Euless City Council

Council members serve three-year terms and are unpaid.

Mayor

Incumbent Mary Lib Saleh is unopposed and will keep her seat until 2011.

Place 2

Name: Lorren Britton

Age: 58

Occupation: Retired from U.S. Bureau of Prisons and Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Online: none

Background: Britton, who has a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Texas at Arlington, is making his first run for public office.

About the candidate: Britton said he would support eminent domain only for traditional projects, such as schools, hospitals and highways; would not support city ordinances that are intended to force illegal immigrants to migrate elsewhere; and would support notifying U.S. immigration officials if individuals who are arrested cannot prove their U.S. citizenship.

Name: Leon Hogg (incumbent)

Age: 72

Occupation: Retired jeweler

Online: none

Background: Hogg, who attended Texas Tech University, has served on the City Council since 1996. He was on the Parks and Leisure Services Board from 1984 to 1996.

About the candidate: Hogg said his priorities are to keep the city moving forward smoothly.

Place 4

Charlie Miller chose not to run for re-election.

Name: Jay Heilman

Age: 63

Occupation: Registered accessibility specialist; retired police officer

Online: none

Background: Heilman, who has a bachelor's degree in business administration and criminal science and a master's degree in urban affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington, is making his first run for office.

About the candidate: Heilman said his priorities are to help provide a stable foundation for the city's continued growth and redevelopment through strong leadership, a quality work force and financial responsibility to its citizens.

Name: Donna Mickan

Age: 64

Occupation: Retired educator

Online: none

Background: Mickan, who went through Tarrant County College's nursing program for two years, is vice chairwoman of the Euless Historical Preservation Committee and served on the Economic Development Advisory Board.

About the candidate: "I have no particular political agenda other than to see Euless continue to be a very well-managed city and a wonderful place to live and work," Mickan said. "I moved to Euless in 1964 and have always been active in civic affairs. I am now retired and can devote the time it takes to be an involved City Council person."