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Jeff Winget (Mayor of Rowlett, Texas, candidate 2025)
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Jeff Winget ran in a special election to the Mayor of Rowlett in Texas. He was on the ballot in the special general election on May 3, 2025.[source]
Winget completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Jeff Winget provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on March 25, 2025:
- Birth place: Dallas, Texas
- High school: North Mesquite High School
- Bachelor's: University of Texas at Arlington, 2019
- Graduate: Texas A&M Commerce, 2021
- Gender: Male
- Religion: Anglican
- Profession: Director of Finance
- Prior offices held:
- City Council Place 2 (2022-Prsnt)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Building a Whole Community
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
- Campaign Facebook
Elections
General election
Special general election for Mayor of Rowlett
Deb Shinder and Jeff Winget ran in the special general election for Mayor of Rowlett on May 3, 2025.
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Winget completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Winget's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a very lucky husband to Elaina, and father of 4 amazing children – Kallie (17), Paul(15), Rachel(12), & Sarah(10).
I have a heart for service and a passion for photography, technology, and the outdoors. I attend Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Rowlett where I also serve in a variety of ministries. I have long-been involved in all-things Rowlett, including interviewing City Council candidates in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.
Professionally, I have the pleasure of serving as Director of Finance & Administration with a firm in Plano which provides security awareness and technical software training to legal firms around the world. Through my current and past work experience, I am well-versed in a highly detail-oriented, results-drive environment. I have extensive experience in strategic planning, business operations, and management.- Home ownership is one of the most fundamental parts of being an American. Unfortunately, it's becoming more unattainable due to rapid inflation and the impact of rising interest rates. To provide some relief in mitigating these increases, I'm proposing an increase of the city's homestead exemption to $10,000. This will effectively take roughly a half-million dollars in revenue away from the city, but this is a necessary step to protect those who are making the biggest investment of their life.
- Leading up to the 2024 bond election, I’m proud to have been a strong supporter of Proposition D – the inclusion of street lights along Lakeview Parkway. Not only will this dramatically improve safety and deter criminal activity on the city’s primary corridor, but it will change the entire aesthetic of the City of Rowlett. Even more importantly, Proposition A included a complete rework of the traffic signals throughout the City. Over the past few months, I have worked closely with city management to ensure this is a top priority and is first on the list of capital items to be upgraded.
- I am committed to building a whole community in which we prioritize critical needs like public safety and infrastructure while also investing in our public spaces and amenities that enhance quality of life. These additions indirectly enhance safety, our local economy, and make Rowlett a place people want to call home.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
