www.communityimpact.com\/election<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat you need to know<\/p>\n
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Why are you running for office?<\/p>\n
Collin County is growing rapidly, and planning is not keeping pace. Public safety, roads, housing, water and finances all lack attention. Our county debt is not affordable. We are reacting, not leading. My expansive qualifications brings new leadership, focused on the future needs of our citizens and our county.<\/p>\n
What are the biggest challenges facing Collin County?<\/p>\n
Attention to public safety is abysmal. Our sheriff needs more officers. County roads are unsafe. Major thoroughfares lack funding. The need for expanded emergency services should\u2019ve been a foreseen and planned item, not a citizen petition. Older structures lacked repairs and new buildings lack planned M&O. Funding is strained.<\/p>\n
How do you plan to address these issues?<\/p>\n
We will support and expand our law enforcement (no defunding), gain funding to improve state and federal roads and highways, partner with municipalities on expanding emergency services, plan for growth with public and private enterprises, and bring corporate disciplines to managing our current debt and eliminate abuse and waste.<\/p>\n
If you are elected, what can residents expect from you?<\/p>\n
Boots on the ground. You can\u2019t lead a community if you\u2019re not out in the community. Open dialogue. I don\u2019t carry grudges, believe in reprisals, operate through revenge or vindictiveness. I communicate with groups and organizations. I plan for the future and new opportunities, new growth, and new expansions.<\/p>\n
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Why are you running for office?<\/p>\n
Five generations of my family have made their home in Collin County, and my great-great-grandparents were Collin County farmers throughout the Great Depression. I love the people of Collin County and I\u2019m working hard to preserve and protect the blessings and the opportunities of our community for future generations.<\/p>\n
What are the biggest challenges facing Collin County?<\/p>\n
During my first campaign, I promised that I would pursue limited government, low taxes, and excellence in every aspect of county government. I kept my promises and I\u2019ve stood strong as a consistent and courageous champion for Texas values including private property rights, limited regulation, low taxes, and government transparency.<\/p>\n
How do you plan to address these issues?<\/p>\n
In 2020, while other elected officials were busy enforcing lockdowns and making arbitrary lists of essential and non-essential workers, I boldly declared that \u201cEvery Texan is essential\u201d and I stood strong to defend the liberties and livelihoods of all Texans. No lockdowns. No closures. No mask mandates. No vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n
If you are elected, what can residents expect from you?<\/p>\n
Today, Collin County is the healthiest, safest, and strongest county in Texas, and we lead the state in economic opportunity and government efficiency. As your county judge for four more years, I will continue to keep my promises and I will keep Collin County successful and Texas Strong!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Republican candidates are running for a four-year term as Collin County judge in the upcoming March 3…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[56273,960,56270,56271,56272,712,160,162,161,56274],"class_list":["post-131061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-chris-hill","tag-collin-county","tag-collin-county-judge","tag-collin-county-judge-election","tag-collin-county-judge-primary-election","tag-dallas-fort-worth","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-rick-grady"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}