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GOP Primary Tuesday, March 6 H Early Voting February 20 - March 2

GOP Primary Tuesday, March 6 H Early Voting February 20 - March 2

75% of the County’s budget deals with our courts, jail, and law enforcement. No one is better prepared to deal with these issues than Judge Vic Cunningham. Judge Vic Cunningham has the judgment, temperament, and strength of character needed as a commissioner on the Democrat-controlled Commissioners Court. Judge Vic Cunningham will keep our families safe, taxes low, and protect our conservative values.

Judge Vic Cunningham was considered one of the highest rated criminal court judges in Dallas County for over 10 years. Presided over the “Texas 7” capital murder death penalty trials. Judge Vic has put more criminals on Death Row than almost any judge in the nation.

Elected by his fellow jurists as their Dallas County Local Administrative Judge, Judge Vic managed both civil and criminal administrative matters and personnel for all Dallas County courts.

Texas Center for The Judiciary, Inc. recognized Judge Vickers Cunningham as a Lifetime Jurist for his support of Judicial Excellence through Education.

Served as Dallas County District Attorney Pro Tem from 2015 – 2016 prosecuting capital murder cases.

Former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney, 1988-1994. After leaving the bench, Judge Vic became a highly successful business owner with many employees, dealing with large budgets, and long-term strategic planning.

Lifelong member of First Baptist Church, Dallas. North Texas Crime Commission member for almost 30 years, having served on the Board of Directors and as Vice-Chair.

Guest Lecturer for Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business - Entrepreneurship class for over ten years. Mentor, SMU Cox School of Business, 1999 - 2013.

Judge Vic and his wife, Donna, have two children, Susan, a licensed attorney, and Vic, Jr., a law student at South Texas School of Law. Both were graduates of Texas A&M. Vic’s Mother, Mina, has a long history of leadership and involvement in the Republican Party.

4th generation Dallasite, born and raised in East Dallas, graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, 1980. Inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame, 2004.

Member:American Bar Association, Fellow, Dallas Bar Association, American Judicature Society,American Judges Association, Judicial Section, State Bar of Texas, Sons of the American Revolution.

Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 1988, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, BBA in Finance, 1984.

Velvet Taco stakes

out spot at Preston Forest

Spicy chicken tikka and shredded pork tacos soon will be a short car ride away. Velvet Taco is opening a location at Preston Forest Shopping Center, where Fossee’s Shoes spent 31 years. Construction on the 3,400-square-foot eatery starts in March and is slated for completion in July.

This 70-year-old neighbor has done seven million sit ups

Ted Gambordella turned 70 recently, but he isn’t letting that slow him down. To celebrate his accomplishment, he’s advocating for others to remain physically and mentally fit throughout their lives. He says he has been doing 100 to 200 sit ups a day for decades and calculates that he hit seven million in January. Gambordella, a Bluffview neighbor, is a tenth-degree black belt in various martial arts who won U.S. championships in karate and weapons five times.

Dirk Nowitzki’s 833 hours on the court

The Mavericks may have lost to the Clippers and Dirk Nowitzki’s jersey may have been misspelled, but he reached another milestone in February. The Preston Hollow resident became the sixth athlete in the NBA with 50,000 minutes of playing time. In case you were wondering, that’s equivalent to about 833 hours or 35 days on the court.

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