Filing Closed: Five Candidates for Rockwall City Council Places Two, Four, Six

Place 2 — Mark Moeller Incumbent Mark Moeller is the clearest outcome of the filing period: “Incumbent Mark Moeller will run unopposed for his third term in Place 2. Moeller is the current mayor pro tem.” That matters to homeowners and neighborhood associations across Rockwall because an uncontested race means City Hall’s continuity on issues from zoning reviews to the city’s solid-waste contracting is likely to persist without a competitive campaign debate. Blue Ribbon News listed Moeller first in the ballot order, and Rockwall Herald‑Banner notes he seeks a third two‑year term; city councilmembers are elected at large and serve two‑year terms.

Place 4 — John Hagaman John Hagaman filed to appear on the ballot for Place 4 and will share that contest with a write‑in opponent. The Rockwall Herald‑Banner framed the matchup in clear terms: “John Hagaman and Catherine Casteel will look to win the Place 4 seat currently occupied by Sedric Thomas. Casteel is running as a write‑in candidate.” For voters in neighborhoods represented by Place 4 — and for Sedric Thomas’s constituents who will see that seat change hands if an opponent prevails — Hagaman’s official filing places him on the ballot where voters will compare statements and records in the weeks before early voting.

Place 4 (write‑in) — Catherine Casteel Catherine Casteel appears in the Blue Ribbon News candidate list as a write‑in for Place 4, a status that changes how campaigns reach voters and how election officials tabulate support. Rockwall Herald‑Banner’s reporting reiterates that Casteel is running as a write‑in candidate, which typically requires voters to take an extra step at the polls unless the city certifies a write‑in affidavit that would allow easier counting; the official write‑in filing procedures and any affidavit details are maintained by the City Secretary and Rockwall County Elections. A write‑in campaign can be influential in at‑large races when turnout is low or when a single issue mobilizes targeted neighborhoods.

Place 6 — David Schoen David Schoen has filed to challenge the Place 6 incumbent, positioning the race as a standard incumbent-versus-challenger contest on the May 2 ballot. The Blue Ribbon News ballot order lists Schoen first for Place 6; Rockwall Herald‑Banner summarized the matchup this way: “In Place 6, David Schoen will be looking to unseat incumbent Anna Campbell who was first appointed to the council in 2020, was elected to a one-year unexpired term and was reelected in 2022 and 2024.” Schoen’s challenge will force a public review of Campbell’s record on issues likely to matter to Rockwall voters — including local growth, public services and the contracting practices the charter amendments next on the ballot aim to address.

Place 6 — Anna Campbell and Citywide ballot items Anna Campbell comes into the contest with an unusual tenure that voters should weigh: she “was first appointed to the council in 2020, was elected to a one-year unexpired term and was reelected in 2022 and 2024,” Rockwall Herald‑Banner reports. That history gives Campbell both the advantage of incumbency and a record that challenger David Schoen will contrast with his platform. Beyond the candidate contests, every Rockwall voter will also see seven proposed amendments to the city’s Home Rule Charter on the May 2 ballot — a substantial package that could reshape administrative practice and election rules at City Hall.

One formal example of the ballot language appears in Blue Ribbon News’ publication: “Shall Sections 11.08 and 11.10 of the City Charter be amended to require submission to the qualified voters of the City to eliminate provisions which have become inoperative because they have been superseded by state law; replace obsolete references; update terminology to current legal usage, and eliminate obsolete transitional provisions?” Rockwall Herald‑Banner lays out the substance of the seven propositions in plain language — changes that would allow the council to correct typos and outdated references, require a charter review commission at least every 10 years, mandate an elected official resign if running for a different city office once results are final, move to a majority‑vote requirement for city offices (more than 50% to win), extend petition‑signature verification from 21 to 30 days, require competitive bidding of the city’s solid‑waste contract at least every five years, and otherwise clean up obsolete charter sections.

Practical timing and turnout details are already set: the General Election is Saturday, May 2, 2026, and local deadlines begin to compress in April. Important dates published in the Herald‑Banner include April 2 as the last day to register or update a registration, and April 20 as the last day to apply for a ballot by mail. Early voting by personal appearance is scheduled for April 20, then pauses on April 21 for San Jacinto Day, and resumes April 22–25 and April 27–28. Election information, the existing Home Rule Charter and polling‑place details are available from the City Secretary’s office and Rockwall County Elections, which will also provide the formal ballot language for all seven propositions.

What this means for Rockwall With five people filing for three seats — and with ballot order confirmed in Blue Ribbon News — the May 2 election is both modest in scale and consequential in substance. An uncontested Place 2 means one fewer substantive debate over the city’s direction, while the contested Place 6 and the write‑in dynamic in Place 4 promise neighborhood‑level fights that could determine council votes on growth, services and contracting. The seven charter amendments add a citywide policy layer to the municipal ballot: some are housekeeping, others — such as a majority‑vote requirement and competitive bidding rules — could alter how future politics and procurement play out in Rockwall.

The filing period has closed and voters now have a clear ballot: Place 2 — Mark Moeller; Place 4 — John Hagaman and write‑in Catherine Casteel; Place 6 — David Schoen and Anna Campbell. Watch for candidate forums, official ballot language from the City Secretary, and the early‑voting window in late April as the practical moments when those contests and charter questions move from filing statistics to ballots and precinct counts.