Richard A. Schmidt
Criminal District Attorney (Van Zandt County) · Republican Primary 2026
Republican
About ✓ Verified
Former U.S. Army veteran and attorney challenging incumbent with local family ties.
Key Positions ✓ Verified
- Military service background
- Local family commitment
- Legal experience since 2004
Strengths Sourced
- Military veteran credentials
- Local family investment
- Legal experience
Concerns Sourced
- Challenging incumbent
- Shorter legal career
- Limited prosecutorial experience
Sources (20)
- Final list of candidates for the March 2026 Primary Election released | Van Zandt News (2026-02-23)
- Election Notices - Van Zandt County (2026-02-23)
- VOTER GUIDE 2026: Who's running in the Republican, Democrat primaries in East Texas | cbs19.tv (2026-02-23)
- Republican Party primaries in Texas, 2026 - Ballotpedia (2026-02-23)
- Texas 2026 Elections: Who’s On the Ballot | GovExperts (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County Voter Registration Figures (2026-02-23)
- Sen. Bob Hall, Jason Eddington discuss priorities in Senate District 2 contest (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County, Texas, elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia (2026-02-23)
- Texas 2026 election: Your March primary sample ballot | The Texas Tribune (2026-02-23)
- Texas elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia (2026-02-23)
- Candidate Information (2026-02-23)
- LIST: Who’s on the primary ballot for Van Zandt County (2026-02-23)
- Filing in the 2026 Republican or Democratic Primary Election (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County (2026-02-23)
- Election night summary: Who's in? What's next? (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County Primary Election Results | Longview News-Journal (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt News | (2026-02-23)
- Meet the candidates running for Van Zandt County Sheriff (2026-02-23)
- Van Zandt County (2026-02-23)
Data last verified: Mar 3, 2026 · 20 sources cited
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