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David Jahn

Republican · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Denton County Probate Court No. 1, Texas

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Bringing mental health expertise to the bench as a commissioner on the Judicial Commission on Mental Health
  • Organizing community diversion and juvenile intercept programs
Biography

Jahn served as a U.S. Army pilot from 1990 to 1999, including deployments to Somalia and Kuwait, reaching the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2, per the campaign site. Jahn later served as an Assistant District Attorney from 2004 to 2011 and as Associate Probate Judge from 2011 to 2021, presiding over more than 9,000 probate and guardianship hearings, per the campaign site.

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