Here are the 2022 candidates running for Bexar County judge, criminal district attorney, Commissioners Court and district and county clerk. Candidate information comes from Texas Secretary of State data, the candidates and other sources.
Bexar County Judge
DeBerry founded the public relations firm The DeBerry Group after a career as a television journalist. She ran unsuccessfully for San Antonio mayor in 2009, a race won by Julián Castro. In 2020, she was elected to the Bexar County Commissioners Court representing Precinct 3 before announcing in December 2021 her intention to run for county judge and resigning her seat as required by Texas law.
Republican Party
Challenger
Sakai spent 26 years as a judge, serving as the presiding judge in the 225th District Court from 2007 to 2021. As an administrative judge, he supervised the Children's Court, which handles cases involving abused and neglected children. Sakai grew up in McAllen and graduated from the University of Texas law school.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Edgar Coyle
A Libertarian candidate, Coyle is making his first run for public office after moving to San Antonio in 2016. He works as a draftsman.
Libertarian Party
Challenger
Criminal District Attorney
A native San Antonian, LaHood attended St. Mary’s School of Law and practices state and federal criminal defense law. Brother Nico LaHood served as district attorney for one term before being defeated by Joe Gonzales in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Republican Party
Challenger
A San Antonio native, Gonzales attended St. Mary’s School of Law and worked in both the Bexar County and Harris County district attorney offices before opening his own criminal defense practice in San Antonio. He is seeking his second term as district attorney.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
Bexar County Commissioners
Precinct 2
Rodriguez does not have an opponent in the 2022 general election. He was appointed by Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff in 2019 to fill the Precinct 2 seat left vacant by the death of Paul Elizondo, winning election to fill Elizondo’s unexpired term in 2020.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
Precinct 3
Moody works for Valero Energy as its director of innovation and previously was an executive at USAA. He also worked as a legislative assistant for then-U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo.
Korbel previously worked as the general manager of KENS-TV and founded the market research firm Core Research in 1989. She has served as a Bexar County precinct chair and a trustee of the Alamo Colleges, both elected positions.
Precinct 4
Larry Ricketts
Ricketts ran unsuccessfully for constable in Precinct 4 in 2020 as a Republican and for Bexar County Sheriff as a Libertarian candidate in 2016. He has worked as a volunteer for the Precinct 4 Constable.
Republican Party
Calvert is seeking his third term on the Bexar County Commissioners Court. He is a native of San Antonio and attended St. Mary's Hall and Tufts University.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
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Bexar County District Clerk
Misty Spears
Spears earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. With almost two decades working in the legal profession, she is currently the lead paralegal at the Martinez de Vara Law Firm.
Republican Party
Challenger
Gloria A. Martinez
Martinez is a lifelong resident of Bexar County and a U.S. Navy veteran. She has 33 years of experience working at the Bexar County Courthouse.
Democratic Party
Challenger
Bexar County Clerk
Richard A. Gold
Gold is a native San Antonian and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Texas-Pan American, and before retiring, he was the records manager for Bexar County for 20 years.
Republican Party
Challenger
Lucy Adame-Clark
Adame-Clark is seeking her second term as Bexar County clerk. She was the first Latina and first woman elected as county clerk. A native of San Antonio, she attended Southern Careers Institute in San Antonio for paralegal studies.
Democratic Party
Incumbent
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The San Antonio Report’s 2022 Voter Guide
