Editor's note: This interview was taken in March.
Robert Walker was sworn in as the county’s Precinct 1 commissioner Jan. 1, replacing Mike Meador, who was the county’s longest-standing commissioner. Walker sat down with Community Impact Newspaper to discuss his background and first few months since taking office. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Tell me a bit about yourself and your family.
Our family has been here since like 1876. I grew up in Conroe, graduated Conroe High School in 1975 and attended Sam Houston State University for a year. I watched Conroe grow from a small little sleepy oil field town to what it is now.
I’ve worn many hats. We owned a convenience store back in about 1989. I was a reserve deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department when I was in my 30s, so about 1990/1991, then later on I was a reserve deputy for the Constable Precinct 1. I opened up Walker’s Feed & Farm Supplies [in Willis] in 1993. I built houses till about 2 years ago when I ran for this office.
