Ted Heap

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Ted Heap

Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Constable Precinct 5

Successor: Terry Allbritton

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Ted Heap (Republican Party) was a member of the Harris County Constables in Texas, representing Precinct 5. Heap assumed office in 2017. Heap left office on December 31, 2024.

Heap (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Harris County Constables to represent Precinct 5 in Texas. Heap won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Heap completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Constable Precinct 5

Incumbent Ted Heap defeated Mark Alan Harrison in the general election for Harris County Constable Precinct 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Heap (R)	51.4	217,486
		Mark Alan Harrison (D)	48.6	205,255

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,741
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Constable Precinct 5

Mark Alan Harrison defeated Randy Newman in the Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Constable Precinct 5 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Alan Harrison	57.3	18,855
	Submit photo	Randy Newman	42.7	14,064

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,919
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 5

Randy Newman and Mark Alan Harrison advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mark Miller in the Democratic primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 5 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Randy Newman	43.4	23,586
✔		Mark Alan Harrison	34.3	18,656
	Submit photo	Mark Miller	22.3	12,130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,372
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 5

Incumbent Ted Heap advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Constable Precinct 5 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Heap	100.0	47,763

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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2016)

Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015. Ted Heap (R) ran unopposed in the Harris County constable Precinct 5 general election.

Harris County Constable, Precinct 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Heap  (unopposed)	100.00%	205,188
Total Votes				205,188
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016

Heap defeated Al Hoang in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.

Harris County Constable, Precinct 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ted Heap	87.33%	63,636
Al Hoang	12.67%	9,235
Total Votes		72,871
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Republican Primary Results," March 8, 2016

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Ted Heap completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heap's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Constable Ted Heap began his law enforcement career in 1984 with the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Constable's office and, in 35 years of law enforcement, he worked every rank through Chief Deputy until being elected Constable in 2016.

Master's Degree from the University of St. Thomas, Houston. Master Peace Officer license with the State of Texas. 2019 Recipient of the State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Professional Acievement Recipient of the 2018 Sheriff Johnny Klevenhagen Award presented at the Houston Heroes Awards for his career in law enforcement Former director on the Board of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 24 Former director with the Harris County Redevelopment Authority Former regional chair for the Williams Syndrome Association Active Coach and volunteer for Special Olympics Texas and the Katy Wolf Pack Created Harris County's first Environmental Enforcement Division Runner-Up for the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence Constable Heap and his wife Jennifer have been married for 37 years. They have two sons, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. He has been an active member of the local community, serving as a regional chairman for the Williams Syndrome Association and is an ordained deacon in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Constable Heap also speaks on behalf of Special Olympics and is known simply as "Coach" for the Katy Wolfpack, a local Special Olympics team.

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?

• I Believe that since being elected I have been able be an innovator with community based initiatives such as the Programs such as Silver Watch, an initiative created to help ensure our senior citizens are safe and health by having deputies check on them weekly. Active Shooter Response Training for civilians which has allowed numerous businesses, schools and places of worship needed training, R.A.D. Women's Self Defense Classes, and the Citizens and Teen Police Academies aimed at high risk youth to name a few others. Since taking office Constable Heap I have initiated over 20 community-oriented programs.
• I think it is important to be accountable to the public and one way is to be fiscally responsible. I have been able to do this by streamlining departmental policies, identifying new cost-effective practices and technologies, and strengthening the retention of trained and experienced deputies. Part of being accountable is having a department that best reflects the community it serves. Since taking office I have recruited and hired a staff that reflects the diversity of Precinct Five. To ensure Precinct 5 fielded the most skilled and professional deputies possible, I mandated changes that increased the number of training hours for deputies that far exceeded state required minimums. This training included Use Of Force, Crisis Intervention Tr
• I In order to better serve the public I had to and continue implement programs within the department that better serves the employees. Since taking office I created the Family Assistance Crisis Team. This is a group of volunteer employees who have undergone extensive crisis intervention training, chaplaincy training and community service training to be a resource for employees in times of personal or professional crisis. I authorized the rank of corporal to increase promotional opportunities, created a review process and testing for promotions, and created an awards and recognition program so that employees could be recognized for a job well done.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about Victims Services. I believe that as a law enforcement agency we not only should meet the immediate need of addressing the crime issue but also ensuring the victim has the resources and services made available to them that can best help them. This is why I am expanding the department's to youth who are victims of crime and a segment that is often overlooked by society.

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