District 3 Director Mark Ekrut was elected to the PEC board in 2020. He is a former municipal judge for the city of Jonestown and an active member of the Texas Municipal Court Associative and the Sheriff’s Association of Texas. Ekrut has been a small business owner in Cedar Park for more than 25 years.

In his free time, Ekrut is an active volunteer and driver for the local food bank, and a member of the North Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as an appointee to the Jonestown Land Use and Development Board, and is a member of the Friends of Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge.

A fourth-generation Texan, Ekrut and his wife, Darla, live in Jonestown and attend Victory Baptist Church.