Harrison County
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Chad Graff
Republican- On ballot as
- CHAD GRAFF
- Current role
- Owner, small family-owned cow/calf operation (per Marshall News Messenger, February 2026)
- Background
- Bachelor of science in business, East Texas Baptist University (1993)
- Marshall High School graduate (1988)
- Board member/trustee, Grover Cemetery Association
- Founding member, Governmental Collectors Association of Texas (per candidate)
- Experience
- Ran for this seat as the Republican candidate (November 2022 general election)
- Temporary Harrison County Precinct 1 justice of the peace, June 2019 to September 2019 (stepped down)
- East Texas regional collection specialist, state Office of Court Administration's collection program (hired 2005)
- Moved back to East Texas in 2005 (per candidate)
- New criminal collections program, Lubbock County (helped oversee; from 2000)
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- Went to work for Harrison County in 1994 (per candidate)
- Set up the county's Fine Collections Department (per candidate)
- Was Harrison County's first director of criminal collections (per candidate)
- Top priorities
- "I want to look at ways to build upon what is already being done to improve road repair and construction for all county residents"
- "I want to make dump sites more accessible and affordable"
- "I want to help ensure that the countywide broadband initiative continues and serves as many residents as possible."
- "I want to help ensure that Harrison County has sufficient water and electrical resources to meet the needs of our citizens for years to come."
- Believes a commissioner's role is "to fully fund the law, fire and emergency services departments which ensure the safety of county residents"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: On his county and state collections work: "I have had the opportunity to build and oversee multiple budgets that all operated conservatively, while providing the needed services of each"
- Growth and infrastructure: "I want to look at ways to build upon what is already being done to improve road repair and construction for all county residents"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Says a commissioner's role is "to fully fund the law, fire and emergency services departments which ensure the safety of county residents"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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