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Heather Stroup
Heather Stroup ran for election to the Irving City Council to represent Place 5 in Texas. Stroup lost in the general runoff election on June 10, 2023.
Stroup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Irving City Council Place 5
Mark Cronenwett defeated Heather Stroup in the general runoff election for Irving City Council Place 5 on June 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Cronenwett (Nonpartisan)  | 56.0 | 839 |
 | Heather Stroup (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 660 | |
| Total votes: 1,499 | |||
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General election
General election for Irving City Council Place 5
Mark Cronenwett and Heather Stroup advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matthew Varble, Jesse Koehler, and Anthony Stanford in the general election for Irving City Council Place 5 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Cronenwett (Nonpartisan) | 40.7 | 738 |
| ✔ | | Heather Stroup (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 498 |
 | Matthew Varble (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 446 | |
 | Jesse Koehler (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 85 | |
| Anthony Stanford (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 1,813 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stroup in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heather Stroup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stroup's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need better COMMUNICATION and Citizen Engagement. There are still so many gaps within the City of Irving and other organizations that are keeping Irving from being the absolute BEST. Communication builds Communities.
- I championed our Police and Fire Training Facility while I served on our Public Safety Task Force. I also want the City to get aggresive about Cybersecurity and Ransomware Attacks. How catastrophic will it be if someone can't dial 911? We need to be prepared. Dallas Police was hit last week. The Dallas Police
- Let's explore good land use. Economic Development only works when our infrastucture is solid. “Build it and they will come” is a phrase often discussed as a reason to invest in a particular project which ushers in tourists, businesses or investors. However, creating a short term incentive is not enough, the excitement quickly wears off if the project doesn’t have a local grounding. The key is to look at who “they” are before starting a project. Also asking ourselves, do "We/Irving" have the infrastructure to support and retain it? Being 93% built out, I see this as an opportunity.
Solid Infrastructure with good land use. We have alot of opportunity moving forward. HUD states:" Successful community and economic development activities require the engagement and empowerment of local residents who have the most important voice in the future of their neighborhoods." I certainly agree. Let's start having more community input for sections of Irving that aren't thriving like the others.
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See also
2023 Elections
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