Former Plano City Council member and former Collin County Republican Party chair

Shelby Williams served on the Plano City Council from 2019 until he resigned in 2025 and was elected Collin County Republican Party chair in 2024, stepping down in April 2025 to run for county commissioner²³. He is a management consultant with an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin³. He won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Precinct 4 over Woody Huffines and faces Democrat Julie Holmer on November 3⁴⁵¹.

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesHold them about steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • On his campaign site he says he championed the no-new-revenue tax rate for four years on the Plano City Council, keeping city property taxes flat, and will bring the same discipline to the county budget. (2026) source
  • In 2023 he wrote that he supported a proposed Plano property tax increase, the first in five years. (2023-09) source
  • At a Republican candidate forum he said Collin County can prepare for growth without raising property taxes by using bond funds, while making sure taxpayers get maximum value. (2026-02) source
• Policing and crimeMore police, with a focus on repeat offenderslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Told The Dallas Morning News the county needs greater investment in the jail in proportion to population growth and that public safety is the county's number one responsibility. (2026-02) source
  • Said it is proper to restrict bail for people charged with certain violent crimes who pose a threat, in discussing the 2025 constitutional amendment (SJR 5, Proposition 3). (2026-02) source
  • Also supports crime prevention, community policing, the county mental health unit and veterans treatment court. (2026-02) source

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