Universal City election: Mayor, three council seats on May 2 ballot

Universal City voters will choose a mayor and three at-large council members May 2. The city clerk confirmed candidate filings and ballot drawing details.

John B

20 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

Universal City Municipal Building. Photo: Wkstormwater/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Universal City voters will decide the mayor’s race and three at-large City Council seats on May 2, according to the city’s election calendar.

The city lists Election Day as Saturday, May 2, with early voting scheduled April 20–28, and the candidate filing window running Jan. 14 through Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. (City election page).

Candidates who filed

Mayor: Tom Maxwell
Council (at-large): Mark Dunlop, Andy Garza, Lori Putt, Bernard Rubal

Contact info and occupation (from the applications)

Here is the information the clerk provided from the filed applications:

Tom Maxwell (Mayor) — Occupation: Retired
Mark Dunlop (Council) — Occupation: Retired • Email: [email protected]
Andy Garza (Council) — Occupation: Business Owner
Lori Putt (Council) — Occupation: Retired • Email: [email protected]
Bernard Rubal (Council) — Occupation: Research Physiologist • Email: [email protected]

What we found so far (candidate platforms)

SCUCNews also searched for public campaign websites or platform statements.

Bernard Rubal has a campaign website (rubal4uc.com) that lays out detailed agenda items, including property tax relief, budget process changes, and transparency measures.
For Tom Maxwell, Mark Dunlop, Andy Garza, and Lori Putt, we did not find a dedicated campaign website in an initial search. (If you have a link, send it to us and we’ll add it.)

If you are a candidate and want SCUCNews to link to your platform, send your official campaign website (or a public platform statement) to [email protected].

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