Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2

Gale Froberg

Republican

On ballot as: Gale Froberg
Current role: Deputy constable, Brazoria County Precinct 2 Constable's Office (per her January 2026 Ballotpedia survey)
Background: Graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown police academy
Basic Peace Officer course, completed 2001 (per campaign)
Graduate of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas Constables Leadership College (per candidate)
Raised in West Columbia
Precinct One resident for more than 20 years (per campaign)
Experience: Texas peace officer for over 20 years (per campaign)
Master Peace Officer certificate (per campaign)
Civil deputy (per candidate, Ballotpedia survey)
Often acts as bailiff in Justice of the Peace courts (per candidate, Ballotpedia survey)
Earlier worked about ten years for a contract agency specializing in emergency preparedness and management (per candidate)
Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, about 61.6 percent (unofficial results, per The Facts)
Top priorities: Ballotpedia survey: "I will follow the law as written while protecting individual rights, treating each person with dignity"
Ballotpedia survey: "The Justice of the Peace should be engaged with the community, accountable, and transparent"
Ballotpedia survey: a justice of the peace "must be able to evaluate each case with impartiality, and free from outside pressure"
Campaign site: "Committed to faithfully serving the citizens of Brazoria County with integrity and transparency"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: In a Ballotpedia survey: "I will follow the law as written while protecting individual rights, treating each person with dignity".
Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "The Justice of the Peace should be engaged with the community, accountable, and transparent."
Endorsements: Brazoria County Precinct 2 Constable Willie Howell (listed by campaign)
Drainage Commissioner Charles LeCompte (listed by campaign)
Former Brazoria County Precinct 4 Constable Fred Kanter (listed by campaign)
Co-founder of Brazoria County Young Republicans Marcus Cook (listed by campaign)
Mayor of Danbury, TX Sue Powell (listed by campaign)
Former Mayor of Liverpool, TX Ric Bogue (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: frobergforjp.com

William Cook

Democratic

On ballot as: William Cook
Current role: Tow truck driver and administrator, Angleton Automotive (his family's business); owner, WillFixIt computer repair business
Background: Student, Brazosport College; has finished his radiologic technology prerequisites there (per candidate)
Age 34 (per candidate, Ballotpedia survey, Sept. 2026)
Has lived on his family's land in Brazoria County for 25 years (per candidate, Ballotpedia survey, Sept. 2026)
Uber driver, on and off for about ten years (per candidate)
Experience: Founder, WillFixIt computer repair business (2020) (per candidate)
Tow truck driver and administrator, Angleton Automotive (since 2011) (per candidate)
Top priorities: Ballotpedia survey: "I want to bring e-filing, evening and Saturday dockets, and staffing hours that fit working people"
Ballotpedia survey: "I'll make sure every defendant knows their Chapter 45 options if they can't afford a fine"
Ballotpedia survey: "A JP should be the same judge for everybody who walks in"
Campaign site: "Faster, More Efficient Court Access"; "Transparency and Community Engagement"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: In a Ballotpedia survey: "A JP should be the same judge for everybody who walks in, and that's how I'll run this court."
Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "I want to bring e-filing, evening and Saturday dockets, and staffing hours that fit working people."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: williamcookforjp.com