Town of Cary Council

COUNCIL MEMBER PROFILE

Name	Don Frantz
Street Address	706 East Cornwall Road, Cary, NC 27511 NOTE: All mail for Town-related business should be sent to the mailing address below
District	B

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mailing Address	c/o Town of Cary, PO Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512-8005
Phone	919-612-6870
Fax	919-481-0733
Email	don.frantz@townofcary.org Don Frantz's Council Journal

VITAL STATISTICS

Place of Birth	Fullerton, California
Date of Birth	May 18, 1971
Other placed (cities) lived	South Hill Virginia

Number of Years as Cary Resident	15
Number of terms served on Town Council (including current)	1
Expiration Date of current term	2011
Other political offices and/or appointments held, now or in the past	Past President, Heart of Cary Association; Member, Town of Cary Planning and Zoning Board; Member, Town of Cary Citizen’s Budget Review Commission
Current Employer	Frantz Automotive Center, Downtown Cary
Current Occupation	Small Business Owner, Automotive Technician
Number of years in current job or current line of work	20

EDUCATION

School(s) attended	Southside Virginia Community College – 2 years
Primary areas of study	Police Science

PERSONAL

Marital Status	Married
Number of children	6
Number of school age children	5 (3 in college)
Number of grandchildren	None
Church, religious denomination	Baptist
Current Civic Club Membership(s)	Heart of Cary Association, Cary IMP Club, Cary Chamber of Commerce
Current Professional Association Membership(s)	National Federation of Independent Business Owners (NFIB); Automotive Service Excellence (ASE); American Planning Association
Current Charitable Work, Association(s)	Friends of the Page Walker, Member
Current Party Affiliation	Republican

AWARDS, HONORS, RECOGNITIONS

Professional/Occupational

2003 Cary Chamber of Commerce Small Business Community Service Award Winner;

A native of Fullerton California where he lived for 18 years, Don Frantz settled in Cary in 1992 after a brief stay in South Hill, Virginia. For Don, Cary offered the perfect blend of the conveniences he enjoyed in a Southern California city with the close proximity of nature he loved in the Virginia countryside.

It’s in Cary that Don met and married his lovely wife, Lisa, and Cary is where they decided to raise their six children as well as start their small business – Frantz Automotive. Like so many in this community, for Don, family is the center of his life in Cary.

As a downtown resident, businessman, and overall booster, Don has served two terms as President of the Heart of Cary Association. His small business background gives him firsthand experience with many of the challenges facing business today as well as the role good customer service plays in any organization’s success. A member of the National Federation of Independent Business owners and Cary Chamber of Commerce, Don works hard at supporting both Cary’s business community and that of our region.

Don’s Town government service includes appointments to the Planning & Zoning Board as well as the Citizen Budget Review Commission. He was elected as the Town Council District B representative in 2007 and has a keen interest in being the voice of “old Cary”.

Don’s priorities include maintaining Cary’s small town charm and feel as our community continues to grow, protecting our environment, providing good jobs through effective economic development initiatives, and continuing to build strong relationships with governments throughout the region.

For Don, government must be focused on working for and respecting the citizens it serves.

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