Delia Parker-Mims: Leadership Driving Results

  • Voter Turn Out

    Under the leadership of Delia Parker-Mims, Denton County was the only county, of the seven most populated Texas counties, to increase Democratic voter turn out in the 2024 general election.

  • Resources to Municipal Races

    Through Delia’s direction in 2022, the DCDP was able to flip the mayoral seat in Flower Mound and averted a MAGA takeover of the Lewisville ISD school board. Focused volunteers, messaging, funding, and outreach at the municipal level was key to this success.

  • Motivated Volunteers

    Denton County Democrats volunteers nearly tripled voter contact since Delia Parker-Mims was elected in 2021. In 2024 more than 130,000 voter contacts were made for the presidential election alone, an unprecedented increase over previous DCDP leadership.

🗳️ Increased Democratic Votes

Denton County stood out as the ONLY major county in Texas with a Democratic vote increase between 2018 and 2022 and they did it again in the 2024 election.

🎯 Drove New Voter Registration

DCDP’s voter registration program reached 27,000 potential new Democratic voters in 2022.

➕ Added Democratic Candidates

Every state legislative race featured a Democratic candidate in 2024; the first time in decades for Denton County. Delia Parker-Mims inspired, coached, and supported Democrats to run and give voters choices and reasons to hit the polls.

Boards, Committees, and Community Service

Delia Parker-Mims has served on community boards in leadership positions for her entire career bringing changes and policy directives benefitting Lewisville and Denton County, TX. Delia is most proud of the time she has spent working with groups, individuals, and organizations impacting the lives of people directly… the lives of people in Texas.

Leadership Roles

  • President, Board of Directors, Denton County Child Protective Services

  • 2nd Vice President, Board of Directors, Denton County Friends of the Family

  • Board Member, Denton Black Chamber of Commerce

  • Board Member, North Texas Legal Services

  • Member, Concerned Citizens and African American Parents of Lewisville ISD

Legal and Advocacy Support

  • Diversity Committee Member, Lewisville Independent School District

  • Communities in School Volunteer, Denton ISD and Lewisville ISD

  • Mentor and Program Developer for “at-risk” students, Lewisville ISD

  • Surrogate Parent Volunteer, Special Education and Section 504 students, Lewisville ISD

Educational Development

  • Chair, Women’s Symposium, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

  • Advisor, Lambda Chi Epsilon, North Central Texas College

  • Member, Book Review Committee for Criminal Justice Department, North Central Texas College

Community Engagement

  • Founder, Community Connect COVID-19 Response information network

  • Program Director, Facebook Live, Denton County Precinct 3 programs

  • Member at Large: Lewisville Leadership Class of 2000, Lewisville Chamber of Commerce, Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce, Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce, Main and Mill Street Business Association, West Side Baptist Church

Empowering Constituents, Collaborating with the Community

  • Delia Parker-Mims developed and implemented a Speech and Debate Program for at-risk elementary students to teach critical thinking, reasoning, and communication skills. Her philosophy is to encourage and employ effective communication to reduce violence in their community.

  • Delia Parker-Mims created free community legal education seminars with the Denton County District Court Library. The bi-monthly sessions are focused on educating citizens about legal issues and empowering better personal decisions.

  • She created the Pro Se Divorce Clinic helping low-income persons to have access to the justice system. This program taught indigent people how to represent themselves so that they did not have to retain an attorney.

  • Delia Parker-Mims developed and delivered a presentation for the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce regarding Women’s Business Development opportunities.

  • Delia Parker-Mims developed and conducted “ENOUGH” training for Texas Woman’s University helping women to recognize and mitigate abusive relationships.

  • Free “Suddenly Senior Seminar” life documents training was developed and delivered by Delia Parker-Mims for Senior Citizens at Lewisville Senior Center.

  • Fifth grade girls in Lewisville ISD received “sexual harassment, awareness, choices, and self-esteem” training developed and conducted by Delia Parker-Mims.

  • Training for Lewisville ISD middle school students on “Social Media-What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You” was developed and delivered by Delia Parker-Mims.

  • Delia Parker-Mims developed and conducted “Protecting Your Tween from Abusive Peer Relationships” training for Lewisville ISD Parent Teacher Association.

  • Delia Parker-Mims developed and conducted training for Head Start of Greater Dallas regarding Grandparent’s Legal Rights for indigent grandparents and caretakers of children who lack access to valuable information.

  • “How to Make Your Business Blow-Up” training for Denton Black Chamber of Commerce was developed and delivered by Delia Parker-Mims.

“Being ‘of service’ means volunteering my leadership, developing training and programs, and providing advocacy in support of others, especially the less-advantaged. I believe people simply need resources and opportunities that enable them to uplift themselves.”
— Delia Parker-Mims