Jim Garrison

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jim Garrison


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

Runoff - Municipal


Race

McKinney City Council At-Large, Place 1


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

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WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Former City Council Member - Coppell, 1992-1995

Economic Development Committee, 1993-1995

Building & Standards Commission, Current

DFW Airport Expansion Committee, 1995

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

Previous Races

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Frederick Frazier (2023)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2023)

McKinney Values (2023)

Rick Perry (2001)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Agree

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.

Disagree

It is the responsibility of city government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.

Strongly Disagree

Property taxes should be abolished.

Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.

Agree

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Disagree


IMMIGRATION

City officials should have the right to proclaim their city a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.

Strongly Disagree


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Did not answer

Children have the right to be protected from sexually explicit materials in publicly funded libraries, including school libraries.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the city website within 24 hours of filing deadline.

Agree

Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.

Agree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) instruction should be required for all city employees.

Disagree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Taxpayers should subsidize green initiatives such as electric vehicle charging stations.

Strongly Disagree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

Did not answer

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

Did not answer

Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.

Agree

Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.

Did not answer

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2014 Republican Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Republican Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Republican Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Republican Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

No restrictions.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Did not answer


LOCAL

I support annual financial audits of every city department by an independent, third party auditor.

Did not answer

Please list up to three issues or projects that you think need the most attention.

Did not answer

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