Rosenberg, Texas sample ballot 2026

Daniel Wong founded and leads Tolunay-Wong Engineers, an engineering firm with more than 400 employees across 13 offices in Texas and Louisiana, per his campaign site. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering, previously served on the Sugar Land City Council from 2002 to 2008, and chaired the Texas Board of Professional Engineers from 2006 to 2020, per his campaign site and the Fort Bend County official website. He now serves as Fort Bend County Judge, per the county's official website.

Dexter L. McCoy is the sitting Fort Bend County commissioner for Precinct 4, per the county's elected officials roster, and is the Democratic nominee for county judge.

Tamara McFarlane operates a small business in real estate and spent 25 years in corporate land acquisitions and divestitures, per her campaign site. She has worked as a government auditor and previously served as a Fort Bend County Election Judge, per the same source.

Sonya Jones works as a policy analyst with experience managing complex public programs, governance, and accountability, per Community Impact. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Jeffrey L. Boney is a Missouri City Councilmember with a background in banking and finance, per his campaign site. He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee for the Houston-Galveston Area Council and Chair of the Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee for the National League of Cities, per the same source, and took the lead in the Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Treasurer on May 26, 2026, per Community Impact.

Chris Morales is the sitting judge of County Court at Law No. 1, per the county's elected officials roster. He was unopposed in the Republican contest.

Nireasha Murray is a native of Fort Bend County, raised in Missouri City, per her campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and is a licensed Texas attorney practicing criminal, probate, education, juvenile, family and mental health law, per the same source. Nireasha Murray appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.

Jessica Jaramillo was unopposed in the Republican contest, per the official canvass.

Brian M. Middleton is the sitting Fort Bend County district attorney, elected in 2018 as the county's first African-American DA, per the county's elected officials roster. Named 2022 Texas Prosecutor of the Year by the State Bar of Texas and the state prosecutors' association and its 2026 president-elect, he is a certified Texas peace officer who created the county's first Civil Rights and Public Integrity divisions, per his campaign site.

Shawn McDonald is a Sugar Land municipal court judge and criminal defense attorney, board certified in criminal law, per his campaign site. He began his career as a felony prosecutor in Henderson County, served in the Fort Bend County DA's office starting in 2004, opened his own Sugar Land defense practice in 2006, and was appointed a special prosecutor in the Sandra Bland case. He holds degrees from UNC Charlotte and St. Mary's University School of Law.

Beverley McGrew Walker is the Fort Bend County District Clerk, serving her second term in the office, per her campaign site. Her background spans public service, education, law and community outreach, and she has been recognized by the State Bar of Texas and the County and District Clerks Association, per her campaign site.

Audrey Lee is a senior at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School, where she studied Entrepreneurial Leadership, per her campaign site. She is the Republican nominee for Fort Bend County District Clerk. Audrey Lee appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend County District Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.

Tony Aranda served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 22 years, including service in artillery, the Marine Security Guard Program, and as a rotary-wing aviator, per his campaign site. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science, with a minor in biblical studies, from Houston Baptist University, per the same source.

Ken Mathews holds a bachelor's degree in public administration and urban studies, and advanced degrees in business administration and criminology, per Community Impact. He previously served in the military reserves and worked in law enforcement, and founded three Texas-based small businesses in information technology, video surveillance, and security services, per the same source.

April L. Jones is the Democratic nominee for Fort Bend Commissioners Court Precinct 4, per the official canvass. Jones has lived in the Mission Glen community for 30 years and has served as Fort Bend County Democratic Party treasurer, an elected director of the North Mission Glen MUD board, a former precinct chair, and a small-business owner, per the campaign site.

Asha Reddi has over 34 years of legal practice, with trial experience across Fort Bend, Harris and surrounding counties, and eight years of judicial service, per her campaign site. She graduated from South Texas College of Law in the top third of her class, and has been a Fort Bend County resident for 27 years, per the same source.

Steve Rogers is the sitting judge of the 268th District Court, per the county's elected officials roster. He was unopposed in the Republican contest.

