Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 (Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Texas) in 2026?

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Fort Bend County)

Tricia Krenek has been Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Place 2 since January 2023 and is seeking reelection¹². The county's biography says she is an attorney with a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was elected to the Fulshear City Council in May 2014².

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, since January 2023²
• Attorney and certified mediator; former managing partner of a Katy litigation firm; law degree from the University of Houston Law Center; BBA and MBA in accounting from the University of St. Thomas²
• Judicial law clerk to a state district judge before entering private practice²
• Elected to the Fulshear City Council in May 2014; Mayor Pro Tem, May 2017 to May 2018²
• Took the bench in January 2023²; nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Mediator and arbitrator (per campaign site)

Hortencia Sanchez is the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, and is challenging incumbent Tricia Krenek¹². Her campaign site says she holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, studied as a legal assistant, and is a mediator and arbitrator².

• Mediator and arbitrator, per her campaign site²
• Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; studied as a legal assistant at Del Mar College; interned at the Nueces County criminal department²
• Community service roles listed on her site include an oil and gas advisory committee and PTA executive liaison²
• Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹; has not held this office.