Paul Kenney

Age: 36

Born: Not available

Occupation: golf director

Education: Not available

Career: Not available

Open government survey

Did not meet the submission deadline

Campaign finance:  Kenney named his wife, Bry Kenney, as his campaign treasurer. He reported $1,301.61 in new expenses, including $658.16 for print material with Wheeler Press, $373.45 for a mailing with North Texas Mailing, $200 for ads in the Lake Cities Sun, and $50 for a voter registration list from Denton County. He previously reported a $1,000 contribution from Grady Brown, and $893.73 in expenses. Those expenses included $859.25 for political signs from Designer Graphic, $13.76 for flyers from Pack’N’Mail,  and $12.96 at Wal-Mart and $7.96 at Lowe’s for beverages for a meeting.

Denton County voting history: May 2007 general and special, Nov. 2006 general

Charles Read

Charles Read

Age: 58

Born: Iowa City, Ia.

Occupation: certified public accountant

Education: Richland Junior College, 1973-76; bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, University of North Texas, 1976

Career: U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-71; accountant, 1977-91; volunteer business teacher, Lake Dallas ISD, 2001-05; president, Custom Payroll Associates, 1991-present

Open government survey

Government philosophy: The government is the instrument of the citizens and everything it does with minor exceptions needs to be open to the citizens

Closed door meeting thoughts: I have not seen it over used but can easily see how it could be.

Open records limits: In this day and age with technological resources the burden, if records are properly structure, can be minimized.  I cannot imagine the cost being so high as to be a real issue.

Campaign finance: Read named his business partner, Robert Shahan, as his campaign treasurer. He reported a $1,000 contribution from the Texas Association of Realtors Political Action Committee, and covered the rest of his expenses with a personal loan. He spent $6,000 with Dark Horse Productions in Corinth for campaign services and $92.01 with Booker Industries for mailing lists.

Denton County voting history: May 2007 general and special, Nov. 2006 general