Lamar County
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Mike FordRepublican
Lonnie LaytonDemocratic Incumbent
Nathan PolskyLibertarian
On ballot as
MIKE FORD
LONNIE LAYTON
NATHAN POLSKY
Current role
Police officer (occupation on his filing with the Secretary of State)
Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Pre-sales/delivery engineer (occupation on his filing with the Secretary of State)
Background
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- Chair of the Lamar County Libertarian Party, The Paris News reported in 2026
- Named to the state Libertarian Party's executive committee in 2026, The Paris News reported
- His campaign announcement describes him as a lifelong Texan
Experience
Not found
- Was on the November 2022 ballot for the Precinct 2 seat with no opponent, The Paris News reported
Not found
Top priorities
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- "Keep property taxes as low as possible and support available local homestead exemptions."
- "Scrutinize county spending instead of automatically carrying expenses forward year after year."
- "Take care of the roads we have and make every road dollar count."
- "Oppose funding for Flock cameras and similar mass-surveillance systems."
- "Oppose eminent domain used to take private property for another party's benefit."
- "Make contracts, bids, projects, and major expenditures easier for residents to follow."
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Keep property taxes as low as possible and support available local homestead exemptions."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Require major developments to bear the costs they create for roads, infrastructure, and county services."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Address drainage and culvert problems before they destroy roads."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Public safety does not require treating everyone like a suspect."
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Mike Ford
Republican- On ballot as
- MIKE FORD
- Current role
- Police officer (occupation on his filing with the Secretary of State)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Lonnie Layton
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- LONNIE LAYTON
- Current role
- Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Was on the November 2022 ballot for the Precinct 2 seat with no opponent, The Paris News reported
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Nathan Polsky
Libertarian- On ballot as
- NATHAN POLSKY
- Current role
- Pre-sales/delivery engineer (occupation on his filing with the Secretary of State)
- Background
- Chair of the Lamar County Libertarian Party, The Paris News reported in 2026
- Named to the state Libertarian Party's executive committee in 2026, The Paris News reported
- His campaign announcement describes him as a lifelong Texan
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "Keep property taxes as low as possible and support available local homestead exemptions."
- "Scrutinize county spending instead of automatically carrying expenses forward year after year."
- "Take care of the roads we have and make every road dollar count."
- "Oppose funding for Flock cameras and similar mass-surveillance systems."
- "Oppose eminent domain used to take private property for another party's benefit."
- "Make contracts, bids, projects, and major expenditures easier for residents to follow."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Keep property taxes as low as possible and support available local homestead exemptions."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Require major developments to bear the costs they create for roads, infrastructure, and county services."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Address drainage and culvert problems before they destroy roads."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Public safety does not require treating everyone like a suspect."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- nathanforliberty.com
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