Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
BY JAMES T. NORMAN
*INCUMBENT
Brazoria County sheri , Republican Primary
Texas House, District 29, Republican Primary
How would you work with local school districts to improve safety?
What will be your top priority if elected?
Edgar Pacheco Jr. Occupation: special education advocate Relevant experience: legislative advocate; board president of Jonathan’s House www.edgarpachecojr.com
Je rey Barry Occupation: insurance sales
Alex Kamkar Occupation: real estate
The top priority since I took o ce has been to build the Brazoria County Sheri ’s O ce into a premier law enforcement agency, right here in Brazoria County. The citizens of Brazoria County deserve a sheri ’s o ce that is willing and able to appropriately respond to incidents that impact their safety.
We’ve hosted safety meetings with all school districts and law enforcement. Additionally, we are boosting specialized training for school incidents. Alongside our law enforcement partners, we are ensuring law enforcement, county-wide, is trained. Together, we are preparing to improve safety and respond e ectively.
Bo Stallman* Occupation: sheri
Relevant experience: in Pearland, Economic Development Corporation; 6 years on school board; 2 years on City Council www.votejearry.com
Relevant experience: two terms Pearland council member; business owner www.alexkamkarfortexas.com
Relevant experience: sheri : 2021-present; 20 years of law enforcement experience; veteran 832-745-0981
What will be your top priorities if elected?
If elected, I’ll prioritize rebuilding trust in Texas’s education, advocating for a universal school choice program, and supporting Medicaid expansion for better healthcare access. Addressing tax issues, I aim for a balanced regime, easing reliance on property taxes, while supporting small businesses and workforce development to foster economic growth.
Priorities are secure the border, reduce property taxes, support of rst responders, protect our kids, insurance reform, and securing water sources for the next generation.
Support Governor [Greg] Abbott’s request for more resources for enhanced border security, permanently cut property taxes. Pass stricter ethics laws to keep elected o cials accountable.
Restoring our sheri ’s o ce to be a place of real law enforcement. Without making that a top priority, the continued failed performance will undermine all other priorities. To help put that in a deeper context, the county faces an unprecedented in ux of extremely dangerous narcotics, while in parallel the more…
The speci c objective of e ective law enforcement response. Given the dynamics in our nation today, this coordination demands many things of the police and emergency response. I would like to work personally with the school leaders to ensure they receive a swift, tactical response and work alongside school districts...
Richard Foreman Occupation: chief of police
Relevant experience: 41 years of law enforcement experience in Brazoria County with 24 years in leadership 979-922-4073
NOTE: CANDIDATE TRENT PEREZ, WHO IS ON THE BALLOT, ANNOUNCED HE WAS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE IN A DECEMBER SOCIAL MEDIA POST.
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