I am now serving my third term on the City Council for District 12. In my second election, thanks to my many supporters I won re-election to the District 12 seat on the Dallas City Council with an 82% landslide victory. This term, with your strong support, I didn't have an opponent so I guess you could say I received 100% of the votes. I appreciate your confidence and the opportunity to return to the Council and continue working to make Dallas a great city. I've really enjoyed serving District 12 and the City of Dallas my first 2 terms and I won't miss a beat during my third term.

My focus will be to continue the aggressive efforts on econcomic development as this is the engine that provides the revenue for all the other efforts. Public safety, accountable government, neighborhood quality of life and the Trinity Project remain the goals of the Council.

The Dallas of just a few years ago was in no position to weather the kind of economic storm we currently face. Dallas has changed and adopted and we are dealing with the issues in a far better way than many other cities. The rest of the country is struggling and wishes that it was in the position that Dallas is in. In spite of the current situation we are continuing to position Dallas for the future. The question is: can we continue?

Now is the time to solidify our position so that we will be ready to move ahead when the economy recovers. Sometimes the decisions that need to be made are difficult ones. We need people on the City Council who are capable of making the hard decisions that will insure Dallas' great future. Let me tell you how I worked hard to help prepare Dallas:

As Chair of the Economic Development Committee I worked with Mayor Leppert to help attract the AT&T World Headquarters and Comerica Bank to Dallas. I also helped bring many other new businesses including 27 international businesses to town. These are the kind of solid corporate citizens Dallas must have in this difficult time.

I led the council in adopting a "no tax rate increase" budget 2 years in a row while maintaining or increasing levels of city services. We continued our program of hiring 200 new police officers and made sure that our fire department is well maintained. We became a more efficient organization. Our citizens are tightening their belts and so must the City.

I led the transition to once-a-week garbage and recycling collection. It helps the environment, is more efficient and even makes money for the City. That program is now being implemented on a city wide basis and saving us over $2 million annually. I worked hard to bring the 2006 bond program to fruition to make sidewalk, park and street programs a reality. Efficiency and caring for the basics are my goals.

I've worked hard to make sure that Dallas neighborhoods remain the heart of our great city. I've been a strong supporter of the arts, culture and entertainment venues that make Dallas great. Quality of life goes hand in hand with economic development.

I've worked to ensure that the days of arguing are over. I've worked to make sure high ethics are a priority. I worked hard to implement a revised ethics policy for the City. My goal is that when you watch the news and see a story about Dallas, it's about a new success, not a failure.

I serve on four Council Committees. I am the Chair of the Economic Development and International Committee, and serve on the Public Safety committee, the Budget, Finance and Audit committee and the Transportation and Environment committee. I also serve on the Regional Transportation Committee as Vice Chair, on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. and on the Executive Board of the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition.I also serve on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau. As time permits I also attend the meetings of the other two Council committees, Quality of Life and Trinity River.

To continue moving Dallas forward, I am always open to your input. I want to continue my work ensuring better city services, lower taxes, greater fiscal responsibility and continued economic development for all of Dallas.

I will continue my efforts to make Dallas City government a more efficient, effective and customer responsive organization. If you have any suggestions, compliments or even complaints, please call me. Since I'm retired this is a full time job for me, and I really do enjoy working for you fulltime at City Hall to make Dallas the greatest city.

To keep up on both City and District related issues that will be coming before the City Council, please check the City News and District News pages on this website.

I serve full-time as your Councilman. Please contact my office if there is anything I can do to help you. My schedule is ususally pretty full so my Executive Assistant will be glad to try and help you, but if you do want to speak to me just say so.

I will be glad to attend your home owners association or other civic meetings, just let me know. If you live in an area that has a HOA, please make sure my office knows the boundaries of your HOA and contact information, so that we will know who to contact when issues come up in your neighborhood.

On my Ron's Objectives page you can see that there's a lot to get done at City Hall. I've been working on these issues since I've been in office and will continue to. If you have any comments or issues, please let me know. You can click on the Contact page and easily e-mail me. I want to hear from you since a large part of my decision making process revolves around input from you. For contact information, just click on my Contact page.

As your representative, I am dedicated to work with you to make District 12 and Dallas a place where we all want to live, work and play!