Lorne Megyesi has lived in Rockwall County since 2005. He has been married for 31 years and has five children. He is a Christian.

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Lorne Megyesi is originally from Gresham, Oregon. He earned an associate's degree in computer science from Mt. Hood Community College. Lorne lives with his wife in Rockwall County and has five kids.

Lorne currently works as a senior manager testing lead for PepsiCo. He previously worked as a personal protection officer (PPO) contractor for The Wolf Group Security.

Lorne previously served as the mayor of Fate.

Lorne previously served as the mayor of Fate. He served two terms from 2014 to 2019. He also served on the Fate City Council. He served one term in 2013.

Supports regularly evaluating county departments to eliminate redundancy and redirect savings to high-priority services.

Supports regularly-scheduled evaluations of county departments to eliminate redundancy and redirect savings to "high-priority" services.

Supports charging new developments impact fees to fund infrastructure.

Supports charging new developments impact fees and building partnerships to fund infrastructure.

Supports prioritizing budget growth on essential services like roads, safety, and emergency services while minimizing administrative costs.

Supports prioritizing budget growth on "essentials" like roads, safety, and emergency services while minimizing administrative costs.

Supports transparency in government spending by advocating for public budget portals that detail how tax dollars are spent.

Supports transparency in government spending with public budget platforms that showcase how tax dollars are spent "line by line".

Supports using community data to guide investments, aiming to target areas that yield a high return on service and impact.

Supports limiting borrowing to essential projects with clear value and prioritizing rapid repayment to maintain financial health.

Supports limiting borrowing to projects "with clear value" and rapid repayment.

Supports ensuring county contracts are competitively bid, performance-based, and conflict-free.

Plans to ensure county contracts are competitively bid, performance-based, and conflict-free.

- Supports regularly-scheduled evaluations of county departments to eliminate redundancy and redirect savings to "high-priority" services.
- Supports charging new developments impact fees and building partnerships to fund infrastructure.
- Supports prioritizing budget growth on "essentials" like roads, safety, and emergency services while minimizing administrative costs.
- Supports transparency in government spending with public budget platforms that showcase how tax dollars are spent "line by line".
- Supports using community data to guide investments, aiming to target areas that yield a high return on service and impact.
- Supports limiting borrowing to projects "with clear value" and rapid repayment.
- Plans to ensure county contracts are competitively bid, performance-based, and conflict-free.

Economy

Supports zoning preservation of parks, trails, and open landscapes, while pushing for more parks and connecting green spaces with trails.

- Supports zoning preservation of parks, trails, and open landscapes, while pushing for more parks and connecting green spaces with trails.

Public Services

Supports infrastructure that prevents urban sprawl, protects natural areas, and promotes walkable communities.

Believes growth should prioritize peace, safety, and walkability for longtime residents and young families.

Supports protecting "church corridors, family farms, and heritage routes" in the county.

- Supports infrastructure that prevents urban sprawl, protects natural areas, and promotes walkable communities.
- Believes growth should prioritize peace, safety, and walkability for longtime residents and young families.
- Supports protecting "church corridors, family farms, and heritage routes" in the county.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports fully staffed and equipped law enforcement and emergency services.

Supports promoting campus safety and collaborating with local schools.

Believes in advocating for responsible growth to prevent straining public safety infrastructure.

- Supports fully staffed and equipped law enforcement and emergency services.
- Supports promoting campus safety and collaborating with local schools.
- Believes in advocating for responsible growth to prevent straining public safety infrastructure.

Public Safety

Supports routine assessments and preventive maintenance to extend road life and reduce emergency spending.

Supports prioritizing widening and upgrading roads near high-growth zones like Fate and Royse City to prevent unmanageable congestion.

Supports prioritizing widening and upgrading roads near high-growth zones like Fate and Royse City to ease congestion.

Supports stronger agreements requiring developers to contribute to infrastructure improvements.

- Supports routine assessments and preventive maintenance to extend road life and reduce emergency spending.
- Supports prioritizing widening and upgrading roads near high-growth zones like Fate and Royse City to ease congestion.
- Supports stronger agreements requiring developers to contribute to infrastructure improvements.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports policies that protect natural resources, including creeks, tree canopies, and native habitats.

- Supports policies that protect natural resources, including creeks, tree canopies, and native habitats.

Energy & the Environment

Lorne Megyesi

Supports "no-sprawl" policies that promote clustering of new development to preserve open space and rural identity.

Supports using transparency portals to provide public dashboards showing timelines, budgets, and progress on road and infrastructure projects.

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- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriations, which fund essential county services like road maintenance.
- They create and enforce civil and criminal laws that align with state regulations, including land use and construction codes.
- Commissioners implement state and federal mandates while overseeing county agencies and public buildings.
- They also set tax rates for the county and its subdivisions.
- Each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge, forming the local governing body known as the Commissioners Court.