Rockwall County Democrats swear in new county, precinct chairs

The Rockwall County Democratic Party swore in its new county chair and precinct chairs at the Historic Courthouse in Rockwall as it organizes for the Nov. 3 general election. The Texas Democratic Party chair administered the oath.

The precinct chairs are elected in the Democratic primary every two years, must be registered voters who live in their own precincts, and cannot be elected officials or candidates for county, state or federal office. Their duties include organizing their precincts, mobilizing voters, bridging the gap between voters and elected officials, and serving on the County Executive Committee.

The county elections office counted 91,000 registered voters in Rockwall County as of May 18, 2026. With the general election set for Nov. 3, the party is leaning on its precinct chairs in all 17 precincts to reach voters across Rockwall County’s communities, including Rockwall, Rowlett, Fate, Heath, McLendon-Chisholm, Mobile City and Royse City, as well as the Rockwall ISD and Royse City ISD school districts.

Susie Stansel is chair of the county party. The party is working to elect Democratic candidates up and down the ballot while increasing participation in county, state and national affairs, including turnout, candidate recruitment and maintaining a local organization that can speak for Democrats in county government, school board races and other contests.

The new swearing-in followed a similar ceremony on June 17, 2024, when Stansel and precinct chairs for the 2024-2026 term were sworn in at the same Historic Courthouse.