Uvalde County
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 – Unexpired Term
Sherman J. Mumme
Republican- On ballot as
- SHERMAN J. MUMME
- Current role
- Retired certified public accountant
- Background
- Attended Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde (1973–1975) (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Attended Texas Tech University (per Leader-News)
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting concentration (1977) (per Leader-News)
- Moved to Uvalde in January 1978 to work at the accounting firm of John Winn, CPA (per Leader-News)
- Texas CPA license (1982) (per Leader-News)
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- Became a partner in Ellinger and Mumme PC in 1983 (per Leader-News)
- The partners sold the firm in 2022 (per Leader-News)
- Board member, Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce (1980s) (per Leader-News)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "My agenda is to keep the county running smoothly and efficiently for the least amount of taxes that we can."
- "Across the board, I'm in favor of lower taxes."
- Would support cutting the budget where feasible without reducing services (he told the Uvalde Leader-News)
- County should recruit businesses selectively, focusing on those that meet local needs (he told the Leader-News)
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "Across the board, I'm in favor of lower taxes."
- Growth and infrastructure: "If you want some growth to come in, you need something that will come in that's going to help Uvalde, that may bring some higher paid jobs to the people that are here."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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