Community activist and former Lubbock mayoral candidate Adam Hernandez has announced his intent to run for the city council seat in District 3.
This district covers a large part of central Lubbock, south of the university inside Loop 289. In a statement announcing his campaign early Monday morning, Hernandez said he hopes to address “longstanding issues” for the district. One major issue, Hernandez believes, is that city services have not kept up with citizens’ taxes.
“We should change this by focusing more resources on fixing the issues that matter the most to people every day, such as animal control services, codes enforcement, road maintenance, and improving parks and recreation facilities,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez, who has served with Communities in Schools of the South Plains and as communications chair for advocacy group Lubbock Compact, previously ran for the Mayor of Lubbock in 2022 and 2024.
District 3 is currently represented on the city council by David Glasheen, who took the seat without opposition in 2024 when former councilmember Mark McBrayer ran for mayor and won in a runoff with former District 4 councilmember Steve Massengale.
As of Dec. 1, Glasheen has not announced whether he intends to run again for the District 3 council seat.
The deadline to file for candidacy in Lubbock's city and county 2026 elections is Dec. 8.