County Leaders
From Texas Century Club
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(updated January 2023)
| County Leaders | # of Counties Led | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Hewetson | 30 | |
| Greg Cook | 26 | |
| Jay Packer | 10 | |
| David Brotherton | 9 | |
| Barrett Pierce | 7 | |
| John Berner | 6 | |
| Derek Muschalek | 6 | |
| Ron Weeks | 5 | |
| Scotty Lofland | 4 | |
| Bradley Banner | 3 | |
| Richard Kinney | 3 | |
| Brent Ortego | 3 |
Leaders by County
Red represents new leaders at the beginning of 2024
| County | Leader | Total | Last New Bird |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Dell Little | 169 | 2016 |
| Andrews County | Anthony Hewetson | 157 | 2023 |
| Angelina County | Gary Hunter | 239 | 2022 |
| Aransas County | Connie Hagar | 346 | 1962 |
| Archer County | Scotty Lofland | 277 | 2023 |
| Armstrong County | Greg Cook | 144 | 2023 |
| Atascosa County | Helen Rejzek | 188 | 2017 |
| Austin County | John Berner | 265 | 2024 |
| Bailey County | Anthony Hewetson | 269 | 2021 |
| Bandera County | Richard Redmond | 265 | 2023 |
| Bastrop County | Brush Freeman | 354 | 2015 |
| Baylor County | Greg Cook | 210 | 2023 |
| Bee County | Robert Benson | 228 | 2023 |
| Bell County | Randy Pinkston | 358 | 2023 |
| Bexar County | Mariann Golden | 392 | 2023 |
| Blanco County | Don Casey | 221 | 2023 |
| Borden County | Anthony Hewetson | 161 | 2023 |
| Bosque County | Cheryl Niemeier | 212 | 2023 |
| Bowie County | Judy Reeves | 215 | 2023 |
| Brazoria County | Ron Weeks | 410 | 2023 |
| Brazos County | Mark McDermott & Bill Eisele | 326 | 2023 |
| Brewster County | Carolyn Ohl | 349 | 2023 |
| Briscoe County | Anthony Hewetson | 177 | 2023 |
| Brooks County | Greg Cook | 158 | 2023 |
| Brown County | Ed Fair | 179 | 2018 |
| Burleson County | Laura Sare | 230 | 2023 |
| Burnet County | Sherry Bixler | 268 | 2024 |
| Caldwell County | Shelia Hargis | 201 | 2023 |
| Calhoun County | Brush Freeman | 386 | 2017 |
| Callahan County | Jay Packer | 185 | 2022 |
| Cameron County | Dan Jones | 431 | 2023 |
| Camp County | David Brotherton | 187 | 2023 |
| Carson County | Greg Cook | 146 | 2023 |
| Cass County | David Brotherton | 191 | 2023 |
| Castro County | Jay Packer | 200 | 2023 |
| Chambers County | David Sarkozi | 335 | 2022 |
| Cherokee County | Bob White | 189 | 2023 |
| Childress County | Greg Cook | 130 | 2020 |
| Clay County | Scotty Lofland | 245 | 2023 |
| Cochran County | Anthony Hewetson | 214 | 2023 |
| Coke County | Jay Packer | 186 | 2022 |
| Coleman County | Jay Packer | 200 | 2021 |
| Collin County | Mike Cameron | 282 | 2023 |
| Collingsworth County | John-Edd Brown | 145 | 2019 |
| Colorado County | John Berner | 284 | 2024 |
| Comal County | Dana Green | 278 | 2015 |
| Comanche County | Carl Haynie | 175 | 1995 |
| Concho County | Tony Leukering | 187 | 2023 |
| Cooke County | Bret Newton | 212 | 2023 |
| Coryell County | Nick Glover | 263 | 2023 |
| Cottle County | Anthony Hewetson | 151 | 2023 |
| Crane County | Greg Cook | 150 | 2023 |
| Crockett County | Drew Harvey | 162 | 2018 |
| Crosby County | Mark Lockwood | 315 | 2023 |
