Ellis County
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Kyle ButlerRepublican Incumbent
Oyinkansola (OJ) JinaduDemocraticOn ballot as
Kyle Butler
Oyinkansola (OJ) Jinadu
Current role
Ellis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Founder and CEO, Honeydrops Pro Inc.; board chair, Honeydrops Foundation
Background
- Waxahachie High School graduate (per county's website)
- Joined Precinct 4 Road and Bridge (2006)
- Former Tyler Refrigeration employee, 17 years
- Lifelong resident of Ellis County (per county's website)
- B.Sc. in microbiology, University of Lagos (per campaign)
- M.Sc. in psychology, University of Phoenix (per campaign)
- Doctorate in philosophy (humanities), United Graduate College and Seminary International (per campaign)
- Coach, educator, executive trainer, author, speaker and licensed life agent (per campaign)
- Founder, Honeydrops Foundation, a nonprofit (per campaign)
- Member, Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force (per campaign)
Experience
- Took part as Precinct 4 commissioner in the county's January 1, 2023 swearing-in ceremony for office holders (per Waxahachie Sun)
- Sworn in for first term, January 1, 2015
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
- "We will fix what you feel every day, traffic, flooding, safety, and transparency, and we'll show our work."
- "Deliver a 'Fix 5' plan in Year 1: five priority sites for turn-lanes, signals, or safety upgrades and report progress publicly"
- "Launch a public Infrastructure Dashboard showing every Precinct 4 project: roads, drainage, parks, trails, status, and budget."
- "Hold two public Budget Listening Sessions each year so residents shape spending priorities."
- "Require that new subdivisions come with real, funded infrastructure: roads, drainage, and safety measures before the first move-in."
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: On where county tax revenue collected above the budgeted amount went, as reported in September 2026:"I'm going to say the majority of it went to all the buildouts."
- Growth and infrastructure: The Waxahachie Sun reported that at a July 31, 2026 community meeting on data centers he said the Commissioners Court intends to reduce the amount and duration of new tax abatement agreements, and may end them in the future.
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Your tax dollars aren't mine—they're yours. I'm accountable to you."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Require that new subdivisions come with real, funded infrastructure: roads, drainage, and safety measures before the first move-in."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Move drainage, culvert, and ditch work from 'after the flooding' to proactive planning."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Make school zones, intersections, and major corridors safer and more efficient."
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Kyle Butler
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Kyle Butler
- Current role
- Ellis County Commissioner, Precinct 4
- Background
- Waxahachie High School graduate (per county's website)
- Joined Precinct 4 Road and Bridge (2006)
- Former Tyler Refrigeration employee, 17 years
- Lifelong resident of Ellis County (per county's website)
- Experience
- Took part as Precinct 4 commissioner in the county's January 1, 2023 swearing-in ceremony for office holders (per Waxahachie Sun)
- Sworn in for first term, January 1, 2015
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: On where county tax revenue collected above the budgeted amount went, as reported in September 2026:"I'm going to say the majority of it went to all the buildouts."
- Growth and infrastructure: The Waxahachie Sun reported that at a July 31, 2026 community meeting on data centers he said the Commissioners Court intends to reduce the amount and duration of new tax abatement agreements, and may end them in the future.
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Oyinkansola (OJ) Jinadu
Democratic- On ballot as
- Oyinkansola (OJ) Jinadu
- Current role
- Founder and CEO, Honeydrops Pro Inc.; board chair, Honeydrops Foundation
- Background
- B.Sc. in microbiology, University of Lagos (per campaign)
- M.Sc. in psychology, University of Phoenix (per campaign)
- Doctorate in philosophy (humanities), United Graduate College and Seminary International (per campaign)
- Coach, educator, executive trainer, author, speaker and licensed life agent (per campaign)
- Founder, Honeydrops Foundation, a nonprofit (per campaign)
- Member, Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force (per campaign)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "We will fix what you feel every day, traffic, flooding, safety, and transparency, and we'll show our work."
- "Deliver a 'Fix 5' plan in Year 1: five priority sites for turn-lanes, signals, or safety upgrades and report progress publicly"
- "Launch a public Infrastructure Dashboard showing every Precinct 4 project: roads, drainage, parks, trails, status, and budget."
- "Hold two public Budget Listening Sessions each year so residents shape spending priorities."
- "Require that new subdivisions come with real, funded infrastructure: roads, drainage, and safety measures before the first move-in."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Your tax dollars aren't mine—they're yours. I'm accountable to you."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Require that new subdivisions come with real, funded infrastructure: roads, drainage, and safety measures before the first move-in."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Move drainage, culvert, and ditch work from 'after the flooding' to proactive planning."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Make school zones, intersections, and major corridors safer and more efficient."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- drojspeaks4texas.com
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