Archive for January 2026
DeeDee Rodgers – Hays County Clerk
DeeDee Rodgers
What is your work history, including current employment? Please respond in a list format.
- 5 years paralegal for local attorney
- 30 Years of service in the Hays County Clerk’s Office
- 2.5
Cynthia Millonzi – Hays County Clerk
Cynthia Millonzi
What is your work history, including current employment? Please respond in a list format.
Assistant Hays County Clerk – 2021-Present
Director of Operations – Cherokee Nation Mission Solutions 2016-2019
Program Manager
Nico Costilla – Hays County Clerk
Nico Costilla
What is your work history, including current employment? Please respond in a list format.
Legal Assistant Supervisor-Misdemeanor Division; Hays County Criminal District Attorney’s Office; 2016-Present
Legal Assistant-Felony Division; Hays County Criminal District
Cassie Benoist-Templeton – District Judge 428th District
Cassie Benoist-Templeton
What is your work history, including current employment? Please respond in a list format.
2010-2011 - Department of Public Safety - Staff Attorney
2011-2013 – Caldwell County District Attorney’s Office
Joe Pool – District Judge 428th District
Joe Pool
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428th Judicial District Judge
Pool Law Firm
What is your educational history, including degrees
Bill Henry – District Judge 428th District
Bill Henry
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- Managing Partner, Law Office of Bill Henry, 2023-present
- Mediator, Henry Dispute Resolution, 2023-present
- District Judge, 428th District
Thomas Just – Judge, Hays County Court at Law #2
Thomas Just
What is your work history, including current employment? (list format)
- The Jackson Law Firm, PLLC (Cedar Park, TX) — Of Counsel (2024–Present)
- The Lippincott Law Firm, PLLC
W. David Friesenhahn – Judge, Hays County Court at Law #2
W. David Friesenhahn
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*The W. David Friesenhahn Law Firm, 1995-present, criminal trial lawyer/solo law practice
*Comal
Beth Smith – Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1
Beth Smith
Judge Smith is running unopposed in both the 2026 primary. Judge Smith has filled out this questionnaire to educate voters on her positions.
What is your
Sandra Bryant – Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Sandra Bryant
Judge Bryant is running unopposed in both the 2026 primary and general election. Judge Bryant has filled out this questionnaire to educate voters on her positions.
What is

