The 2026 Jackson County candidate forum occurred last Thursday evening at the JC Services Building, and it was a full house attended by many.
Unopposed candidates: Pam Guenther, Criminal District Attorney; Sharon Mathis, District Clerk; Kate Respondek, County Clerk; Mary Horton, County Treasurer; Cyndi Poulton, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2; David Webel, Republican County Chair.
Contested races are County Judge, incumbent Judge Jill Sklar and Donna Coleman; County Commissioner Precinct 2, incumbent Wayne Bubela and Derek Zarosky; County Commissioner Precinct 4, Russell Bloom Jr., Joe Chaney, who was not present, Angela Hamilton, and Blaine Joines; and Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Stacy Dugger Cavazos, Craig Kirkpatrick, and Jeanie Paulton.
