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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Bastrop County
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Cindy AllenRepublican Incumbent
Tamera Peterson McIntyreDemocratic
On ballot as
CINDY ALLEN
TAMERA PETERSON MCINTYRE
Current role
Bastrop County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1
Courtroom bailiff (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
Not found
  • Graduate, Bastrop High School (per campaign)
  • Degree in criminal justice, earned after starting her career (per campaign)
  • Former paralegal, at the start of her career (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Bastrop (per campaign)
Experience
Not found
  • Police officer, City of Bastrop Police Department (25-year career; retired; per campaign)
  • The department's first Black female police officer (per campaign)
  • Roles: patrol officer, school resource officer, detective and community resource/sex offender officer (per campaign)
Top priorities
Not found
  • "Each case will be managed with promptness and efficiency, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and strict adherence to due process."
  • "I am dedicated to upholding clear, respectful, and prompt communication with both office personnel and the public to promote transparency."
  • "Every individual will have the opportunity to express their voice, be understood, and receive equitable treatment."
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Every individual will have the opportunity to express their voice, be understood, and receive equitable treatment."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: "Each case will be managed with promptness and efficiency, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and strict adherence to due process."
Endorsements
  • Bastrop County Conservatives
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Cindy Allen

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
CINDY ALLEN
Current role
Bastrop County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1
Background
Not found
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Bastrop County Conservatives
Campaign website
Not found

Tamera Peterson McIntyre

Democratic
On ballot as
TAMERA PETERSON MCINTYRE
Current role
Courtroom bailiff (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Graduate, Bastrop High School (per campaign)
  • Degree in criminal justice, earned after starting her career (per campaign)
  • Former paralegal, at the start of her career (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Bastrop (per campaign)
Experience
  • Police officer, City of Bastrop Police Department (25-year career; retired; per campaign)
  • The department's first Black female police officer (per campaign)
  • Roles: patrol officer, school resource officer, detective and community resource/sex offender officer (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Each case will be managed with promptness and efficiency, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and strict adherence to due process."
  • "I am dedicated to upholding clear, respectful, and prompt communication with both office personnel and the public to promote transparency."
  • "Every individual will have the opportunity to express their voice, be understood, and receive equitable treatment."
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Every individual will have the opportunity to express their voice, be understood, and receive equitable treatment."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: "Each case will be managed with promptness and efficiency, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and strict adherence to due process."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
tmcintyre4bcjp1.com