Burleson City Council

Council members are unpaid and serve two-year terms.

Mayor

Incumbent Ken Shetter is unopposed and will keep his seat until 2010.

Place 2

Incumbent Jim Wadlow is unopposed and will keep his seat until 2010.

Place 4

The winner will replace Claudia Humphreys. The three candidates are concerned about issues including managing growth, public safety and gas drilling.

Name: Carter Len Mahanay

Age: 47

City: Burleson

Occupation: Chief financial officer, Best Homes

Online: none

Background: A graduate of Burleson High School, Mahanay has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Abilene Christian University. He is a deacon in the Burleson Church of Christ's welcoming and encouragement ministry and has been president of the Burleson Lions Club.

About the candidate: Mahanay is president of a nonprofit organization, Community Gas Lease Holdouts. "I feel like the city needs to educate our citizens to seek legal advice before they sign a lease," he said.

Name: Walter P. Norwood

Age: 46

City: Burleson

Occupation: Engineer

Online: wpnorwood@live.com

Background: Norwood has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has been a Planning and Zoning Board member for 2 1/2 years.

About the candidate: Norwood supports the mayor's youth council's goals of getting young people involved with activities. "I lived in Burleson as a teenager," he said. "I used to get in trouble a lot. I was involved in drinking too much."

Name: Glenn Keith Wilson

Age: 44

City: Burleson

Occupation: Compliance manager

Online: none

Background: A graduate of Bartlett High School, Wilson retired as a tech sergeant after serving 22 years in the U.S. Air Force.

About the candidate: Wilson said he wants to make sure emergency responders are trained to handle gas well emergencies. He is concerned about a recent election that allows beer and wine sales in grocery and convenience stores for off-premises consumption, saying it may increase the risks and effects to families in terms of drunken drivers. "I am a Christian; that is my foundation," he said.

Place 7

Incumbent Chip Stephens is unopposed and will keep his seat until 2010.