Bexar County
County Judge
Patrick Von Dohlen
Republican- On ballot as
- Patrick Von Dohlen
- Current role
- Financial adviser
- Background
- Degree in agricultural economics, Texas A&M (per candidate)
- Financial advisor for over twenty-seven years (per candidate)
- Business owner (per candidate)
- 5th generation Texan (per candidate)
- Nine children raised in Bexar County with his wife (per candidate)
- Parishioner at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church since 1997 (per candidate)
- Experience
- Runs the San Antonio Family Association PAC (per San Antonio Report)
- Ran for San Antonio City Council, District 9 (2017, 2019 and 2021)
- Top priorities
- "fiscal discipline that treats every tax dollar as an individual's or family's sacrifice"
- "addressing the jail crisis"
- Says he will work on "making cuts to non-essential expenses, working to lower taxes anywhere we can"
- Says he will "advocate for a full audit" of the jail and "an interim facility to better accommodate inmates with mental health challenges"
- "The Edwards Aquifer is our lifeline. We need to protect it while ensuring that private property rights are respected."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: says his approach means "making cuts to non-essential expenses, working to lower taxes anywhere we can"
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "The Edwards Aquifer is our lifeline. We need to protect it while ensuring that private property rights are respected."
- Flooding and drainage: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I'd accelerate delayed essential projects and dramatically improve warning systems."
- Public safety: Campaign site, on the county jail: "I will advocate for a full audit to ensure efficiency as well as an interim facility to better accommodate inmates with mental health challenges."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Conservative Coalition of South Central Texas (listed by campaign)
- Gun Owners of America (listed by campaign)
- Texas Right To Life (listed by campaign)
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- Texas Family Action (listed by campaign)
- True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
- Bexar County Election Integrity (listed by campaign)
- Pastor's PAC (listed by campaign)
- Senator Donna Campbell, M.D., Texas Senate District 25 (listed by campaign)
- Senator Mayes Middleton, Texas Senate District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Marc LaHood, J.D., Texas State Representative, HD 121 (listed by campaign)
- Francisco "Quico" Canseco, Former U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
- Frank Corte, Jr., Former Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Ken Mercer, Former SBOE & State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Allan Parker, J.D., President, The Justice Foundation (listed by campaign)
- Kenneth Hyde, Gubernatorial Candidate, Kenneth Hyde For Texas Governor 2030 (listed by campaign)
- Paula Claire Moore, Precinct Chair, Bexar GOP (listed by campaign)
- Joe Caddell, President, Joshua Initiative (listed by campaign)
- John Whitsett, Zoning Commissioner, CoSA District (listed by campaign)
- LTC Andrew Vicencio, US Army LTC OEF Combat Veteran (Retired) and Former SA Mayoral Candidate (listed by campaign)
- Alvin J. Amerson, Bexar County Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Jeff Clay, Bexar County Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- George Torres, Bexar County Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Denise Vandermark, Bexar County Precinct Chair & Active Citizen (listed by campaign)
- Betty Eckert, Precinct Chair & Citizens Advocate for Wiser Americans (listed by campaign)
- Mary Ellen Snell, Bexar County GOP Precinct Chair 3194 (listed by campaign)
- Alicia Gomez, Former Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Michael Stevens, Precinct 1151 Chair, Republican Party of Bexar County (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Carrie Isaac (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- votepatrick.net
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