Lowell Cannaday

Current roles

• Local Republican Party: Member

Former roles

• Irving City Council: Councilmember
• Dallas County Sheriff: County Sheriff candidate

Campaign contributions

Donor	Date	Amount	In-Kind details
A.M. Riker	June 3, 2005	$100.00
Allen Scott	March 14, 2005	$100.00
Apartment Association of Greater Dallas PAC	June 13, 2005	$3,000.00
Arthur Williams	April 4, 2005	$100.00
Arthur Williams	May 20, 2005	$100.00
Barry Zisman	April 21, 2005	$250.00
Barry Zisman	May 13, 2005	$250.00
Burnell Stehman	May 12, 2005	$200.00
Burrell Stehman	March 14, 2005	$100.00
C.E. McCoy	March 3, 2005	$500.00
Carlton Turner	May 31, 2005	$300.00
Carol Susat	March 23, 2005	$500.00
Carol Wood	March 15, 2005	$50.00
Carolyn McDougal	March 6, 2005	$50.00
Charles A. Boyce	April 1, 2005	$100.00
Chris Smith	March 7, 2005	$200.00
Christina Mitchell	March 4, 2005	$50.00
Clyde DeLoach	March 14, 2005	$50.00
Dana Pierce	March 10, 2005	$50.00
Dave Tanner	March 14, 2005	$100.00
David Cerqua	March 14, 2005	$100.00
David McGinnis	March 15, 2005	$50.00
Della Stovall	March 4, 2005	$100.00
Dennis Berman	May 13, 2005	$5,000.00
Dennis Berman	April 13, 2005	$2,000.00
Don Robinson	February 14, 2005	$200.00
Doug Davis	March 3, 2005	$100.00
Doug Gregory	March 14, 2005	$100.00
Earl Yarborough	February 21, 2005	$1,000.00
Ed Fulbright	March 14, 2005	$200.00
Eldon A. Haway	March 22, 2005	$50.00
Flor Smith	May 14, 2005	$200.00
Frank Cannon	March 14, 2005	$100.00
Gary Lacefield	March 4, 2005	$250.00
Harry Williams	March 14, 2005	$50.00
J. Fred Dobbs	May 31, 2005	$300.00
Jack Hickey	March 2, 2005	$100.00
Jack Siegrist	March 18, 2005	$250.00
James Brown	March 14, 2005	$50.00
James Dickens	March 14, 2005	$200.00
James Driver	March 14, 2005	$250.00
James Hitzelberger	March 14, 2005	$100.00
James Holmes	March 14, 2005	$100.00
James L. Holmes	May 16, 2005	$100.00
Jan Littlejohn	April 19, 2005	$300.00
Jennings Smith	March 14, 2005	$200.00
Jerry Wilbanks	March 14, 2005	$35.00
Jill S. Muncy	April 6, 2005	$1,500.00
Jim Hincir	March 14, 2005	$150.00
Joe Cleveland	April 4, 2005	$50.00
Joe Edwards	March 14, 2005	$50.00
Joe Goddard	April 18, 2005	$3,000.00
Joe Sissom	March 1, 2005	$50.00
John G. Morris	May 14, 2005	$100.00
John Mitchell	April 21, 2005	$100.00
Judith A. Hula	March 31, 2005	$30.00
Julie Cannaday	March 14, 2005	$50.00
Karen Ricker	June 3, 2005	$100.00
Kenneth Teel	March 6, 2005	$500.00
Lisa Stafford	February 18, 2005	$500.00
Lone Star Pawn	March 14, 2005	$500.00
Margaret Whittington	March 19, 2005	$100.00
Margie Stipes	March 14, 2005	$25.00
Mary Hammett	March 14, 2005	$100.00
Mazhar Islam Raja	June 9, 2005	$700.00
MetroTex Association of Realtors	April 4, 2005	$500.00
MetroTex Association of Realtors PAC	May 27, 2005	$1,500.00
Pat Bolger	March 14, 2005	$200.00
Peter Wrench	March 29, 2005	$57.50	stamps for mailouts
Peter Wrench	March 22, 2005	$250.00
Peter Wrench	May 20, 2005	$250.00
Peter Wrench	April 20, 2005	$100.00	auto phone messaging
Peter Wrench	March 22, 2005	$57.04	postage for endorsement cards
Platon Lerma	June 7, 2005	$100.00
Ralph Hull	March 15, 2005	$100.00
Randall Isenberg	March 10, 2005	$100.00
Randy Boatright	March 14, 2005	$50.00
Raymond K. White	March 24, 2005	$100.00
Robert A. Bettis	March 29, 2005	$250.00
Robert Austin	May 13, 2005	$1,000.00
Robert B. Jones	April 6, 2005	$50.00
Robert Bourgeois	March 8, 2005	$50.00
Ross Spicer	March 15, 2005	$200.00
Rovene Beggs	March 6, 2005	$50.00
Rovene Beggs	March 15, 2005	$50.00
Rovene Tucker	March 15, 2005	$50.00
Roy Santoscoy	March 12, 2005	$100.00
Sally Grantvedt	March 6, 2005	$15.00
Sam Huggins	March 1, 2005	$25.00
Sharon Watson	March 8, 2005	$100.00
Steve Davidson	March 3, 2005	$200.00
Tarique Kamai	June 9, 2005	$662.00
Tom Box	May 12, 2005	$100.00
Unaka Co. PAC	June 30, 2005	$1,000.00
Via Real Restaurant - Fran Mathers	March 14, 2005	$2,388.98	kickoff fund raiser food drinks 80 of bill
Vincent Santoscoy	March 2, 2005	$500.00
William Doreen	March 9, 2005	$250.00
Total: $35,645.52

