(Seguin) – The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court will welcome its newest member. Republican Candidate Jaqueline Ott on Tuesday captured the win for the Commissioner Pct. 1 seat.
Ott led the entire night with a huge margin defeating not one but two challengers. Ott received 15,145 of the votes cast while Democratic Candidate Nahomie Alanis followed with 4,723 votes. Rounding out the candidates was Libertarian Nolan Schmidt with 930 votes.
Ott says she is both honored and excited about this new chapter in serving others.
“I have wanted this for a long time. This has been fourteen months of really hard work between the primaries, the runoff, and now the general. I’m exhausted, but I’m so happy,” said Ott.
Ott says she is especially thankful to the voters who not only came out this week but who have shown their support since March.
“I want to thank everyone that came out three different times to vote in this race; I know that’s a lot. We had a lot of folks that put in a lot of time to help –– put in a lot of heart. And I am just so grateful to everyone. I’m so grateful to the community for having confidence in me to serve in this very important position. I’m so excited to be able to be a part of commissioner’s court and make decisions that are in the best interest of Guadalupe County to preserve our conservative values and continue to see it flourish,” said Ott.
Also in the county, voters welcomed back Daryl John as their Guadalupe County Tax Assessor-Collector. John defeated Democrat candidate Jesus Trinidad for the position. John received 54,217 of the votes cast while Trinidad received 25,611 votes.
Ott, who replaces retiring Commissioner Greg Seidenberger will take over her new role on Jan. 1. John will also be sworn into office at the beginning of the year.