Elections

This page covers all of the Democratic Candidates that will be on the ballot in the 2026 Midterm Elections for the people in Williamson County Commission Area Two and some of our bordering neighbors.

UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

US SENATOR – James Talarico jamestalarico.com James is currently the Texas Rep for District 50. He won the Democratic Primary. CONGRESS #31 – Justin Early votejustinearly.com CONGRESS #17 – Casey Shepard caseyshepardforcongress.co CONGRESS #11 – Claire Reynolds clairereynoldsforcongress.or CONGRESS #10 – Caitlin Rourk caitlinrourk.com

TEXAS CANDIDATES

TEXAS GOVERNOR – Gina Hinojosa ginafortexas.com TEXAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR – Vikki Goodwin vikkigoodwin.com TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL – Nathan Johnson nathanfortexas.com TEXAS COMPTROLLOER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS – Sara Eckhardt saraheckhardt.com TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE – Benjamin Flores letsgowithben.com TEXAS AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER – Clayton Tucker claytontuckertx.com TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSIONER – Jon Rosenthal jonrosenthaltx.com STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 5 – Allison Bush allisonfortx.com STATE SENATE #5 – Paul Thomasson thomassonforsenate.com STATE HOUSE #20 – Matthias-Jonah Early votematthiasearly.com instagram.com/votematthiasearly STATE SENATE #24 – Joe Paz Herrera herrerafortexas.com/meet-joe STATE HOUSE #52 – Chris Jimenez chrisjimenezforhd52.com STATE HOUSE #55 – Caleb Milne calebfortexas.com STATE HOUSE #136 – John Bucy bucyfortexas.com For more information on current Texas elected officials and candidates: www.cliffa1994.com/Texas_Elected_Officials.html

THE FEDERAL, TEXAS, WILLIAMSON, AND LOCAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM CANDIDATES

TEXAS SUPREME COURT – CHIEF JUSTICE – Maggie Ellis maggieforjustice.com TEXAS SUPREME COURT – CHIEF JUSTICE – Cory L. Carlyle carlyle4justice.com TEXAS SUPREME COURT – PLACE 2 – Chari Kelly charikelly.com TEXAS SUPREME COURT – PLACE 7 – Kristen Hawkins judgehawkins.com TEXAS SUPREME COURT – PLACE 8 – Gisela D. Triana justicetriana.com TX. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS – PLACE 3 Okey Anyiam ballotpedia.org/Okey_Anyiam TX. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS – PLACE 4 Audra Riley judgeaudrariley.com TX. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS – PLACE 9 Holly Talyor hollytforjudge.com THIRD COURT OF APPEALS – PLACE 1 – Darlene Byrne justicedarlenebyrne.com 15th COURT OF APPEALS – CHIEF JUSTICE Jerry Zimmerer jerryzimmerer.com 15th COURT OF APPEALS – PLACE 2 – Tom Baker facebook.com/BakerForJustice 15th COURT OF APPEALS – PLACE 3 – Marc M. Meyer facebook.com/marcmeyerfortexas DISTRICT COURT #512 – Leslie Booker booker4judge.com For more information, current elected judicial officials, and candidates: www.cliffa1994.com/Texas_Judicial_System.html

WILLIAMSON COUNTY CANDIDATES

WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT JUDGE – Heather Jefts jeftsforjudge.com COUNTY COMMISSIONER #4 – Harmon Rhea COUNTY CLERK – Erin Block erinforwilco.com COUNTY TREASURER – Brian Walbridge bluevoterguide.org/TX/candidate_Brian_Walbridge He withdrew, but he will still be on the ballot. WILCO JUSTICE PEACE #1 – KT Musselman www.ktforjp.com TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR – Larry Gaddes- Republican – Resigned The office of Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot. The individual elected will complete the remainder of the unexpired term, which runs through December 31, 2028. Since this vacancy occurred after the Primary Election, the Williamson County Democratic Party Executive Committee is responsible for selecting the Democratic nominee who will appear on the November ballot. This is an important responsibility, and we are committed to conducting a fair, transparent, and thoughtful process. The WCDP will accept applications from qualified individuals interested in seeking the Democratic nomination. Once the application period closes and all interested individuals have met with our Candidate Committee, I will call a Special Called Executive Committee Meeting where Precinct Chairs will have the opportunity to hear from each applicant, ask questions, and make an informed decision before voting to select our nominee. APPRAISAL DISTRICTS The Williamson Central Appraisal District (WCAD) Board of Directors held its first-ever public election on May 4, 2024. Following the initial 2024 transition, future general elections for the board’s public seats are scheduled for November in even-numbered years. The members of the Williamson Central Appraisal District (WCAD) Board of Directors receive no salary for their service, as Texas law generally structures appraisal district board positions as unpaid public service roles. However, members can receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing their official duties, such as travel costs. This averages $218 daily. www.wcad.org/board-of-directors-elections District 1 District 2 District 3 For more information, current elected officials, and candidates: www.cliffa1994.com/Wilco_Elected_Officials.html

COMMISSIONER AREA TWO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS:

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS For Leander Independent School District (LISD): LISD Place 1: Chitra Nedunchelliyan for LISD Place 2: chitraforlisd.com facebook.com/chitraforlisd Laura Marques, Leander ISD Board of Trustees – Place 6: lauraforlisd.com Facebook page donateway.com Jason Embry for LISD Place 7: jasonembry.com Facebook page donateway.com

Austin Community College

ACC District Board of Trustees for Places 1, 2, and 3 will be on the ballot for the Midterm Elections in November.
Place 1: Democrat Gloria Gonzales Dholakia is running for this position. www.gloriaforacc.com
Place 2: Ms. Gigi Edwards Bryant – Democrat Austin 78750 (512) 845-0326 gbryant@utexas.edu
Place 3: Dr. Nan McRaven – Democrat Austin 78703 (512) 423-9023
More info soon, when the filing date is past. For more info on Austin Community College (ACC), click here: ACC

For more information: LISD, For Liberty Hill Independent School District (LHISD), click here: LHISD, For Georgetown Independent School District (GISD), click here: GISD,