The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors Nominations and Elections Subcommittee voted on November 20 to recommend Sarah Clower Keathley, of Corsicana, and Ray Thomas, of McAllen, as candidates for 2026-2027 State Bar president-elect. If the board approves their nominations, Keathley and Thomas would appear on the ballot in April 2026 along with any certified petition candidates.
Potential petition candidates could begin collecting signatures on September 1, 2025, and have until March 2, 2026, to submit their nominating petitions to the State Bar for certification. For information on how to run for president-elect, go here.
This year, the subcommittee considered candidates from any county of the state, in compliance with State Bar election rules. Click the names below to read the nominees’ interest letters and resumes as submitted to the Nominations and Elections Subcommittee.
Nominations and Elections is a subcommittee of the State Bar board co-chaired by Immediate Past President Steve Benesh and Immediate Past Board Chair Paul K. Stafford.