U.S. Army Combat Veteran (Bronze Star) • West Point ’16 • Former Bell County GOP Chair • Founder & CEO of Cerberus Campaigns
Mackenzie "Mack" Latimer (born 1994) is an American political consultant, software developer, small business owner, educator, and former United States Army infantry officer based in Belton, Texas. A May 2016 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S. in Economics/Econometrics and American Politics), he served five years on active duty with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood—including a 2018–2019 combat deployment to Manbij, Syria, where he received the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge—attaining the rank of Captain. In civilian life, Latimer served as Chair of the Bell County Republican Party (June 2022–June 2023), ran in the 2024 Republican primary for Texas’s 31st congressional district, founded Cerberus Campaigns (May 2024), owns The Edge Barbershop in Temple, teaches Senior Government at Providence Preparatory School in Belton, and leads Texas Victory for Liberty PAC.
Born in Hampton, Virginia, in 1994, Latimer grew up in a career U.S. Army household ("Army brat"), relocating across five states before completing high school on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Entered the United States Military Academy in July 2012 and graduated in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree, double-majoring in Economics (Econometrics) and American Politics.
Served five years on active duty as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer, leading a forward-deployed combat platoon in Manbij, Syria, holding troop executive and battalion logistics command roles at Fort Hood, and attaining the rank of Captain.
Elected in 2022 to succeed retiring 32-year county chair Nancy Boston, administering party operations across Texas’s 15th most populous county through the 2022 midterm cycle before resigning in June 2023.
Challenged incumbent U.S. Representative John Carter in the March 5, 2024 Republican primary for Texas’s 31st congressional district, placing third of six candidates district-wide and second in Bell County.
Founded Cerberus Campaigns as Founder & Chief Executive Officer in May 2024 to engineer campaign software and manage county and municipal races, testified for abolishing redundant county constitutional offices, and leads Texas Victory for Liberty PAC.
Acquires and operates local small-business enterprise in Temple while teaching senior-level government and political philosophy in Belton.
Active civic and veterans volunteer in Bell County, residing in Belton, Texas, with his wife, Laura Beth Latimer.
Elected outright — 572 votes (51.76%), succeeding Nina Cobb
Won March 3, 2026 Republican primary — 11,817 votes (52.5%), defeating incumbent Gaylon Evans (10,707 votes / 47.5%)
Advanced from 4-way March 3, 2026 primary (1,219 votes / 39.6%); won May 26, 2026 Republican runoff — 1,287 votes (53.65%) to 1,112 votes (46.35%)
Won March 3, 2026 Republican nomination unopposed
Won March 3, 2026 Republican nomination unopposed
Historical and fiscal analysis presented before the Bell County Commissioners Court workshop in May 2026 examining the 1845/1905 auditor system and ten Texas counties that abolished the office.
Reports on the Bell County Commissioners Court workshop examining the constitutional necessity of the County Treasurer’s Office, quoting Mack Latimer—identified as a Belton small business owner, Army veteran, and campaign consultant for Treasurer candidate Adriane Hodges—on the 1845/1905 constitutional history of Texas county auditors, the ten Texas counties that abolished the office, and county investment yields.
Long-form biographical interview examining Latimer’s upbringing in a military family, education at West Point, active-duty Army infantry service and deployment to Manbij, Syria, tenure as Bell County Republican Party Chair, and the 2024 congressional primary.
County newspaper reporting certified primary returns across Williamson County precincts within Texas’s 31st congressional district.
Statewide primary results archive recording Mack Latimer’s third-place finish (6,593 votes, 7.8%) in the six-candidate Republican primary for Texas’s 31st congressional district.
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