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Occupation and Sources of Income An independent businessperson prepared to serve as a full-time commissioner. Jerry Lee's primary source of income for the past two years has been the sale of real property. His prior sources of income were from serving as a small contractor, owning rental property and raising cattle. Civic Involvement and Accomplishments Past President of a 501(c)4, the Italian Car Club of the Southwest, Inc., and currently serving as Treasurer. Raised thousands of dollars for area charities, including Make-A-Wish Foundation, through their Fort Worth office, and the Grapevine Heritage Foundation. Other charities that received donations were Meals on Wheels, Metroport Humane Society, Arlington Life Shelter (formerly the Arlington Night Shelter) and GRACE. Sunday School teacher for over 10 years and elder at the Westwind Christian Church in Keller. Former President of the Ad Club of Arlington. During Jerry Lee's tenure, the club established a scholarship for deserving students at UTA. Donated funds to the Night Shelter of Arlington. Personal Information Born in Arlington, Texas, Jerry Lee is a lifelong resident of the DFW Metroplex and a fourteen year resident of NE Tarrant County. Graduate of Arlington High School and the University of Texas at Arlington. Jerry Lee's wife, Donna, is a practicing attorney in Fort Worth. 52 years of age. Jerry Lee Phillips is not a 'political insider'. And we believe that is a good thing, as it is time for a change in county politics. But our opponent may say, "But wait - Jerry Lee Phillips has held public office before!" So, with a wink at the past, we will highlight his prior service as a Tarrant County official below: Jerry Lee was 19 years old when sworn-in as Public Weigher on January 2, 1975. Judge John Hill administered the oath in the Tarrant County Courthouse. The office was mandated in the Texas Constitution at the time. However, the duties of the office had been passed to private weighers. When it was revealed in early summer 1974 that no one held the office, both political parties fielded write-in candidates. The primaries had ended and neither party could place names on the ballot. Jerry Lee won the Democratic Party's endorsement by a flip of the coin at a fundraiser for then-Congressman Jim Wright. He then won the election for Public Weigher of Tarrant County with 417 write-in votes. In one of the pictures, the size of the TV camera illustrates an era when electronics were scarcely as miniaturized as today. And perhaps the fashions of the time left something to be desired as well. Correspondent Doug Fox (not pictured) found the swearing-in excellent material for a Channel 8 segment that took a sardonic, good-humored poke at Texas government and the state's antiquated constitution. As usual, Fox was right on the mark.