New Lubbock County Elections Administrator calls role ‘a calling’ - KCBD

Havard's path to the job is anything but a straight line. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2019, and three days later started work as the Assistant Elections Administrator in Tarrant County. He held that position for eight years before applying for the role here in Lubbock. He describes the work as a calling, saying it's God's plan for him to be in the election field.

His connection to elections goes back even further than Tarrant County. Havard served as a voting officer during his time in the military, which he says set him on this path long before he left service.

For people in Lubbock, the timing matters. November elections are approaching, and Havard steps in with a decade of direct elections experience behind him. Stinson's departure created a real transition at a real moment, and the county now has someone at the helm who has managed election cycles in one of the largest counties in Texas.

Havard spent nearly three decades serving the country before moving on to make sure votes got counted in Tarrant County, which has roughly six times Lubbock County's population.