Pat Deen
Candidate for Parker County Judge
Background
- Campaign website
- re-electpatdeen.com
Parker County judge since 2018, former mayor of Hudson Oaks and a former Procter & Gamble/Duracell manager. He holds a business degree from Texas Wesleyan University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Voted for the no-new-revenue tax rate six of seven years.
ReportAbout Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“Fought to protect tax payers by adopting no-new-revenue rate 6 of the past 7 years.”
Public safety
Secured increased funding for the sheriff's department.
ReportAbout Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“Increased funding for Sheriffs department to make our community safer”
Secured a full-time county emergency operations manager position.
ReportAbout Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“Enhanced emergency readiness by creating a full time emergency operations manager”
Economy & jobs
Supports recruiting high-wage employers while keeping the county rural.
He says more than 60% of the county's workforce commutes east each day.
ReportEconomic Development (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“I have focused on bringing high-wage job opportunities while still maintaining the rural integrity of the County.”
Roads & infrastructure
Secured federal and state funding commitments for I-20 expansion.
The plan he describes adds three-lane access roads and a third freeway lane each way on I-20.
ReportTransportation (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“We have secured commitments totaling more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funding, including matching funds”
Led the county's $130 million 2023 transportation bond.
ReportTransportation (Re-Elect Pat Deen)Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
“In November 2023, we presented voters with a $130 million transportation bond—the largest in Parker County’s history.”
Government & transparency
Pledges to remain county judge rather than seek state office.
ReportGOP primary race for county judge pits incumbent against recent municipal judge and copNews coverage · Weatherford Democrat (via Yahoo News) · Feb 17, 2026 · yahoo.com
“My aspiration as a county judge is to be the best county judge I can be — and it will go no further.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Pat Deen on them.
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All sources (7)
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (08/28/2026), County PARKER (PDF pages 1011–1015)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · Aug 28, 2026 · sos.state.tx.us
- Qualified candidates, 2026 November General Election (county offices, Parker County)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State (Candidate Bio Portal) · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- Super Ballot: listing of all races on the November 3, 2026 ballot, Parker County
Election filing · Parker County Elections Administrator · parkercountytx.gov
- Transportation (Re-Elect Pat Deen)
Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
- About Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)
Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
- Economic Development (Re-Elect Pat Deen)
Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com
- GOP primary race for county judge pits incumbent against recent municipal judge and cop
News coverage · Weatherford Democrat (via Yahoo News) · Feb 17, 2026 · yahoo.com
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