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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Dallas County
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Barry WernickRepublican
Andy SommermanDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Barry Wernick
Andy Sommerman
Current role
Attorney, mediator and arbitrator
Dallas County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (first elected November 2022; in office since January 1, 2023)
Background
  • Attended St. Mark's School of Texas (per campaign)
  • Studied international relations, Soviet and East European studies, and linguistics, University of Texas at Austin (per campaign)
  • J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation 1998; Texas licence date 1998 (per State Bar)
  • Attorney, mediator, and arbitrator, over 28 years (per campaign)
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  • Writer and producer, television and film projects (per campaign)
  • Grew up in Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas (per campaign)
  • Alma maters: University of Texas at Arlington, South Texas College of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation (South Texas College of Law) and Texas licence date: 1986 (per State Bar)
  • Civil trial attorney; partner, Sommerman McCaffity Quesada & Geisler, LLP (per campaign)
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (per campaign)
  • Member, Board of Directors, South Texas College of Law (per campaign)
  • Founder, American Moot Court Association (per campaign)
Experience
  • Member, State Bar of Texas ADR Council (third term, through 2026) (per campaign)
  • Past chair, Dallas Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (per campaign)
  • Former precinct chair and election judge (per campaign)
  • Ran for Dallas City Council, District 11 (2021); lost the June 5, 2021 runoff to Jaynie Schultz
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Blake Clemens
  • Moot court and mock trial coach, several Texas law schools (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
Top priorities
  • "I'm running as the watchdog who will bring transparency, accountability, and affordability to Commissioners Court"
  • "Vote No on Prop A"
  • "If I win, the first call is a third-party forensic audit this county has not had in more than a decade"
  • "I aim to secure fully auditable results for every race and every ballot"
  • "I will put vote centers in public buildings the law already prefers"
  • "I will measure homeless contracts by 12- and 24-month results"
  • Campaign: he "is launching an additional audit to find even more savings"
  • Campaign: he "is leading the way as the Commissioners Court takes proactive and humane steps to decrease incidences of homelessness"
  • Campaign: he "opposes the misuse of flock camera data, to protect personal privacy"
  • Campaign: he "opposes tax give-aways to data centers"
  • Campaign: he "spearheaded juvenile justice reforms to keep children out of solitary confinement"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "We need responsible budgeting that lives within our means, eliminates unnecessary waste, and explores every opportunity to provide relief where possible."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "I will support strong property rights and practical solutions that actually reduce crime and disorder"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: he "strongly supported efforts to streamline operations to maximize taxpayer value and add additional services"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: he "opposes tax give-aways to data centers. Our power, water and tax dollars needs to serve us first."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: he "voted to increase the number of law enforcement personnel in the Sheriff's and Marshall's departments"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Hon. Maurine Dickey, Former Dallas County Commissioner (primary)
  • Hon. Joe Chow, Former Mayor of Addison (primary)
  • Bill Underhill, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jillian Hawkins-Zhorne, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lynn Davenport, Precinct Chair Candidate, Former Dallas College School Board Candidate (primary)
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  • Deborah Arnett, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Haley Kyles, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Bruce Dunai, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jan Stell McAfee, Precinct Chair, Former RISD School Board Candidate (primary)
  • Chris Carter, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Catherine Marrs, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Roger Pryor, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lawrence Wainer, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Kirk Launius, Precinct Chair Candidate, Former Dallas County Sheriff Candidate (primary)
  • Meris Phelan Gonzalez, Precinct Chair, Vice President Mesquite Republican Women (primary)
  • Teddy Mumaw, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Dick Mastin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Linda "George" Hathorn, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stephen Stanley, State Rep HD 113 Candidate, Former Precinct Chair, Former SD 2 SREC Committeeman (primary)
  • Darrell Barry, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Priscilla Shacklett, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Willard "Mac" Smith, Precinct Chair, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Aimee Urista, Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Anne Stone, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stan Woodward, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brad Duhe, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stephanie Smith, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Ally Raskin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Steven Ellis, Former Precinct Chair, 2022 Delegate to RPT Convention (primary)
  • Richard Brown, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Joseph Unsworth, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Elyce Mouskondis, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lisa Luby Ryan, Former Republican State Representative Candidate (primary)
  • Carolyn Garon, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Tina Lewis Peterson, Precinct Chair, Public Affairs Luncheon Club President (primary)
  • Candy Evans, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Diane Benjamin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nancy Mello, Vice Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nancy Hale, Vice Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Sandy Ammons, Precinct Chair, Former President Preston West Republicans (primary)
  • Charles Armstrong, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nathaniel Weymouth, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • LuAnne Hobbs, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cyrena Nolan, Glen Lakes, Ministry of Truth Film Fest Co-Founder (primary)
  • Holly Free, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Aderonke Afolabi, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Joe Malick, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Tami Brown Rodriquez, Precinct Chair, former Dallas GOP chair (primary)
  • Bob Edmondson, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Angela Frye, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Mary Louise Binning, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Phillip Rosenfeld, Precinct Chair, Former President of the Jewish Community Center of Dallas (primary)
  • Audrey Hester, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jack Kocks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • KB Humphreys, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Heather Gray, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Don Roberts, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Donna Shelton, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Shelia Schlosberg, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Melissa Katz, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Janet Martin, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Mary Ellen Smith, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Preeti Malladi, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Michael Geller, Precinct Chair, Candidate for JP 3-2 (primary)
  • Michael Fetzer, Precinct Chair, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Lauren Ogden, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • James Moyers, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brian Bodine, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Karen Squillace, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Warren Johnson, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Sandra Morgan, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Colleen Canion, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Walt Nickel, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Melanie Jennings, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Julia Coco, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Emily Forman Jourdan, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jessica Perno, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Anne Palles, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Michelle Hopper, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Dustin Eash, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Grant Laughlin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Beth Biesel, Former Precinct Chair, Co-Chair America Liberty Forum (primary)
  • Bess Brooks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Christy Mesec, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Leslie Sorrels, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Marshall Ballard, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • James Hairston, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cindy Holliday, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Allan Toole, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brenda Brodrick, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Clay Russell, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jeff Vogt, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Chad Averett, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Kristen Bickham, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Eddie Dees, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Patrick McMillan, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Rick Bell, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brian Marks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • David Garcia, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Wesley Bowen, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Bonnie Abadie, Precinct Chair, Candidate Texas House 102 (primary)
  • Daphne Dark, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Patrick Gibbons, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lauren McDoonough, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Thomas Burrows, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Don Resler, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Allan Orr, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lola Hurt, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Ajua Mason, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Aimee Ramsey, State Rep HD 114 Candidate, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Peter Schroer, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Pastor Stephen Broden, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Troy Jackson, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Amy Lambert Lee, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Julie Zvara, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Roy Getting, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cindi Castilla, President, Texas Eagle Forum (primary)
  • Michelle Evans, Political Director, Texans for Vaccine Choice (primary)
  • Lake Highlands Conservatives (primary)
None found in our research
Campaign website
wernickfortexas.com
commissionersommerman.com