| Culberson County | Willie Sekula | 233 | 2023 |
| Dallam County | Barrett Pierce | 151 | 2021 |
| Dallas County | Robert Stone | 336 | 2023 |
| Dawson County | Anthony Hewetson | 154 | 2023 |
| Deaf Smith County | Anthony Hewetson | 146 | 2023 |
| Delta County | David Brotherton | 191 | 2023 |
| Denton County | Lamont Brown | 317 | 1900 |
| DeWitt County | Derek Muschalek | 328 | 2023 |
| Dickens County | Anthony Hewetson | 234 | 2023 |
| Dimmit County | Daniel Walker | 176 | 2015 |
| Donley County | Barrett Pierce | 229 | 2014 |
| Duval County | Jim Hailey | 239 | 2012 |
| Eastland County | Greg Cook | 152 | 2021 |
| Ector County | Doug Raybuck | 137 | 2023 |
| Edwards County | Terry Hibbitts | 178 | 2023 |
| El Paso County | Barry Zimmer | 406 | 2023 |
| Ellis County | Ted Drozdowski | 286 | 2023 |
| Erath County | Carol Thompson | 216 | 2019 |
| Falls County | Michael Gray | 193 | 2021 |
| Fannin County | Greg Cook | 235 | 2023 |
| Fayette County | Rich Kostecke | 231 | 2017 |
| Fisher County | Jay Packer | 182 | 2023 |
| Floyd County | Anthony Hewetson | 248 | 2023 |
| Foard County | Brady Surber | 176 | 2014 |
| Fort Bend County | Mark Scheurman | 330 | 2023 |
| Franklin County | David Brotherton | 185 | 2023 |
| Freestone County | D.D. Currie | 235 | 2016 |
| Frio County | Martin Reid | 197 | 2023 |
| Gaines County | Anthony Hewetson | 149 | 2023 |
| Galveston County | Ron Weeks | 371 | 2024 |
| Garza County | Mark Lockwood | 217 | 2023 |
| Gillespie County | Romey Swanson | 178 | 2023 |
| Glasscock County | Jay Packer | 151 | 2022 |
| Goliad County | Derek Muschalek | 251 | 2023 |
| Gonzales County | Florence King | 236 | 2022 |
| Gray County | Greg Cook | 177 | 2022 |
| Grayson County | Jack Chiles | 323 | 2023 |
| Gregg County | Linda Pryor | 211 | 2021 |
| Grimes County | Darrell Vollert | 213 | 2023 |
| Guadalupe County | Susan Schaezler | 301 | 2021 |
| Hale County | Niler Pyeatt | 253 | 2023 |
| Hall County | Anthony Hewetson | 143 | 2023 |
| Hamilton County | Mary K Gardner | 193 | 2023 |
| Hansford County | Greg Cook | 176 | 2023 |
| Hardeman County | Steve Welborn | 221 | 2022 |
| Hardin County | John Mariani | 223 | 2023 |
| Harris County | John Berner | 386 | 2023 |
| Harrison County | David Brotherton | 220 | 2023 |
| Hartley County | Greg Cook | 169 | 2023 |
| Haskell County | Bradley Banner | 193 | 2023 |
| Hays County | Colton Robbins | 301 | 2024 |
| Hemphill County | Barrett Pierce | 167 | 2010 |
| Henderson County | Linda Belssner | 231 | 2022 |
| Hidalgo County | Dan Jones | 414 | 2023 |
| Hill County | Greg Cook | 212 | 2023 |
| Hockley County | Anthony Hewetson | 240 | 2023 |
| Hood County | Jack Kelly | 213 | 2023 |
| Hopkins County | David Brotherton | 193 | 2023 |
| Houston County | Barrett Riess | 233 | 2023 |
| Howard County | Ryan Shaw | 187 | 2014 |
| Hudspeth County | Jim Paton | 342 | 2023 |
| Hunt County | Richard Kinney | 310 | 2021 |
| Hutchinson County | Barrett Pierce | 212 | 2018 |
| Irion County | Terry Tate | 184 | 2023 |
| Jack County | Greg Cook | 200 | 2023 |
| Jackson County | Bob Friedrichs | 308 | 2023 |
| Jasper County | Phillip Hight | 291 | 2023 |
| Jeff Davis County | Donna L. Dittman | 265 | 2023 |
