Election Intrigue Continues

Five Now Running For County Judge; Plus a Contested Commissioner Race

The deadline to file for candidacy in the March primaries was 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13.

As of Sunday, Dec. 12, four people have filed to run for Fayette County Judge in the Republican Primary:

• William Bernsen, a land surveyor from Plum;

• Lori Berger, former Flatonia mayor and former LCRA board member;

• Craig Moreau, Fayette County Chief of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; and

• Dan Mueller, the current Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace.

Will Martin, pastor at Muldoon Baptist Church, declared his candidacy as a Libertarian Party candidate for Fayette County Judge. The Fayette County Libertarian Party will hold a County Convention in March to officially nominate candidates for local office. Anyone wanting to run for office as a third party candidate must declare their candidacy by Dec. 13.

No one has filed to run for any local offices in the Democratic Primary.

Two other contested races will take place in the Republican Primary. Jamie Moreau, Brad Neville and Victor Weishuhn are running for Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace. Current Pct. 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann will face challenger Stephen Matula.

The following Republican candidates were unopposed as of a Sunday:

• Kyle Hartmann for Pct. 1 JP

• Charles Zapalac for Pct. 3 JP

• Paul Zapalac for Pct. 4 JP

• Luke Sternadel for Pct. 2 Commissioner

• Brenda Kallus Fietsam for County Clerk

• Linda Svrcek for District Clerk

• Sylvia Mendoza for Tax Assessor-Collector

District Judge Jeff Steinhauser is up for re-election next year. Attorney Mark Elvig filed to run against him in the Republican Primary. Elvig’s application was rejected by the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, however. Elvig told the Record that an “unforeseen issue” had arisen and that he would not be refiling.