County Commissioner, Precinct 4 - Texas Ballot Compare

Curtis Emmons

Republican

On ballot as: Curtis Emmons
Current role: Home builder and owner of a car-washing business
Background: Grew up in Killeen, moving between there and Germany as a child (per candidate, to Killeen Daily Herald)
Builder for more than three decades
Experience: Local board service, including the Central Texas Home Builders Association and Wreaths for Vets
Top priorities: "Top priority for me for day one is to go in there and do what a commissioner is supposed to do"
"People deserve to know where their money is going and to have a seat at the table when those decisions are made"
"our roads are worn down and patched over because there's no real long-term plan"
"Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and their community"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: "People deserve to know where their money is going and to have a seat at the table when those decisions are made"
Growth and infrastructure: "our roads are worn down and patched over because there's no real long-term plan"
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: "Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and their community"
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found

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