Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4

Stephen Kallas

Republican

On ballot as: Stephen Kallas
Current role: First Vice-Chair, Collin County Republican Party
Background: Associate degree, Collin College (2002)
Bachelor's degree, University of North Texas (2004); political science and history (per campaign)
U.S. Navy (1992–1994)
Over 30 years in the service business, in customer relations and dispute resolution (per campaign)
Moved to Texas in 1997
Experience: Has served on two county advisory boards (per campaign)
Has chaired several Republican platform and rules committees (per campaign)
Student ministry, 20 years (per campaign)
Incumbent Vincent Venegoni lost in the March 3 primary
Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 51.5% to 48.5% over Randy Farrar
Top priorities: "Serve the Public – Treating people who enter the court as customers and those who need help, not indifference."
"Accountability to the Public – We are accountable for the service we provide."
"Speed up the Process": "reconsider our approach to minor offenses or disputes in a way that helps the victim and offers the person in the wrong the opportunity to make things right"
Says he will speak "a couple of times a month" at schools and clubs about how government and courts work
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He will interpret and apply the law as written, protecting individual liberties."
Court administration: Ballotpedia survey: "We will always answer the phones and respond to emails in a timely fashion. The office works for the people, not the other way around."
Endorsements: Texas Home School Coalition (primary)
TTP Collin County (primary)
McKinney Values PAC (primary)
State Senator Angela Paxton (primary)
County Judge Chris Hill (primary)
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Commissioner Darrell Hale (primary)
Commissioner Susan Fletcher (primary)
State Rep. Matt Shaheen (primary)
Former State Rep. Scott Sanford (primary)
Former JP-3 John Payton (primary)
Collin County District Clerk Mike Gould (primary)
Collin County Clerk Stacey Kemp (primary)
Justin Adcock, Collin College Board Member (primary)
Cathie Alexander, Collin College Board Member (primary)
Dr. Bob Collins, Collin College Board Member (primary)
Stacie Weaver, Collin College Board Member (primary)
Michael Jones, McKinney City Council (primary)
Burt Thacker, Frisco City Council (primary)
Ken Cook, Allen City Council (primary)
Manny Singh, Anna City Council (primary)
Wendy Mattingly, Blue Ridge City Council (primary)
Ron Kelley, former Plano City Council (primary)
Meigs Miller, former Prosper City Council (primary)
Mark Hill, Frisco School Board President (primary)
Mike Rumfield, former president, CCDA (primary)
Campaign website: kallasforjustice.com

Eli Worthy

Democratic

On ballot as: Eli Worthy
Current role: Student, University of Texas at Dallas, studying business administration
Background: Graduate, McKinney Boyd High School (2025)
Eagle Scout (2023) (per campaign)
Age 19; "the youngest candidate in Texas" (per campaign)
Experience: Collected 534 petition signatures to get on the ballot (per campaign)
Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "Establish Night Court": "Establishing evening hours so less working people have to take time off."
"Have Ample Interpreters for ANY Language"
"Modernization": "Integrating more technological elements into the court process"
On truancy: "Instead of harshly punishing them and taking them away from the education system, I wish to put them back in school"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: says he visited "the homes of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – because justice shouldn't be political."
Court administration: Campaign site: "Establishing evening hours so less working people have to take time off."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: eliworthy.com