More than a dozen newly and re-elected Collin County officials will take the Oath of Office Wednesday, Jan. 2. The swearing-in ceremony starts at 9:30 a.m. in the Central Jury Room of the Collin County Courthouse, located at 2100 Bloomdale Road in McKinney.
There are five newly elected officials, including three constables: Shane Williams, Sammy Knapp and Joe Wright. Chuck Ruckel is a new Justice of the Peace. Chris Hill is a new County Commissioner. All five newcomers ran unopposed in the November election.
Four district court judges were re-elected as all of them ran unopposed. They are Angela Tucker, Ben Smith, Mark Rusch and Chris Oldner.
Terry Box returns as the County Sheriff, Matt Sheehan returns as a County Commissioner and Andrea Stroh Thompson returns as District Clerk. Joe Barton returns as a constable, the only returning constable of a four-person staff.
All candidates who will be sworn in were unopposed in the election.
Here is the list:
| OFFICIALS TAKING OATH | ADMINISTERED BY |
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Honorable Angela Tucker 199th District Court |
Honorable Cyndi Wheless |
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Honorable Ben Smith 380th District Court |
Honorable Keith Self |
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Honorable Mark Rusch 401st District Court |
Honorable John Roach Jr. |
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Honorable Chris Oldner 416th District Court |
Honorable Curt Henderson |
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Honorable Chuck Ruckel * Justice of the Peace Pct. 3-1 |
Honorable Johnny Lewis |
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Honorable Matt Sheehan County Commissioner Pct. 1 |
Honorable Keith Self |
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Honorable Chris Hill * County Commissioner Pct. 3 |
Honorable Jill Willis |
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Honorable Terry Box County Sheriff |
Honorable Corinne Mason |
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Honorable Andrea Stroh Thompson District Clerk |
Honorable Jill Willis |
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Honorable Shane Williams * Constable Pct. 1 |
Honorable Ben Smith |
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Honorable Joe Barton Constable Pct. 2 |
J’Net Chambers |
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Honorable Sammy Knapp * Constable Pct. 3 |
Honorable Ben Smith |
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Honorable Joe Wright * Constable Pct. 4 |
Honorable Ben Smith |
| * Denotes newly elected county officeholder | |
