Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 (Collin County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Texas) in 2026?

Senior pastor and hospice chaplain

Irvin Lynn Barrett is senior pastor of Shalom Community Fellowship Church, with more than 34 years of pastoral experience, and also works as a hospice chaplain and licensed insurance agent². He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Collin County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, and faces Republican incumbent Mike Missildine on November 3³¹.

• More than 34 years as a pastor; senior pastor of Shalom Community Fellowship Church²
• Hospice chaplain and licensed insurance agent with 20+ years of experience²
• Pastoral liaison for Child Protective Services and a school district key communicator, per his campaign site²
• No prior judicial experience listed; campaign priorities include community-driven alternatives to juvenile incarceration for truancy cases and weekend and virtual court sessions⁴
• Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary³. Not an incumbent.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Collin County)

Mike Missildine is Justice of the Peace for Collin County Precinct 3, first elected in 2018 and serving his second term²³. He is a retired peace officer with more than 23 years in law enforcement²³. He is the Republican nominee and faces Democrat Irvin Lynn Barrett on November 3¹.

• Justice of the Peace, Collin County Precinct 3, since 2018²³
• More than 23 years in law enforcement, including Potter County Sheriff's Office, West Texas A&M University Police, U.S. Border Patrol, and Dallas and Collin County constable offices; Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Master Peace Officer, per his questionnaire and campaign information²³
• Master's degrees in public administration and leadership and a doctorate in psychology, per his campaign information²
• Captain in the Texas Military, per his questionnaire³
• Elected Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3 in 2018³; now serving a second term². Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary⁴.