Donald P. Parish, Sr.

Current roles

To our knowledge, Donald P. Parish, Sr. isn't in any organizations at the moment.

Former roles

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  Dallas City Council: Councilmember candidate
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  Dallas City Council: Councilmember candidate

Campaign contributions

Donor	Date	Amount	In-Kind details
Allene Medlock	April 4, 2007	$50.00
Amy Hackney	January 31, 2007	$20.00
Anna Williams	January 31, 2007	$50.00
Anthony Dowd	April 8, 2007	$1,000.00
Anthony Dowd	January 9, 2007	$1,000.00
Barbara Steele	January 9, 2007	$200.00
Barry Gass	April 10, 2007	$25.00
C. Jack Corgan	April 4, 2007	$50.00
Casey Thomas	April 4, 2007	$50.00
Clifford Johnson	January 9, 2007	$5.00
Clifford Johnson	January 31, 2007	$45.00
Dan Mosher	January 31, 2007	$50.00
David Brehm	January 31, 2007	$50.00
David Ellwanger	April 8, 2007	$75.00
Deborah McDonald	January 9, 2007	$50.00
Deborah Parish	March 30, 2007	$5.00
Deborah Parish	February 17, 2007	$12.13
Deborah Parish	March 16, 2007	$19.45
Deborah Parish	March 16, 2007	$25.36
Earnestine Fleming	March 22, 2007	$25.00
Edd Eason	April 4, 2007	$25.00
George Nunn	January 9, 2007	$100.00
George Nunn	April 4, 2007	$100.00
Gwendolyn Lawe	April 4, 2007	$100.00
Gwendolyn Lawe	January 9, 2007	$100.00
Henry Lawson	January 9, 2007	$200.00
Howard Lawson	April 10, 2007	$100.00
Irene Nunn	January 31, 2007	$100.00
Jack Martin	April 4, 2007	$50.00
Jackie Anderson	January 9, 2007	$10.00
James Swanson	April 8, 2007	$100.00
James Swanson	January 9, 2007	$50.00
James Walton	April 4, 2007	$100.00
Janice Jones-Bell	January 31, 2007	$25.00
Janis White	January 31, 2007	$25.00
Jideofor Oji	April 4, 2007	$500.00
Joe Hay	April 4, 2007	$10.00
Kristi Trimble	April 8, 2007	$25.00
Lavern Littmon	January 9, 2007	$200.00
Marcia Page	April 8, 3989	$100.00
Margaret Gaines	January 31, 2007	$10.00
Mark Dehaven	April 4, 2007	$100.00
Mary Edwards	April 4, 2007	$100.00
Mary Hager	April 4, 2007	$250.00
Mary Moore	April 8, 2007	$100.00
Michael Popejoy	April 8, 2007	$200.00
Michael Popejoy	April 8, 2007	$100.00
Michael Rawlings	April 4, 2007	$250.00
Neal Williams	January 31, 2007	$100.00
Neoma Acy	January 9, 2007	$100.00
Nina Jacobs	April 4, 2007	$25.00
Ophelia Jacobs	April 4, 2007	$25.00
Phillip Ritter	January 31, 2007	$100.00
R.L. Jackson	January 9, 2007	$100.00
Robert McCulloch	April 8, 2007	$500.00
Ronnie Empy	April 4, 2007	$10.00
Sheri Steele	January 31, 2007	$10.00
Steven Frost	April 4, 2007	$25.00
The Real Estate Council	April 10, 2007	$500.00
Vickie Whitlow	April 4, 2007	$50.00
William James	April 10, 2007	$20.00
Total: $7,501.94

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League of Women Voters 2009 candidate survey

LWV: What are your qualifications for this office?

Parish: Lifelong resident of the City of Dallas; lived, worked or worshipped in the district all my life; my vision for District; serve as Board Chairman 2 nonprofit organizations that provide services in District; Board member Park South YMCA; have served on various commissions and committees for the City of Dallas.

LWV: The City of Dallas has a potential $100M shortfall in the next city budget. How would you close the gap? If you would cut services, which ones would you cut?

Parish: I would first make certain we are working as efficiently as possible in all areas of city services. After which I would pursue a very aggressive recycling program which would enable us to cut trash pickups perhaps in half. The recycling would bring money into the city budget and regular garbage collections would decrease. I would also see if it was necessary to spend as much money on studies before launching certain projects

LWV: Are you in favor of a convention center hotel? If yes, do you support the current plan to finance its construction with revenue bonds and have the city own the hotel?

Parish: I am in favor of a convention center hotel. I support the current system of financing the construction of revenue bonds since no private investor has sought to do it. Perhaps at some point in the future, we could consider selling the hotel to a private investor. The fastest way to get construction underway is the way it is being done. It will increase jobs and future revenue to the city from sales tax.

LWV: What is your response to recent reports (e.g., Corps of Engineers, North Texas Tollway Authority) regarding the Trinity River tollroad/levee issues?

Parish: I was disappointed upon hearing the news about the condition of the levees. What is apparent is that the levees are in bad shape and that funds will have to be spent in order to correct this problem. I would encourage strong lobbying for infrastructure funds available to help correct the problem as we continue with the Trinity River Expansion Plan as approved by the voters..

LWV: Do you think the City of Dallas Ethics Code needs to be strengthened? If yes, in what way(s)?

Parish: I do not think that the Ethics Code needs to be strengthened. The city should strongly enforce the codes that are already on the books.