John Russell (Texas)

John Russell

Democratic Party

Candidate, Collin County Clerk

Elections and appointments

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

High school

Nonnewaug High School

Bachelor's

University of Connecticut, 1987

Graduate

East Carolina University, 1995

Graduate

University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013

Personal

Profession

Information technology professional

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

John Russell (Democratic Party) is running for election for Collin County Clerk in Texas. Russell is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Russell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

John Russell earned a high school diploma from Nonnewaug High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in 1987, a graduate degree from East Carolina University in 1995, and a graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2013. Russell's career experience includes working as an information technology professional.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Collin County Clerk

John Russell (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Collin County Clerk on March 3, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Collin County Clerk

Incumbent Stacey Kemp (R) is running in the Republican primary for Collin County Clerk on March 3, 2026.

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Russell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Russell's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

No race should go unchallenged. To make Democracy work, people have to be willing to run. I noticed that with 24 hours until the filing deadline nobody had put their name in to run against our longtime incumbent County Clerk. This is an office focused on carrying out the law, not making it so it does not get the attention of some of the legislative races. Nevertheless, the role of county clerk is essential in serving our county residents and executing the law.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Provide better service - publish service levels to hold the office accountable to the public. Innovate new ways that people can access the clerk's office like staying open late one night per week, or by making some services available by appointment.
• Accessibility - make sure that the clerk's office can serve residents of different backgrounds, with disabilities or who speak different languages. Collin County has large Asian and Latin populations and services should be available to those residents as well.
• Your vital and property records need to be secure. I will undertake a risk assessment of the clerk's office and key third party service providers that the clerk's office uses for records services. I will work with the commissioner's court to ensure that there are county level roles for cybersecurity.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm interested in preserving our Democratic institutions. I also care about the environment, civil rights and climate change.

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