Bryan Gantt, a Republican from McKinney, is running for the 471st Judicial District Court seat in Collin County in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
This candidacy is listed in the Texas secretary of state’s official November 3, 2026 certification for Collin County.
The 471st District Court is one of several district courts serving Collin County, which includes Allen. Gantt has held the seat since September 2024, when Gov. Greg Abbott first appointed him to replace Andrea Bouressa. Abbott reappointed Gantt effective Jan. 1, 2025, for a term set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, according to the governor's office.
- Name: Robert "Bryan" Gantt
- Party: Republican
- Residence: McKinney, Texas
- Education: Bachelor of business administration, Texas Tech University; juris doctor, University of Texas School of Law, 1998
- Bar admission: Licensed in Texas since Nov. 6, 1998, according to State Bar of Texas records
- Federal court admissions: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Texas Eastern District Court, Texas Northern District Court, Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court and Texas Western District Court
Before joining the bench, Gantt was a partner at the law firm McCraw Gantt, PLLC, according to the governor's office. He also served as an assistant attorney general in the General Litigation Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.
Gantt is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar College and the Collin County Bar Association, where he formerly chaired the Solo and Small Firm Section, according to the governor's reappointment announcement.
His community involvement in Collin County includes serving on the Collin County Christian Prayer Breakfast Board of Directors and the University of Texas School of Law Class Reunion Committee. Gantt formerly chaired the McKinney Family YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Managers, according to the governor's office.
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