Stan O. Springerley Announces Candidacy For WilCo Attorney

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — Williamson County Commissioners Court Assistant General Counsel Stan O. Springerley on Tuesday announced his plans to run for Williamson County Attorney.

Springerley intends to seek the Democratic Party nomination, describing himself as "a bipartisan and experienced government lawyer who has successfully worked with both sides of the aisle." He expounded on his experience in an email: “As an attorney with public and private experience, I have the credentials, skill set and temperament to bring the office of county attorney back to core functions as opposed to plotting the next political case to file against community leaders that will eventually be dismissed.”

Calling himself "fiscally responsible and socially inclusive," Springerley said his aim is to help bring balance back to local government. “Williamson County is rapidly growing, and it has for too long been dominated by party politics instead of the good of the entire community,” he said.

Matching the suggested urgency of his campaign run, Springerley has devised an email at SOSforWilco.com, with which he sent Patch his announcement.

Springerley has worked for the Williamson County Commissioners Court for more than five years and previously worked as the chief of the civil division in the Smith County District Attorney’s Office in Tyler, Texas for over six years, according to a provided bio.

If elected, he said he would bring an inclusive message and a vision of the U.S. Constitution that embraces individual freedoms as well as responsibility toward country and others. Springerley, 49, graduated from the Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1999. He and his wife Karin live in Cedar Park, Texas, with their two daughters.

The seat Springerley hopes to attain is currently held by Republican Dee Hobbs who has never been challenged in the general election.

Williamson County Commissioners Court Assistant General Counsel Stan O. Springerley on Tuesday announced his plans to run for Williamson County Attorney. Photo courtesy of Alicia Leigh Photography.