Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent Michelle French and Libertarian candidate Andy Boler are vying for Denton County Tax Assessor Collector. French, a Republican, was first elected to the office in 2012 and has more than 30 years of tax office experience. Boler has lived in Denton County for eight years and would like to lower property taxes if elected, according to his website.
Denton County Sheriff
Republican candidate Tracy Murphree and Libertarian candidate Randy Bulter are vying for the Denton County Sheriff position. Murphy is a former Texas Ranger and Bulter has no prior law enforcement experience.
District Judge, 393rd Judicial District
Incumbent Republican candidate Doug Robison and Democratic candidate Evan Stone are both running for the Denton County’s District Judge, 393rd Judicial District. Robinson was elected in 2008 and prior to running for office, he worked in private practice for several law firms. Stone is founding partner of Stone & Vaughan PLLC in Denton.
District Judge, 416th Judicial District
Republican Andrea Thompson and Libertarian Daniel R. Correa are running for 416th District Judge seat. Thompson has spent four years working at the Collin County Clerk’s Office, during which time the office went paperless. Correa has practiced civil and commercial litigation since 2011, handling many multi-million dollar lawsuits.
State Senate, District 12
Republican incumbent Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, faces Libertarian opponent Rod Wingo for the Texas Senate seat. In addition to being the highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, Nelson is a former teacher who was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving two terms on the Texas State Board of Education. Her first campaign chairman was George W. Bush, who later became a Texas governor and U.S. president. Wingo, who hails from Weatherford, is a small business owner who ran for the House District 97 seat in 2012 and 2014 on the Libertarian ticket. Wingo was defeated in both races.
State Representative, District 33
Three candidates are running for the District 33 seat held by State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, who is not seeking re-election this year. Republican Justin Holland has served on Heath City Council, is the co-owner and manager of Regal Realtors, and is a native of Rockwall. Democrat Karen Jacobs retired in 2013 from Raytheon, where her latest position was program director, and has been a Heath resident for more than 20 years. Rick Donaldson is the Libertarian candidate.
State Representative, District 106
Incumbent Pat Fallon, R-Frisco, and Libertarian Rodney Caston are vying to be State Representative for District 106. Fallon was elected to office in 2012, has served on Frisco City Council and is the president and CEO of Virtus Apparel. Caston is a writer and systems engineer with 20 years experience in Linux systems administration and development.
U.S. Representative, District 26
Incumbent Michael C. Burgess, R-Lewisville, is running for his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives' District 26. He was first elected in 2002, and before going into office, Burgess spent three decades practicing medicine.
There are two other candidates running for the District 26 seat as well, Democrat Eric Mauck and Libertarian Mark Boler. Mauck is a store manager, and Boler is a computer architect and scientist.
U.S. Representative, District 3
U.S. House Rep. Sam Johnson, a Republican in his 26th year representing Collin County in Texas's third congressional district, is running to retain his seat against Democrat Adam P. Bell, Libertarian Scott Jameson and Green Party candidate Paul Blair.
The incumbent Johnson serves as a deputy whip and serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he chairs the Social Security Subcommittee. His Democratic challenger Bell has worked in real estate since 2003, when he started his own title company.
