Bell County
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Ernest Wilkerson
Democratic- On ballot as
- Ernest Wilkerson
- Current role
- Trustee, Central Texas College Board of Trustees
- Background
- Military veteran
- United States Army and Army National Guard (per campaign)
- Grew up in Reidsville, North Carolina (per campaign)
- Bell County resident for 26 years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Former Killeen City Council member
- Former vice president, Killeen Economic Development Corporation
- Counter-intelligence screener, Afghanistan (per candidate, to Killeen Daily Herald)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won over incumbent Commissioner Louie Minor
- Top priorities
- "Work with City of Killeen officials to finish Chaparral Road's expansion project on a reasonable timeline."
- "Champion a county-level Economic Development Corporation"
- "Fight for increased county-level funding for our community clinics."
- "Enact a moratorium on new data centers that do not present a full environmental plan"
- "Work with Bell County municipalities to secure their water pumping rights."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: says Precinct 4 "receives less funding for services and infrastructure projects when compared to the rest of Bell County"
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Work with City of Killeen officials to finish Chaparral Road's expansion project on a reasonable timeline."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Prevent new developments from dumping construction waste runoffs into our creeks and rivers."
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Bell County Texas Democratic Women
- New Politics (listed by campaign)
- The Oath Of Office (listed by campaign)
- VoteVets (listed by campaign)
- Texas AFL-CIO Central Texas Central Labor Council (listed by campaign)
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- National Democratic County Officials (listed by campaign)
- Moms Demand Action (Gun Sense Candidate) (listed by campaign)
- Royce West, State Senator (listed by campaign)
- Jeff Travillion, Travis County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Cecelia Burke, Former Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector (listed by campaign)
- Bishop Rodney W. Gilchrist, Killeen ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Anthony Kendrick, Killeen City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Andy Williams, Mayor of Nolanville (listed by campaign)
- Jesse Myles, Harker Heights City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Ken Wilkerson, Former Mayor Pro-Tempore of Killeen (listed by campaign)
- Fred Chavez, Former Copperas Cove City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Chet Edwards, Former U.S. Representative (listed by campaign)
- Rodney Ellis, Harris County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Amb. Lyndon Olson, Former State Representative & Former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden (listed by campaign)
- Martha Dominguez, Bell County Constable (listed by campaign)
- Charles "Chuck" Kimble, Killeen City Councilmember (listed by campaign)
- Carroll G. Robinson, Former Houston Community College Trustee & Former President, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Rickey "Rick" Williams, Former Mayor Pro-Tempore of Killeen (listed by campaign)
- Tim Hancock, Former Mayor of Killeen (listed by campaign)
- Lynda Nash, Former Mayor Pro-Tempore of Harker Heights (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Virgil Allgood, New Bethel Christian Worship Center (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Edward Wagner, Cornerstone Baptist Church of Killeen (listed by campaign)
- Jonathan Hildner, Former Democratic Nominee, Texas State House District 54 (listed by campaign)
- Bishop Darryl Shaw, Rivers of Living Waters Church (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- ernestwilkerson.com
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