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Bastiat & Liberty Watchdog Index
Texas Local Government Freedom Index
Objective, empirical rankings grading 6,167 Texas local governments and 31,351 elected officials on fiscal restraint, tax burden, private property rights, and regulatory overreach. Zero peer normalization.
Top Ranked Elected Officials
Showing 1–25 of 41 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (25 Ranked Entities)5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +1.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.7% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#1
State #16920
Cole Farmer
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 75.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 68▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#2
State #16921
Pam Kruse
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 75.1Reg: 77.1Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 58▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#3
State #16922
Joe Langehennig
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 75.2Reg: 75.8Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#4
State #16923
Jim Smith
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#5
State #16924
Kathryn Martin
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 77Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#6
State #16925
Tina Cantu-Navarro
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 75.2Reg: 75.3Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#7
State #16926
Eric Buell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MASON ISD (Mason County)
Fiscal: 75.1Reg: 76.3Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.5/100)
#8
State #17021
Kim Fuentes
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 75Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 58▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#9
State #17022
Reggy Spencer
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 77.5Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 53▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#10
State #17023
Joe Tidwell
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 74.7Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 48▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#11
State #17024
Robert Montgomery
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 75.7Reg: 79.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 48▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#12
State #17025
Ginny Ivy
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 76.2Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 48▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#13
State #17026
Kalico Leech
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 76.1Reg: 76.8Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 48▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#14
State #17027
Matthew Bellah
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • ALBANY ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 76.6Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 48▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#15
State #17247
Chuck Lopez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 74.3Reg: 77.7Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 41▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#16
State #17248
Kim Massey
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 75.7Reg: 74.8Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 41▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#17
State #17249
Carl Clark
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 73.8Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 41▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#18
State #17243
Emily Goodson
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 77.3Reg: 74.2Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 60▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#19
State #17244
Montie Morris
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 74.1Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 48▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#20
State #17245
Eric Simpson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 74.5Reg: 76.6Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 41▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#21
State #17246
David Fowler
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • DEW ISD (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 78.1Reg: 74.3Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 41▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.2/100)
#22
State #17761
Stacia Norris
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MAGNOLIA ISD (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 74.4Reg: 73Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 54▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.7/100)
#23
State #17760
Sonja Ebel
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MAGNOLIA ISD (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 73.9Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 54▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.7/100)
#24
State #17758
Gary Blizzard, Jr
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MAGNOLIA ISD (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 75Reg: 73.7Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 54▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.7/100)
#25
State #17757
Jay Michals
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MAGNOLIA ISD (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 72.2Reg: 72.2Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 54▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.7/100)