In what shaped up to be the most hotly contested races the City of Livingston has probably ever seen, voters made their choices, returning Incumbent Mayor Judy B. Cochran and Incumbent City Councilman Alan Cook to office and electing Andy Evans to serve as a city councilman.
Voters that reside in the city limits of the City of Livingston went to the polls to elect a mayor and two “at large” council members. Incumbent Judy B. Cochran was seeking reelection to the post of mayor and was challenged by Joshua Grant. Four people vied for two seats on the Livingston City Council. These four included Incumbent Alan Cook, as well as Jennifer Andjelic, Corey Dickerson and Andy Evans.
Cochran received 914 votes, or 55.49% to Grant’s 733 votes, or 44.51%
Results of the city council race are as follows:
Cochran has served as mayor for six years, having previously served on the Livingston City Council for 13 years. She is actively involved in the Methodist Church, Rotary Club, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Polk County Cares.
Cook has served eight years on the Livingston City Council. He was born in Livingston and has raised his family here. He and his wife Toni own Cook Land Surveying Ent LLC, a business in Livingston that was started by his father and uncle in 1964. He also serves as a firefighter with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department.
Evans and his wife Allison raised their family in Livingston. A Certified Financial Planner® at Church Street Financial Services, he holds a BBA in finance from Texas A&M University and also graduated from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. He serves as president of the Polk County Higher Education & Technology Foundation, serves on the board of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas’ economic development engine and also serves on the Executive Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas.
