Karnes County
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Robert "robbie" BusselmanRepublican
Sharon ChesserDemocratic
On ballot as
ROBERT "ROBBIE" BUSSELMAN
SHARON CHESSER
Current role
Retired; self-employed (per Secretary of State filing)
Service writer (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
- Republican primary (March 2026): won, 216 to 197 over incumbent Commissioner Wes Gisler, unofficial results (per Karnes Countywide)
- Born and raised in Karnes County (per candidate, 2021 County Progress interview)
- 25 years in local government (per candidate, same 2021 interview)
- Former employee, city of Kenedy and county tax office (per candidate)
- Former county special projects and 911 addressing coordinator (per candidate)
- Former sheriff's administrative assistant (per candidate)
Experience
Not found
- Elected Precinct 4 commissioner, November 2018 (per Karnes Countywide)
- Defeated Republican David Reynolds with nearly 57 percent of the vote (per Karnes Countywide)
- Sworn in as Precinct 4 commissioner, Jan. 1, 2019
- First woman elected commissioner in Karnes County (per candidate, 2021 interview)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Robert "robbie" Busselman
Republican- On ballot as
- ROBERT "ROBBIE" BUSSELMAN
- Current role
- Retired; self-employed (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Republican primary (March 2026): won, 216 to 197 over incumbent Commissioner Wes Gisler, unofficial results (per Karnes Countywide)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Sharon Chesser
Democratic- On ballot as
- SHARON CHESSER
- Current role
- Service writer (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Born and raised in Karnes County (per candidate, 2021 County Progress interview)
- 25 years in local government (per candidate, same 2021 interview)
- Former employee, city of Kenedy and county tax office (per candidate)
- Former county special projects and 911 addressing coordinator (per candidate)
- Former sheriff's administrative assistant (per candidate)
- Experience
- Elected Precinct 4 commissioner, November 2018 (per Karnes Countywide)
- Defeated Republican David Reynolds with nearly 57 percent of the vote (per Karnes Countywide)
- Sworn in as Precinct 4 commissioner, Jan. 1, 2019
- First woman elected commissioner in Karnes County (per candidate, 2021 interview)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- 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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