SBISD Candidate Forum Set For March 30

A candidate forum for two positions on the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees will be held at 7 p.m. on March 30 in the Bunker Hill H-E-B Community Room.

Trustee positions for the upcoming election are Position 1, currently held by incumbent Josef D. Klam, and Position 2, which is held by incumbent Chris Gonzalez.

Klam, 43, is a pastor and is unopposed for Position 1. Klam was appointed to the seat in June of last year after the resignation of Wayne Schaper Sr.

Gonzalez, 41, who lists her occupation as director, will face Mary Curry Mettenbrink, 37, a non-profit executive, for Position 2. Gonzalez was appointed in 2011 after the resignation of Mary Grace Landrum and has twice been elected to the seat.

The League of Women Voters will moderate the forum, which is sponsored by the Spring Branch ISD Council of PTAs.

The Bunker Hill H-E-B is at 9710 Katy Freeway. The Community Room entrance is at the front of the building, facing the parking lot.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Saturday, May 6.  Voters cast ballots at their zoned middle school.

Early voting will open on April 24 and run through May 2.