John's Record

Community Service & Leadership:    

  • Councilman, City of Tyler District 6 (2013-present)
  • Council Building Committee, City of Tyler (2014-Present)
  • Council Audit Committee, City of Tyler (2013-2014)
  • Chairman of the Developers Roundtable, City of Tyler (2013-Present)
  • Commissioner, City of Tyler Planning & Zoning Commission (2010-2013)
  • Chairman, Tyler Area Builders Association Government Relations Committee (2007-present)
  • Member, Leadership Tyler Board of Directors (2009-2015)
  • Vice President of Programs, Leadership Tyler (2011-2014)
  • Member, City of Tyler Code Review Committee for Existing & New Building Codes (2012)
  • Graduate & Class Representative, Leadership Tyler Class 22 (2009)
  • Member & Chairman, City of Tyler Construction
  • Board of Adjustments & Appeals (2008-2010)

City Council Accomplishments:    

  • Worked to receive support for HB 1279 from the Texas Association of Builders and traveled to Austin to testify in person on behalf of the City to allow continued growth into the Tall Timbers/Liberty waste water certification area
  • Lobbied in Austin for our Hotel and Motel Sales Tax rebate of the State’s portion to aid our goal of debt free growth and fiscal responsibility. This will help achieve our goal for building a city conference center.
  • Strategically helped several neighborhoods in District 6 enter into development agreements to allow for growth that minimizes impact on existing neighborhoods
  • Personally met with many constituents to solve local issues and problems resulting in positive outcomes
  • Performs continued reviews of the City budget and advocates for departmental fiscal accountability