Parker County
County Judge
Pat Deen
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- PAT DEEN
- Current role
- Parker County Judge
- Background
- Bachelor of Business Administration in economics and finance, Texas Wesleyan University (per campaign)
- MBA in global management, University of Phoenix, Dallas (per campaign)
- Attended O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth ISD (per campaign)
- Formerly at Procter & Gamble/Duracell: managed its hearing aid business in the U.S. and Canada; later Global OEM Manager (per campaign)
- Experience
- Sworn in as Parker County judge September 7, 2018, at a special called commissioners court meeting (per Weatherford Democrat)
- Elected Parker County Judge in 2018 (per campaign)
- Former Mayor of Hudson Oaks, before becoming county judge (per campaign)
- Member, Regional Transportation Council (per county website)
- Fellow of the Judicial Academy, Texas Association of Counties and Texas Tech University School of Law (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Since becoming County Judge in 2018, I have focused on bringing high-wage job opportunities while still maintaining the rural integrity of the County."
- "We have secured commitments totaling more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funding, including matching funds" (on Interstate 20 improvements)
- "Parker County deserves leadership with the experience, results, and vision to keep us moving forward."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site, among achievements: "Fought to protect tax payers by adopting no-new-revenue rate 6 of the past 7 years."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site, on Interstate 20: "We have secured commitments totaling more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funding, including matching funds"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site, among achievements: "Increased funding for Sheriffs department to make our community safer"
- Endorsements
- Victor Vandergriff, Director, Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition (listed by campaign)
- Gerald Hobson, Mayor of Peaster (listed by campaign)
- Ron Becker, Mayor of Cresson (listed by campaign)
- Dorothy Hall, Mayor of Cool (listed by campaign)
- Shane Davis, Mayor of Aledo (listed by campaign)
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- Jamie French, Mayor of Millsap (listed by campaign)
- Ben Davis, Mayor of Brock (listed by campaign)
- Cody Nelson, Brock City Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Mike Kelley, Mayor of Springtown (listed by campaign)
- Hector Bas, Mayor of Reno (listed by campaign)
- Tom Fitzpatrick, Mayor of Hudson Oaks (listed by campaign)
- Bob Tallman, rodeo announcer (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Robert Schmidt, Mayor of Annetta North (listed by campaign)
- Scott Jones, Constable, Precinct 4, Parker County (listed by campaign)
- Sandy Roberts, Mayor of Annetta (listed by campaign)
- U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (listed by campaign)
- Tim Galbraith, former 2026 Republican opponent (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- re-electpatdeen.com
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