Prosecutor, Caldwell County District Attorney's Office

Cassie Benoist-Templeton is the Democratic nominee for the 428th District Court in Hays County¹. She has spent more than twelve years as a prosecutor of serious crimes against women and children in the Caldwell County District Attorney's Office, and describes herself as a felony prosecutor²³. She won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary over incumbent Judge Joe Pool⁵ and a third candidate in the official county results⁴.

• Prosecutor, Caldwell County District Attorney's Office, for about twelve years, handling serious crimes against women and children; in her questionnaire she described the work as complex felony cases²³
• Texas State University (criminal justice); J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law²
• Director at large, League of Women Voters of Hays County, 2024 to 2025; board member, Scheib Center, a Hays County mental health center³
• Recognized by the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center in 2024 and by Roxanne's House, a child advocacy center, in April 2025²
• Won the Democratic nomination in the March 3, 2026 primary with 20,218 votes (66.53 percent) in the official county results, ahead of incumbent Judge Joe Pool⁵ (6,997) and Bill Henry (3,175)⁴. She has not held judicial office.