By Samantha Bryant

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

GEORGETOWN — Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty filed Dec. 14 to run in the March 6 Republican primary election for the office of Williamson County District Attorney, a seat held by John Bradley.

“My pledge to the people of Williamson County is to bring honesty and integrity back to the D.A.’s office, to see that everyone is treated evenly and fairly under the law and to continue fighting to protect our families as I have done as County Attorney,” Duty said in the news release.

Duty has served as Williamson County Attorney since 2005, and she graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the St. Mary’s University School of Law.

Bradley was appointed to the office of District Attorney by Governor Rick Perry in December 2001 and then was elected in November 2002. He filed for re-election Nov. 28, according to documents from the Williamson County Republican Party.

Bill Fairbrother, chairman of the Williamson County Republican Party, said a three-judge federal panel out of San Antonio extended the filing deadline from Dec. 15 to Dec. 19.

Other filings for the 2012 Republican Primary as of Dec. 14 include:

County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Lisa Birkman (incumbent)
Lee Ann Seitsinger

County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Valerie Covey (incumbent)
Gregory Scott Windham

County Attorney
Rick Kennon

State Representative, District 52
Larry Gonzales (incumbent)

State Representative, District 106
Tony Dale

For more information, visit www.williamsoncountygop.org.

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