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Submitted by john wertz on 2018-02-18 05:31:29

Pros

• Confident in own abilities; speaks authoritatively. Speaks knowledgeably
• Claimed she has worked from day one to upgrade and streamline department
• Wants to bring statutory requirements from auditor to treasurers dept.
• Says she has reduced budget by 7% and her staff (by 1, down to 6)
• Co-chairing (w/auditor Phyllis Martin) replacement of 20+ yr old finance software system
• Worked in tax office for 6 years before becoming treasurer
• Very involved in community organizations; 
• Accepting attitude toward Constitutional Carry
• Favors shifting tax burden away from property tax
• Accepting attitude toward gun-free zones as currently codified in Texas
• Favors shifting tax burden to commercial. (Not sure she recognize that all business taxes get passed along to consumers).

Cons

• Not an accountant by trade.
• She and her "political boss" husband Marc are often targets of the Golden Hammers' Eric Yollick.  This includes, but is not limited to: 
  • Has had her embattled husband, political boss Marc Davenport accused of sexual abuse, as her consultant.
  • Integrity; Secrecy; Competency; Intimidation here and here; 
  • Nepotism here, here, here, and here; and
  • Leaks of confidential employee payroll information
  • Fails to address upcoming ERP spending debacle
• More secrecy claims, after receiving intense criticism as a result of her attempt to hide government policies and procedures here and here and here and here, a position unsupported by County Attorney J. D. Lambright
• Has tax lien, IRS problems, other financial snafus raise troubling concerns that she’s ignorantly manipulating county finances.  She also has $69,000 in outstanding campaign loans towards this race.
• Has no difficulties with gambling as long as it's not run by the government.