Elect Joe Wells

Joe Wells elected Dallas County Treasurer

Thanks to the help of family, friends, supporters and the Democratic Party of Dallas County, I was elected Dallas County Treasurer with 51% of the votes.

I appreciate Treasurer Lisa Hembry’s gracious offer to assist in the transition. I look forward to working in a cooperative bipartisan manner with other Dallas County elected officials and departments to continue to implement improvements in the efficiency of the Treasurer’s office.

Following my swearing in on January 1, 2007 as Dallas County Treasurer I will work hard and honestly to manage the Treasurer’s office efficiently with integrity in a manner taxpayers can trust.

Joe Wells
Dallas County Treasurer Elect

Add comment November 10th, 2006

Joe Wells Files in the Democratic Primary for Dallas County Treasurer

Joe Wells, former assistant to Dallas County Commissioner Chris V. Semos, filed to run for Dallas County Treasurer in the Democratic Primary. As assistant to Commissioner Semos from 1983 to 1994, Wells assisted in the oversight and planning of county budgets and operations, and participated in the development and implementation of county bond programs.

Wells currently manages a local nonprofit administered court-ordered community service program, which refers 12,000 mandated volunteers to 600 nonprofit agencies. The program, which Wells has managed for the past 11 years, documents, verifies and reports over 600,000 hours of community service annually to referring county criminal courts, district courts, municipal courts, and school districts in Dallas and Tarrant counties.

Continue Reading Add comment January 29th, 2006

The role of the Dallas County Treasurer

The Dallas County Treasurer is the county’s banker and is the chief custodian of county finance. The treasurer receives all monies belonging to the county, keeps those monies in designated depositories, and disburses all monies as the commissioners court may direct, by law.

The treasurer is the chief liason between the county and all depository banks, and serves as the chief investment officer for Dallas County funds.

Joe Wells, the Democratic candidate for Dallas County Treasurer, has a proven record of success in working with local, state and federal officials in a bipartisan manner that gets results. Learn more about Joe’s experience and find out how you can help the campaign.

Add comment January 28th, 2006