Collin County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4
Stephen Kallas
Republican- On ballot as
- Stephen Kallas
- Current role
- First Vice-Chair, Collin County Republican Party
- Background
- Associate degree, Collin College (2002)
- Bachelor's degree, University of North Texas (2004); political science and history (per campaign)
- U.S. Navy (1992–1994)
- Over 30 years in the service business, in customer relations and dispute resolution (per campaign)
- Moved to Texas in 1997
- Experience
- Has served on two county advisory boards (per campaign)
- Has chaired several Republican platform and rules committees (per campaign)
- Student ministry, 20 years (per campaign)
- Incumbent Vincent Venegoni lost in the March 3 primary
- Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 51.5% to 48.5% over Randy Farrar
- Top priorities
- "Serve the Public – Treating people who enter the court as customers and those who need help, not indifference."
- "Accountability to the Public – We are accountable for the service we provide."
- "Speed up the Process": "reconsider our approach to minor offenses or disputes in a way that helps the victim and offers the person in the wrong the opportunity to make things right"
- Says he will speak "a couple of times a month" at schools and clubs about how government and courts work
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He will interpret and apply the law as written, protecting individual liberties."
- Court administration: Ballotpedia survey: "We will always answer the phones and respond to emails in a timely fashion. The office works for the people, not the other way around."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition (primary)
- TTP Collin County (primary)
- McKinney Values PAC (primary)
- State Senator Angela Paxton (primary)
- County Judge Chris Hill (primary)
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- Commissioner Darrell Hale (primary)
- Commissioner Susan Fletcher (primary)
- State Rep. Matt Shaheen (primary)
- Former State Rep. Scott Sanford (primary)
- Former JP-3 John Payton (primary)
- Collin County District Clerk Mike Gould (primary)
- Collin County Clerk Stacey Kemp (primary)
- Justin Adcock, Collin College Board Member (primary)
- Cathie Alexander, Collin College Board Member (primary)
- Dr. Bob Collins, Collin College Board Member (primary)
- Stacie Weaver, Collin College Board Member (primary)
- Michael Jones, McKinney City Council (primary)
- Burt Thacker, Frisco City Council (primary)
- Ken Cook, Allen City Council (primary)
- Manny Singh, Anna City Council (primary)
- Wendy Mattingly, Blue Ridge City Council (primary)
- Ron Kelley, former Plano City Council (primary)
- Meigs Miller, former Prosper City Council (primary)
- Mark Hill, Frisco School Board President (primary)
- Mike Rumfield, former president, CCDA (primary)
- Campaign website
- kallasforjustice.com
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