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Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Gregory Parker

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.

 

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199 Main Plaza,

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Phone: 830-221-1103  

Fax: 830-608-2026

                    

 

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▪   Commissioner Urges US Senator to Vote NO on Cap-N-Trade

   Commissioner Gregory Parker joined the social media sites Twitter, Facebook and Plaxo June 15, 2009

   Op-ed: The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program April 21, 2009

   GUARDIAN ANGELS RECEIVE AWARDS  April 6, 2009

   Commissioner Leads County’s Effort to Preparing for 2010 Census

   COMAL COUNTY OFFICIALS SALARIES ARE FAR BEHIND OTHERS.  March 18, 2009

▪   Comal County Commissioner Greg Parker and Local NonProfits Kick Off National Child Abuse  Prevention Month with 2009 Guardian Angel Awards Luncheon

   New 911 system aims to handle latest technology - Press Release 02-23-09

   Guardian Angel Award Created - Press Release 01-21-09

Emergency Response Gets Digital Boost - December 30, 2008

   COMMISSIONER TO LEAVING BOARD AND CHAIRMAN POST - December 10, 2008

  Gov. Perry Names De Noyelles Presiding Officer of Commission on State Emer. Communications

   Local County Official Supports The Motion Picture Industry

▪   Agencies Come Together to Kick Off Child Abuse Prevention Month

▪   Local County Official Attends Latino Issues Conference

▪   Local County Official Supports Education for County Employees

▪   Local County Official Calls for Review of Eminent Domain

▪   Local County Official Wants to Solve Local Transportation Issue

▪   Child Advocacy Office Ribbon Cutting Picture

▪   County Commissioner To Host Town Hall Meeting/City Candidate Forum

▪   Local County Official Supports Child Abuse Prevention

▪   Local County Official Solves Local Veterans Transportation Issue.

▪   Commissioner Parker will be published in the April edition of the County Progress  Magazine

  Texas Counties & Indigent Health - 2/28/2005

▪   Commissioner Parker to Address Hays County College Republicans

  County Judges and Commissioners Meet in Austin

▪   Release 02-03-2005 - "It's Up To Us!"

▪   Black History Month Proclamation

▪   Press Release 01/05/2005 - Unfunded Mandates

 


Biography

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.

 


Affiliations, Education, and Experience

 

Party Affiliation:

Republican

 

Education:

BS - Business Administration – Columbia Southern University

MPA- Masters Public Administration - Walden University

PhD- Public Policy & Administration - In Progress at Walden University

 

Governmental Experience:

Senior Public Policy Analyst

Comal County Commissioner, Precinct #3 - First term (2005-2009) 

Comal County Commissioner, Precinct #3 - Second term (2009-2012) 

Commissioner, Texas Commission on Emergency Communications (2008-2011)

 

National Affiliations:

Member- National Association of Counties

Member, American Society of Public Administration

Member, Advisory Council for the National Center for Public Policy Research

Member, African-American Conservative Network

Member, National Rifle Association

 

Regional Affiliations:

Chairman- Community Council South Central Texas Board of Directors

Member, Alamo Area Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors

Former Member, Communities in Schools of South Central Texas Board of Directors

Former Member, Capital Area Agency On Aging - Senior Advisory Council

Former Member, Alamo Area Council of Governments Rural Public Transportation  Advisory Committee

 

Local Affiliations:

President, Comal County Children's Advocacy Center

Member, Sexual Assault Response Team

Member, New Braunfels Rotary Club

Associate Member, New Braunfels Republican Women's Club

Associate Member, Bulverde Republican Women's Club

Former Member, Abstinence Resource Council Board of Directors

 


as of January, 2005

 

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