McDonald Leads As ‘People’s Candidate’ for Williamson County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Drawing from his common-sense leadership style shaped by service in the United States Marines Corps and a decorated career in law enforcement with the Austin Police Department spanning over two decades, David McDonald has worked to deliver results that will benefit the community and future generations.
As a respected leader and with a reputation of working collaboratively and getting things done, David’s messaging has resonated with the voters across Precinct 2, which spans the cities of Cedar Park, Leander, and Liberty Hill. Backed by key victories while serving as a Leander City Council Member, McDonald’s message includes:
Listening to Residents
As Commissioner, David wants to hold quarterly meetings with residents to listen to and discuss the work and issues that are covered at the County Commissioner’s Court, which is historically held only during business hours when most residents are at work.
His reputation of being the “most responsive” City Council Member is grounded in his Texas values of keeping his word, which resonates with residents who have expressed a desire to communicate with their Commissioner.
Fixing Traffic Without Adding Toll Roads
While serving on Leander City Council, David used his experience as a statewide traffic incident management coordinator for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to recommend the creation of a Capital Improvement Project Sub-Committee, which allows Leander to evaluate and prioritize road improvements, parks, water infrastructure, and other critical projects with the potential to leverage state and federal funding. The Capital Improvement Program Sub-Committee passed unanimously by Council, and is a major step forward in alleviating traffic congestion and improving quality of life.
“I do not support the creation of additional toll roads, because there are other options available to us, and as a result, toll roads do not have to be the default to solve every traffic problem and to alleviate congestion.
“One of the key reasons that I decided to run was when the Commissioner’s Court in April 2025 approved the traffic and revenue study in spite of the overwhelming community feedback opposing the study from residents. We are a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and residents made it very clear that they did not want additional toll roads.”
Lowering Property Taxes
As Commissioner, David will work to ensure that other options are explored to manage taxes, as he did when he served on Leander City Council. When serving on Leander City Council, David discovered mandatory cash reserves required by government entities that were not being utilized, and moved to reallocate these funds to help pay for better working conditions for the city’s first responders, instead of shifting the burden to homeowners.
Supporting the Williamson County Deputies
As Commissioner, David will support the Williamson County Deputies. As a Leander City Council Member, he fought for and led the way for the establishment of Meet and Confer for first responders and is committed to ensuring that our law enforcement is supported, well equipped to do their jobs, and competitively compensated.
First Responder Pay Raises
Following a pay scale study in 2025, David supported raises for Leander police officers and firefighters. David kept his campaign promise in 2022 and worked with other Council Members to obtain the data needed to ensure competitive pay and aid retention.
“We are only one incident away from making the news for the wrong reasons”, McDonald stated recently at the Williamson County Deputy Association candidate forum.
“I am humbled and honored to have the support of so many hard-working residents of Williamson County,” said McDonald. “It’s clear that they want someone with deep ties to the district, who will listen to them and represent them.”
McDonald has already attended two candidate forums and is scheduled to attend four more before early voting begins. David has built a reputation for steady judgment and common-sense results. David is a long-time Williamson County resident who knows the community in which he lives and understands the residents issues, because he has experienced them.
His donors agree, as over 80% of his donations were from individual donors, not political action committees or business entities.
In addition, a recent field canvass conducted by the campaign, of over 3,755 homes, 85% of those who agreed to a survey listed their top issues as Government Transparency, Property Taxes and Supporting Law Enforcement, stated they are casting their ballot for McDonald on the March 3rd primary. Early voting begins Tuesday, February 17th.
As Williamson County’s next Commissioner for Precinct 2, David will continue to deliver wins to bring a better quality of life to families.
As he often says: “Let’s get to work. Let the people be heard. And let’s keep Texas, Texas.”
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