Oscar Ward
Oscar Ward was a member of the Irving City Council in Texas, representing Place 5. Ward assumed office in 2014. Ward left office on June 20, 2023.
Ward ran for re-election to the Irving City Council to represent Place 5 in Texas. Ward won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Ward has served as president of the Greater Irving Republican Club.[1]
Biography
Ward earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Houston and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in finance from the University of Texas at Arlington. His professional experience includes work in the building and construction materials industry. Ward has served as the chair of the Charter Review Committee and the Building and Standards Commission, president of the Greater Irving Republican Club and the Cardinal Village Neighborhood Association, and a member of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Irving City Council Place 5
Incumbent Oscar Ward won election in the general election for Irving City Council Place 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Oscar Ward (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 14,594 |
| Total votes: 14,594 | |||
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2017
The city of Irving, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
Mayor Beth Van Duyne opted not to run for re-election in 2017. The city council seats for Places 3 and 5 were up for election.[2] Incumbent Oscar Ward defeated Abdel Elhassan in the general election for the Place 5 seat on the Irving City Council.[3]
| Irving City Council, Place 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Oscar Ward Incumbent |
83.66% | 1,869 |
| Abdel Elhassan | 16.34% | 365 |
| Total Votes | 2,234 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "2017 Joint Election," accessed June 9, 2017 | ||
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2014Elections for the city council of Irving, Texas took place on May 10, 2014. Incumbent Rose Cannaday lost to challenger Oscar Ward for the Place 5 seat.[4][5]
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Oscar Ward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
In response to a question from the League of Women Voters about the two most pressing issues facing Irving, Ward said:
| “ | The first top pressing issue is the council passage and subsequent implementation of our city's revised 'Comprehensive Plan'. This plan guides the city both in the development and redevelopment planning for the next ten to twenty years. The second top pressing issue is the development of the Texas Stadium site (79 acres) and the adjacent properties (400 acres) now known as PUB-6 and TIRZ-6. A Request for Proposal (RFP)should be issued soon.[6] | ” |
| —Oscar Ward[7] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Irving, "Oscar Ward, Place 5," accessed April 28, 2017
- ↑ NBC DFW, "Irving Mayor Decides against Re-Election Campaign," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Irving, Texas, "2017 Candidates," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Dallas News, "Irving votes: Gears out, Van Duyne in, Cannaday out in an upset," May 10, 2014
- ↑ City of Irving, "Official candidate list," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ League of Women Voters, "VOTE411 Voter Guide - Irving City Council Place 5," accessed April 28, 2017
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