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Denton County Commissioner, Precinct 1

Link to this race https://www.vote411.org/ballot?lwv-ballot-widget-raceid=20824180What is a County Commissioner?The county commissioner is responsible for roads and bridges within their precinct and makes policy-making budget decisions. Four commissioners, elected from a quarter of the county s population, serve along with the county judge on the commissioner’s court.County Commissioner QualificationsA County Commissioner must meet the following qualifications at the time of appointment or election:U.S. CitizenResident of Texas for at least 12 consecutive monthsResident of the precinct for at least six consecutive monthsRegistered to vote in the commissioners precinctAt least 18 years of ageNot have been finally convicted of a felony from which they have not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilitiesNot have been determined by a court with probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to votehttps://www.county.org/About-Texas-Counties/About-Texas-County-Officials/Texas-County-CommissionerMaphttps://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3296/Commissioner-Precincts

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    Tommy Bedford
    (Dem)

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    Ryan Williams
    (Rep)

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1. How would you use the County’s existing authority to regulate development in order to balance competing interests?

2. Are there any areas of overlapping services provided by governmental entities that you believe should be consolidated to more efficiently provide services to your County residents? Please explain.

3. Denton County has surpassed 1,000,000 population. How would you plan to ensure our community is developed in a way to prepare for growth?

4. Open Government: How will you ensure government transparency (open records, open meetings) is maintained during a state of emergency?

Two Minute Video Option: What do you perceive to be the most important countywide issues and how would you address them? Video cannot be more than two minutes and must be a YouTube URL. (Do not include any written comments in the Description box.)

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