2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas General Runoff

Nonpartisan

Faith & Family

Faithful Catholic and Knight of Columbus member

Devoted husband, guided every day by God, Family, and Country

Ken Seligman for Princeton City Council Place 6

Kenneth Seligman is a Catholic and a Knight of Columbus member. He is married.

Kenneth Seligman is a Catholic and a Knight of Columbus member. He is married. He co-founded SafeGuard Princeton, a grassroots citizen watchdog initiative, organised petitions seeking changes to the city charter,

Career Experience

Retired Petroleum Engineer with decades in the field

Managed multi-million dollar projects and budgets

Held contractors and vendors accountable for every dollar spent

Seligman is a retired petroleum engineer.

Kenneth Seligman’s run for Princeton City Council, Place 6, in the November 3, 2026, general election, is his first run for elected office.

December 9, 2024 — City Council. Criticized a proposed professional services contract with an outside consultant as excessive in pay (calculated an annualized rate around $464,000). Objected to contract terms giving the consultant ownership of city work product. Argued the consultant should be required to operate under a master services agreement (MSA) rather than ad hoc insurance certificates.

KEN AT COUNCIL | Ken Seligman

August 10, 2026 — City Council. Spoke against the proposed FY27 tax rate increase, urging the council to limit any increase to what's needed for maintenance and operations and delay new debt issuance. Disputed the CFO's projection that debt issuance would remain flat, calling it unrealistic. Raised the unresolved Winter Quarter Averaging (WQA) refund issue, saying it still owed money to residents and had not been properly addressed in the budget.

Opposes a proposed outside-consultant contract, citing its pay, city work-product ownership terms, and lack of a master services agreement.

Opposes the proposed fiscal year 2027 tax-rate increase and calls for limiting increases to maintenance and operations and delaying new debt.

- Opposes a proposed outside-consultant contract, citing its pay, city work-product ownership terms, and lack of a master services agreement.
- Opposes the proposed fiscal year 2027 tax-rate increase and calls for limiting increases to maintenance and operations and delaying new debt.

Economy

March 9, 2026 — City Council. Urged the council to act on findings from the Multi-Gen Center financial audit rather than set it aside. Cited roughly $750,000 spent redesigning the Multi-Gen Center due to a missed scoping estimate. Criticized the drainage study contract for being awarded without competitive bids.

Has advocated for changes to wastewater billing, including winter quarter averaging, which he says was among the recommendations adopted following community advocacy.

- Has advocated for changes to wastewater billing, including winter quarter averaging, which he says was among the recommendations adopted following community advocacy.

Public Services

October 28, 2024 — City Council. Raised transparency concerns about agenda timing and access to documents (e.g., development agreements not being readily available to residents). Criticized the city's development moratorium as effectively favoring developers over residents. Opposed a build-to-rent zoning item, arguing rental housing does not build long-term community investment. Raised safety and incident-reporting questions on a proposed commercial drone delivery zoning ordinance.

October 28, 2024 — City Council. Raised transparency concerns about agenda timing and access to documents (e.g., development agreements not being readily available to residents). Criticized the city's development moratorium as effectively favoring developers over residents. Opposed a build-to-rent zoning item, arguing rental housing does not build long-term community investment.

Opposes build-to-rent zoning, arguing that rental housing does not build long-term community investment.

Supports using Princeton’s comprehensive plan to guide development decisions, including long-term planning for land use, transportation and infrastructure.

- Opposes build-to-rent zoning, arguing that rental housing does not build long-term community investment.
- Supports using Princeton’s comprehensive plan to guide development decisions, including long-term planning for land use, transportation and infrastructure.

Housing & Urban Development

As of October 6, 2026, Kenneth Seligman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Kenneth Seligman

Kenneth Seligman is Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is a husband and co-founder of SafeGuard Princeton, a grassroots citizen watchdog effort.

Kenneth Seligman is a Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is married and co-founded SafeGuard Princeton.

Kenneth Seligman is a retired petroleum engineer.

Kenneth Seligman is a Catholic and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is married. He co-founded SafeGuard Princeton.

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After graduating from Rockwall High School, she earned her B.A. at Southern Methodist University and completed an M.S. focused on Public Administration, Political Science, and Journalism from the University of North Texas.

