Professional Background
Jessica Babendure has served as Commissioner for the Harris County Emergency Services District No. 7 Board of Commissioners since January 2026. She has also served on the board of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System since 2022. A native of suburban Chicago, Babendure has called Spring, Texas, home since 2007, when she and her husband, Shawn, moved to Spring so he could volunteer with Spring Fire Department. Ten years later, Shawn was named District Chief of Volunteers. Babendure has been a stay-at-home mother to their children since 2011 and cared for her husband during his nearly two-year battle with brain cancer before his passing in 2020.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Music, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Master of Music in Trombone Performance, University of Colorado Boulder.
Community Involvement
Babendure makes and donates quilts to students in need in Klein Independent School District.
Outside of Work
Her two children keep her busy, and she enjoys Pilates, needlework, and trying new restaurants and coffee shops in Spring.