Jessica Walker

Jessica was elected as Councilmember for District 1 in May of 2018. She is 3rd generation Temple and graduated from Temple High School in 1984. After graduation from The University of Texas at Austin, she became a flight attendant for American Airlines and retired in 1999. Jessica and her husband Bruce have been married for 30 years and together run Bruce’s family business Lengefeld Lumber Company.

Jessica is currently serving on the Temple Economic Development Corporation Board. She has served on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Temple Education Foundation Board.

She and Bruce have three children; Branan, 28, Harrison, 24 and Connally, 24 who all work for the family business. Bruce, also a Temple native, is involved in the Temple Area Builders Association. They attend First United Methodist Church in Temple.