Peterson had been Constable of the Year in 2016 (as awarded by the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas) and just started a new security business, LBK Defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made a mistake \u2013 and drank and drove \u2013 and I got a DWI. But that moment changed my life,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t in the best place health-wise. I was 640 pounds. So, at that moment, I said, \u2018I just got to concentrate on my company, my health, and my family,\u201d Peterson told LubbockLights.com.<\/p>\n
He resigned as constable and went to work.<\/p>\n
LBK Defense went from \u201ca couple guys\u201d to 40 employees. And Peterson went from 640 pounds down to 316.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I concentrated on that and I lost [more than] 320 pounds during that process and I built my company from the ground up,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
He described the early days of the company as, \u201cIt was just me and a couple guys. \u2026 We would drive around neighborhoods that were being built and make sure no one was stealing supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surgery helped the weight loss. And that effort is not done yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe downside to it is you lose the weight so fast, you lose muscle mass. And so that\u2019s why I\u2019m on a cane right now. \u2026 I\u2019m in the process of getting an MRI and talking to a neurosurgeon to help fix my lower back,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
At every step of his career, people told him he couldn\u2019t, Peterson said.<\/p>\n
His response was, \u201cI outworked everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peterson went from overseeing security at Academy Sports and Outdoors to working for a couple different sheriff\u2019s departments on the South Plains \u2013 eventually becoming dual certified as both a jail deputy and a patrol deputy.<\/p>\n
When asked how he earned Constable of the Year, he said, \u201cBeing respectful. Your word is your bond. If you tell someone you\u2019re going to do something, you need to show up and do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I served as constable, I really loved my job and I really loved giving to the community,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
He\u2019d like to do it again, but this time in a different role.<\/p>\n
Biggest priorities<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic safety and infrastructure are my two biggest things,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
Peterson is not happy with a $250,000 reduction in funding for county volunteer fire departments during the 2025\/26 budget negotiations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey take funding away from the fire departments. I don\u2019t believe in that. They\u2019re doing a job for free for the community. \u2026 They should have all the tools they need to be safe,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
In 2019, Seay participated in a walk out of the budget process to force the no-new-revenue rate. Rackler did the same thing in the last two budget cycles. Seay said it was necessary for transparency and Rackler said it was necessary to protect the taxpayers.<\/p>\n
Peterson did not agree with them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe if you\u2019re elected to do a job, you show up, do your job and vote \u2013 and let the cookies crumble the way they go,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
He said he\u2019s not a fan of raising taxes but he thought preventing a quorum on the tax rate vote was not the right way to handle it.<\/p>\n
Recent budget discussions revealed the need for renovations at 916 Main, the county\u2019s office building. The parking garage next to it needs to be replaced at an estimated cost of $8 million. A portion of the roof at the Lubbock County Detention Center needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n
When asked if the county should consider a capital projects bond election, Peterson said, \u201cPossibly. I\u2019d have to look. I haven\u2019t had a chance to look at the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peterson also said he\u2019s happy with how the Expo Center project is coming along.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the county and city could have got together and done that,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n
The city and county should have been working together from the very beginning \u2013 back to 2018 even before the Lubbock Coliseum was torn down, Peterson said.<\/p>\n
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