| Jefferson County | John Whittle | 367 | 2022 |
| Jim Hogg County | Ari Rice | 158 | 2021 |
| Jim Wells County | Jon McIntyre | 271 | 2023 |
| Johnson County | Ty Allen | 309 | 2023 |
| Jones County | Bradley Banner | 226 | 2023 |
| Karnes County | Derek Muschalek | 280 | 2023 |
| Kaufman County | Blaine Carnes | 267 | 2024 |
| Kendall County | BettySue Dunn | 302 | 2024 |
| Kenedy County | Jim Sinclair | 300 | 2021 |
| Kent County | Anthony Hewetson | 218 | 2022 |
| Kerr County | Paul Sellin | 298 | 2023 |
| Kimble County | Rhandy Helton | 275 | 2023 |
| King County | Anthony Hewetson | 155 | 2023 |
| Kinney County | Kathy Bader | 307 | 2023 |
| Kleberg County | Ron Weeks | 317 | 2023 |
| Knox County | Bradley Banner | 188 | 2024 |
| La Salle County | Brent Ortego | 201 | 2015 |
| Lamar County | David Reimer | 175 | 2023 |
| Lamb County | Anthony Hewetson | 216 | 2022 |
| Lampasas County | Daniel Hodges | 247 | 2018 |
| Lavaca County | Ken Hartman | 207 | 2020 |
| Lee County | Hugh Brown | 270 | 2018 |
| Leon County | Greg Page | 201 | 2024 |
| Liberty County | Mike Riley | 260 | 2023 |
| Limestone County | Greg Cook | 164 | 2023 |
| Lipscomb County | Anthony Hewetson | 130 | 2023 |
| Live Oak County | Derek Muschalek | 230 | 2022 |
| Llano County | Timothy Fennell | 258 | 2012 |
| Loving County | Anthony Hewetson | 124 | 2019 |
| Lubbock County | Anthony Hewetson | 390 | 2023 |
| Lynn County | Anthony Hewetson | 254 | 2023 |
| Madison County | Bruce Neville | 210 | 2023 |
| Marion County | David Brotherton | 191 | 2023 |
| Martin County | Richard H | 144 | 2018 |
| Mason County | Dixie Feuerbacher | 192 | 2013 |
| Matagorda County | Bob Friedrichs | 352 | 2024 |
| Maverick County | Martin Reid, Sheridan Coffey | 154 | 2022 |
| McCulloch County | Jeremy Webster | 164 | 2020 |
| McLennan County | Jeremy Ballard | 278 | 2023 |
| McMullen County | Derek Muschalek | 278 | 2024 |
| Medina County | Laura Keene | 237 | 2024 |
| Menard County | Tony Leukering | 142 | 2023 |
| Midland County | Forrest Rowland | 321 | 2021 |
| Milam county | Sean Mecredy | 228 | 2023 |
| Mills County | Lance Barnett | 187 | 2023 |
| Mitchell County | Kyle O'Haver | 222 | 2017 |
| Montague County | Greg Cook | 201 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County | Raymond Nojek | 247 | 2023 |
| Moore County | Barrett Pierce | 216 | 2018 |
| Morris County | David Brotherton | 215 | 2023 |
| Motley County | Anthony Hewetson | 233 | 2023 |
| Nacogdoches County | David Wolf | 238 | 2024 |
| Navarro County | Greg Cook | 224 | 2021 |
| Newton County | Greg Cook | 145 | 2021 |
| Nolan County | Jay Packer | 204 | 2023 |
| Nueces County | Mel Cooksey | 434 | 2023 |
| Ochiltree County | Anthony Hewetson | 163 | 2023 |
| Oldham County | Greg Cook | 147 | 2023 |
| Orange County | Steve Mayes | 197 | 2023 |
| Palo Pinto County | Kevin Long | 235 | 2023 |
| Panola County | Steve Calver | 228 | 2023 |
| Parker County | Greg Cook | 229 | 2023 |
| Parmer County | Anthony Hewetson | 168 | 2023 |
| Pecos County | Justin Bosler | 243 | 2023 |
| Polk County | John Berner | 203 | 2023 |
| Potter County | Barrett Pierce | 255 | 2022 |
