Waller County
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Brian CantrellRepublicanEthel WilmoreDemocratic
On ballot as
BRIAN CANTRELL
ETHEL WILMORE
Current role
Waller County Fire Marshal
Registered nurse (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
- Bachelor's in criminal justice and master's in leadership, Sam Houston State University (per campaign)
- FBI National Academy graduate (per campaign)
- Master Peace Officer license (per campaign)
- Began with the Waller County Sheriff's Office in 1999 as a reserve deputy (per campaign)
Not found
Experience
- Cites serving as chief of the Waller County Fire Marshal's Office and former chief deputy of the Sheriff's Office (per September 2026 questionnaire)
- Appointed by the Commissioners Court in 2017 to start the county's first Fire Marshal's Office (per campaign)
- Ran for this seat as a Democrat (November 8, 2022 general election) (per Ballotpedia)
Top priorities
- "Priorities center on public safety, strong infrastructure and responsible growth."
- Campaign site: "Maintain Waller County's rural identity while planning for the next 10–20 years."
- Campaign site: "Fight for lower taxes and defend against rising property values."
- Campaign site: "Construct a new centralized emergency operations center (EOC) for Police, Fire and EMS."
- Campaign site: "Let's work together to build the FIRST county park."
Not found
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a September 2026 questionnaire, his priorities for handling growth included "using tax dollars wisely, maintaining a low tax rate".
- Growth and infrastructure: In a September 2026 questionnaire, on rapid growth: "Addressing it requires improving road mobility, managing drainage, strengthening emergency response, ensuring transparent and responsible development"
- Flooding and drainage: In a September 2026 questionnaire, on his top priority: "That includes improving roads and drainage, strengthening emergency preparedness and ensuring county services keep pace with development."
- Public safety: In a September 2026 questionnaire: "Priorities center on public safety, strong infrastructure and responsible growth."
- 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
Brian Cantrell
Republican- On ballot as
- BRIAN CANTRELL
- Current role
- Waller County Fire Marshal
- Background
- Bachelor's in criminal justice and master's in leadership, Sam Houston State University (per campaign)
- FBI National Academy graduate (per campaign)
- Master Peace Officer license (per campaign)
- Began with the Waller County Sheriff's Office in 1999 as a reserve deputy (per campaign)
- Experience
- Cites serving as chief of the Waller County Fire Marshal's Office and former chief deputy of the Sheriff's Office (per September 2026 questionnaire)
- Appointed by the Commissioners Court in 2017 to start the county's first Fire Marshal's Office (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Priorities center on public safety, strong infrastructure and responsible growth."
- Campaign site: "Maintain Waller County's rural identity while planning for the next 10–20 years."
- Campaign site: "Fight for lower taxes and defend against rising property values."
- Campaign site: "Construct a new centralized emergency operations center (EOC) for Police, Fire and EMS."
- Campaign site: "Let's work together to build the FIRST county park."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a September 2026 questionnaire, his priorities for handling growth included "using tax dollars wisely, maintaining a low tax rate".
- Growth and infrastructure: In a September 2026 questionnaire, on rapid growth: "Addressing it requires improving road mobility, managing drainage, strengthening emergency response, ensuring transparent and responsible development"
- Flooding and drainage: In a September 2026 questionnaire, on his top priority: "That includes improving roads and drainage, strengthening emergency preparedness and ensuring county services keep pace with development."
- Public safety: In a September 2026 questionnaire: "Priorities center on public safety, strong infrastructure and responsible growth."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- cantrellforwaller.com
Ethel Wilmore
Democratic- On ballot as
- ETHEL WILMORE
- Current role
- Registered nurse (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Ran for this seat as a Democrat (November 8, 2022 general election) (per Ballotpedia)
- 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
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