Brendetta Scott is an attorney with over 25 years of legal experience in family law, civil litigation, personal injury, consumer protection, evictions, foreclosures, bankruptcy and appellate law, per her campaign site. A 1999 honor graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law, she serves as an Independent Hearing Examiner for the Texas Education Agency and an adjunct professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, per the same source.

Tameika Carter currently serves as a Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Harris County District Attorney's Felony Trial Bureau, per her campaign site. She previously served as judge of the 400th District Court in Fort Bend County following her 2021 election, and holds a bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University and a law degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, per her campaign site.

Richard T. Bell is the sitting judge of the 501st District Court, per the county's elected officials roster. He was unopposed in the Republican contest.

LaTosha McGill Clayton founded The McGill Law Firm in 2005, practicing family, criminal, personal injury and probate law, and previously served as a Legal Enforcement Attorney with the Harris County Domestic Relations Office, per her campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University and a law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and is a more than 40-year Fort Bend County resident and Fort Bend ISD graduate, per the same source.

Mark H. Hanna is the sitting judge of the 502nd District Court, per the county's elected officials roster. He was unopposed in the Republican contest.

Tamecia Glover is a Houston native raised in Alief and a graduate of the University of Houston, the University of Houston Law Center, and the Bauer College of Business, per her campaign site. She served as Associate Judge of the 400th Judicial District Court and previously as an Assistant County Attorney, presiding over the Substance Abuse and Young Offenders Specialty Probation Courts, per the same source.

Todd Frankfort is a Houston attorney with more than 30 years of experience focused on family law, per his campaign site. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Sarah Beth Landau served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals from 2019 to 2024, per her campaign site. She previously worked as a federal public defender and commercial litigator.

Ken Paxton is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as Texas' 51st attorney general and says he has sued the Biden administration more than 100 times, per the campaign site. His campaign theme is Unshakable. Unbroken. Unafraid., per the campaign site.

James Talarico is an eighth-generation Texan, a former middle school teacher, a Presbyterian seminarian and a state representative, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he first ran for the Texas House in 2018 and is running for U.S. Senate to take his fight against corruption to Washington, per the campaign site.

Ted Brown is a retired self-employed independent insurance adjuster who lives in Austin, per the campaign site. He earned a political science degree from UCLA in 1984 and joined the Libertarian Party in 1979, per the campaign site. He was the Libertarian candidate for this Senate seat in 2024, per Houston Public Media.

Greg Abbott is Texas's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a fourth term, which would make him the state's longest-serving governor. A former attorney general and state supreme court justice, he launched his re-election bid with a property tax reform plan, and his tenure is defined by border security through Operation Lone Star, school choice legislation, and economic development.

Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, a state representative from Austin, attorney, and former Austin school board president. Her populist campaign argues tax dollars are being spent to pad the pockets of the well-connected, with priorities focused on affordability, public education, and health care access.

Dixon is the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Texas; he has held several executive-level positions in private industry, non-profit, and political organizations, has worked with the Texas legislature since 2004, and is an engineer and business owner through DPAS-INC, per the campaign site.

Dan Patrick is Texas's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for a fourth term. A former radio host and state senator, he has presided over the Texas Senate since 2015, driving conservative priorities on border security, property taxes, and school choice.

Vikki Goodwin is the Democratic nominee for Texas lieutenant governor, a state representative from Austin and real estate broker. Her campaign theme is a good win for Texas, promising a Senate leader who collaborates rather than dictates, with priorities on public schools, clean water and energy, housing affordability, and health care.

McCormick holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center and has most recently worked as a high school math teacher in San Antonio, per the campaign site. He previously ran for Congress in Texas's 24th District as a Green Party candidate in 2016 and now lives in the Lindale area of east Texas, per the campaign site.

High school English and debate teacher Anthony Cristo is a military veteran who resides in Cibolo, Texas, per his campaign site. He is the Libertarian Party candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor. Anthony Cristo appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lieutenant Governor, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Mayes Middleton is the Republican nominee for Texas attorney general in the open race created by Ken Paxton's Senate run. A seventh-generation Texan, oil company president, attorney, and state senator who chaired the Texas House Freedom Caucus, he authored the Save Women's Sports Act, and his platform emphasizes the border, election integrity, and a DOGE-style attack on government waste.

