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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Uvalde County
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Wayne EverettRepublican
Aide EscamillaDemocratic
On ballot as
WAYNE EVERETT
AIDE ESCAMILLA
Current role
Retired; former Uvalde County road administrator
Liberal arts division chair, Southwest Texas College
Background
  • Attended Tarleton State University for two years (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Range management degree, Howard Payne University (per Leader-News)
  • 28.5-year career, Bureau of Reclamation; retired 1985 (per Leader-News)
  • Ran a propane business and a store in Barksdale, where he had a ranch (per Leader-News)
  • Born and raised in Johnson City (per Leader-News)
  • Attended Southwest Texas College (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Master's degree in education, University of Texas at El Paso (per Leader-News)
  • Doctoral degree, University of Texas at San Antonio (2015) (per Leader-News)
  • Began working at Southwest Texas College in 2004 (per Leader-News)
  • Division chair (since July 2023) (per Leader-News)
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  • Former public school teacher, El Paso and Uvalde (per Leader-News)
  • Member, Delta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma (per Leader-News)
  • Member, Sahawe Dancers board (per Leader-News)
  • Has served on the library board (per Leader-News)
  • Born and raised in Precinct 4 (per Leader-News)
Experience
  • Uvalde County road administrator (1991–2006), 15 years (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Superintendent, Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado, at its completion in 1975 (per Leader-News)
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Top priorities
  • Would prioritize revamping the county road department to improve effectiveness, direction and training of staff (per Leader-News, Feb. 2026)
  • "There are some things that need to be questioned. That's my money and your money that we're spending"
  • "My objective is to try to bring it back where we can better serve every person in Uvalde County."
  • "I'm going to be addressing roads and bridges, supporting economic opportunities and really supporting local jobs and education that prepares our children for the future"
  • Road repairs would follow a prioritized, long-term approach, addressing the most severe needs first (she told the Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Plans to pursue more grants and federal money to limit pressure on property taxes (she told the Leader-News)
  • "We need to listen to our constituents. We need to voice their concerns"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: "There are some things that need to be questioned. That's my money and your money that we're spending"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: On flood-damaged low-water crossings the county had installed, to commissioners on June 22, 2026: "First of all, they should never have been put in."
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: "I'm going to be addressing roads and bridges, supporting economic opportunities and really supporting local jobs and education that prepares our children for the future"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found

Wayne Everett

Republican
On ballot as
WAYNE EVERETT
Current role
Retired; former Uvalde County road administrator
Background
  • Attended Tarleton State University for two years (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Range management degree, Howard Payne University (per Leader-News)
  • 28.5-year career, Bureau of Reclamation; retired 1985 (per Leader-News)
  • Ran a propane business and a store in Barksdale, where he had a ranch (per Leader-News)
  • Born and raised in Johnson City (per Leader-News)
Experience
  • Uvalde County road administrator (1991–2006), 15 years (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Superintendent, Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado, at its completion in 1975 (per Leader-News)
Top priorities
  • Would prioritize revamping the county road department to improve effectiveness, direction and training of staff (per Leader-News, Feb. 2026)
  • "There are some things that need to be questioned. That's my money and your money that we're spending"
  • "My objective is to try to bring it back where we can better serve every person in Uvalde County."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: "There are some things that need to be questioned. That's my money and your money that we're spending"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: On flood-damaged low-water crossings the county had installed, to commissioners on June 22, 2026: "First of all, they should never have been put in."
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Aide Escamilla

Democratic
On ballot as
AIDE ESCAMILLA
Current role
Liberal arts division chair, Southwest Texas College
Background
  • Attended Southwest Texas College (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Master's degree in education, University of Texas at El Paso (per Leader-News)
  • Doctoral degree, University of Texas at San Antonio (2015) (per Leader-News)
  • Began working at Southwest Texas College in 2004 (per Leader-News)
  • Division chair (since July 2023) (per Leader-News)
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  • Former public school teacher, El Paso and Uvalde (per Leader-News)
  • Member, Delta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma (per Leader-News)
  • Member, Sahawe Dancers board (per Leader-News)
  • Has served on the library board (per Leader-News)
  • Born and raised in Precinct 4 (per Leader-News)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • "I'm going to be addressing roads and bridges, supporting economic opportunities and really supporting local jobs and education that prepares our children for the future"
  • Road repairs would follow a prioritized, long-term approach, addressing the most severe needs first (she told the Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Plans to pursue more grants and federal money to limit pressure on property taxes (she told the Leader-News)
  • "We need to listen to our constituents. We need to voice their concerns"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: "I'm going to be addressing roads and bridges, supporting economic opportunities and really supporting local jobs and education that prepares our children for 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

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