Bastrop County
County Judge
Gregory Klaus
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- GREGORY KLAUS
- Current role
- Bastrop County Judge
- Background
- Graduate, Bastrop High School (per campaign)
- Vietnam-era Navy veteran (per campaign)
- Former owner, Klaus Heating & Air (per campaign)
- Lifelong Bastrop County resident (per campaign)
- Experience
- Elected 2022 (per campaign)
- 2022 general election: finished ahead of Jackson (per Elgin Courier)
- Initiatives listed by campaign: county jail expansion, planned Justice Center, county Public Health Department, Emergency Services District No. 3
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, about 64% over Donald Loucks (per Community Impact)
- Top priorities
- "My three priorities are public safety, responsible growth and fiscal responsibility."
- "We must continue strengthening emergency services and infrastructure, planning for rapid growth and protecting taxpayers."
- "we must manage growth responsibly while protecting the quality of life and property rights of those who call it home"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Keeping property taxes low while maintaining high-quality county services."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact questionnaire: "Counties need greater authority to address the impacts of large industrial developments on neighboring property owners, roads, water, drainage and emergency services."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Supporting law enforcement and first responders to ensure every neighborhood in Bastrop County remains safe."
- Endorsements
- Bastrop County Conservatives
- Campaign website
- electgregoryklaus.com
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