| Presidio County | Tom Forwood | 282 | 2024 |
| Rains County | Richard Kinney | 306 | 2018 |
| Randall County | Barrett Pierce | 324 | 2021 |
| Reagan County | Greg Cook | 126 | 2022 |
| Real County | Tripp Davenport | 212 | 2023 |
| Red River County | Hellen Brunson | 208 | 2022 |
| Reeves County | Forrest Rowland | 287 | 2021 |
| Refugio County | Brent Ortego | 310 | 2023 |
| Roberts County | Anthony Hewetson | 136 | 2023 |
| Robertson County | Alberto Manterola | 243 | 2023 |
| Rockwall County | Greg Cook | 200 | 2020 |
| Runnels County | Jay Packer | 196 | 2022 |
| Rusk County | Peggy Harding | 238 | 2018 |
| Sabine County | David Bell | 209 | 2023 |
| San Augustine County | David Bell | 186 | 2023 |
| San Jacinto County | John Berner | 200 | 2024 |
| San Patricio County | Skip Cantrell | 342 | 2023 |
| San Saba County | Jimma Byrd | 246 | 2023 |
| Schleicher County | Suzanne Johnson | 193 | 2023 |
| Scurry County | Anthony Hewetson | 169 | 2023 |
| Shackelford County | Jay Packer | 169 | 2022 |
| Shelby County | John Smelser | 210 | 2023 |
| Sherman County | Anthony Hewetson | 144 | 2023 |
| Smith County | Peter Barnes | 269 | 2016 |
| Somervell County | Jack Kelly | 231 | 2024 |
| Starr County | Ryan Rodriguez | 285 | 2023 |
| Stephens County | Greg Cook | 201 | 2021 |
| Sterling County | Anthony Hewetson | 136 | 2021 |
| Stonewall County | Todd Fitzgerald | 146 | 2024 |
| Sutton County | Byron Stone | 126 | 2011 |
| Swisher County | Marlin and Connie Andrus | 187 | 2023 |
| Tarrant County | Greg Cook | 369 | 2022 |
| Taylor County | Jay Packer | 329 | 2023 |
| Terrell County | Rich Kostecke | 234 | 1923 |
| Terry County | Anthony Hewetson | 215 | 2022 |
| Throckmorton County | Greg Cook | 232 | 2020 |
| Titus County | David Brotherton | 212 | 2023 |
| Tom Green County | Christopher Daniels | 302 | 2023 |
| Travis County | Eric Carpenter | 384 | 2022 |
| Trinity County | John Pike | 205 | 2022 |
| Tyler County | John Whittle | 161 | 2021 |
| Upshur County | Linda Pryor | 219 | 2019 |
| Upton County | Justin Bosler | 148 | 2021 |
| Uvalde County | Tripp Davenport | 318 | 2023 |
| Val Verde County | Brandon Nooner | 296 | 2023 |
| Van Zandt County | Richard Kinney | 324 | 2022 |
| Victoria County | Brent Ortego | 334 | 2023 |
| Walker County | Lynette Dobbins | 200 | 2024 |
| Waller County | John Berner | 305 | 2024 |
| Ward County | Anita Meagher | 161 | 2020 |
| Washington County | Darrell Vollert | 286 | 2024 |
| Webb County | Susan Foster | 299 | 2023 |
| Wharton County | Ron Weeks | 245 | 2024 |
| Wheeler County | Anthony Hewetson | 134 | 2023 |
| Wichita County | Scotty Lofland | 294 | 2023 |
| Wilbarger County | Brady Surber | 293 | 2014 |
| Willacy County | Ron Weeks | 301 | 2024 |
| Williamson County | Timothy Fennell | 376 | 2022 |
| Wilson County | Derek Muschalek | 267 | 2023 |
| Winkler County | Greg Cook | 117 | 2020 |
| Wise County | Michelle Summers | 251 | 2023 |
| Wood County | Janet Cook | 210 | 2021 |
| Yoakum County | Anthony Hewetson | 213 | 2023 |
| Young County | Scotty Lofland & Greg Cook | 205 | 2022 |
| Zapata County | Raul Delgado | 193 | 2020 |
| Zavala County | Patty Leslie Pasztor | 157 | 2018 |
