Commissioner Gregory Parker was
elected to the Comal County Commissioners Court on November 2,
2004 and again in November 2008, where he became the first
African American elected to a Comal County office and the
youngest person to win election as a county commissioner. He is
currently the only African American Republican County
Commissioner in the State of Texas.
Commissioner Gregory Parker was
elected to the Comal County Commissioners Court on
November 2, 2004 and again in November 2008, where
he became the first African American elected to a
Comal County office and the youngest person to win
election as a county commissioner. He is currently
the only African American Republican County
Commissioner in the State of Texas.
Commissioner Parker, a military veteran, is a different kind of public servant
who believes in hard work, faith and freedom. His professional, public policy and community experience gives him a unique perspective in understanding our community's needs. In the private sector Commissioner Parker has more than 13 years of technology and business experience. Commissioner Parker started out modestly like many Americans and worked his way up in the technology industry to Director of Software Development at Austin Data Systems. As director Commissioner Parker led multi-million dollar projects, supervised staff members and brought
critically needed cooperation and discipline to the organization. Commissioner Parker’s private sector experience also includes a tenure as owner and senior public policy analyst of Gregory Parker Consulting a public policy research and governmental affairs firm.
Since taking office Commissioner
Parker has been a driving force and tireless
supporter in the fight to reduce child abuse and
domestic violence. He has fought to protect your tax
dollars by exposing financial mismanagement in local
agencies, he has worked with his colleagues to offer
new educational benefits for county employees; to
preserve land for future generations and to protect
private property rights. Commissioner Parker has
spoken out frequently on a variety of national
issues. He was recently appointed by Gov. Rick Perry
to the State Commission on Emergency Communications
where he leads the states initiative for Next
Generation 9-1-1.
Commissioner Parker holds a
Bachelors of Business Administration, a Masters of
Public Administration and is completing his Ph.D. in
Public Policy and Administration from Walden
University.
Commissioner Parker, lives
in New Braunfels with his lovely wife Tasha and son, Jean-Luc Parker.
