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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

JOHN MESSINGER

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

John Messinger

Republican
On ballot as
JOHN MESSINGER
Current role
Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney
Background
  • B.S. and M.S. in Business,
  • Baylor Law School
Experience
  • Appellate prosecutor, McLennan County District Attorney's Office;
  • Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
Top priorities
  • "Justice Through Law Enforcement": "enforcing the laws as written to find out what works and what doesn't"
  • Says the court's average time to review a lower court decision "increased to over 500 days"
  • Says many recent court opinions "ignore or conflict with applicable law, its own decisions, or both"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: says improving the justice system comes from "enforcing the laws as written", not from "judges doing whatever they think is right in their own eyes"
Endorsements
  • True Texas Project
  • Young Conservatives of Texas
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Numerous Republican Officials and Conservative Organizations – too many to list (see website)
Campaign website
messingerforjustice.com