About Shelby

Williams Will.

Years on Plano City Council
Years Active in the State Legislature
Years as a Business Consultant
Meet Shelby

This Is My Community

In 2003, my wife, Mariya, and I chose Plano and Collin County as our new home to start a family, just as have people from all around the world, making Collin County one of the fastest-growing counties in the country. What we have here is worth fighting to preserve. It’s for that reason I’m involved in government and served on Plano City Council. In my career as a consultant, I’ve helped Fortune 1000 companies solve some of their toughest challenges. I am a Christian conservative and am passionate about promoting liberty and self-governance.

Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army - Shelby Williams for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4
My Record

Promises Made, Promises Kept

I officially fulfilled all of my campaign promises a little more than one year into my first term on council, and that was just a warm-up. I ran on several key things, but it’s important to note that these accomplishments were a team effort. I was just one vote in eight, and I couldn’t have done it alone. My deepest thanks to the council members and staff who helped make it all happen. See the current issues I’m championing that are important to YOU here.

PROVEN SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Accomplishments

  • Kept Plano property taxes flat 4 years in a row
  • Championed Plano’s new Comprehensive Plan and the Citizen Review Committee that shaped it
  • Led Property Tax Rally at the Capitol credited with helping achieve Property Tax Reform with SB 2 and HB 3
  • Drove adoption of Emergency Power Reform in 2020 Republican Party of Texas Legislative Priorities Committee
  • Helped unite Plano political factions after years of growing division and contentiousness
  • Leading voice for DART reform, for which we now have a multi-city coalition
  • Managed growth and limited additional apartments
  • Led streambank stabilization initiative
  • Established Plano’s Rainy Day Fund
  • Established Flag Retirement Drop Boxes
  • Increased government transparency and promoted citizen engagement
  • Initiated Texas Forever Fest in Plano, commemorating Texas Independence Day and Texas culture and heritage
In My Own Words

I truly love serving.

“From the moment I was first elected to serve on Plano City Council six years ago, I accepted that I’m a straight-up policy nerd. I’m also a fiscal nerd. And if anyone is keeping score, I’m also a Star Wars nerd.

A lot of this stuff may be dry and boring, but I take it all seriously, and it doesn’t bore me. Quite the opposite–I get really into it. I absolutely love serving on city council, but I’m term-limited… Serving on the Commissioners Court will allow me to serve more people in much the same way that I have for the past six years, but in a different function of government.”

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Shelby Williams at the Plano City Council dais

“It’s an honor and a privilege to serve you!”

With gratitude, Shelby Williams

for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Shelby Williams teaching a free Property Tax 101 class
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY

My Free-to-the-public classes

I believe strongly in making government accessible and understandable to the public. For several years, I have brought government and political issues to the public with transparency and taught the following classes free.

  • Property Tax 101
  • Constitution 101
  • How Local Government Works in Texas

From my Blog

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