John Stafford (Texas)

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John Stafford

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

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Birthplace

Alexandria, Va.

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Graphic design

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John Stafford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Collin County Commissioners Court to represent District 4 in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Stafford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

John Stafford was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended George Washington University. Stafford's career experience includes working in graphic design.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4

Incumbent Duncan Webb defeated Jeffrey Williams in the general election for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Duncan Webb (R)	53.2	51,336
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Williams (D)	46.8	45,177

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,513
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4

Jeffrey Williams defeated John Stafford in the Democratic primary for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jeffrey Williams	53.6	5,505
		John Stafford	46.4	4,769

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,274
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4

Incumbent Duncan Webb advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Commissioners Court District 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Duncan Webb	100.0	13,988

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Stafford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stafford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Service is my top priority. As a Leadership Plano graduate, member of the Plano West Rotary, member of the Plano Chamber of Commerce, former PTA Vice-President at Carpenter Middle School, a husband, father, and someone committed to getting Democratic candidates elected, I know and have served with many of my neighbors.

Since moving to Plano, I’ve been active in moving the Collin County Democratic Party forward. In the 2018 cycle, I proudly served as the party’s political director. Due to my candidate recruitment efforts, more candidates have filed for office in Collin County as Democrats for the 2018 and 2020 cycles than in any cycle since the 1960s. In 2020 I was the campaign manager for Tom Adair’s Democratic State Representative campaign. I was a national delegate for Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. After the runoff I was named the Fundraising Director for the Collin County Democratic Party.

I’m a watchdog who watches and attends the meetings of the Collin County Commissioners Court every week (as well as Plano City Council, Plano Planning & Zoning, and Plano ISD Board of Trustees), and have been reporting the goings on to our local activist groups for three years.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Collin County must plan for the future again.
• Collin County must prepare for emergencies again.
• Collin County must fully fund the Sheriff's department.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about ensuring that as Collin County grows in population that the services the county provides are commensurate with the needs of the people.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The Collin County Commissioners Court is the board of directors for the Collin County Government.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

When I was 9 years old I was visiting my grandparents the day that John Chancellor came on the NBC Nightly News and told us that Elvis Presley had died.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I delivered newspapers for the Alexandria Gazette and Alexandria Port Packet from the age of 10 to 18.

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Providing for public safety and public health.

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