Elected Officials
Collin County Republican Officials
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Collin County Republican Party Chairman Fred N. Moses Fred and his wife, Mazzie, came to Texas in 1980 and have been married for 40 years. They founded Telecom Electric Supply Company in 1985, and during that time Fred has been honored with the Quest for Success Award from the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, the Christian Business Award from The CEO Institute, the Living Legend Award from the Collin County Community College Foundation while also being recognized for his leadership by the Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. Fred has been involved in Collin County Republican politics for more 30 years as a Precinct Chairman and leadership supporter. He was the first President of the African American Republican Club of Collin County, and has been awarded the Collin County Chairman’s Award and the Gladys Harrington Award. Since 1984 as a delegate, he has only missed one Republican State Convention and he was a National Delegate to the 2008 National Republican Convention. Fred currently serves as a Commissioner on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulators Commission and is a past Chairman of Board for the Plano Chamber of Commerce. In honor of his service to the chamber, the Fred Moses Minority Business Development Award is given annually for his support of minority businesses. Fred received his degree from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and attended the Kellogg School of Management’s Advanced Management Education Program. |
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Collin County Judge Keith Self Keith Self was elected to Collin County Judge in November 2006, taking his oath of office as presiding officer of the Commissioner’s Court on January 1, 2007. He is a 5th-generation Texan who brings 25 years of experience as a U.S. Army officer to his current position. A 1975 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Judge Self holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California, and is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Judge Self retired from active military duty in 1999 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was recalled to active duty for a 14-month tour in Afghanistan and Qatar, serving with the U.S. Central Command. He and his wife, Tracy, have been married for 35 years and live in McKinney. |
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Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Matt Shaheen Matt Shaheen serves as County Commissioner for Precinct 1, representing Plano and Frisco on the Collin County Commissioners Court. Mr. Shaheen’s background is in Technology and Management Consulting with a history of delivering results. Married for fifteen years, Matt and his wife Robyn have three children – Celia, Abby, and Sam – and a yellow lab named Sadie. A resident of Plano where he attends Prestonwood Baptist Church, Matt has more than 19 years of professional experience, including 10 years at EDS.
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Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 2 Cheryl Williams Cheryl Williams was elected to three terms on Plano’s City Council as the first district representative to east Plano, during some of the city’s heaviest growth years, 1995-1999. She was the City Council’s representative to the Plano Economic Development Board and the East Plano Development Task Force. Williams also was appointed by the Plano Mayor as liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Heritage Commission and by the PISD as a member of the Plano East School Based Improvement Committee. Prior to her council service Ms. Williams served on the PlanoCommunity Relation Commission and her HOA Board. She earned her Bachelor’s in Finance/Economics from SMU. She has been married to Don for 25 years and her two sons are both 4th generation Texans. |
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Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Joe Jaynes Joe Jaynes represents Precinct 3 which consists of 12 cities and towns and most of the unincorporated area. Joe holds an Associate’s Degree from Eastfield College, Bachelor’s and Masters’ degrees from Texas A&M at Commerce and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Southern Methodist University. Joe and Shelley Jaynes have lived in Collin County since 1987 and have two children, Treyson and Arielle. Shelley teaches at Frisco ISD and the family attends the First Baptist Church in Melissa. |
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Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4 Duncan Webb Duncan Webb has been a practicing attorney in Dallas and Plano since 1980, who has extensive public service from serving four, three-year terms as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Plano Independent School District, beginning in 1998. Webb has served as the school board’s vice president and president in recent years. His legal background includes business law, tax and estate planning, real estate transactions, oil & gas law, and construction law. A Dallas native who has lived in Plano since 1983, he earned both his Bachelor’s and Law Degree from SMU.
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Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis Greg Willis takes office as the new District Attorney for Collin County, but he’s no stranger to the courthouse. Willis presided over County Court at Law No. 6 from 2005 to October 2009, when he resigned to run for District Attorney. He also served four years as a Collin County prosecutor, beginning in 1995, before opening his own law firm in Plano. Before that, Willis worked in area law firms Haynes & Boone, and Jones Day. He is a 5th-generation Texan, born in Dallas, who earned his Bachelor’s from Baylor University, and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Collin County Sheriff Terry Box
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| County Probate Court 1 Judge Weldon Copeland
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County Court at Law 1 Judge Corinne Mason
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| County Court at Law 2 Judge Jerry Lewis
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County Court at Law 3 Judge Lance Baxter Lance Baxter has practiced law in Collin County for 23 years, including banking, bankruptcy and criminal law, plus time spent as a hearing master for the Collin County Mental Health Court. In 1999, he formed a partnership that became Baxter Gibbs Robinson & Henderson in McKinney before he was elected to the bench. Baxter is a 1986 graduate of the South Texas College of Law in Houston, and was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for the Legal Services of North Texas in 1998.
