Mark McBrayer
2024 - Present
2026
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Mark McBrayer is the Mayor of Lubbock in Texas. He assumed office on June 25, 2024. His current term ends in 2026.
McBrayer ran for election for Mayor of Lubbock in Texas. He won in the general runoff election on June 15, 2024.
McBrayer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Mayoral elections in Lubbock are nonpartisan. McBrayer is a Republican.[1][2]
Biography
Mark McBrayer was born in Abilene, Texas. McBrayer earned a high school diploma from Monterey High School, a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1975, a graduate degree from the Denver Seminary in 1980, and a law degree from the Texas Tech School of Law in 2002. His career experience includes working as an attorney. [3]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Lubbock, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Lubbock
Mark McBrayer defeated Steve Massengale in the general runoff election for Mayor of Lubbock on June 15, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McBrayer (Nonpartisan)  | 72.2 | 11,864 |
 | Steve Massengale (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 4,577 | |
| Total votes: 16,441 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Lubbock
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Lubbock on May 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McBrayer (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 11,552 |
| ✔ | | Steve Massengale (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 8,739 |
 | Adam Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 6,315 | |
 | Stephen Sanders (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 2,200 | |
 | Antonio Renteria (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 1,810 | |
| Kolton Bacon (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 312 | |
| Total votes: 30,928 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McBrayer in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Lubbock, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Lubbock City Council District 3
Mark McBrayer won election in the general election for Lubbock City Council District 3 on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McBrayer (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 2,034 |
| Total votes: 2,034 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 99th District Court
Phillip Hays won election in the general election for Texas 99th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phillip Hays (R) | 100.0 | 90,668 |
| Total votes: 90,668 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas 99th District Court
Phillip Hays defeated Kara Darnell in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 99th District Court on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phillip Hays | 58.9 | 7,543 |
| Kara Darnell | 41.1 | 5,262 | |
| Total votes: 12,805 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 99th District Court
Kara Darnell and Phillip Hays advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mark McBrayer and John Grace in the Republican primary for Texas 99th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kara Darnell | 42.3 | 11,837 |
| ✔ | | Phillip Hays | 30.5 | 8,523 |
| Mark McBrayer | 18.3 | 5,118 | |
| John Grace | 8.9 | 2,478 | |
| Total votes: 27,956 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark McBrayer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McBrayer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Lubbock is my family's home. I care deeply about it and everyone who calls it home. I have served the past two years representing my central Lubbock district on the City Council. Growing up in Lubbock, I had godly parents who taught me the importance of strong faith and strong families. My parents formed my belief that all life is sacred and that everyone should be treated fairly and with respect. They taught me the virtues of small government and personal responsibility. I am a lifelong social and fiscal conservative. My wife of 41 years, Cindy, and I have two children and two grandchildren, who all live in Lubbock. I have been a youth minister and an owner of two businesses, and am planning to retire this year from 22 years as an attorney so I can give my full-time efforts to serving as Lubbock's Mayor.
- Public safety and reducing crime is my number one priority. Drug and gang related crime is making us all feel less safe in our homes and neighborhoods. Our next police chief must have a clear plan for reducing violent crime. Our police and fire rescue personnel must have the pay and support they need to keep our ranks filled.
- Keeping property taxes low. These past years of inflation and stagnant wages have been hard on household budgets. The City Council was not responsible this year when it raised taxes on our homeowners. I was the only council member who voted against raising taxes and I will stay committed to that as Mayor. Low property taxes helps existing businesses to succeed and draws new businesses to Lubbock.
- Protecting our neighborhoods. This is where we live and raise our families. I have not and will not vote for zoning changes that disrupt our neighborhoods and drive down home values. I will work to improve the quality of our parks and our animal services' resources for controlling dangerous dogs.
Good fiscal discipline and protecting our neighborhoods. from crime and bad zoning decisions and disruptive delvelopment.
My father, who was a Marine who fought at Iwo Jima, and then came home to start a family and a successful business. He had absolute integrity, a quiet demeanor, and always told me to look out for the little guy, because the big guys can take care of themselves.
The writings of Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hayek.
Integrity, transparency, accountability and respect for citizens. If our vote for our elected officials is to be meaningful, those officials need to be open about where they stand on important issues. Saying one thing and then doing another erodes faith and trust in our elected officials. If an elected official changes his position, he should respect voters enough to explain what has convinced him to do so. Elected officials must remember they represent the citizens and not the government bureaucracy, and must speak respectfully to all citizens.
I know that I represent the citizens and taxpayers and not City Hall. I'm not afraid to speak up for what is right, but I try to build a consensus if possible where there is disagreement, without abandoning my basic principles.
Building consensus among the City Council on important issues such as public safety and fiscal discipline. Working with city management and staff to present a fiscally responsible budget. Making sure that the environment at City Hall is respectful of all citizens and responsive to their needs. Representing the City to the public.
A restored faith and trust in city government.
Alan Shepard being launched into space in 1961.
Like most guys my age, I started out by mowing other people's yards in order to save up enough to buy my first car, a 1966 GTO. After college, my first job was as a youth minister, which I did until I got married when I was 30. and decided to go into business owning a bookstore and a coffee shop for 17 years, when I went to law school at the age of 47 and became an attorney.
A mayor should use his or her influence to bring about a consensus on the city council around priority issues such as taxes and public safety. A mayor should work with all non-governmental interests in the community, such as businesses, churches, neighborhood groups, non-profit agencies, in order to understand what is most important to them and where the city government needs to be more responsive. A mayor should be a good representative of the city to businesses that are considering moving there. And, a mayor needs to be able to work effectively with other levels of government to promote the interests of the city and its citizens.
Working with the manager to achieve a fiscally conservative budget, to plan for future needs, and to make sure the city's staff are responsive to and respectful of citizens.
I love the friendliness of its people and their diversity, which adds such a distinct character to it but without divisiveness. Although it is growing steadily, it still has a small town feel and is grounded in conservative values.
Reducing the crime rate and providing an additional source for our water needs with our Lake #7 project.
It should be collaborative and not combative. Lubbock's citizens are basically conservative and align with our state government, and it is represented well by its state representatives, so that should be a good relationship and one that I would work to improve.
Unfortunately, the federal government's relationship to cities has become one big transfer of tax money that comes with lots of strings attached. The City's fiscal condition should be strong enough that it does not need to be beholden to the federal government for that source of funding and is careful to accept it only if it does not require the City to adopt policies that are not aligned with its citizens, their values and their priorities.
Law enforcement needs to be confident that the mayor is committed to making sure they have the right leadership and to keeping them paid, trained and equipped well because of the duties and risks officers take to protect our citizens. In return, the mayor needs to be confident that law enforcement will exhibit the highest level of character among its officers and professionalism in their interactions with the public.
My campaign is supported by a wide variety of citizens who represent conservative values, but also other groups and individuals that may not align with me politically but who know I will deal respectfully with them and listen to them.
Taxes are not voluntary; they are imposed on our citizens and come out of their pockets and take away resources they could use for their own family's good. We have an absolute duty to be transparent with and accountable hem about how we are using that money so that they can decide whether or not we are representing their best interests. should be representing them.
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2022
Mark McBrayer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mark McBrayer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KCBD, "Mark McBrayer announces campaign for 99th District Court Judge," December 18, 2019
- ↑ Southeast Politics, "Republican Mayors Association applauds 'red wave' in races largely featuring only Republicans," May 6, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 21, 2024
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Mayor of Lubbock 2024-Present |
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| Preceded by Jeff Griffith |
Lubbock City Council District 3 2022-2024 |
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