My name is Paul Leal.  I am forty-six years old and have lived in the City of Taylor for approximately thirty-five years.  I have remained married to Michelle, my best friend, for twenty-seven years.  Within these years of marriage, we have been blessed with two sons, Izaac Phillip and Joshua James.  We are also very thankful to have had the opportunity to welcome four additional kiddos (Frances, Leonard, Courtney, and Scotty) into our home at various times throughout the years, loving them and parenting them as our own.  They are all very dear to us.

I have over twenty years of Law Enforcement experience, holding a Master Peace Officer License, Tcole Instructor along with many other advanced Law Enforcement Certifications. I have served in the capacity/rank of Sergeant for more than ten years of my law enforcement career.  I have been responsible for all aspects of leadership - training, enforcing departmental policy and procedures, along with creating emergency disaster response plans, high risk/active shooter response plans, management and supervision of more than twenty officers for high volume vehicle and pedestrian events, to include all areas of cost and budgeting for those events.

I am a graduate of Christ for the Nations Bible College, with an advanced certification in Biblical Leadership along with Youth and Family Care.  These certifications helped to better equip me while serving my local community as a youth and senior pastor. During my time in occupational ministry,

I was blessed to have the opportunity to develop and lead several ministries that grew in attendance to over two hundred people.  During this time, I was tasked with developing and training paid staff along with volunteers to assist with those organizations.

Most of my life has been in the eye of the public and in the service of others.  When living a life such as I have, there is no room for self-serving ways and half-truths.  I have learned that maintaining a spirit of service and being open and honest and respectful of others are invaluable core values by which one should live their life.  I believe I will be held to account for the way I live.  This conviction compels me not to compromise my integrity.  When no one else is watching, I know the Lord is.  This is the way I do life.  If I earn your trust to become the next Williamson County Pct. 4 Constable, I will lead this department, guided by those same core values.

To be successful in law enforcement, an officer cannot be dimwitted and demeaning to the public.  An officer must be highly adaptive, discerning, not only any dangers that must be navigated, but solutions to problems that are consistent with the “spirit of the law”, not just the “letter of the law.”  Maintaining an attitude of service and humility toward the public, which officers are sworn to protect, is critically important.  An officer must have the wisdom to understand the nuances of enforcing laws while, at the same time, serving the public at large.  This is how mutual respect is formed with the public, and how it is best maintained.

While sound law enforcement is critical to a safe and functioning community, we cannot do it alone.  I believe we are most effective when we work together with the members of the community we serve.  It is for this reason that, if I earn the opportunity to serve as Constable, you can expect this department to work side by side with you whenever you allow us.  With programs such as Citizens Academy, youth courses for new drivers on what to do when stopped by the police, my ongoing school programs on bullying, suicide prevention, bicycle safety, Sad Past, and Great Future, I truly believe together we are be better, together we are strong, together we all win.