Uvalde County
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J.J. SuarezRepublican
Michael ContrerasDemocratic
Tina Ann QuintanillaIndependent
On ballot as
J.J. SUAREZ
MICHAEL CONTRERAS
TINA ANN QUINTANILLA
Current role
Program manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters ("BBBS – Program Manager" per Secretary of State filing)
Retired from UPS (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Most recently an educational interventionist for the 38th Judicial District correctional facility; on sabbatical to campaign (per Uvalde Leader-News, August 2026)
Background
- Oversees the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters (per Uvalde Leader-News, February 2026)
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- Bachelor's degree in kinesiology and sports medicine, Sam Houston State University (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Master of Science in health promotion, Sul Ross State University (per Leader-News)
- Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies, University of Texas at San Antonio (per Leader-News)
- Former academic advisor and GED instructor, Southwest Texas College (per Leader-News)
- Has worked in reconstructive plastic surgery (per Leader-News)
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- Has served on the city's historical preservation board (per Leader-News)
- Has served as PTO president at Sacred Heart Catholic School (per Leader-News)
- Uvalde native (per Leader-News)
Experience
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- Most recently an educational interventionist for the 38th Judicial District correctional facility (per Uvalde Leader-News, August 2026)
- Write-in candidate for justice of the peace, Precinct 1 (November 2022) (per official county results)
- Two runs for the Uvalde CISD school board (per Leader-News)
Top priorities
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- "I would also like to stop the gap of going from education to prison pipeline"
- "As a JP, I want to be visible amongst our youth"
- "I am willing to work with everybody. I think that's something that we need to start here, is being able to work with one another"
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
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- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
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Campaign website
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J.J. Suarez
Republican- On ballot as
- J.J. SUAREZ
- Current role
- Program manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters ("BBBS – Program Manager" per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Oversees the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters (per Uvalde Leader-News, February 2026)
- Experience
- Not found
- 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
Michael Contreras
Democratic- On ballot as
- MICHAEL CONTRERAS
- Current role
- Retired from UPS (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- 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
Tina Ann Quintanilla
Independent- On ballot as
- TINA ANN QUINTANILLA
- Current role
- Most recently an educational interventionist for the 38th Judicial District correctional facility; on sabbatical to campaign (per Uvalde Leader-News, August 2026)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in kinesiology and sports medicine, Sam Houston State University (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Master of Science in health promotion, Sul Ross State University (per Leader-News)
- Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies, University of Texas at San Antonio (per Leader-News)
- Former academic advisor and GED instructor, Southwest Texas College (per Leader-News)
- Has worked in reconstructive plastic surgery (per Leader-News)
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- Has served on the city's historical preservation board (per Leader-News)
- Has served as PTO president at Sacred Heart Catholic School (per Leader-News)
- Uvalde native (per Leader-News)
- Experience
- Most recently an educational interventionist for the 38th Judicial District correctional facility (per Uvalde Leader-News, August 2026)
- Write-in candidate for justice of the peace, Precinct 1 (November 2022) (per official county results)
- Two runs for the Uvalde CISD school board (per Leader-News)
- Top priorities
- "I would also like to stop the gap of going from education to prison pipeline"
- "As a JP, I want to be visible amongst our youth"
- "I am willing to work with everybody. I think that's something that we need to start here, is being able to work with one another"
- 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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