Not Your Power Couple

Hello all, This episode features Kim Laseter who is running for Judge of the 401st District Court in Collin County.  Have a  listen and learn about her background and her desire to serve the citizens of Collin County. For more information go to www.laseterforjudge.com Early Voting is May 20th-May 24th and Runoff Election Day in May 28th

Hello everyone, It gives Carol and me great pleasure to share this podcast with you.  This episode features Mike and Kelly Hoefler, the founders of Big Z Foundation.  Here is a little about the foundation straight from their website: "The Big Z Foundation is a filed and approved 501c3 corporation established in 2018 in memory of Zach Hoefler, who died from a brain tumor (pilocytic astrocytoma...

Hey All, Here's one of our most recent podcasts. This one features Jim Garrison, who is running for Collin County Commissioners Court Precinct 3.  Listen as Jim explains his experience both elected and appointed over his 40 years living in Collin County and why he thinks he is most qualified to serve you as your next Collin County Commissioner in Precinct 3. Election day is March 5th.  You ca...

Hi everyone, In another of our most recent episodes, we feature Darrell Day, who is running for Congressional District 32. Listen as Darrell shares his views on the issues affecting the citizens of District 32 and why he believes he is the right choice for your vote on March 5th. You can learn more about Darrell and his Campaign by going to his website at: https://dayfortexas.com/

Hi everyone, It's our last podcast of 2023 but a very good one—special guests Tracy Baldwin and Veronica Yost Share with us about the Allen Special Olympics Delegation. This is a fantastic organization that gives special needs children the opportunity to compete in a variety of sporting events. They are having the 25th Annual "Special Angels Among Us" this February 10th, 2024, at th...

This is our final Podcast about the GO bonds for the city of Allen.  In this episode we were blessed to have Murry McKenzie, a longtime Allen resident and a member of the downtown steering committee. Murry shares how the bond if passed will be utilized to renovate the down area of Allen. Murry also shares the substantial citizen input that has gone into the vision of what a new  downtown Allen wou...

This episode is a wealth of information about how general obligation (GO) bonds work and how they benefit the city of Allen for funding large projects. We were very blessed and grateful to have former Allen City Councilman Kurt Kizer join us and explain just how the bond process works, how it effects the tax rate, how the bonds are paid and other important information on GO bonds. We hope you will...

Hi there, This episode is an informational podcast about the Public Art GO Bond on the ballot this November 7th. Carol was joined by Jane Bennett Chairperson for Allen Pubic Committee, Cindy Wheeler Pubic Art Board Member and Wendy McIntyre Public Art Board Member who shared their thoughts on why public art in important to the city of Allen. We hope you will find this podcast informative and that...

Hi everyone, This episode is the first of many on the way showcasing local business organizations and non-profit organizations that impact the citizens of Allen and Collin County. This episode is focused on the upcoming 2nd Annual Starlight Gala hosted by Texas Health Resources Allen. It is on November 11th(Veterans Day) 7:00pm to 11:00pm at the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel in Allen. We were blesse...

We start off Season 3  of Not Your Power Couple with our guest, Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey. Chief Harvey took the time out of his busy schedule to give some background and education on the current police Allen headquarters and the vision of what a new headquarters will look like with the passage of the GO Bond. Election Day to vote for the Police Headquarters Bond and others is on November 7t...

Hey Collin County!! This short but directly to the point podcast is with Jay Saad the incumbent on Collin College Board of Trustees Place 2. He is currently in a runoff race for re-election. We hope this gives you more information that will help get you, your friends and family out to vote for him. Joe Minissale who ran a great campaign for Place 3 is asking his voters to come out again and vote f...

Hey Collin County!! This short but directly to the point podcast is with Cathie Alexander who is running for Collin College Board of Trustees Place 3. She is currently in a very important runoff race. We hope this gives you more information that will help get you, your friends and family out to vote for him. Joe Minissale who ran a great campaign for Place 3 is asking his voters to come out again...

Hey all, Here is our final candidate podcast of this 2023 election. This episode features Brandon Villareal who is running for Allen ISD Place 7.  We hope this episode will help you to learn more about Brandon and his desire to serve the citizens of Allen. You can find out more about him by going to his social media and campaign websites. Facebook - Brandon Villareal for Allen ISD School Board Web...

