There’s an old saying: the little things tell you everything.

We looked at the most recent 30-Day Campaign Finance Report for the candidates. The most noticeable problem is that 3 of the candidates did not comply with “STATE LAW” to file their reports. Another candidate turned in their report 4 days late. For the 3 who filed no report, how can residents trust you to run a billion-dollar city budget?

Sreekanth Reddy – Candidate for Place 5

Matthew Chalmers – Candidate for Place 6

Mark Hill – Candidate for Mayor

Rod Vilhauer – Candidate for Mayor (turned in 4 days late)

Let’s be clear—this isn’t complicated. This isn’t obscure. This isn’t optional. If you run for office, you file your campaign finance reports. On time. Every time.

A Pattern, Not a One-Off

While we are upset that these candidates missed the deadline, we are more focused on Mark Hill because he has a pattern of behavior when it comes to his campaign finance reports. This isn’t the first time questions have been raised. In our previous blog, “Who Failed the Campaign Finance Reality Check,” we outlined concerns about missing or non-compliant filings tied to Hill’s campaign activity, including:

• July 2024
• January 2025
• July 2025

Now, here we are again.

The 30-day pre-election report—due April 2nd—has come and gone, and once again, the question lingers:

Where is the report?

The Resume vs. The Reality

Hill’s campaign messaging paints an impressive picture:

• Former Frisco ISD Trustee
• Experience balancing a billion-dollar budget
• Service on economic development committees
• Studied finance at Texas A&M
• Practicing attorney

That’s a résumé built on fiscal responsibility and governance. Which makes this all the more puzzling.

Because if you understand budgets…
If you understand compliance…
If you understand finance…

Then you understand deadlines.

So What’s the Problem?

Campaign finance reporting isn’t a suggestion—it’s a legal requirement designed to ensure transparency for voters.

It tells the public:

• Who is funding a campaign
• Where the money is going
• Whether influence is being bought or earned

And yet, voters are left asking:

• Why do these reports keep going missing?
• Who is responsible—the candidate or the treasurer?
• And why hasn’t this been corrected after prior scrutiny?

Yes, a treasurer is listed—Srini Raghavan—but let’s not play bureaucratic hot potato. At the end of the day, the candidate’s name is on the ballot.

Leadership Starts with Accountability

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Running a city like Frisco requires managing timelines, budgets, and compliance across multiple departments, projects, and stakeholders. If a campaign can’t consistently meet basic state filing requirements…

What does that say about readiness to run a city?

The Bottom Line

This isn’t about paperwork.

It’s about discipline. It’s about transparency. It’s about trust.

Because if you’re asking voters to trust you with hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, the bare minimum expectation is this:

You can file a report. You can meet a deadline. You can follow the rules.

Anything less isn’t just an oversight. It’s a warning sign.