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Monthly Meeting
October 14, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeCome and join us for our monthly meeting. Tonight we will be featuring two speakers that are candidates running for the position of Rockwall County Judge. These candidates are Rockwall County Judge David Sweet and Heath Councilmember John Beaman.
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David Sweet is currently serving his second term as the Rockwall County Judge after re-election in 2018. Prior to his 2014 election, he served four years as the Mayor of the City of Rockwall after being a member of the city council for two terms.
He was employed as a sales manager for 20 years with Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Bimbo Bakeries. The Sweet family attends First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Judge Sweet is serving as the President of the Executive Board for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Rockwall Noon Rotary. In addition to being a member of Rockwall Meals on Wheels, Boy & Girls Club of Rockwall County, and the Rockwall County YMCA. He is also part of the broadcast team responsible for broadcasting Rockwall ISD sporting events.
David has extensive involvement in the Republican Party, both statewide and locally in Rockwall County. He has served as the secretary, vice president and president of the Rockwall County Republican Men’s Club as well as the secretary, vice president and president of the Rockwall County Young Republicans. He served as the chaplain for the Texas Young Republicans as well as been a six-time delegate to the Republican Party of Texas State Convention.
John Beaman moved to Heath in 2011. While earning his college and master degrees, John served the community he loves. John earned a Bachelor of Science from Liberty University in Business Administration Economics, (Summa Cum Laude), a Master of Business Administration: Leadership (High Distinction) also from Liberty University, and most recently a graduate certificate from Yale University. During his time at Liberty University, he served on the Board of Adjustment in Heath and as Precinct Chair before running for City Council and being asked to serve as “Get Out The Vote” Chair for the Rockwall GOP.
During his tenure on Heath City Council, John voted on the Comprehensive Plan in 2018, consistently voted to lower taxes, and was/is always available to meet and serve the community. Additionally, John continually supported the Department of Public Safety, consistently voting to increase their budget and provide them the resources they need. Moreover, John voted to approve supporting the small business community when the COVID-19 shutdowns went into effect. The City of Heath used sales tax dollars to support our local businesses, a strategy that worked very well.
Professionally, John manages a small business, The McGraw Council that helps small business achieve their American Dream by implementing proper structure and good management. In less than a year, he helped service 700 clients and delivered resources to over 1,500 small businesses nationwide.
John is engaged to his beautiful fiancé, Nicole, and they will get married in October of this year. John and Nicole attend Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall and plan to raise their future children in Rockwall County. They strive to become better Christians each day, seeking to grow and share the Gospel to glorify God. John and Nicole accepted Jesus Christ at young ages and baptized soon after. John enjoys working out and shooting guns at the gun range.