What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Guadalupe County

125 seats · 125 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (50: 50 filled, 0 vacant)
+	City of Cibolo	() Kara Latimer	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Summer Brown	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Norma Cmo	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Katie Cunningham	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jeff McGlothin	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Marissa-Ellen Patterson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Randy Roberts	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Donetta Roberts	May 4, 2027
+	City of Kingsbury	() Shirley Nolen	May 4, 2027
+	City of Kingsbury	() Alison Heinemeier	May 4, 2027
+	City of Marion	() Daniel Loyola	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Maria Hernandez AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Danielle Long AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Marion	() Kerry Gutierrez	May 4, 2027
+	City of New Berlin	() Gilbert Merkle AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of New Berlin	() Roxann Pullin AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of New Berlin	() Marjorie Snell AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Santa Clara	() Chase Grier	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Dwane Atkins	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Marian Carty	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Amanda Desormeaux	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Darin Henningsen	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Ernest Schoenefeldt	May 4, 2027
+	City of Schertz	() Ralph Rodriguez	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Allison Cmo	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Mark Davis	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Ben Guerrero	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Paul Macaluso	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Robert Sheridan, III	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Michelle Watson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Robert Westbrook	May 4, 2027
+	City of Seguin	() Donna Dodgen	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jason Biesenbach	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() John Carlsson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() David Eveld	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Paul Gaytan	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Bill Keller	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jim Lievens	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Joe Rea	May 4, 2027
+	City of Seguin	() Monica Carter	May 4, 2027
+	City of Staples	() Ronnie Clark	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jeanette Grumbles	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Miles Muller	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Henry Torres	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Carol Wester	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Marilyn Devere AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Staples	() Linda Henson	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor	() Shirley Nolen AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor	() Chase Grier AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor	() Ronnie Clark AMA	May 4, 2027
▶ School (27: 27 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Trustee	() Jc Batey	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Don Beck AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Karl Harborth	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dr Kunde	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jill Lesage	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jamie Mote	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Caleb Rackley	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Ryan Zwicke	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Joel Frederick	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Donna Gilliam	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Lacey Gosch	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Melissa Sartain	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Clinton Scheib	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Becki Stephenson	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Belinda Evans	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Ed Finley	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jerry Perkins	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Letticia Sever	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dan Swart	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Joshua Bright	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Lisa Burns	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Denise Crettenden	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Linda Duncan	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() William Dwyer	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Alejandro Guerra	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Grace Mueller	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Perla Nevarez Ortiz AMA	May 4, 2027
▶ County (7: 7 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Guadalupe County	() Teresa Kiel AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Constitutional County Judge	() Kyle W. Kutscher	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Judge	() Kyle Kutscher AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 4	() Judy Cope	Nov 3, 2026
+	Guadalupe County Commissioner Dist 4	(R) Judy Cope	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff, n/a	() Arnold Zwicke	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tax Assessor-Collector	() Daryl John AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (6: 6 filled, 0 vacant)
+	County Court-at-Law Judge	() William (Bill) Squires III	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Todd Paul Friesenhahn	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Darrell William Hunter	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Sheryl Lynn Sachtleben	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() Kirsten Legore	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() William (Bill) G. Squires III	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (6: 6 filled, 0 vacant)
	TX Governor	(R) Greg Abbott 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Attorney General	(R) Ken Paxton	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Secretary of State	(R) Jane Nelson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas Senate District 21	(D) Judith Zaffirini AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas Senate District 25	(R) Donna Campbell AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas House of Representatives District 44	(R) Alan Schoolcraft AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (24: 24 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 15	(R) Mónica De La Cruz AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. Representative — District 28	(D) Henry Cuellar AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) J. Barker	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Ron Clark	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Marcia Crone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Jane Boyle	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Ada Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Samuel Cummings	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) A[llen] Fish	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Sidney Fitzwater	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Micaela Alvarez	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Alfred Bennett	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Jeffrey Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Randy Crane	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Keith Ellison	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Charles Eskridge III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Nicholas Ganjei	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Marina Garcia Marmolejo	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Alan Albright	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Samuel Biery Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) David Briones	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Kathleen Cardone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Walter Counts III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Orlando Garcia	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Special (5: 5 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Canyon Regional Water Authority	() Joan Wilkinson AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Crystal Clear Special Utility District	() Regina Franke AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Green Valley Special Utility District	() Phillip Gage AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District	() Kelley Cochran AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Springs Hill Special Utility District	() Devan Montoya AMA	May 4, 2027

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