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Michelle French was elected to the office of Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector in November of 2012 and was sworn into office on January 1, 2013.

Michelle French began work at the Denton County Tax Office in 1982 as a clerk in the Motor Vehicle Registration Department in Lewisville TX. A few years later she was promoted to Assistant Supervisor and later became Supervisor of Motor Vehicle Registration at the Lewisville office.

In 1995, she was promoted to Chief Deputy and changed location to the main office in Denton, TX where she served for a total of ten years under then Tax Assessor/Collectors Mary Horn and Steve Mossman.

Mr. Mossman announced his retirement near the end of his 2nd term as Tax Assessor/Collector. It was at this time that Michelle French announced her candidacy for the office. She had an opponent named Marc Moffitt. They both campaigned hard and Michelle French won the Primary Election by 500+ votes.