Karnes County
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Roselee C. BaileyRepublican
David SoteloDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
ROSELEE C. BAILEY
DAVID SOTELO
Current role
Jail administrator (per Secretary of State filing)
Karnes County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
Background
- Kenedy High School graduate (1995) (per Karnes Countywide, 2017)
- Attended Bee County College for two years (per Karnes Countywide, 2017)
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Experience
- Municipal Court Judge, Karnes City (hired 2017, first temporarily from Oct. 3) (per Karnes Countywide)
- Program specialist, Texas Commission on Jail Standards (2014–2016) (per the same report)
- Jail Administrator, Karnes County (2013–2014) (per the same report)
- Jailer, Wilson County (2000–2012) (per the same report)
- Republican primary (March 2026): won, 276 to 133 over Antonio C. Lopez, unofficial results (per Karnes Countywide)
- Ran unopposed for Precinct 4 justice of the peace, November 2018 (per Karnes Countywide)
- Took the oath as Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace, Jan. 1, 2015 (per Karnes Countywide)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Roselee C. Bailey
Republican- On ballot as
- ROSELEE C. BAILEY
- Current role
- Jail administrator (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Kenedy High School graduate (1995) (per Karnes Countywide, 2017)
- Attended Bee County College for two years (per Karnes Countywide, 2017)
- Experience
- Municipal Court Judge, Karnes City (hired 2017, first temporarily from Oct. 3) (per Karnes Countywide)
- Program specialist, Texas Commission on Jail Standards (2014–2016) (per the same report)
- Jail Administrator, Karnes County (2013–2014) (per the same report)
- Jailer, Wilson County (2000–2012) (per the same report)
- Republican primary (March 2026): won, 276 to 133 over Antonio C. Lopez, unofficial results (per Karnes Countywide)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
David Sotelo
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- DAVID SOTELO
- Current role
- Karnes County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Ran unopposed for Precinct 4 justice of the peace, November 2018 (per Karnes Countywide)
- Took the oath as Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace, Jan. 1, 2015 (per Karnes Countywide)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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