Denton County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1
Alan Wheeler
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Alan Wheeler
- Current role
- Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (elected November 2022; first term since January 1, 2023)
- Background
- Finance degree, Ouachita Baptist University (2003) (per campaign)
- Law degree, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2009)
- Licensed in Texas since November 2009 (per State Bar)
- Raised in Jacksonville, Arkansas (per campaign)
- Lives in Lantana with his wife and two children (per campaign)
- Experience
- Secretary, Denton County GOP (per Denton Record-Chronicle, March 2026)
- Former assistant district attorney, Denton County
- Attorney, own law practice in Denton, opened 2010 (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Keep JP1 the most efficient justice court in Denton County"
- "Apply the law fairly and consistently to every person in the courtroom"
- "Expand online tools so anyone can access the court without a lawyer"
- "Keep students in school through partnerships with local districts"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Justice should be fair, fast, and accessible to everyone. That takes experience."
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Small claims cases under $20,000 are now resolved in 9 months or less."
- Endorsements
- Tracy Murphree, Denton County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
- Jill Jester, Denton City Council member and attorney (listed by campaign)
- Andy Eads, Denton County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Ryan Williams, Commissioner Precinct 1 (listed by campaign)
- Kevin Falconer, Commissioner Precinct 2 (listed by campaign)
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- Mitch Little, State Rep. HD 65 (listed by campaign)
- Ben Bumgarner, State Rep. HD 63 (listed by campaign)
- Richard Hayes, State Rep. HD 57 (listed by campaign)
- Scott Garber, Mayor of Corinth (listed by campaign)
- Mike Truitt, Constable Pct. 2 (listed by campaign)
- Dan Rochelle, Constable Pct. 3 (listed by campaign)
- Danny Fletcher, Constable Pct. 4 (listed by campaign)
- Doug Boydston, Constable Pct. 5 (listed by campaign)
- Richard Bachus, Constable Pct. 6 (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- alanwheelerfordenton.com
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