Rob LeGrand

Rob LeGrand
Chair Tom Green County
2024—2026
Predecessor:	Cuatro Jones
Vice-Chair Tom Green County
2022—2024
Successor:	Wacey Alpha Cody
Personal Details
Education:	B.S. and M.C.S., computer science, Texas A&M University, College Station; Ph.D., computer science, Washington University, St. Louis
Occupation:	college professor (retired)
Residence:	Texas
Party:	Libertarian
Media
Website:	https://rob-legrand.github.io/

Rob LeGrand is a computer scientist and a longtime member of the Libertarian Party of Texas.  He first became active in the Travis County Libertarian Party in 2000 while working at IBM in Austin.  In 2002, he ran for State Representative in District 50.  In 2003, he worked for Michael Badnarik's presidential campaign as Badnarik's personal assistant and driver across the country.  In 2024, after serving in various officer positions over the previous few years, he was elected county chair of the Tom Green County Libertarian Party.

LeGrand's research is primarily in the analysis of voting systems and how they can be manipulated by strategic voters.  He has long advocated for the use of Approval Voting in single-winner elections.  In 2002, with Rock Howard and Steven Brams, he founded Citizens for Approval Voting and Americans for Approval Voting, from which later evolved the Center for Election Science.  LeGrand retired as a professor from Angelo State University in 2024.