Speakers

State Representative Jeff Leach proudly serves the citizens of House District 67 in the heart of Collin County. Now serving in his fifth term, Representative Leach has consistently proven himself to be a committed conservative and effective leader in the Texas Capitol and has worked tirelessly to ensure that Texas remains strong for future generations.

Bill Dendy LOVES Rotary. He joined The Rotary Club of Dallas in 2000, and served three years on the board chairing a different Avenue of Service each year- providing the weekly Rotergram newsletter, chairing Camp Enterprise, and helping establish the club’s first Interact Club. In 2008 Bill served as District Treasurer and established the District’s evening Rotary club which grew to over 40 members and became the district’s e-club.

As District Governor in 2016-17, Bill’s district led the Rotary zone in Membership Growth;  and was recognized as a top district for Public Image in the paired zones.  Furthermore, Rotary Foundation giving grew with overall Foundation contributions increasing by over a million dollars. Bill attributes these successes to sharing Rotary and to that end has helped clubs create over 200 professional videos to share Rotary with Rotarians and the world.

Elected to represent House District 89 in 2018, Representative Candy Noble is in her third term in the Texas House of Representatives. Representative Noble serves on the House Committee on Human Services, the Ways & Means Committee, and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community Based Care Transition.

Candy also serves as the President of the Board of the Texas Conservative Coalition.

In 2019, Representative Noble was named an “Emerging Leader” by GOPAC. She was one of only 30 Republican state legislators from across the nation to earn this distinction that year.

A strong proponent of education, Representative Noble has a degree in Education from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and serves on their Board of Trustees.

Representative Noble has lived in Collin County for twenty-nine years and serves the residents of Texas House District 89. This fast-growing area includes some or all of Allen, Copeville, Fairview, Josephine, Lavon, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, Murphy, Nevada, Parker, Plano, Princeton, Royse City, St Paul, and Wylie.

Candy has been married to Robert for 39 years and they live in Lucas. They have 3 daughters, three sons-in-law, and nine grandchildren. Candy and Robert are active members of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.