Barry Wernick

Republican
On ballot as
Barry Wernick
Current role
Attorney, mediator and arbitrator
Background
  • Attended St. Mark's School of Texas (per campaign)
  • Studied international relations, Soviet and East European studies, and linguistics, University of Texas at Austin (per campaign)
  • J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation 1998; Texas licence date 1998 (per State Bar)
  • Attorney, mediator, and arbitrator, over 28 years (per campaign)
Show all 7
  • Writer and producer, television and film projects (per campaign)
  • Grew up in Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas (per campaign)
Experience
  • Member, State Bar of Texas ADR Council (third term, through 2026) (per campaign)
  • Past chair, Dallas Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (per campaign)
  • Former precinct chair and election judge (per campaign)
  • Ran for Dallas City Council, District 11 (2021); lost the June 5, 2021 runoff to Jaynie Schultz
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Blake Clemens
Top priorities
  • "I'm running as the watchdog who will bring transparency, accountability, and affordability to Commissioners Court"
  • "Vote No on Prop A"
  • "If I win, the first call is a third-party forensic audit this county has not had in more than a decade"
  • "I aim to secure fully auditable results for every race and every ballot"
  • "I will put vote centers in public buildings the law already prefers"
  • "I will measure homeless contracts by 12- and 24-month results"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "We need responsible budgeting that lives within our means, eliminates unnecessary waste, and explores every opportunity to provide relief where possible."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: "I will support strong property rights and practical solutions that actually reduce crime and disorder"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Hon. Maurine Dickey, Former Dallas County Commissioner (primary)
  • Hon. Joe Chow, Former Mayor of Addison (primary)
  • Bill Underhill, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jillian Hawkins-Zhorne, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lynn Davenport, Precinct Chair Candidate, Former Dallas College School Board Candidate (primary)
Show all 119
  • Deborah Arnett, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Haley Kyles, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Bruce Dunai, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jan Stell McAfee, Precinct Chair, Former RISD School Board Candidate (primary)
  • Chris Carter, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Catherine Marrs, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Roger Pryor, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lawrence Wainer, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Kirk Launius, Precinct Chair Candidate, Former Dallas County Sheriff Candidate (primary)
  • Meris Phelan Gonzalez, Precinct Chair, Vice President Mesquite Republican Women (primary)
  • Teddy Mumaw, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Dick Mastin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Linda "George" Hathorn, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stephen Stanley, State Rep HD 113 Candidate, Former Precinct Chair, Former SD 2 SREC Committeeman (primary)
  • Darrell Barry, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Priscilla Shacklett, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Willard "Mac" Smith, Precinct Chair, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Aimee Urista, Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Anne Stone, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stan Woodward, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brad Duhe, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Stephanie Smith, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Ally Raskin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Steven Ellis, Former Precinct Chair, 2022 Delegate to RPT Convention (primary)
  • Richard Brown, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Joseph Unsworth, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Elyce Mouskondis, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lisa Luby Ryan, Former Republican State Representative Candidate (primary)
  • Carolyn Garon, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Tina Lewis Peterson, Precinct Chair, Public Affairs Luncheon Club President (primary)
  • Candy Evans, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Diane Benjamin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nancy Mello, Vice Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nancy Hale, Vice Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Sandy Ammons, Precinct Chair, Former President Preston West Republicans (primary)
  • Charles Armstrong, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Nathaniel Weymouth, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • LuAnne Hobbs, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cyrena Nolan, Glen Lakes, Ministry of Truth Film Fest Co-Founder (primary)
  • Holly Free, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Aderonke Afolabi, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Joe Malick, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Tami Brown Rodriquez, Precinct Chair, former Dallas GOP chair (primary)
  • Bob Edmondson, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Angela Frye, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Mary Louise Binning, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Phillip Rosenfeld, Precinct Chair, Former President of the Jewish Community Center of Dallas (primary)
