New Braunfels Edition | February 2022

COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER 2022 P R I M A R Y E L E C T I O N G U I D E GUIDE Candidates and information for the March primaries

D A T E S T O K N O W Feb. 14 First day of early voting

W H E R E T O V O T E

March 1 Primary election day March 1 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or March 3 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)

Voters in Comal and Guadalupe counties can vote at any early voting location in their county and at any voting center on election day. Early voting locations can be found on the county’s elections website. For a Q & A with candidates for State

Feb. 18 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Feb. 25 Last day of early voting

representative, District 73, visit communityimpact.com. SOURCES: COMAL COUNTY CLERK, GUADALUPE COUNTY CLERK COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

S A M P L E B A L L O T

R Republican

D Democrat

*Incumbent

Voters can vote in the Republican or Democratic primary, but not both. Uncontested primary races might be omitted for space constraints.

Member, State Board of Education, District 10 R Robert Garza D Roland Gutierrez* State senator, District 21 R Donna Campbell* R Channon Cain D Robert Walsh State representative, District 44 R John Kuempel* D Robert M. Bohmfalk State representative, District 73 R Barron Casteel R Carrie Isaac R George Green D Justin Calhoun District judge, 207th Judicial District R Tracie Wright-Reneau R Charmaine Wilde R George Carroll R Mark E. Cusack COMAL COUNTY Criminal district attorney R Jennifer Anne Owens Tharp* County judge R Sherman Krause* County Court at Law No. 1 R Marilee D. Hazel R Randy Gray * District clerk R Heather N. Kellar* County clerk R Bobbie Koepp* County treasurer R Renee L. Couch* County commissioner, Precinct 2 R Scott Haag*

County commissioner, Precinct 4 R Jen Crownover* Justice of the peace, Precinct 4 R Michael Britt R Ashley R. Evans GUADALUPE COUNTY County judge R Kyle Kutscher* District clerk R Shelly Saldivar-Sposari R Linda Balk* County clerk R Stacy A. Melton R Teresa Kiel* County commissioner, Precinct 2 R Drew Engelke* County commissioner, Precinct 4 R Stephen Germann R Joel Hicks R Judy Cope* Justice of the peace, Precinct 1 R Kelly M. Cross R Darrell Hunter* R Sam (Saundra) Meyer Justice of the peace, Precinct 2

R Weston Martinez R Jon Spiers R Dawn Buckingham D Jinny Suh D Michael Lange D Sandragrace Martinez D Jay Kleberg Commissioner of agriculture R Sid Miller* R James White R Carey A. Counsil D Susan Hays D Ed Ireson Railroad commissioner R Dawayne Tipton R Tom Slocum Jr. R Wayne Christian* R Marvin “Sarge” Summers R Sarah Stogner Supreme Court justice, Place 9 R David J. Schenck R Evan Young* Court of Criminal Appeals judge, Place 5 R Scott Walker* R Clint Morgan Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 D Beth Payan D Paula Knippa D Rosa Lopez Theofanis LOCAL U.S. House of Representatives, District 15

D Eliza Alvarado D Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina D Ruben Ramirez U.S. House of Representatives, District 21 R Robert Lowry R Michael Alexander French R Chip Roy* R Dana Zavorka D David Anderson Jr. D Ricardo Villarreal D Claudia Andreana Zapata D Cherif Gacis D Coy Gee Branscum II D Scott William Sturm U.S. House of Representatives, District 28 R Eric Hohman R Steven Fowler R Cassy Garcia R Rolando Rodriguez R Ed Cabrera R Willie Vasquez Ng R Sandra Whitten D Tannya Judith Benavides D Henry Cuellar* D Jessica Cisneros U.S. House of Representatives, District 35 R Dan Sawatzki R Sam Montoya R Jenai Aragona R Alejandro Ledezma R Bill Condict R Michael Rodriguez R Marilyn Jackson R Jennifer Sundt R Dan McQueen R Asa George Kent Palagi D Rebecca Viagran D Greg Casar D Carla-Joy Sisco D Eddie Rodriguez Member, State Board of Education, District 5 R Robert Morrow R Mark Loewe D Rebecca Bell-Metereau*

STATEWIDE

Governor R Paul Belew R Danny Harrison R Rick Perry** R Allen B. West R Greg Abbott* R Don Hunes R Kandy Kaye Horn R Chad Prather

D Rich Wakeland D Beto O’Rourke D Joy Diaz D Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez D Michael Cooper Lieutenant governor R Todd M. Bullis

R Dan Patrick* R Daniel Miller R Zach Vance

R Aaron Sorrells R Trayce Bradford D Michelle Beckley D Carla Brailey D Mike Collier Attorney general R Ken Paxton* R Louie Gohmert R George P. Bush R Eva Guzman D S. “T-Bone” Raynor

D Lee Merritt D Mike Fields D Joe Jaworski D Rochelle Mercedes Garza Comptroller of public accounts R Mark V. Goloby R Glenn Hegar* D Janet T. Dudding D Tim Mahoney D Angel Luis Vega Commissioner of the General Land Oce

R Sheryl Sachtleben* Justice of the peace, Precinct 3 R John D. Terry Sr.* Justice of the peace, Precinct 4 R Todd Friesenhahn*

R Angela Juarez R Aizar Cavazos R Mauro Garza R Ryan Krause R Vangela Churchill R Sara Canady R Steve Schmuker Jr. R John C. Lerma R Monica de la Cruz D Michelle Vallejo D John Villarreal Rigney D Julio Garza

R Rufus Lopez R Victor Avila R Tim Westley R Don W. Minton R Ben Armenta

D Kevin Guico D Juan Juarez

** CANDIDATE IS NOT FORMER GOV. RICK PERRY

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