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Kerr County Commissioner

Precinct 2

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.

Taxes & budget

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    • Proposes an online county budget transparency dashboard
    • Supports using hotel occupancy taxes for county infrastructure
  • Rich PacesRepublican

    • Pledges to keep county property taxes low

Public safety

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    • Proposes a comprehensive county flood warning system
  • Rich PacesRepublican

    • Pledges an effective county flood warning system

Economy & jobs

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    No documented position found.

  • Rich PacesRepublican

    • Pledges to seek more flood-recovery aid for residents

Roads & infrastructure

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    • Proposes a 20-year road and bridge maintenance plan
  • Rich PacesRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    • Proposes voluntary landowner incentives to protect aquifer recharge
    • Proposes an 8-mile Guadalupe River corridor plan
  • Rich PacesRepublican

    • Opposes battery energy storage projects in the area
    • Pledges to protect the county's groundwater aquifers

Government & transparency

  • Jeremy WaltherIndependent

    No documented position found.

  • Rich PacesRepublican

    • Opposed commissioner salary increases for himself while in officeIn office

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