The City of Irving operates under a system where the City Council sets the policies and budget and the City Manager is responsible for City operations. The City Council appoints the City Manager. The City Council is a 9 member Council that consists of the Mayor (at large), 6 City Council members from districts (1,3,4,5,6,7) plus 2 additional City Council members elected at large (districts 2,8). All positions serve 3 year staggered terms. If no candidate for a position receives at least 50% of the votes there will be a runoff election.La Ciudad de Irving opera bajo un sistema de en el que el concejo de la ciudad establece las políticas y el presupuesto, y el Administrador de la ciudad es responsable de las operaciones municipales. El concejo de la ciudad designa al Administrador de la ciudad. El concejo de la ciudad está compuesto por 9 miembros, incluyendo al Alcalde (elegido en una votación general), 6 miembros del concejo de la ciudad que representan distritos (1,3,4,5,6,7), y 2 miembros adicionales del concejo de la ciudad elegidos en una votación general (distritos 2 y 8). Todos los cargos tienen mandatos escalonados de 3 años. Si ningún candidato para un cargo recibe al menos el 50% de los votos, se llevará a cabo una segunda vuelta electoral.
Occupation
Global Strategy Director / Entrp
Education
Some College
Campaign Phone
972-802-3333
I bring a combination of private-sector leadership, public service and deep community involvement. I have worked in senior strategy and leadership roles at Microsoft and Google where I solved complex problems and built consensus. I have served on Irving's P&Z Commission and as President of the Valley Ranch Master Association, where I focused on listening, bringing strategic changes and finding practical solutions for our residents. My leadership experience combined with my deep passion for civic service makes me an ideal candidate for City Council.
Focus on core services being provided to residents and spend taxpayer dollars with discipline. Public safety, roads, sidewalks and responsive city services come to mind. Strategic long-term planning, careful review of spending and renegotiating renewals are powerful tools to weld. And clear accountability to our residents helps communicate exactly how their tax dollars are benefiting them. In summary, my approach is to protect essential services, cut waste where possible and make sure District 6 receives its fair share of Irving's investments.
There is real value to be had in collaborating with state and federal agencies, e.g. partnering with public health, emergency preparedness, infrastructure, and transportation can unlock funding opportunities. Any partnership should bring measurable impact to residents and be transparent, constitutionally lawful and ultimately accountable to the public. Simply speaking, work collaboratively when it helps Irving taxpayers. We must protect our residents' trust and ensure that their interests come first.
Federal laws like the ADA & Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to all government entities, schools and Irving businesses. A Title VI program ensures federally funded services like housing grants don't discriminate and our Housing and Redevelopment div also operates under Fair Housing Act guidelines. I've always championed transparency in public hearings and all aspects of decision making while serving as President of Valley Ranch Master Association. I fully support anti-discrimination policies and I'm willing to use ordinances, resolutions and other tools to remedy recurrent issues.
Public transportation must be reliable and safe to provide value to Irving. Many residents are concerned about reduced routes which have affected their commutes. I support holding DART accountable to ensure that our significant investment is delivering fair results and the council has secured a $54M general mobility deal in that regard. District 6 needs its fair share of those funds, from understanding how they were allocated, to understanding which D6 projects qualify and connecting transit access to the populations that need it.
Balancing between rapid growth and maintaining stability and the character of our neighborhoods is our greatest challenge. We must invest responsibly in infrastructure, prevent oversaturation of low quality multi-unit housing, strengthen public safety through strategic policing and improve public spaces so families feel comfortable and a sense of stewardship using them. We also need discipline in budgeting, focusing on essential spending and efficiency. I will work to protect homeowners from additional tax burdens using residents’ voices to guide every decision.
Occupation
Attorney
Education
BA from Notre Dame, JD from University of Texas School of Law, & MBA from University of Texas
Campaign Phone
4692625567
I have dedicated my life to serving others and to leading groups with different backgrounds to unite around a common cause. My business, legal, and military background make me uniquely suited to be trusted to make difficult decisions and weigh what is best for Irving families. My work as the Chair for the Civil Service Commission for our firefighters and police has taught me that Irving needs more professionally trained volunteers and that I can help elevate the city council's efforts.
I have been a C-suite executive and a treasurer for a nonprofit. In both situations I have balanced the budgets year over year for organizations with out of control spending growth and deficits. I will do the same Irving. We need to eliminate the waste on items not within our core mission, such as adding unnecessary red tape and political grandstanding that have a real cost to our city services. Any initiative that doesn't pay for itself will only be approved after our city services are provided for.
Cooperation is critical between different levels of law enforcement, and the priority must always be public safety. I support Irving's current level of cooperation including sharing criminal fingerprint database information and honoring DHS detainment orders on arrested or detained individuals who are public safety or national security threats. Our policing priority remains catching criminals, and in order for law enforcement to protect Irving from the worst criminals, residents need to know that they can call the police for help regardless of their status.
Discrimination in any form is unacceptable and illegal under state and federal law. Much of my legal career in the military and as a general counsel has been spent on systems of checks and balances to prevent discrimination. It starts with leaders sending a clear message from the top that discrimination will not be allowed so that city employees know discrimination is unacceptable and destructive to the public trust.
I often use the DART rail, especially for trips to and from the airport. I applaud the city council's recent push to obtain a $48M per year settlement from DART. The terms of that deal require us to have approved transportation projects for those funds. We need to leverage Irving's unique strengths to work for Irving residents as the Dallas model will not work here. We can use those funds to create public and private partnerships into a hub and spoke model that shuttles workers between our major campuses and DART stations. We have six years to either make DART work for us or create our own.
Families choosing Irving is both our greatest challenge and opportunity. We are losing the battle for families to other suburbs. Our school districts are slowly closing schools all around us as enrollment drops. The good news is that Irving has all the ingredients to be the best place for families. District 6 has the recipe for success with community institutions that bring people together and foster safety. We can recreate the successes of Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch, and other communities by using PIDs, TIFs, TRZs, and other financing tools already available under Texas law.
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