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League of Women Voters 2008 candidate survey

LWV: Please describe the training and experience that qualify you for this office.

Cannaday: Forty plus years in law enforcement, thirty years at command level, including assistant Chief of Police, Dallas and Chief of Police, Irving. Successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets, directed major police operations involving hundreds of officers, built neighborhood and community relationships in overall vision to protect families, property and businesses.

LWV: What are your plans to improve the delivery of health care services, including mental health services, at the Dallas County Jail?

Cannaday: Upon taking office I will address this issue immediately with Parkland administrators to intensify delivery of appropriate health care services, including mental health care. I will strengthen suitable training for jail personnel to identify mental health needs for inmates. I will work closely with the Justice Department to develop a swift plan of action that will facilitate services and systems between the Jail and Parkland.

LWV: What are your plans to resolve the issues of overcrowding and insufficient staffing at the Dallas County Jail?

Cannaday: Whatever overcrowding issues exist will resolve with the completion of the new jail tower. The real issue is staffing to control the inmate population. Recruiting is never a problem with strong respected leadership. Without experienced and responsible leadership employees become quickly disillusioned, productivity and morale suffer and recruitment drops. In my professional law enforcement career I have had great success in maintaining staffing needs at all levels.

LWV: What policies would you support to allow sufficient access to social services at the Dallas County Jail?

Cannaday: I’m dedicated to regulated and monitored programs with defined goals that identify needs of the inmates. Social services must address real challenges for the inmates and their families. In my experience merging social programs to educate, skill train and train in good decision making minimizes recidivism. Social service programs will never replace incarceration, but work programs and educational programs are always a better alternative to inmates lounging in front of TV’s or shooting pool.

LWV: Dallas County Commissioners have vowed not to raise taxes and have asked each county department to voluntarily cut 5% from their department budgets to balance a $34 million budget deficit for 2008. Are there areas in the Sheriff’s Department budget from which a 5% cut can be made? If so, what are they?

Cannaday: In any budget process every program must be evaluated in light of the mission. Essential programs should be analyzed to determine if goals can be met with reduced resources. Attention must be directed specifically toward budget areas that might be delayed or postponed, i.e., staggering purchases throughout the year, re-evaluating vendors, re-negotiating contracts, delaying hiring, rather than replacement or lay-offs. The Sheriff’s ultimate responsibility is to insure that budget reductions do not compromise neighborhood safety.