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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 1476–1500 of 2,668 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.9% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#1476
State #19960
Dean Campbell
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • LLANO ISD (Llano County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 77▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1477
State #20023
Keith Helpert
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • ROBINSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 79▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1478
State #20024
Justin Wiese
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • ROBINSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 79▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1479
State #20025
Karrie Crosby
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • ROBINSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 63Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 79▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1480
State #20030
Ashley Blumensaadt
Mayor • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 64.8Reg: 63.7Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1481
State #20026
Kacey Darnell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • ROBINSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 64.2Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 79▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1482
State #20027
Clinton Sawyer
Mayor • City of Amherst (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 64.4Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 77▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1483
State #20028
Mickey Brantley
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Amherst (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 62.4Reg: 65.9Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1484
State #20029
Rosa L. Logsdon
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Amherst (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 62.6Reg: 65.9Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1485
State #20031
Cody Anderson
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 63.1Reg: 62.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1486
State #20032
Paul Potts
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 62.5Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1487
State #20033
Cody Cook
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 63.1Reg: 63Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1488
State #20034
Matthew Whitten
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1489
State #20035
John Ward
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Paradise (Wise County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1490
State #20036
Jon Keeney
Mayor • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 62.6Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1491
State #20037
Mack Eisenberg
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 65.3Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1492
State #20038
Jon Powell
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1493
State #20039
Kay Ann Jorgenson
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 64.4Reg: 62.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1494
State #20040
Einar Goerland
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 64.1Reg: 64.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1495
State #20041
Bob Davee
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Taylor Lake Village (Harris County)
Fiscal: 66.4Reg: 66.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1496
State #20042
Cheryl Chambers
County Treasurer • Ellis County (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 62.9Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 89Expansion: 91▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1497
State #20004
Norman "Jibber" Herridge
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Borden County (Borden County)
Fiscal: 62.9Reg: 64.3Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 90▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1498
State #19996
Christopher Boedeker
County Judge • Johnson County (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 890Expansion: 529▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1499
State #20003
Greg Stansell
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Borden County (Borden County)
Fiscal: 65.2Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 90▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#1500
State #20012
Sasha Kelton
County Clerk • Clay County (Clay County)
Fiscal: 63.1Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 86▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
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