Traci Baxa

Republican

On ballot as: Traci Baxa
Current role: Classical education director and small business owner (per campaign)
Background: Homeschool educator (per campaign)
Experience as a debate teacher (per candidate)
Mother of five (per campaign)
Raised her family in Precinct 3 (per campaign)
Experience: Incumbent Frank Gutierrez eliminated in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary
Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 875 votes to 768 over Mary Hernandez
Top priorities: "I am committed to improving the efficiency of court hearings."
"I will work to ensure the timely removal of squatters."
"I will bring integrity and transparency to this office."
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Justice requires applying the law correctly, with integrity."
Court administration: In a Lubbock Lights primary Q&A (Feb. 2026): "I am committed to improving the efficiency of court hearings. The legal deadline should be the maximum allowed"
Endorsements: Texas Home School Coalition
Hispanic Republicans of Texas (listed by campaign)
True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
West Texas for Life (listed by campaign)
West Texas Patriots (listed by campaign)
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Latinos United for Conservative Action (listed by campaign)
Mark Lee Dickson (listed by campaign)
Texans for Vaccine Choice (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: tracibaxaforjp3.com

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3