Shane Williams isnât leaving his county constable seat just yet, but his appointment to the position through 2022 has left some residents scratching their heads.
After the man who won the Constable Precinct 1 seat in November, Mike âMookieâ Vance, died, the Collin County Commissioners Court appointed Williams, the incumbent who had lost his bid for the seat months prior. Williams ran in 2020 to maintain his role but lost in the March Republican Primary with just 38% of the votes to Vanceâs 62%.
Commissioner Susan Fletcher, who made the motion to appoint Williams during a recent Commissioners Court meeting, said she was âabsolutely notâ concerned about appointing him in the wake of his election loss. She cited the roughly 2,000-vote difference that had put Vance ahead of Williams in the primary.
The Collin County Commissioners Court has appointed Shane Williams to serve as Constable for Precinct 1 in the county after the man elected to the seat died of an illness.
The appointment comes almost one month after the Collin County Sheriffâs Office announced that Deputy Sheriff and constable-elect for Precinct 1 Mike âMookieâ Vance had died of a short illness.
Commissioner Susan Fletcher, who represents Precinct 1, moved to appoint Williams during the courtâs regular meeting, but at first, no other court members made a move to second her motion. The motion failed as a result, but no other commissioners offered an alternative option for the appointment.