Meet Heather

Heather Jefts has been a small business owner, community leader, nonprofit volunteer, and member of the Cedar Park City Council for 4 terms. She and her husband Richard moved to Cedar Park in 2005 and raised their two sons through LISD public schools. Heather graduated from UT Austin with a degree in Sustainability and Economics and has put it to good use in public service.

Heather Jefts for Williamson County Judge

Heather Jefts earned a degree in sustainability and economics from UT Austin. She moved to Cedar Park with her husband, Richard, in 2005 and raised their two sons, who attended LISD public schools.

Heather earned a degree in sustainability and economics from UT Austin. She moved to Cedar Park with her husband, Richard, in 2005 and raised their two sons, who attended LISD public schools.

A collegiate swimmer at Johns Hopkins University, Heather started her own small business, Tempo Swimming, teaching recreational and competitive swim classes on a group and individual basis.

She previously worked at UT in the Genomic Sequencing Analysis Facility and as a veterinary surgical technician.

Meet Heather | Heather Jefts for Williamson County Judge

Heather Jefts founded Tempo Swimming, a small business offering recreational and competitive swim classes. She previously worked at the Genomic Sequencing Analysis Facility and as a veterinary surgical technician.

Heather founded Tempo Swimming, a small business offering recreational and competitive swim classes. She previously worked at the Genomic Sequencing Analysis Facility and as a veterinary surgical technician.

Heather has served four terms on the Cedar Park City Council.

Heather Jefts has served four terms on the Cedar Park City Council.

2026 Texas General Election

Accomplishments
Jobs, Local Economy, & Lower Taxes

Passed the city’s first-ever Homestead Exemption to provide property tax relief to homeowners

Accomplishments
Jobs, Local Economy, & Lower Taxes

Decreased the city’s tax rate annually without cutting any vital services and while paying off over $21M in city debt on an accelerated schedule to earn a AAA bond rating and save taxpayers over $7M in interest

Passed the city's first homestead exemption to provide property-tax relief to homeowners.

Decreased the city tax rate annually while accelerating repayment of more than $21 million in city debt.

- Passed the city's first homestead exemption to provide property-tax relief to homeowners.
- Decreased the city tax rate annually while accelerating repayment of more than $21 million in city debt.

Economy

Sustainable Growth & Infrastructure

Purchased additional parkland for and opened our 200-acre Lakeline Park, added new trails including connecting Brushy Creek Lake Park to the Ranch at Brushy Creek neighborhood, and funded more public art, including the Korean War memorial at Veterans Memorial Park

Parks, Trails, and Recreation

Our parks and trails are the heart and soul of our communities. It’s how we stay connected to each other, to ourselves, and to our environment. Preservation of parks and open spaces, plus trails to connect us, are vital to a healthy county.

Purchased parkland, opened Lakeline Park, expanded trails, and funded public art including the Korean War memorial.

Believes preserving parks, open spaces, and connecting trails is vital to a healthy county.

- Purchased parkland, opened Lakeline Park, expanded trails, and funded public art including the Korean War memorial.
- Believes preserving parks, open spaces, and connecting trails is vital to a healthy county.

Public Services

Public Safety

The safety and security of our community is, and always will be, my highest priority. I will work with EMS, Sheriff's department, Constables, Emergency Management, and Fire Marshal's office to ensure they have the tools and training they need to keep us safe and make it home safely to their families as well.

Public Safety

Funded and implemented a joint Mental Health Task Force with Cedar Park Police, Williamson County Sheriff's department and Bluebonnet Mental Health Services

Plans to provide emergency responders and public-safety offices with needed tools and training.

Funded and implemented a joint mental-health task force with law enforcement and Bluebonnet Mental Health Services.

- Plans to provide emergency responders and public-safety offices with needed tools and training.
- Funded and implemented a joint mental-health task force with law enforcement and Bluebonnet Mental Health Services.

Public Safety

Traffic & Connectivity

Led a city-administered transit study, the first in a decade and free of special interest influence, as well as a holistic Mobility Master Plan to efficiently and strategically address all modes of transit and traffic needs

Sustainable Growth & Infrastructure

Spearheaded a voter-approved ballot initiative to fund needed drainage improvements and address flooding city-wide

Led a transit study and mobility master plan addressing transit and traffic needs.

Spearheaded a voter-approved initiative to fund drainage improvements and address citywide flooding.

- Led a transit study and mobility master plan addressing transit and traffic needs.
- Spearheaded a voter-approved initiative to fund drainage improvements and address citywide flooding.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Education

- Funded and implemented a joint mental-health task force with law enforcement and Bluebonnet Mental Health Services.

Public Health

Sustainable Growth & Infrastructure

Installed water bottle filling stations and recycling receptacles in city buildings and city parks, put in trash cans along various trails, and proposed and passed a waste diversion study to meet the needs of continued growth

Sustainable Growth & Infrastructure

Led and passed a reclaimed water initiative to use treated water for parks and public space irrigation

Installed recycling and water-bottle filling stations and passed a waste-diversion study to address continued growth.

Led and passed an initiative to use treated water to irrigate parks and public spaces.

- Installed recycling and water-bottle filling stations and passed a waste-diversion study to address continued growth.
- Led and passed an initiative to use treated water to irrigate parks and public spaces.

Energy & the Environment

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Heather Jefts

- Spearheaded a voter-approved initiative to fund drainage improvements and address citywide flooding.

- Led and passed an initiative to use treated water to irrigate parks and public spaces.

Heather Jefts is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainability and economics from the University of Texas. She and her husband, Richard, live in Cedar Park, Texas. They have two adult sons.

Heather is a small business owner. She previously worked as a veterinary surgical technician and at the University of Texas in the genomic sequencing analysis facility. 

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Heather is a former member of the Cedar Park City Council. She served on the council for four terms. 

Supports balancing public safety and infrastructure needs with efficient and responsible government spending in response to rapid growth.

Commits to ensuring a diverse economy and supporting businesses that provide quality jobs for all.

Supports the preservation of parks and open spaces, emphasizing their importance for community connection and a healthy county.

Supports the installation of water bottle filling stations, recycling receptacles, and trash cans in public spaces, and has proposed a waste diversion study to address the needs of continued growth.

Supports championing solutions that address safety, air quality, and congestion in car-centric communities.

Supports increased connectivity of sidewalks and bike trails, and improved safe paths to schools for children.

Heather Jefts is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainability and economics from the University of Texas. She and her husband, Richard, live in Cedar Park, Texas.

Heather is a small business owner. She previously worked as a veterinary surgical technician and at the University of Texas in the Genomic Sequencing Analysis Facility. 

Heather is a small business owner and previously served four terms on the Cedar Park City Council. 

Supports championing solutions to improve safety, air quality, and reduce congestion in car-centric communities.

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- Presides over commissioners court, county’s policy-making body. Helps adopt county budget, sets county tax rates, oversees building and maintaining county infrastructure, and other county government operations.
- Serves as judge of county court, taking on misdemeanor criminal and small civil cases, probate matters, and appeals from the justice of the peace court.
- Performs administration duties, ranging from hearings for beer and wine license applications to calling elections. Can serve as budget officer in counties with a smaller population.
- Serves as county’s emergency management director, with authority to designate an assistant to emergency management issues as emergency management coordinator.
- Represents county at ceremonial occasions and on various boards and committees, including Election Commission, Workforce Governing Board, and Bail Bond Board.
- County Judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county judges range from $47,425 to $198,921, set by the county’s commissioners court.

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