Democrat Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe Re-Elected as County Commissioner for Precinct 1

By Jairo Devora & Grayson Kirkham
News Reporters

Democrat Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe has been re-elected County Commissioner for Precinct 1 of Hays County, with over 1,300 votes. 

Precinct 1 includes the southern and eastern portions of Hays County and borders Guadalupe, Caldwell and Comal County.

Commissioner Ingalsbe, who has been a lifelong resident of San Marcos, is known for being Hays County’s first female commissioner. She attended the Travis County Sheriff’s Academy and later served as Deputy Constable.

Texas State students, like sophomore Andrew Rivera, are getting to vote for the first time and are excited to be part of the process. Rivera said regardless of the office, every politician should be honest.

“A county commissioner needs to be someone who’s genuine, actually cares and wants to help,” Rivera said. “They need to put all personal bias aside and think about the community, rather than their own beliefs.”

Commissioner Ingalsbe’s policies caused Hays County’s tobacco settlement funds to go directly to public health, leading to no taxpayer money being used to construct the health facility in San Marcos. Additionally, health facilities were added in Kyle, which is one of the state’s fastest growing counties.

Commissioner Ingalsbe has been directly involved in Precinct 1 construction. Since taking office in 2014, her precinct has continued to build new roads and make repairs to roads. She has requested safety measures including improved draining, stripping and guard railing.