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| County Court at Law 4 Judge David Rippel
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County Court at Law 5 Judge Dan Wilson
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| County Court at Law 6 Jay Bender
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County Clerk Stacey Kemp
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Paul Raleeh
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Terry Douglas
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 John Lewis
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 2 John Payton
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Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Mike Yarbrough
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Collin County Constable Precinct 1 Paul Elkins
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| Collin County Constable Precinct 2 Joe Barton
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Collin County Constable Precinct 3 Chuck Presley, Sr.
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Collin County Constable Precinct 4 Johnny Todd
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| Tax Assessor & Collector Kenneth Maun
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Texas Republican Officials
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Governor Rick Perry
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Lt. Governor David Dewhurst
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Attorney General Greg Abbott |
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Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams
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Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright
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| Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Chief Justice Carolyn Wright
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Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Jim Moseley
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| Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges
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Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Kerry Fitzgerald
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Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Mary Murphy |
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Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Bob Fillmore |
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Texas 5th District Court of Appeals Justice Lana Myers
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Texas State Senator, District 8 Florence Shapiro
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Texas State Senator, District 30 Craig Estes
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Texas State Representative, District 66 Van Taylor Representative Van Taylor is a 7th generation Texan, dedicated family man, successful businessman and decorated Marine Officer. He was elected to represent Texas’ 66th House District in a special election and was first sworn in on April 20, 2010. As a committed fiscal conservative, Rep. Taylor is committed to reducing the cost and size of state government while increasing economic opportunity and quality of life for all Texans. Taylor was appointed to the House Defense and Veterans’ Affairs and Human Services Committees. He was also elected to serve as a member of the Policy Committee in the Texas House Republican Caucus. |
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Texas State Representative, District 67 Jerry Madden
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Texas State Representative, District 70 Ken Paxton
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Texas State Representative, District 89 Jodie Laubenberg
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| District Court Judge, 199th District Court Robert Dry
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District Court Judge, 219th District Court Scott Becker Judge Becker is a graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law (’97) and the University of Texas at Austin (’94). While at Texas, Judge Becker played baseball for the Longhorns his freshman year, but mostly sat on the bench. Today, after 13 years of practicing law, Judge Becker’s career has come full circle and once again he is sitting on the bench. Appointed to the 219th District Court by Gov. Rick Perry effective October 5, 2010, Judge Becker is a member of the McKinney Sunrise Rotary Club and he and his family attend First Baptist Church of Allen.
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| District Court Judge, 296th District Court John Roach, Jr.
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| District Court Judge, 366th District Court Ray Wheless
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| District Court Judge, 380th District Court (VACANT) |
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District Court Judge, 401st District Court Mark Rusch
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District Court Judge, 416th District Court Chris Oldner Judge Chris Oldner was appointed as the first judge of the 416th Judicial District Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2003. A judge since 2000, Judge Oldner is a member of the Collin County Bar Association, a fellow of the Collin County Bench/Bar Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation., and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. After graduating from Plano East Senior High School, he earned his undergraduate degree at Baylor University and law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law. He is board certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a master of the Mac Taylor American Inn of Court, and is a frequent presenter at seminars on a variety of legal topics. He received the Outstanding Judicial Faculty Award from the Texas Center for the Judiciary (TCJ) in 2010 and currently serves as the Chair of the Curriculum Committee for the TCJ and on their Board of Directors. Prior to being elected to the Bench, Judge Oldner was the Chief Prosecutor for crimes against children in the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, where, in addition to personally trying cases to verdict without a defeat, he also trained attorneys in the effective prosecution of child abuse cases. He is a member of the Collin County Republican Men’s Club, Collin County Conservative Republicans, the Frisco Republican Men’s Club and an associate member of Connor-Harrington Republican Women’s club and Golden Corridor Republican Women’s Club. Most importantly, Judge Oldner is a husband to his wife of 16 years, Cissy, and a father to three beautiful daughters. He is an active member of Saint Jude’s Catholic Church in Allen, coaches his daughter’s soccer team and is active in the YMCA Adventure Princess programs.
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District Court Judge, 417th District Court Cynthia Wheless
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| District Court Judge, 429th District Court Jill Willis
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| District Clerk (VACANT)
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United States Republican Officials
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US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
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US Senator John Cornyn
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US Representative, District 3 Sam Johnson
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US Representative, District 4 Ralph Hall
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