Hey everyone, In this episode of Not Your Power Couple we talk with Cathie Alexander who is running for Collin College Trustee Place 3. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about Cathie and her desire to serve Collin County as a trustee for Collin College! Visit her campaign and  social media accounts to learn more, donate or volunteer for her campaign. Facebook -  Cathie Alexander for Co...

Hey everyone! In this episode of Not Your Power Couple we talk with Colleen Aguilar-Epstein who is running for Plano City Council Place 3.  We hope you enjoy this episode and find out more about Colleen and her desire to serve the citizens of Plano.  Visit her campaign and  social media accounts to learn more, donate or volunteer for her campaign.  Colleenforplano.com Facebook - Colleen Aguilar-Ep...

Hey everyone, This episode features Shelby Williams who is running for re-election for Plano City Council Place 5. We hope you will enjoy the conversation we had with Shelby, and it helps you learn more about him and his desire to win Re-election so he can continue to serve the citizens of Plano. If you'd like to learn more about Shelby, his campaign or how to volunteer or donate to his campa...

Hi all, This episode features Tommy Baril who is running for Allen City Council Place 2. We hope this podcast gives a little more insight into Tommy background and his service to the City of Allen. If you want to learn more about Tommy, Volunteer or donate to his campaign go to his website or social media accounts. Tommy4Allen.com Facebook - Tommy for Allen Just to be totally transparent. Carol an...

Hey everyone! In this episode of Not Your Power Couple we talk with Serena Ashcroft who is running for McKinney ISD Place 6.  We hope you enjoy this episode and find out more about Serena and her desire to serve the citizens of Mckinney.  Visit her campaign social media accounts to learn more, donate or volunteer for her campaign.  www. Serenaashcroft.com Facebook - Serena Ashcroft Not Your power...

Hello Everyone! Here’s another podcast episode featuring a local candidate running for school board in Frisco.  This episode features Reed Bond who is running for place 4. We hope that you will find this episode helpful in learning more about Reed's background and his desire to serve Frisco as a ISD trustee. Here is his campaign website for you to see his platform, volunteer or donate to his...

Hello Everyone! Here’s another podcast episode featuring a local candidate running for school board in McKinney.  This episode features Jim Westerheid who is running for place 6. We hope that you will find this episode helpful in learning more about Jim's background and his desire to serve McKinney as a ISD trustee. Here is his campaign website for you to see his platform, volunteer or donate...

Hello all, In this episode of Not Your Power Couple we talk with Brittany Hendrickson who is running for McKinney ISD Place 4 We hope you enjoy this episode and find out more about Brittany and her desire to serve the citizens of Mckinney.  Visit her campaign and social media accounts to learn more, donate or volunteer for her campaign.  www. Brittany4misd.com Facebook- Brittany 4 McKinney ISD Twi...

Howdy all! Here’s another podcast episode featuring a local candidate running for school board in Allen.  This episode features Dr. Bill Parker who is running for place 7. We hope that you will find this episode helpful in learning more about Bill’s background and his desire to serve Allen as a ISD trustee. Here is his campaign website for you to see his platform, volunteer or donate to his campai...

Hey everyone! In this episode of Not Your Power Couple we talk with Rachel Elliott who is running for McKinney ISD Place 5.  We hope you enjoy this episode and find out more about Rachel and her desire to serve the citizens of Mckinney.  Visit her campaign social media accounts to learn more, donate or volunteer for her campaign.  www. Elliott4misd.com Facebook Rachel Elliott for McKinney ISD IG -...

Hello everyone, This is just a quick solo podcast by me (Ken) to touch base with the listeners in Collin County. Carol and I took a little hiatus in the fall from podcasting because of work we were doing for candidates for the November 8th elections.  After Election Day we decided to focus our attention on the New Year and all the activity it would bring. Buckle up folks to going to be fun. With C...

This episode is us sharing information about the upcoming vote on 9/13 here in the city of Allen on the Allen City budget. There are some councilmen who are proposing a NNR(no new revenue)  tax rate for the city for the second year in a row. The city budget as presented by city staff/management would make Allen the 2nd lowest tax rate city in all of N. Texas at 0.429 rate while also fully funding...