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Harris County Treasurer

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Term
4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county treasurer receives, holds and pays out county funds and reports on the county's finances.

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Marc CowartCampaign photo — Marc Cowart Campaign

Marc Cowart

Republican

Chief of staff to the Fort Bend County Judge

The gist

  • Proposes an online searchable database of county expenditures.
  • Opposes county spending growth and tax rate increases.
  • Pledges to speak out against investments not benefiting taxpayers.
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  1. Proposes an online searchable database of county expenditures.

    Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Harris County Treasurer

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “implementing an online, searchable database of county expenditures”
  2. Opposes county spending growth and tax rate increases.

    Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Harris County Treasurer

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “The biggest challenge facing Harris County is uncontrolled spending, which has resulted in a $3 billion budget, and tax rate increases that taxpayers cannot afford.”
  3. Pledges to speak out against investments not benefiting taxpayers.

    Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Harris County Treasurer

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “as Treasurer, I would publicly speak out if any investment were deemed not beneficial to the taxpayers”

Carla L. Wyatt

DemocraticIncumbent

Harris County Treasurer

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