Candidate for Caldwell County Judge; served on the Lockhart City Council, District 2

John G. Castillo is the Democratic nominee for Caldwell County Judge¹⁵. He is a lifelong county resident with more than 30 years of state service at agencies including the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation, and his campaign site says he served on the Lockhart City Council from 2010 to 2019 and again from 2022 to the present¹. Lockhart later held a special election to fill his District 2 seat after he decided to run for county judge⁴. He was the only candidate in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for county judge².

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  • His campaign platform says he opposes politicians who sell out the community to developers and big tech data centers that drive up utility costs, strain local resources and raise property taxes, and that growth must pay its own way. (2026) source
  • In public comment at the March 26, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting, he asked why corporations receive tax abatements while residents pay in full, and warned technology could make the project obsolete before the break expires. (2026-03-26) source

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