Who is running for District Attorney, 268th Judicial District in 2026?

Private attorney; former prosecutor and former municipal judge, City of Sugar Land

Shawn McDonald is a longtime prosecutor who was appointed Sugar Land's municipal judge in 2022². He has handled thousands of felony cases, according to his own statement, and has appellate and teaching experience in criminal law and trial advocacy². He describes himself as a former prosecutor, former judge, former professor and private attorney³. He is the Republican nominee challenging Brian Middleton¹².

No public position found on: Policing and crime, Marijuana, Abortion, Election rules, Guns, Immigration, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Qualified immunity.

Fort Bend County District Attorney

Brian M. Middleton is the Fort Bend County District Attorney, a position he has held since 2019²³. He is a 1997 graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law who worked in the Texas Attorney General's habeas division, as a briefing attorney at the Court of Criminal Appeals, and as an assistant district attorney in Fort Bend County². He is the Democratic nominee for a third term³.

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  Official action · medium confidence

  • His office created a pretrial diversion program for first-time marijuana possession charges and recommends personal recognizance bonds for low-level marijuana possession defendants (2019 article describing his first 100 days in office). (2019) source

No public position found on: Policing and crime, Abortion, Election rules, Guns, Immigration, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Qualified immunity.