates · 6 seats10 sourced positions

Tom Crews is running for mayor of League City in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Nick Long.

Last day to register to vote · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Certified public accountant and small-business owner; U.S. veteran. Elected to council Position 3 in 2024.

Where Tom Crews stands: positions on the record

Homelessness and camping2 sourced positions

Voted no on the Healthy Spaces ordinance regulating camping on public and private property (passed 7-1 on second reading, May 2026); his motion to postpone died without a second.
Council voteCity Council minutes, May 26, 2026 · May 26, 2026
as reported by Houston Public Media
Argued that churches or private owners should be able to let someone stay on their property for up to two days without written permission.
“It simply allows people to do what they may feel is their Christian duty without fear that they are breaking the law”
Own statementHouston Public Media · Jun 10, 2026

Property taxes1 sourced position

Voted yes on the FY2027 budget, which used a proposed tax rate equal to the $0.356505 no-new-revenue rate (passed 8-0 on first reading, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026

Flock cameras3 sourced positions

Moved to add "non-binding" to the ballot proposition on the city's license plate reader cameras; the amendment passed 6-1 (Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026
as reported by Community Impact
Said only citizen members should vote on the new Flock camera privacy committee.
“If it’s the citizens committee, we really ought to have all the citizens do the voting”
Own statementCommunity Impact · Sep 24, 2026
Says he challenged the use of city tax dollars to subsidize Flock cameras for private homeowners associations.
Own statementTom Crews campaign website

Budget and debt1 sourced position

Voted yes on first reading of the 2026 certificates of obligation and general obligation bonds, then no on final adoption at the same meeting (passed 7-1, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026

Boats and live-aboard vessels1 sourced position

Voted no on amendments to the city's rules on live-aboard, abandoned and derelict vessels (passed 7-1, May 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, May 26, 2026 · May 26, 2026

Budget priorities1 sourced position

Says the budget should cover police, fire and EMS, streets, drainage and maintenance first, before other wants.
“League City’s budget should take care of the basics first: police, fire and EMS, streets, drainage and maintaining what we already own.”
Own statementCommunity Impact · Sep 30, 2026

Past candidacy1 sourced position

Ran for League City City Council Position 3 in 2024 (won).
Own statementCity of League City

In their words

Said only citizen members should vote on the new Flock camera privacy committee.
Sep 24, 2026 ·as reported by Community Impact ·Community Impact · Sep 24, 2026
Says he challenged the use of city tax dollars to subsidize Flock cameras for private homeowners associations.
Tom Crews campaign website

On the record

Moved to add "non-binding" to the ballot proposition on the city's license plate reader cameras; the amendment passed 6-1 (Aug. 2026).
Aug 11, 2026 ·City Council minutes, Aug. 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026

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