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Pat Deen

Candidate for Parker County Judge

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Campaign website
re-electpatdeen.com

Parker County judge since 2018, former mayor of Hudson Oaks and a former Procter & Gamble/Duracell manager. He holds a business degree from Texas Wesleyan University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Re-Elect Pat Deen

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Voted for the no-new-revenue tax rate six of seven years.

    About Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “Fought to protect tax payers by adopting no-new-revenue rate 6 of the past 7 years.”
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Public safety

  • Secured increased funding for the sheriff's department.

    About Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “Increased funding for Sheriffs department to make our community safer”
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  • Secured a full-time county emergency operations manager position.

    About Pat Deen (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “Enhanced emergency readiness by creating a full time emergency operations manager”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports recruiting high-wage employers while keeping the county rural.

    He says more than 60% of the county's workforce commutes east each day.

    Economic Development (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “I have focused on bringing high-wage job opportunities while still maintaining the rural integrity of the County.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Secured federal and state funding commitments for I-20 expansion.

    The plan he describes adds three-lane access roads and a third freeway lane each way on I-20.

    Transportation (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “We have secured commitments totaling more than $1.6 billion in federal and state funding, including matching funds”
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  • Led the county's $130 million 2023 transportation bond.

    Transportation (Re-Elect Pat Deen)

    Campaign website · re-electpatdeen.com

    “In November 2023, we presented voters with a $130 million transportation bond—the largest in Parker County’s history.”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Pat Deen on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.

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