Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know

Chief Justice

Jerry Zimmerer
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$15,486 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP, a Houston area law firm: $1,000
Wendle Smith, Houston attorney – $1,000
Plumbers Local Union 68, a Houston labor union – $500


Place 2

Tom Baker
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$2,794 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Self-funded: $25,000 in loans to himself


Place 3

Marc Meyer
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$703 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Meyer loaned himself $500
Christopher Powell, resident of The Woodlands, marketing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise – $150
Margaret Kremer, unemployed resident of The Woodlands – $50
Charlotte Riser, unemployed resident of Magnolia – $25




https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/16/texas-15th-court-of-appeals-2026-primary-guide/