Meet Judge Mark Henry
Judge Mark Henry was elected in 2010 as the first Republican County Judge elected since Reconstruction. He ran on a promise of bringing in a new era of county leadership – lower taxes and reduced spending. Since then, Judge Henry has delivered on every one of his promises. He's cut taxes below the No New Revenue rate every year totaling a reduction of nearly 50% and paying off nearly 60% of the public debt. Judge Henry's push for fiscally conservative budgeting led to Galveston County receiving its first-ever Aaa bond rating – becoming only 1 of 10 counties in Texas with such a perfect rating and one of the only counties along the entire Gulf Coast of the United States with a perfect rating.
In Texas, County Judges serve as the Director of Emergency Management for their county. During his tenure, Judge Henry has risen to challenges thrown at him from hurricanes and winter storms to COVID-19. He was one of the only County Judges in Texas who protected individual rights and liberties by not closing down businesses or issuing mask or vaccine mandates.
As a 21-year Air Force Veteran, Judge Henry is deeply committed to veteran issues. In 2013, he created, at that time, the only all-veteran staffed Veterans Treatment Court in the United States. The court serves as a diversion program for veterans who need help with service-connected illnesses rather than putting them through the criminal justice system. As a result, the Texas Veterans Commission named Judge Henry as “one of the greatest veteran advocates in the whole State of Texas.” During his service in the Air Force, he served in the classified area of Space Operations and taught at various military colleges throughout the United States.
A fifth-generation Texan, Mark was born and raised in the Houston area and is a graduate of the University of Houston. He’s owned an aircraft parts business in Galveston County since 1995 and is an authorized seller to the U.S. Government.
Judge Henry is now in his fourth term as County Judge and resides in League City with his wife Amy and their 9-year-old twin daughters, Brinkley & Hartley. He is a father of 5, and his 3 adult-aged children, Austin, Taylor, and Jessi, live in the greater Houston area.
