Hays County
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On ballot as
Abby Gibson
Johnny Flores
Current role
Works with veterinary health company PKB Inc.; president, Hays County Republican Women (per campaign)
U.S. history teacher (per his Community Impact candidate profile)
Background
- Studied in Minnesota (per campaign)
- Experience in business operations, sales and policy involvement (per campaign)
- Originally from North Dakota (per campaign)
- In Texas since 2008 (per campaign)
- Longtime eastern Hays County resident (per campaign)
- Bachelor's and master's degrees in political science, Texas State University (per Hays Free Press)
- Raised in South Texas (per campaign)
Experience
- Has served on multiple nonprofit boards (per campaign)
- Hays CISD trustee, Single Member District 2 (did not seek re-election, May 2026)
- Has served on the Kyle Radio Board of Directors (per campaign)
- Has served with the Hays County Historical Commission (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won
Top priorities
- Told Community Impact: "Infrastructure: Prioritize long overdo East side roads, traffic and safety"
- "Public Safety: Ensure responding agencies have the training, tools and resources they need"
- "Fiscal Responsibility: Transparent and accountable stewardship of tax-dollars"
- Large projects: "I will evaluate large projects based on long-term impacts to infrastructure, natural resources, emergency services"
- Campaign site: "Balance development with preservation of Hays County's character"
- Told Community Impact: "improving county roads, especially on the Eastside; expanding mental and public health services"
- Also "strengthening public safety and emergency response"
- Data centers: "unchecked data center development is not welcome in Hays County"
- "We need greater local control to protect our water, preserve our quality of life"
- Campaign site: "expand access to affordable housing, especially for essential workers like teachers and first responders"
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Ensure responsible budgeting and transparent financial management"
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Support smart infrastructure investments that prepare for future growth"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Ensure responding agencies have the training, tools and resources they need to keep our families and children safe."
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: says the county must tackle congestion "while using taxpayer dollars responsibly and efficiently"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My top priorities are improving county roads, especially on the Eastside"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: committed to "modernizing emergency services and addressing the root causes of crime"
Endorsements
- CLEAT (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Law Enforcement Association (listed by campaign)
- Latinos United for Conservative Action (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
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- Texas College Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Carrie Isaac, State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3 (listed by campaign)
- Olivia Barnard, Trustee, Dripping Springs ISD (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Texas General Land Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Don Montague, Constable, Precinct 3; Former Sheriff, Hays County (listed by campaign)
- John Ellen, Constable, Precinct 5 (listed by campaign)
- Grant Moody, Bexar County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Mark Jones, Former County Commissioner, Pct 2 (listed by campaign)
- David Graham, Constable, Precinct 4 (listed by campaign)
- Courtney Runkle, HCISD Trustee, District 3 (listed by campaign)
- Mark "Tex" Teixeira, Republican Nominee for U.S. Congress (listed by campaign)
- Michael Salvo, Chairman, Hays County GOP (listed by campaign)
- Randy Purham, SREC Committeeman, Veteran, Policy Analyst, Author (listed by campaign)
- Victor Medina, Precinct Chair, 206 (Kyle) (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
- On ballot as
- Abby Gibson
- Current role
- Works with veterinary health company PKB Inc.; president, Hays County Republican Women (per campaign)
- Background
- Studied in Minnesota (per campaign)
- Experience in business operations, sales and policy involvement (per campaign)
- Originally from North Dakota (per campaign)
- In Texas since 2008 (per campaign)
- Longtime eastern Hays County resident (per campaign)
- Experience
- Has served on multiple nonprofit boards (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Told Community Impact: "Infrastructure: Prioritize long overdo East side roads, traffic and safety"
- "Public Safety: Ensure responding agencies have the training, tools and resources they need"
- "Fiscal Responsibility: Transparent and accountable stewardship of tax-dollars"
- Large projects: "I will evaluate large projects based on long-term impacts to infrastructure, natural resources, emergency services"
- Campaign site: "Balance development with preservation of Hays County's character"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Ensure responsible budgeting and transparent financial management"
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Support smart infrastructure investments that prepare for future growth"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Ensure responding agencies have the training, tools and resources they need to keep our families and children safe."
- Endorsements
- CLEAT (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Law Enforcement Association (listed by campaign)
- Latinos United for Conservative Action (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
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- Texas College Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Carrie Isaac, State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3 (listed by campaign)
- Olivia Barnard, Trustee, Dripping Springs ISD (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Texas General Land Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Don Montague, Constable, Precinct 3; Former Sheriff, Hays County (listed by campaign)
- John Ellen, Constable, Precinct 5 (listed by campaign)
- Grant Moody, Bexar County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Mark Jones, Former County Commissioner, Pct 2 (listed by campaign)
- David Graham, Constable, Precinct 4 (listed by campaign)
- Courtney Runkle, HCISD Trustee, District 3 (listed by campaign)
- Mark "Tex" Teixeira, Republican Nominee for U.S. Congress (listed by campaign)
- Michael Salvo, Chairman, Hays County GOP (listed by campaign)
- Randy Purham, SREC Committeeman, Veteran, Policy Analyst, Author (listed by campaign)
- Victor Medina, Precinct Chair, 206 (Kyle) (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- abbyforhays.com
- On ballot as
- Johnny Flores
- Current role
- U.S. history teacher (per his Community Impact candidate profile)
- Background
- Bachelor's and master's degrees in political science, Texas State University (per Hays Free Press)
- Raised in South Texas (per campaign)
- Experience
- Hays CISD trustee, Single Member District 2 (did not seek re-election, May 2026)
- Has served on the Kyle Radio Board of Directors (per campaign)
- Has served with the Hays County Historical Commission (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won
- Top priorities
- Told Community Impact: "improving county roads, especially on the Eastside; expanding mental and public health services"
- Also "strengthening public safety and emergency response"
- Data centers: "unchecked data center development is not welcome in Hays County"
- "We need greater local control to protect our water, preserve our quality of life"
- Campaign site: "expand access to affordable housing, especially for essential workers like teachers and first responders"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: says the county must tackle congestion "while using taxpayer dollars responsibly and efficiently"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My top priorities are improving county roads, especially on the Eastside"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: committed to "modernizing emergency services and addressing the root causes of crime"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- johnnyfloresforhays.com
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