Frisco City Council Candidate

Pat Fallon

Candidate for:

Frisco City Council Place 3

Occupation: 

Business Owner & Entrepreneur

Contact information:

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Why are you running for office?  

The short, direct & honest answer is to make Frisco a better place.  We're all extremely fortunate to live in this country and to call Frisco home.  It's imperative that we have council members that have extensive leadership & economic experience.  In these challenging times that we now find ourselves in I feel that I can add value and have a positive impact on our community precisely because of my military background and the skill set accrued & honed as the CEO and owner of a successful small business with over 70 employees.

What is the key issue you are campaigning on? 

My business experience, education and rapidly growing knowledge of our city

What experience do you offer for this position?

  I hold a 4 year degree in Government from the University of Notre Dame, 4 years leadership training in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, 4 years as a US Air Force Officer, 3 years as a certified Total Quality Management Instructor, 2 years as the Business Manager for Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger (life story was the subject of the TriStar Feature Film RUDY), 15 years as an entrepreneur and business owner, Leadership Frisco Class XII, Frisco City Hall 101, and a range of community involvement, support & activity.

What is in your platform that makes you different from your opponents? 

I'd like to say, think & believe that there are no opponents during this election cycle in either Place for our city council.  We don't have opponents we have fellow candidates.  I'm not running against anyone, I'm running FOR city council.  I don't feel qualified to speak for or about my fellow candidates.  I can and will only speak for myself.  I very much appreciate the sacrifices that all citizens that run for public office face.  It's not easy to put yourself out there so I have the utmost respect for anyone who runs a truthful, honest, open, and respectful campaign.    I do feel that my education, military leadership training & background, and my extensive business experience demonstrate what kind of council member I would be if afforded the privilege to serve. 

With the current economic situation - budgets are tight.  Are you more inclined to raise taxes or cut costs? 
And, where would you cut the costs as part of the solution? 

Taxes are an unfortunate necessity in our society.  But I DO NOT believe that raising taxes is the solution.  There are some who, when facing budget shortfalls, automatically want to raise taxes.  We are fortunate that we don't have that kind of philosophy here  in Frisco.  We need innovative & ingenious ways to keep our city services, employees and the public's safety intact while working with the current tax rate we assess. 

What do you feel needs to be changed in City Council? 

We should all want a diversity on the city council.  But for more important that ethnicity, gender or religion we should want diversity of experience & knowledge.  We should all want a wide range of expertise on the council.    Having at least one council member that signs the front of over 70 paychecks adds a good deal of value.  Also, having at least one council member that has served our country in the military adds a different and unique perspective as well.  Also, if elected I will view this as a full time job and spend my time accordingly.  I will dedicate all of the time required to represent our city.  I am in fortunate position of being able to commit 40 hours per week (or more) to the city as needed. 

What do you feel needs to be maintained? 

Our City Staff & Leadership have done a great job with our city.  Frisco is by no means perfect, we all know that, but we've gotten far more things right than we have wrong.  It's essential that we do everything we can to maintain the amazing degree and high level of service & support that our city staff provides to its citizens.

What do you think City Council could do to increase attendance at meetings?  

Engaging fellow citizens and encouraging them to not only vote but to participate is essential to any democracy that wants to thrive & prosper.  Having the council meetings available for live viewing as well as on demand viewing over the Internet was a superb idea and concept that has come to fruition.  If elected I will take my role as an ambassador for the city very seriously and will endeavour to attend, meet and interact with as many of my fellow citizens and residents as possible.  I want to encourage everyone to become involved to the degree that there situations allow. 

What would you like your legacy to be and what do you want to be remembered for doing after you leave office? 

Honestly, I couldn't give a 'hoot' about my legacy.  This is not about me or any one person, this is about Frisco.  If elected I will always take the office very seriously but I will never take myself that seriously.  After all, each council seat isn't the possession of any one person, it's the people's seat, and as an office holder you are merely its caretaker.  One of the many reasons I'm running is I'm fed up with elected official's egos and their all too often evident narcissism.  Fortunately, that's not so much a problem here locally but all too often it's played out in regional, state and federal politics.  My goal is to be merely be a part of the BEST city council in the entire country.  And that will take cooperation and the right blend of personalities & experience to realize that goal. 

List your awards/accomplishments - brag a little

This is the part I hate most.  The 'why I am so great' list.  This is kind of like taxes, a necessary 'evil' of politics, campaigns & government.  Just so you know, I'm not going to list every little & lasting detail of the past twenty years.  I find that unnecessary, irrelevant and far too often obnoxious.  Holding my nose, here's some highlights:

EDUCATION

• Degree in Government, University of Notre Dame
• Reserve Officer Training Corps
• Recipient of tuition scholarship from Air Force ROTC
• Varsity Football Player, University of Notre Dame (Member of the 1988 National Championship team, coach by Lou Holtz)
• Awarded the Governor's Merit Scholarship, University of Massachusetts
• Served in the Student Senate, University of Massachusetts
• Dean's List

FAMILY

• Very happily married to my wife Susan for five years
• Son, Thomas who is 2 1/2 years old
• We're expecting our second son this May
• Very fortunate to be raised by two wonderful parents, Thomas & Annette, who are now enjoying their retirement after a combined 60 years of teaching
• Two Sisters, Maura & Caron, that are married to two great guys and have given me five wonderful nieces & nephews

CAREER

• United States Air Force Officer
• Recipient of the Air Force Achievement Medal
• Total Quality Management (TQM) Certified Instructor
• Cited by Major General Dale Tabor for excellence in TQM instruction & briefing
• Personally selected by Logistics Group Commander as Executive Officer
• Founder & Owner of Premier Enterprises
• Business Manager for Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger-life story featured in the TriStar Pictures Feature Film, RUDY
• Co-Founder & Partner of NeverQuit Activewear
• Real Estate Investor (Private rental properties....no land development or commercial land holdings in the State of Texas)
• President, CEO and owner of Virtus Apparel LLC
• Virtus and its companion companies employee over 70 people and have annual revenues of nearly $20,000,000.00
• One of the fastest growing custom apparel companies & lines in the entire country
• Created 11 jobs in Firsco over the last 12 months & an additional 20 nationally

COMMUNITY

• Selected for Leadership Frisco Class XII
• Served on Marketing Committee for the I AM FRISCO project
• Chamber of Commerce member
• Frisco Family Services donor & volunteer
• Live auction chair for Frisco Family Services 2009 Gala
• Frisco City Hall 101
• Starwood Homeowners' Association Village Representative
• Member of the HOA social committee
• Heritage Association of Frisco, Lifetime Member
• Member of the Frisco Republican Men's Club
• Associate member of the FARW Club
• Paddy Dash volunteer & booster
• Noon Rotary Member
• Meals on Wheels volunteer
• Member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Former volunteer High School Football Coach