Val Verde County
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Mary Jane RossRepublican
Rachel MagallanesDemocratic
On ballot as
MARY JANE ROSS
RACHEL MAGALLANES
Current role
Assistant county auditor, Val Verde County Auditor's Office
Chief deputy clerk, Val Verde County District Clerk's Office
Background
- Cites over 15 years of public service (per February 2026 primary questionnaire)
- 11 years in the District Clerk's Office, working her way up from part-time clerk to chief deputy (per candidate)
- Past four years in the County Auditor's Office (per candidate)
- Cites six years with the District Clerk's Office, serving the 63rd and 83rd District Courts (per February 2026 primary questionnaire)
Experience
Not found
Not found
Top priorities
- February 2026 primary questionnaire: "improve office procedures, strengthen internal controls and ensure timely, accurate reporting"
- "enhance the jury donation program by adding the Veterans Service Program as an option"
- "restore trust, support the court system efficiently and ensure every record, report and financial account is handled correctly"
- February 2026 primary questionnaire: "My vision is for the office to remain efficient, transparent and accessible."
- "maintaining well-organized records, providing clear and respectful assistance and ensuring the office continues to earn the trust of the public"
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
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Mary Jane Ross
Republican- On ballot as
- MARY JANE ROSS
- Current role
- Assistant county auditor, Val Verde County Auditor's Office
- Background
- Cites over 15 years of public service (per February 2026 primary questionnaire)
- 11 years in the District Clerk's Office, working her way up from part-time clerk to chief deputy (per candidate)
- Past four years in the County Auditor's Office (per candidate)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- February 2026 primary questionnaire: "improve office procedures, strengthen internal controls and ensure timely, accurate reporting"
- "enhance the jury donation program by adding the Veterans Service Program as an option"
- "restore trust, support the court system efficiently and ensure every record, report and financial account is handled correctly"
- 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
Rachel Magallanes
Democratic- On ballot as
- RACHEL MAGALLANES
- Current role
- Chief deputy clerk, Val Verde County District Clerk's Office
- Background
- Cites six years with the District Clerk's Office, serving the 63rd and 83rd District Courts (per February 2026 primary questionnaire)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- February 2026 primary questionnaire: "My vision is for the office to remain efficient, transparent and accessible."
- "maintaining well-organized records, providing clear and respectful assistance and ensuring the office continues to earn the trust of the public"
- 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
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