  • Audrey Hester, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jack Kocks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • KB Humphreys, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Heather Gray, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Don Roberts, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Donna Shelton, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Shelia Schlosberg, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Melissa Katz, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Janet Martin, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Mary Ellen Smith, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Preeti Malladi, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Michael Geller, Precinct Chair, Candidate for JP 3-2 (primary)
  • Michael Fetzer, Precinct Chair, Former Dallas City Council Candidate (primary)
  • Lauren Ogden, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • James Moyers, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brian Bodine, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Karen Squillace, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Warren Johnson, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Sandra Morgan, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Colleen Canion, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Walt Nickel, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Melanie Jennings, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Julia Coco, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Emily Forman Jourdan, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jessica Perno, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Anne Palles, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Michelle Hopper, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Dustin Eash, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Grant Laughlin, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Beth Biesel, Former Precinct Chair, Co-Chair America Liberty Forum (primary)
  • Bess Brooks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Christy Mesec, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Leslie Sorrels, Former Precinct Chair Candidate (primary)
  • Marshall Ballard, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • James Hairston, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cindy Holliday, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Allan Toole, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brenda Brodrick, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Clay Russell, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Jeff Vogt, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Chad Averett, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Kristen Bickham, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Eddie Dees, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Patrick McMillan, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Rick Bell, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Brian Marks, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • David Garcia, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Wesley Bowen, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Bonnie Abadie, Precinct Chair, Candidate Texas House 102 (primary)
  • Daphne Dark, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Patrick Gibbons, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lauren McDoonough, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Thomas Burrows, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Don Resler, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Allan Orr, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Lola Hurt, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Ajua Mason, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Aimee Ramsey, State Rep HD 114 Candidate, Former Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Peter Schroer, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Pastor Stephen Broden, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Troy Jackson, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Amy Lambert Lee, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Julie Zvara, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Roy Getting, Precinct Chair (primary)
  • Cindi Castilla, President, Texas Eagle Forum (primary)
  • Michelle Evans, Political Director, Texans for Vaccine Choice (primary)
  • Lake Highlands Conservatives (primary)
Campaign website
wernickfortexas.com

Andy Sommerman

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Andy Sommerman
Current role
Dallas County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (first elected November 2022; in office since January 1, 2023)
Background
  • Alma maters: University of Texas at Arlington, South Texas College of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation (South Texas College of Law) and Texas licence date: 1986 (per State Bar)
  • Civil trial attorney; partner, Sommerman McCaffity Quesada & Geisler, LLP (per campaign)
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (per campaign)
  • Member, Board of Directors, South Texas College of Law (per campaign)
  • Founder, American Moot Court Association (per campaign)
Experience
  • Moot court and mock trial coach, several Texas law schools (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
Top priorities
  • Campaign: he "is launching an additional audit to find even more savings"
  • Campaign: he "is leading the way as the Commissioners Court takes proactive and humane steps to decrease incidences of homelessness"
  • Campaign: he "opposes the misuse of flock camera data, to protect personal privacy"
  • Campaign: he "opposes tax give-aways to data centers"
  • Campaign: he "spearheaded juvenile justice reforms to keep children out of solitary confinement"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: he "strongly supported efforts to streamline operations to maximize taxpayer value and add additional services"
  • Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: he "opposes tax give-aways to data centers. Our power, water and tax dollars needs to serve us first."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: Campaign site: he "voted to increase the number of law enforcement personnel in the Sheriff's and Marshall's departments"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research

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