Mark Henry

Professional career

• First elected in 2010 as the 28th County Judge in Galveston County history and the first Republican to hold the position since Reconstruction
• In Texas, County Judges serve as the presiding officer of the county’s governing body, the commissioners court, and act as the Director of Emergency Management for the county
• A 21-year Air Force veteran, Judge Henry served in classified Space Operations and taught at various military colleges across the United States

Education

Additional information

• In 2013, he established the first all-veteran staffed Veterans Treatment Court in the U.S., a diversion program for veterans with service-connected illnesses, earning recognition from the Texas Veterans Commission as “one of the greatest veteran advocates in the whole State of Texas”.
• Judge Henry has implemented significant fiscal reforms, including cutting the county’s property tax rate by nearly 50% and reducing bonded debt by approximately 58%.
• His conservative budgeting policies helped Galveston County achieve its first-ever Aaa bond rating, making it one of only ten counties in Texas with a perfect rating and one of the few along the Gulf Coast with such a distinction.
• He has also focused on increasing law enforcement efficiency and reducing government size to improve operational effectiveness.
• He has been re-elected multiple times and is currently serving his fourth term, running for a fifth.