Meet Sumbel Susan Zeb | Zeb for Princeton

She and her husband Vick are raising a blended family — a 13-year-old son at Southard Middle School and a baby girl. Princeton is where they planted roots and achieved the American Dream of homeownership. This is home.

Leadership Plano Graduate
New Leaders Council Dallas Graduate
Former Rotary Member
Meals on Wheels Collin County Volunteer
Small Business Owner
Neighborhood Family Meetup Organizer

Sumbel Zeb earned a Master of Science in Public Administration from the University of North Texas. She lives in Princeton, Texas, where she is raising a young family. 

Sumbel previously served as head of district projects for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. She has also and served on Princeton’s Home Rule Charter Committee.

Sumbel currently serves as an elected board member of the Collin Central Appraisal District.

My Commitments to Princeton
Long-term infrastructure planning before approving new developments
Transparent budgeting and fiscal responsibility with your tax dollars
Accessible, responsive government that listens to residents
Protecting Princeton's small-town character while welcoming smart growth
Rebuilding trust between residents and City Hall
Equal representation for every Princeton family

Why I’m Running | Zeb for Princeton

Commits to transparent budgeting and fiscal responsibility in the use of tax dollars.

Emphasises transparent budgeting, careful management of public funds, and accountability for spending.

- Commits to transparent budgeting and fiscal responsibility in the use of tax dollars.
- Emphasises transparent budgeting, careful management of public funds, and accountability for spending.

EQUITY & ACCESS
Equal Representation

Every Princeton resident deserves equal access, equal voice, and equal consideration from their City Council. No neighborhood gets left behind.

Zeb for Princeton

Supports equal access, voice, and consideration for every Princeton resident by the City Council.

- Supports equal access, voice, and consideration for every Princeton resident by the City Council.

I’m running because I believe we can embrace growth while protecting the character of the community we love. Having served on the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors — overseeing a $30+ million budget and more than one million properties — I understand how fiscal decisions at the local level impact real families.

Supports planning roads, water, wastewater, utilities, and other infrastructure before approving new development.

- Supports planning roads, water, wastewater, utilities, and other infrastructure before approving new development.

As of October 6, 2026, Sumbel Zeb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE
Growing with Purpose

Planning for infrastructure, roads, water, and utilities before approving new developments. Princeton cannot keep growing without the systems to support our families.

Prioritizes planning for infrastructure—including roads, water, and utilities—before approving new development.

Advocates better road maintenance, sidewalks, safe crossings, and coordination with regional transportation agencies

- Prioritizes planning for infrastructure—including roads, water, and utilities—before approving new development.
- Advocates better road maintenance, sidewalks, safe crossings, and coordination with regional transportation agencies

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Sumbel Zeb

- Commits to transparent budgeting and fiscal responsibility in the use of tax dollars.

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- Supports equal access, voice, and consideration for every Princeton resident by the City Council.

- Prioritizes planning for infrastructure—including roads, water, and utilities—before approving new development.

Sumbel Zeb was born in Greenville, Texas, and raised in Rockwall. She earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University and a master's degree focused on public administration, political science, and journalism from the University of North Texas. She and her husband, Vick, are raising two children.

Sumbel Zeb is a small business owner. She has served in the U.S. Congress and led nonprofit organizations.

Sumbel was sworn in as a Collin Central Appraisal District board member for Place 2 in 2024, with a term running from July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026.

- Calls for transparent, accountable, and accessible city government, including making public information easier for residents to find.
- Plans to engage neighborhoods directly and base decisions on data and community input.

- Supports growth that preserves Princeton's community character and small-town feel.

- Calls for planning roads, water, utilities, and other infrastructure before approving new development.

- Supports transparent budgeting and fiscal responsibility in the use of tax dollars.

- Plans to engage neighborhoods directly and base decisions on data and community input.
- Supports equal access, voice, and consideration from the City Council for every Princeton resident.
- Advocates for transparent, accountable, and accessible city government.

- Supports growth that protects Princeton's small-town character.

- Supports planning roads, water, utilities, and other infrastructure before approving new developments.

- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
- Council members can be elected to represent specific districts or the entire city at-large.
- The structure of city councils, including the number of members, their terms, term limits, and partisanship, differs by county.

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Princeton City Council Member, Position 6

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