Collin County Commissioners' Court Collin County Government Center 210 S. McDonald St. Suite 626 McKinney, TX 75069 Email: pcole@collincountytx.gov Phone: 972-424-1460 ext. 4631 Fax: 972-548-4699

Phyllis Cole has served on the Collin County Commissioner's Court since 1991. She was appointed to fill an unexpired term and has since been re-elected three times. As a member of the court, she serves as the vice-chairman of the Health Care Foundation and of the Housing Finance Corporation. She grew up in Monroe, Louisiana, attended Louisiana State University and moved to Plano in 1976.

• Held tax rate with no increase in 10 years
• Improved the county bond rating from AA to AAA with Moody's and AA to AA+ with Standard & Poor's
• Added two attorneys and two investigators at the Collin County Child Advocacy Center
• Brought two three-lane access roads for SH 121 from the Denton County line to US 75 with an overpass at Custer
• Helped extend the Dallas North Tollway access roads from SH 121 to US 380 in Frisco with an overpass at SH 121
• Implemented Performance Based Budgeting and Performance Based Pay for Collin County
• Helped coordinate a Carevan program for free immunizations
• Formed a partnership with non-profit agencies to provide free prescription drugs to county citizens who qualify
• Helped establish a dental program in Plano for senior citizens and children
• Added a WIC office (a nutrition education program) in Frisco to the existing Plano, Wylie and McKinney clinics
• Created partnerships with the city of Frisco, Frisco ISD and private entities to build a soccer stadium in Frisco
• Leveraged $100 million of county bond funds to more than $340 million in road projects

• To provide quality services to citizens at the lowest tax rate possible
• To continue to reduce the crime rate with adults and juveniles by providing adequate space in jails and detention centers
• To provide quality healthcare to low-income residents
• To make certain all children of Collin County are immunized by providing services such as clinics and the Mobile Immunization Program
• To complete the SH 121 expansion project
• To continue county partnerships with cities to expand parks and hike and bike trails
• To continue expansion of county road systems and partnerships with cities in expanding roads

• Custer Road United Methodist Church
• Texas Health & Human Services Commission Advisory Committee for Local Government Entities
• Conference of Urban Counties Vice Chairman and Policy Committee Chairman
• Texas Association of Counties
• State Highway 121 Task Force
• Collin County Health Care Foundation Trustee Vice Chairman
• Collin County Housing Finance Corporation Trustee Vice Chairman
• Conner Harrington Republican Women's Club
• Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club
• Frisco Republican Women's Club
• Collin County Republican Men's Club Associate Member
• McKinney Republican Women's Club
• Community Health Council Presbyterian Hospital
• National Association of Counties - Health Steering Committee and Member Programs & Services Committee
• Frisco Chamber of Commerce - Legislative Committee
• Frisco TIF Board
• Plano Chamber of Commerce
• Collin County Communities Foundation Planning Committee
• Plano Junior League Sustainer - Health and Human Services Taskforce Member, Family Violence Taskforce Member
• Pi Beta Phi Alumnae
• CASA of Collin County Advisory Board

• 2005 Collin County Association for Education of Young Children's Child Advocate of the Year
• Rick Perry for Governor – Collin County Co-Chairperson, 2004
• George W. Bush for President - Collin County Co-Chairman, Strikeforce Captain, 2004
• Rick Perry Statewide Steering Committee and Collin County Chairman, 1998 and 2002
• Carevan Coalition of Collin County
• George W. Bush for Governor Campaign Collin County Co-Chairman, 1994
• Collin County Volunteer of the Year, Republican Party of Texas, 1994
• Texas Federation of Republican Women, Ten Outstanding Women of Texas Award,1993
• Texas Association of Counties Resolution Committee, 1991
• Texas A&M Aggie Moms Club, 1990-93
• Delegate: National Federation of Republican Women, 1989
• Texans for Bush Statewide Steering Committee, 1988
• McVeigh Award, Outstanding Republican of Collin County, 1988
• Collin County Republican Convention Secretary, 1988-92
• Texas Federation of Republican Women Convention Delegate, 1988-00
• Collin County Republican Party Precinct Chairman
• PESH Sidekicks Booster Club and Panthers, Inc., 1986-88
• City of Plano Capital Improvement Program Co-Chairman, 1984
• Collin County Community College Petition Committee, 1984
• National Republican Convention Host Committee, Dallas, 1984
• Prior to 1984 Phyllis served on boards that include United Methodist Women, PTO & Girl Scouts.

Phyllis has two grown children and their families living in Collin County. Kelly and Andy Moreno live in Plano with daughter Janelle and son Drew. Liz and her husband Chris Brandt live in McKinney with their son Coby.