Atascosa County
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Mark L. Bowen
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- MARK L. BOWEN
- Current role
- Atascosa County Commissioner, Precinct 2
- Background
- Hometown: Lytle (per candidate, 2022 voter guide statement)
- 25 years serving Lytle "in both council and mayoral capacities" (per candidate, 2022 voter guide statement)
- Experience
- Precinct 2 commissioner election, November 2022: won, 1,723 votes to Eckert's 933 (per Pleasanton Express)
- 2022 Republican primary: defeated then-commissioner Stuart Knowlton (per Pleasanton Express)
- Mayor of Lytle (12 years; per Pleasanton Express)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): 629 votes (per Pleasanton Express)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: At the Sept. 14, 2026 meeting where commissioners unanimously adopted a higher property tax rate: "The one thing we always have to remember is that we're here to serve the citizens"
- Growth and infrastructure: The Pleasanton Express reported that at a July 7, 2026 public meeting on potential data center development he answered "no" when commissioners were asked whether they supported data centers in the county.
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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