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 and the
youngest person to win election as a county
commissioner in Comal County.
Since taking office Commissioner Parker has been a
driving force and tireless supporter in the fight to
reduce child abuse and domestic violence not only in
his county but others as well. He created the annual
Guardian Angel Award which honors volunteers,
non-profit agency partners as well as law
enforcement and child protective services workers
that assist in preventing child abuse and neglect
and or work to strengthen families.
He has fought to protect our tax dollars by exposing
financial mismanagement in local agencies, he has
worked with his colleagues to keep Comal county’s
tax rate one of the lowest in the state, offer new
educational benefits for county employees; to
preserve land for future generations and protect
private property rights. Commissioner Parker has
spoken out frequently on a variety of national
issues to include; eminent domain, education, a fair
and untainted census, transportation, and
cap-n-trade, just to name a few. He is the author of
the book “Global Warming…Really?” that was chosen
“book of the week” by the Conservative Monitor.
In 2008 Commissioner Parker was appointed by Gov.
Rick Perry to the State Commission on Emergency
Communications where he travels across the state,
speaking and leading 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.
