Thieme, Calhoun and Cuzela elected to Katy ISD Board of Trustees

By George Slaughter, News Editor
Posted 5/7/23

Amy Thieme, Morgan Calhoun and Mary Ellen Cuzela were elected Saturday to seats on the Katy ISD Board of Trustees, according to unofficial results.

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Thieme, Calhoun and Cuzela elected to Katy ISD Board of Trustees

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Amy Thieme, Morgan Calhoun and Mary Ellen Cuzela were elected Saturday to seats on the Katy ISD Board of Trustees, according to unofficial results.

Candidates needed only a plurality of votes to win. Thieme, a realtor, drew 6,250 votes, or 54%, to win the position 3 seat. Bruce Bradford, a mortgage loan originator, drew 4,398 votes, or 38%. Shawn Miller, a professor, drew 931 votes, or 8%.

Calhoun, a stay-at-home mom, drew 5,770 votes, or 50%, to win the position 4 seat. Cicely Taylor, an education administrator, drew 3,183 votes, or 28%. Erica Brettell, a stay-at-home mom, drew 2,597 votes, or 22%.

Cuzela, a Katy ISD substitute teacher, drew 6,054 votes, or 52%, to win the position 5 seat. Shana Peterson, who is retired, drew 5,528 votes, or 48%.

The race was the first in recent memory in which no incumbent—in this case Ashley Vann (position 3), Leah Wilson (position 4) and Greg Schulte (position 5)—sought re-election.

Trustees are expected to canvass and certify the results at their May 15 meeting. Following that, Thieme, Calhoun and Cuzela will be sworn into office.

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