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Plano is 16.5% Asian according to the 2005 American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau. More

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VOAAA extends our warm congratulations to all the candidates who campaigned hard, and were victorious in their respective races on May 10, 2008.   We want to thank these  dedicated individuals for serving in the best interests of our City of Plano and the Plano Independent School District. 

City Council Place 1:  Pat Miner
City Council Place 3:  Mabrie Jackson
City Council Place 5:  Harry LaRosiliere
City Council Place 7:  Jean Callison

PISD School Board Place 4:  Brad Shanklin
PISD School Board Place 5:  Skip Jenkins

May Li
President, VOAAA

Place Plano City Council
1 Pat Miner 3690 60.44%
Justin Nichols 2415 39.56%  
3 Mabrie Jackson 4035 63.37%
Loretta Ellerbe 2332 36.63%  
5 Harry LaRosiliere    3456 58.46%
Russel Head 2456 41.54%  
7 Jean Callison  3687 61.21%
Danny Morris 2337 38.79%  
Place

PISD Board of Trustees

4 Brad Shanklin 4456 70.21%
Robert Canright 1891 29.79%  
5 Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins 3098 47.98%
David Lee Hall 1984 30.73%  
Michael Mariano 1375 21.29%  

The $490 million PISD bond package was also passed.

Pat Miner easily captured the Place 1 council seat, defeating opponent Justin Nichols by 1,200 votes...More

Mabrie Jackson, in her first run for the Plano City Council, unseated incumbent Loretta Ellerbe for Place 3 .More

LaRosiliere returns for three more years. With 58 percent of the vote totalled, LaRosiliere won a second term in the Place 5 seat on the city council Saturday. More

Callison tops Morris for Place 7 win. Callison relied on her experience from her previous terms to carry her to victory in the Place 7 race. More

Jenkins wins close race; Shanklin retains office. More

Bond referendum OK’d. More

In Plano, many register to vote, but few actually do More

Mayors believe strongly in arts project
Plano Mayor Pat Evans and Frisco Mayor Mike Simpson said they are 100 percent committed to the arts project and both believe it’s critical to the future of Collin County. More

In the News ...
More Asians calling N. Plano home
AsiaFest to display diverse cultures
Ping ponging for peace

VOAAA in the news ...
Dr. May Li, President of VOAAA, was quoted by DMN: "Asians are reaching a significant percentage of the population in North Texas ..." Detail

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