County

Fort Bend County Commissioner

Precinct 4

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of four precinct members of the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees county roads and services.

Candidates Compare by issue

Ken Mathews

Republican

Business owner

The gist

Pledges to control spending and limit tax burdens on homeowners.
Pledges to require utilities in place before new growth.
Proposes a neighborhood citizens' advisory council.
Pledges to vote as Precinct 4 residents express.
Pledges to recruit manufacturing employers to Fort Bend.
Supports budget priority for traffic, flooding and crime.

More about Ken

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Pledges to control spending and limit tax burdens on homeowners.
Q&A: Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof to face off in May Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Leaders must manage growth responsibly, control spending, protect families from being taxed out of their homes.”
Pledges to require utilities in place before new growth.
Q&A: Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof to face off in May Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“We must plan ahead and ensure utilities are in place first—without burdening existing residents.”
Proposes a neighborhood citizens' advisory council.
Q&A: Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof to face off in May Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Implement an advisory council of ordinary citizens from each neighborhood to engage and get ideas before deciding on any issues.”
Pledges to vote as Precinct 4 residents express.
Ken Mathews for Fort Bend County Commissioner
Campaign website · ken4fortbend.com
“I will cast every vote based on what you—the residents, families, and taxpayers of Precinct 4—have expressed is in our community's best interest.”
Pledges to recruit manufacturing employers to Fort Bend.
Q&A: Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof to face off in May Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“will position Fort Bend as a top destination for manufacturing”
Supports budget priority for traffic, flooding and crime.
Q&A: Ken Mathews and Adam Schoof to face off in May Republican runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Traffic improvements; flooding; crime [and] public safety; efficiency and cost reductions; planning effectively to manage growth”

April L. Jones

Democratic

Small business owner; North Mission Glen MUD director

The gist

Pledges transparency and accountability on Commissioners Court.
Supports coordinating safety work with constables and residents.
Supports protecting neighborhoods from harmful developments.
Supports sustainability and environmental stewardship in budgeting.
Supports raising taxes only as a last resort.

More about April

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Pledges transparency and accountability on Commissioners Court.
Q&A: Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“to bring transparency, accountability to Commissioner’s Court, ensuring residents are put first in the community instead of political interests, rhetoric.”
Supports coordinating safety work with constables and residents.
Q&A: Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Safety is paramount. Ensure we are working collectively with our constables, residents, and local elected officials”
Supports protecting neighborhoods from harmful developments.
Q&A: Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Resident; community focused, protecting residents from harmful developments in their community”
Supports sustainability and environmental stewardship in budgeting.
Q&A: Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Sustainability [and] environmental stewardship”
Supports raising taxes only as a last resort.
Q&A: Brittanye Lashay Morris and April Jones to face off in May Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“raise taxes as last resort and deliver public services”

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