County · November 3, 2026 General Election
Leads Harris County Commissioners Court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees flood control, public health, and the county jail. Despite the title, it is not a courtroom judge.
What this office does
The County Judge is the presiding officer of Harris County Commissioners Court, the county's main governing body, which handles administrative, legislative and judicial functions — adopting a budget, setting tax rates, calling bond elections, and overseeing county infrastructure such as roads and bridges along with courthouses, jails, libraries, parks and the Harris County Flood Control District. By state law the County Judge is also the county's director of emergency management, leading the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management.
| What we compare | Letitia Plummer | Orlando Sanchez |
|---|---|---|
| Money | No machine-readable funding publishedCandidates for this office file with a local authority — the county clerk — which doesn’t publish filings in a form we can read automatically. That’s a gap in the filing system, not a statement about any campaign. Texas Ethics Commission — local filing authorities ↗ | |
| Their words | “Dr. Letitia Plummer is a proud mother, small business owner and proven public servant.”Campaign website – homepage — self-reported ↗ | “Orlando Sanchez is the common sense candidate for Harris County Judge. He has served as the Harris County Treasurer and a Houston City Council Member.”Orlando Sanchez Campaign Website – Homepage — self-reported ↗ |
| Records check | 4 official registries searched for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 — nothing found. Texas Legislature (impeachment records) · Texas Ethics Commission (final orders) · State Bar of Texas (attorney discipline) · Texas State Securities Board (enforcement orders). | |
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