Dave Muehlhaeusler
Candidate for Dallas County District Clerk
Background
- Occupation
- Retired mechanical engineer
- Campaign website
- dmdcdc.org
Retired mechanical engineer with 27 years of experience in quality control, data management and problem resolution in the commercial and aerospace lighting industry. A graduate of Oklahoma State University.
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes a pretrial jail dashboard to prevent overdetention.
He proposes linking the court docket with the jail's systems, working with the sheriff and district attorney.
ReportDave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District ClerkCampaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
“build a pre-trial jail dashboard connecting the systems of the court docket to Lew Sterrett”
Government & transparency
Proposes public dashboards tracking court-record backlogs.
ReportDave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District ClerkCampaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
“Launch automated exception reporting dashboards — make the backlog visible and accountable in real-time.”
Supports offering court forms in English and Spanish.
ReportDave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District ClerkCampaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
“Bilingual access — forms and information available in English and Spanish”
Courts & justice
Proposes mandatory structured e-filing instead of scanned handwritten forms.
ReportDave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District ClerkCampaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
“Mandate structured e-filing fields — eliminate handwritten scanned forms that hide what actually happened in court.”
Proposes specific, searchable codes for every recorded court event.
ReportDave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District ClerkCampaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
“every court event accurately recorded with a specific, searchable code”
All sources (4)
- Countywide Sample Ballot, General and Joint Election, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Dallas County Elections Department · dallascountyvotes.org
- Qualified candidates, 2026 November General Election (county and state offices, Dallas County)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State (Candidate Bio Portal) · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- Dave's Background
Campaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
- Dave Muehlhaeusler for Dallas County District Clerk
Campaign website · Dave Muehlhaeusler Campaign · dmdcdc.org
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