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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Board of Managers

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Walker County Hospital District
Vote for 2Researched · fact-checked4-way race
Donald BatisteNonpartisan
Natalie BodnerNonpartisan
Stephen AntwiNonpartisan Incumbent
Joe SappJoe SappNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Donald Batiste
Natalie Bodner
Stephen Antwi
Joe Sapp
Current role
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Member, Walker County Hospital District Board of Managers (listed by the district as Manager); emergency medicine physician
Vice Chairman, Walker County Hospital District Board of Managers (per district board page); retired pharmacist
Background
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  • Master's in Public Health, Columbia University (district board page)
  • Medical school and residency at UTMB in Galveston (district board page)
  • Has "over 25 years of experience in acute care and community medicine" (district board page)
  • Practices emergency medicine (per the district)
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin (1970) (district board page)
  • Retired in January 2020 after 12 years with UTMB Correctional Managed Care Pharmacy (district board page)
  • Walker County resident since 1977 (per the district)
Experience
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  • Board member (since March 24, 2026) (district board page)
  • Former medical director, Emergency and Trauma Services, Huntsville Memorial Hospital (district board page)
  • Earlier served on the faculty of UTMB's Emergency Department and Trauma Center (district board page)
  • Board member (since November 2019) (district board page)
  • Director of Pharmacy, Huntsville Memorial Hospital, 23 years (district board page)
  • Past board member, City of Huntsville Board of Adjustments and Appeals (district board page)
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
  • 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
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Campaign website
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Donald Batiste

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Donald Batiste
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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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
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Natalie Bodner

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Natalie Bodner
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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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
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Stephen Antwi

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Stephen Antwi
Current role
Member, Walker County Hospital District Board of Managers (listed by the district as Manager); emergency medicine physician
Background
  • Master's in Public Health, Columbia University (district board page)
  • Medical school and residency at UTMB in Galveston (district board page)
  • Has "over 25 years of experience in acute care and community medicine" (district board page)
  • Practices emergency medicine (per the district)
Experience
  • Board member (since March 24, 2026) (district board page)
  • Former medical director, Emergency and Trauma Services, Huntsville Memorial Hospital (district board page)
  • Earlier served on the faculty of UTMB's Emergency Department and Trauma Center (district board page)
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
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Joe Sapp

Joe Sapp

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Joe Sapp
Current role
Vice Chairman, Walker County Hospital District Board of Managers (per district board page); retired pharmacist
Background
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin (1970) (district board page)
  • Retired in January 2020 after 12 years with UTMB Correctional Managed Care Pharmacy (district board page)
  • Walker County resident since 1977 (per the district)
Experience
  • Board member (since November 2019) (district board page)
  • Director of Pharmacy, Huntsville Memorial Hospital, 23 years (district board page)
  • Past board member, City of Huntsville Board of Adjustments and Appeals (district board page)
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
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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