Froze Taxes for Senior Citizens Cut County Tax Rate Twice Worked with Landowners to have right-of-way for the Dallas North Tollway donated - SAVING Collin County Taxpayers $10 Million Managing over $1 Billion in Road Construction Projects Aggressive Asphalting Program on County Roads Assisting Cities in the Creation of over $50 Million in Parks and Open Space Preservation Projects Negotiated $1.5 Billion in Revenue for Collin County from SH121 Project Provided drop-off site for Rural Residents to bring Debris & Recyclables Expanded more than 100 Major Thoroughfares throughout Collin County Implemented Video Arraignments of Prisoners Collin County representative to Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Collin County Representive to Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition (DRMC) Expansion of SH 121 Assisted in Establishing a new electronic voting system Worked to add more than 600 jail beds and assisted in establishment of six additional courts No tax rate increase in 12 years Constructing a new courts facility, assisting on the opening and restoration of the Old Courthouse on the Square and work to continue to consolidate county operations Creating a homeland security department which has become a national model Increasing funding and educational opportunities for volunteer fire departments. AAA Bond Rating for Collin County   Work as member of RTC to bring funding from Regional Transportation Council to Collin County Work to bring Mass Transit to all of Collin County Working with the legislature on appraisal caps Implement County Homestead Tax Exemption Expand US 75, US 380, SH 289, Custer Road and SH 121N along with our FM roads Keep MUDS out of unincorporated Collin County  Continue Reforming our indigent health care program to serve Collin County Citizens while remaining cost effective Continue upgrading our County Roads from rock to Asphalt Begin Construction of SH121 Working with local entities to drought proof our water supply Provide for Public Safety with construction of Voter Approved Criminal Justice Facilities Extend the Dallas North Tollway to the Grayson County Line Expanding detention facilities to provide for both growth and public safety Juror Integrated Voice Response System:  If you have Jury Duty, Call to see if you still need to come in, instead of driving to the courthouse to find out! Adopt a County Road Cleanup Program Update County Thoroughfare Plan Implement Reverse 911 to Warn Citizens of Emergency Events Widen US 380 through Farmersville to the Hunt County Line Create county household waste program Maintain stable tax rate Working with TXDOT on a 121/75 interchange Setting the alignment and begin construction on the Outer Loop Consolidate Public Works facilities in the unincorporated area Continued partnerships with cities for both road expansion and park preservation Partner with TXDOT on the reconstruction of FM 545 Increase funding for volunteer fire departments Widen US 75 through McKinney to the Grayson County Line Manage the Collin County 2007 Bond Projects Member, First United Methodist Church, Allen Graduate, Leadership McKinney, Leadership Allen and Leadership Plano Member, McKinney Rotary Member, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Greater Celina, Farmersville, Melissa, Prosper and Princeton Chambers of Commerce Republican Precinct Chair, 1992-1996 Delegate, Republican County Convention Alternate, Republican State Convention Associate Member, North Collin Country Republican Women's Club Not a bad little dancer, either! Columnist, The County Line (monthly column that runs in eight area newspapers) North Central Texas Council of Governments National Association of Counties Texas Association of Counties North and East Texas County Judges Commissioners Association Conference of Urban Counties Collin County Health Care Foundation Collin County Housing Finance Corporation Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition Member, National Multi-Modal Transportation Steering Committee