vote April 22-29, may 3, 2025

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city council 13

Top issues

• The crisis in public safety
  is clear: Dallas violent
  crime is 2X the national
  average, murder rates are
  3X the national average,
  and car theft is 4X the
  national average. 69% of
  Dallas residents don't feel
  safe at night.
• Current reality: You are
  twice as likely to be
  robbed in Dallas than in
  Chicago. This is
  unacceptable and must
  change.
• Short staffing results in
  increased and
  unacceptable response
  time from a police force
  working exhaustive hours.
  Newly implemented on line
  only crime reporting can
  be frustrating and
  unsatisfactory. A sense of
  the victim’s futility leads to
  underreported crime and
  inaccurate data.
• Every night, 400 Dallas
  teenagers are trafficked. I'll
  fight for increased
  resources to protect our
  youth and strengthen law
  enforcement's ability to
  combat trafficking
  networks.
• As your representative, I
  will work to fix this broken
  system by seeing that tax
  dollars are wisely
  deployed.

• Your voice matters. When
  95% of a neighborhood
  opposes zoning changes,
  their council representative
  should listen. I'll be an
  advocate for residents, not
  special interests.
• I'll protect the unique
  character of our
  neighborhoods while
  supporting smart,
  community-driven
  development that
  enhances property values
  and quality of life.
• I want to be your
  representative at City Hall.
  I want to hear from you
  and I will be responsive to
  your needs.

fiscal
accountability

• The city's budget has
  grown by over 5% annually
  for the past decade, while
  basic services have
  declined. The over $100
  million spending increase
  has created bureaucratic
  bloat with 25+ new
  departments and
  programs.
• Our city faces serious
  financial challenges: a
  projected $40 million
  annual budget deficit.
  Moody's recent credit
  outlook downgrade from
  “stable” to "negative"
  signals the urgent need for
  change.
• District 13’s street
  conditions are rated “poor”,
  while your tax dollars are
  diverted to questionable
  expenditures:
  • Hundreds of millions on
    "affordable" private
    housing with 75 years
    tax exemptions
  • Over $6 million to count
    trees on city property
  • 100's of thousands spent
    on art installation for
    dogs
  • Travel junket for council
    members and staff to
    ride the bullet train in
    Japan
• I’ll demand thorough
  oversight of city spending
  and redirect resources to
  essential services that
  matter to residents.

A dedicated community leader and accomplished
real estate professional, Diane serves as Precinct
Chair of Preston Hollow (Precinct 2021), one of Dallas
County's largest and most engaged precincts. As a
founding member and former President of the
Preston Hollow North Homeowners Association, she
helped grow it to 950+ families, enhancing
neighborhood security with off-duty Dallas Police
officers through the Expanded Neighborhood Patrol
(ENP). A longtime volunteer with the Dallas Police
Department’s Crime Watch Executive Board, she has
served under three police chiefs and is affectionately
known as “Private Benjamin” for her commitment to
crime prevention.

Who is diane?

Gay Donnell Willis

GAY SAYS CRIME IS
DOWN IN DISTRICT 13

Gay voted
against hiring
more police

GAY VOTED
AGAINST FULLY
FUNDING POLICE
PENSION

GAY VOTED NOT
TO PAY POLICE
OVERTIME

GAY VOTED TO HOUSE
ILLEGAL ALIENS

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Endorsements

Gail and Mark Parry

Gerri and Prof David Patterson

Zona Pidgeon

Drs Gloria and Ken Price

Russ Ramsland

• Ally and Grady Raskin

Fredell and Dr Alan Shulkin

Drs. Kathi and Charles Silver

• Ann and John Stacy

Brandee and John Stacy, Jr.

Vicki Topletz

Dr Frank Veninga

Linda Ward

• Alyssa and Barry Wernick

Lea and Ephraim “Fry” Wernick

Sheryl and Stuart Wernick

Dr. Angela and Lt Col Allen West

• Laura Woodall

Trevor Yglecia

Mary Lou Zijderveld

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