John Yeackle
Candidate for Uvalde County Judge
Background
- Occupation
- County commissioner, Pct. 1
John Yeackle has been Uvalde County's Precinct 1 commissioner since 2020 (serving as a holdover after filing for county judge) and served on Uvalde City Council from 2004 to 2010. He ran Uvalde businesses including a Golden Chick restaurant, manages rental properties, was briefly a police officer in New Mexico and won the May 2026 Republican runoff.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to cut budget inefficiencies to avoid tax increases
ReportCandidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge roleNews coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“finding inefficiencies in the budget to avoid raising taxes whenever possible”
Roads & infrastructure
Proposes long-term planning and expanding existing county facilities
ReportCandidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge roleNews coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“his priorities include long term planning by looking 10 to 20 years into the future, expanding existing county facilities”
Government & transparency
Proposes resuming county budget workshops open to the public
ReportCandidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge roleNews coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“He wants to resume holding budget workshops the public can attend, if he is elected”
Supports term limits for elected officials
ReportCandidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge roleNews coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“I’m a firm believer in term limits, and I think 12 years is reasonable.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John Yeackle on them.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- Qualified candidates, 2026 November General Election (county and district offices)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State (Candidate Bio Portal) · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- Sample Ballots, November 3, 2026 General Election (county precinct styles and City of Uvalde styles)
Election filing · Uvalde County Elections Office · uvaldecountyelections.com
- Texas Secretary of State: Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (Uvalde County pages)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · Aug 28, 2026 · sos.texas.gov
- Yeackle, Ortiz secure decisive runoff victories
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · May 26, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
- Candidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
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