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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

David Linder

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

David Linder

David Linder

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
David Linder
Current role
Brazoria County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (since 2015) (per campaign)
Background
  • Brazosport High School graduate (1981) (per county biography)
  • Attended Brazosport College (per county biography)
  • Attended the Law Enforcement Academy in Alvin (per county biography)
  • Business owner in construction and retail, over 30 years (per county biography)
  • Rancher (per county biography)
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  • Lifetime Member, Brazoria County Cattleman's Association (per county biography)
  • Third-generation Brazoria County resident (per county biography)
  • Raised in Freeport (per county biography)
  • Lives in Bailey's Prairie
Experience
  • Elected Commissioner, Precinct 4 (November 2014) (per county biography)
  • Commissioners Court liaison to the Airport, Environmental Health, Purchasing, and Child Protective Services departments (per county biography)
  • Texas peace officer, 20 years: patrolman, City of Angleton; later Deputy Constable, Brazoria County (per county biography)
Top priorities
  • Community Impact Q&A: "continue finding ways to make government more efficient so we can further reduce taxes & fees on residents"
  • Community Impact Q&A: "continue prioritizing public safety"
  • Campaign site headings: "Lower Taxes", "Better Roads & Drainage", "Public Safety", "Better Quality of Life"
  • Community Impact Q&A: development "should not come at a cost to current property tax payers by handing out heavy tax incentives"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: his top priority is to "continue finding ways to make government more efficient so we can further reduce taxes & fees on residents".
  • Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: development "should not come at a cost to current property tax payers by handing out heavy tax incentives."
  • Flooding and drainage: Campaign site, under "Better Roads & Drainage": "committed to improving our quality of life by upgrading our roads system and improving our infrastructure."
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "committed to prioritizing public safety" so the county "continues to rank as one of the safest places to live and raise a family in Texas."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
votelinder.com