Nathan Johnson is the Democratic nominee for Texas attorney general, a state senator from Dallas and attorney. His campaign argues the office has been corrupted and abused for personal and partisan ends, and points to his Senate record reforming the state insurance marketplace, fortifying the power grid after Winter Storm Uri, and leading on Medicaid expansion.

Don Huffines is the Republican nominee for Texas comptroller and, as of July 2026, the appointed incumbent after Governor Abbott installed him in the office he had already won the nomination for. A fifth-generation Texan, real estate developer, and former state senator, his platform is to DOGE Texas government: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse and demand honest, transparent budgets.

Sarah Eckhardt is the Democratic nominee for Texas comptroller, a state senator from Austin, attorney, and former Travis County judge. Her campaign promises to tell Texans honestly where their money is going, targeting no-bid contracts, the private school voucher program, and corporate tax breaks.

Faizi is a graphic designer with a career in advertising and marketing journalism who was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, and moved to Texas in 2012, per the campaign site. She became politically active after 2016 and volunteered for the Green Party's 2024 presidential campaign before running for comptroller, per the campaign site.

Sheets is a candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and an agriculture entrepreneur and beekeeper who built a large branded honey business from a backyard operation; he is also a U.S. Navy Reserves veteran, per the campaign site.

Tucker is a candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and a farmer and rancher who operates a family farm near Lampasas raising cattle, goats, and donkeys; he previously served as Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union and worked as a water researcher and teacher, per the campaign site.

Kelly holds a Ph.D. in ecology and founded ARK Ecological Consulting; he is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and describes himself as a scientist rather than a career politician, per the campaign site.

Dawn Buckingham is Texas's sitting land commissioner, per the Secretary of State's statewide officials roster, elected in 2022 as the first woman to hold the office. An eye surgeon and former state senator, she was the first Republican elected to the Texas Senate from Travis County, per her campaign site.

Benjamin Flores announced in 2026 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia, stayed in the race, and later announced he was in remission, per the Texas Tribune; he remains an active candidate. A Bay City councilman with a background in cybersecurity and compliance, he won a two way Democratic primary, per the San Antonio Report.

Neill Snider is the Libertarian candidate for Texas Land Commissioner. He has worked as a mechanical contractor for nearly four decades and operates a small cattle ranch, with experience as an oil and gas investor in East Texas, per his campaign site.

Bo French is a former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, an energy trader and rancher who has owned businesses providing security for energy companies, per the San Antonio Report. He won the May 26 runoff over sitting commissioner Jim Wright, per the Texas Tribune.

Jon Rosenthal is a four term Texas House member from Houston who spent 25 years in oil and gas as an engineer and project manager, per his campaign site.

Arthur DiBianca is a longtime Libertarian activist from Austin who has testified before the Texas Legislature, per his campaign site.

Jimmy Blacklock is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, appointed to the court in 2018 and named the 28th Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as General Counsel to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Maggie Ellis is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected to that court in 2024, per the court's official biography. Before joining the bench she practiced law representing individuals and is Board Certified in Juvenile Law, per the same source.

James P. Sullivan is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as the Governor's General Counsel and as an Assistant Solicitor General, and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Kristen Hawkins is the judge of the 11th District Court in Harris County, elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020, per her campaign site. She holds board certifications in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Law.

Kyle D. Hawkins is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as Texas Solicitor General.

Brett Busby is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed in 2019 and elected in 2020, per the court's official biography. He previously served six years as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston.

Holly Taylor is a criminal defense attorney who spent more than 17 years as a prosecutor, per the San Antonio Report.

Jerry Zimmerer previously served as an elected justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston for six years, per his campaign site.

Tom Baker is a U.S. Navy JAG Corps veteran who previously served as an elected justice on the Third Court of Appeals in Austin from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site.

Marc M. Meyer is a retired Houston Fire Department captain and paramedic with 20 years of service who now practices law defending health care providers, per his campaign site.