Chad Mees
Running for Mayor
Executive summary
Chad Mees serves as the Mayor of Bartlett, a Type A General Law city in Texas. He was re-elected to a two-year term running from 2024 to 2026, having previously taken an oath of office on May 16, 2022. As mayor, Mees has been publicly involved in several key local issues. He has actively explained the city’s move towards a more formal building code and permitting process, contrasting it with the previous, less regulated system. Mees has also participated in community meetings concerning Bartlett ISD’s proposed $16.8 million bond, where he addressed resident questions about project costs influenced by the new city codes. In matters of public safety, he provided official updates during an investigation into a series of arsons, confirming that investigators had identified a pattern linking several incidents to a single suspect. He also attended a town hall on the school bond where the superintendent was absent, leaving many resident questions unanswered, though his role was as a city representative rather than a school district proponent.