The following are the complete and unedited responses submitted by the candidate listed below to the Amarillo Pioneer’s Candidate Questionnaire.
Casias/Photo via campaign
Name: Alex "AJ" Casias
Office Sought: Potter County JP Pct. 2
Party Affiliation: Republican
Age: 27
What is your educational background? Please list any degrees or certificates earned and any institutions attended.
Caprock High School; Amarillo College - General Business; West Texas A&M - Civil Engineering; Arizona State Univ. - Project Management
What is your occupation?
Engineering Support
If you are a business owner, please list the business or businesses that you own. (If this question is not applicable, please note that below.)
NA
Please list any civic boards or commissions (non-profit, government, union, religious, political, etc.) on which you have served as a board member or equivalent.
Current President of St. Matthew Methodist Church Men's Group & a voting member of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee; Member of the Amarillo Area Young Republicans; Former Chairman of the Young Conservatives of Texas - WT Chapter; Former Potter County GOP Treasurer; Former Potter County GOP Secretary-Tempo; Former Potter County GOP Precinct 224 Chairman.
Have you previously held or do you currently hold any elected office? If so, what office(s)?
Other than Potter County GOP Precinct 224 Chairman
If your campaign has any online campaign resources where voters can learn more about you, such as social media accounts or a website, please list them below.
https://linktr.ee/CasiasforJP2
Why did you decide to run for this office in 2026?
I have always had a passion for politics. I have been involved in my local republican party since 2019, working to bring information to the voters and help improve voter turnout. I have help countless candidates seek their seats in hopes to better represent our community. But often times after the election cycle is done, candidates stop participating in the community. When I look at our county representatives, I see our commissioner actively bringing information back to the precinct, and answering questions from concerned residents. Then you look at our constables office, who is loved dearly by the community because she built that relationship of trust and fairness. So I hope to be the piece to their missing puzzle, so that we can have a more united and powerful precinct with all elected officials giving the representation that the People of precinct 2 deserves.
If elected, what will be your top three priorities in office?
Fairness
Accessibility
Teamwork
What is an issue you believe has gone overlooked in your race and how will you address it if elected?
Transparency - If elected, I will aways be transparent with the taxpayers. They elected me, and I must answer to them. If they ask how the office is doing with backlogs, I hope to always tell them that we have "zero". That way they (taxpayers) know we are hard at work, wasting no time or resources.
Do you have any notable endorsements you would like to highlight for voters? If this question is not applicable, please write N/A.
Not at this time
Why are you the best candidate for voters to support for this position?
Look, every organization benefits from new leadership from time to time, especially when our community is changing fast. I'm running to bring modern solutions, better communication to precinct 2, and a renewed focus on treating every resident who walks into our court with dignity and respect.