Williamson County
County Judge
Heather Jefts
Democratic- On ballot as
- Heather Jefts
- Current role
- Former Cedar Park City Council member; has been a small-business owner (per campaign)
- Background
- Degree in Sustainability Studies and Economics, UT Austin (per campaign)
- Founder, Tempo Swimming, a small business teaching swim classes (per campaign)
- Born at Fort Bragg; grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (per campaign)
- Moved to Cedar Park with her husband in 2005 (per campaign)
- Experience
- Cedar Park City Council member (until October 2025; resigned to run for county office)
- Cedar Park City Council, four terms (per campaign)
- Served six years on the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center board, including two terms as president (per campaign)
- Serves on the Capital Area Council of Governments (per campaign)
- First Vice Chair, Clean Air Coalition (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "The safety and security of our community is, and always will be, my highest priority."
- Affordability: wants to "balance public safety and infrastructure needs with efficient and responsible government spending"
- Transportation: "championing solutions that address safety, air quality, and congestion"
- Jobs: "supporting great businesses that provide quality jobs for all of us"
- Parks: "Preservation of parks and open spaces, plus trails to connect us, are vital to a healthy county."
- Ethics: says she will work with commissioners "for strong ethics policy and regular public engagement on our big issues"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "It's critical we balance public safety and infrastructure needs with efficient and responsible government spending."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "I'm committed to championing solutions that address safety, air quality, and congestion."
- Flooding and drainage: In a Ballotpedia candidate survey, on her Cedar Park council record: "I have spearheaded voter-approved drainage improvements to address flooding"
- Public safety: Campaign site: "The safety and security of our community is, and always will be, my highest priority."
- Endorsements
- Blue Horizon Texas PAC
- Sarah Eckhardt, Texas State Senator (listed by campaign)
- John Bucy III, Texas House Representative (listed by campaign)
- Vikki Goodwin, Texas House Representative (listed by campaign)
- Gene Wu, Texas House Representative (listed by campaign)
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- Erin Zwiener, Texas House Representative (listed by campaign)
- Pooja Sethi, Texas House Candidate (listed by campaign)
- Diana Maldonado, Former Texas House Representative (listed by campaign)
- Kim Gilby, Williamson County Democratic Party Chair (listed by campaign)
- Jim Penniman-Morin, Cedar Park Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Alexis Frezza, Cedar Park City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Darron Jurajda, Cedar Park City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Kevin Harris, Cedar Park City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Shweta Padmanabha, Cedar Park City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Natomi Blair, Leander City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Andrew Naudin, Leander City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Rudy Metayer, Pflugerville Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Jim McDonald, Former Pflugerville Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Hilda Montgomery, Round Rock City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Frank Ortega, Round Rock City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Mike Gleason, Former Williamson County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
- Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Celia Israel, Travis County Tax Assessor (listed by campaign)
- Vanessa Fuentes, Austin City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Krista Laine, Austin City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Chito Vela, Austin City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Jimmy Flannigan, Former Austin City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Molly Quirk, San Leanna Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Lesley Briones, Harris County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Anna Smith, Leander ISD Trustee Board President (listed by campaign)
- Sade Fashokun, Leander ISD Trustee Board Vice President (listed by campaign)
- Nekosi Nelson, Leander ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Laura Marques Raley, Leander ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Trish Bode, Leander ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Annie's List (listed by campaign)
- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
- Austin Central Labor Council (listed by campaign)
- LiUNA (listed by campaign)
- AFSCME (listed by campaign)
- ACC Student Dems (listed by campaign)
- Wilco Young Dems (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- jeftsforjudge.com
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