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 padding-left: 10px !important; 	} $('.hideResponses').hide();  David Dewhurst. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Beck's responses. 		.votebox { $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); Parkers campaign has brought in nearly $654,000 in contributions. Jeanette Martinez today filed her paperwork to run and I have enthusiastically endorsed her.. 		background-color: #6db24f; 	.votebox_legend .non_result_row { 	.votebox_legend { 	margin-top: 1px; I think there has been way too much focus on this race to have some weird lower than normal turnout, said Tara Maldonado-Wilson, a registered nurse running in the District 11 race. (function() { Get award-winning Fort Worth area news in your inbox  free. Contact our sales team. 	.votebox-results-metadata { 		margin-bottom: 0px; Given that Democrats havent won a statewide race since 1994, this effectively was the general election. 		text-align: left !important; 	.results_row td {  $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { 	} 		font-weight: bold; 		background-color: #db0000; (Courtesy image) The day after taking office as a Tarrant Regional Water District board member, Charles "CB" Team officially announced his campaign to keep the seat. 	} 		padding-bottom: 8px; 	.votebox-scroll-container { 	font-weight: bold; 		background-color: grey; 	height: 2em; 		font-size: 12px;    @media (max-width:600px) { Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Got a story tip? 	.inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { 		color: #fff; 	} 		top: 2px; 	font-size: 1.75em; She also announced her support for Jeanette Martinez in the statement. What people will vote on Tuesday, North Texans who have lost loved ones to violence gathered together for healing vigil, What you need to know about May 6 elections for Amarillo, schools and more. } 	} $('.showResponses').hide(); 		padding-bottom: 3px; 	} $('.showResponses').hide(); Only 15,879 people voted in the 2016 charter election that added two new seats to the Fort Worth City Council. Parker succeeded Betsy Price, who was elected to five consecutive terms as mayor, including the 2019 election, in which Price also defeated Peoples. The commercial real estate broker and developer has previously led two unsuccessful campaigns for the water district board, in 2019 and 2021. 			display: block; He is on the ballot in the general election on May 6, 2023.. Blaylock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Our reporting will be free to all who access our primary digital channels. Elections in 2023 | She went on to obtain her J.D. Counties | }) 		background-color: #6db24f; } Texans need access to quality healthcare. The city manager will use those requests to develop and submit a budget to the city council for review on or before August 15. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions. .widget-row.Republican { 		font-weight: 300; 	display: inline-block; Elected Officials - Welcome to the City of Fort Worth 			.votebox-scroll-container { 	.results_row td:first-child { .hideResponses { display: none;} (function() { A little more than a percent of eligible Texas voters made Ted Cruz a United States senator. 		margin: 0px 10px; 
State executives | color: white; #email { School districts | The results have been certified. .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { $('#candidate-connection-twitter-115943').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Under the form, an elected governing body, usually called a city council will have elections held every two years for a mayor, elected at large, and eight council members, elected by district. On June 25, 2013, Davis held a thirteen-hour-long filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, a measure which included more restrictive . letter-spacing: .04em; $('.hideResponses').hide(); U.S. President | width: 250px; } } $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { } .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { } Government - Welcome to the City of Fort Worth .results_row td { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 0px; Cities | .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { background-color: #ccc; width: 50px; width: 50%; Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Currently, Ashley is single. .non_result_row { }) District 8 council member Chris Nettles, who represents parts of east of southeast Fort Worth, beat five-term incumbent Kelly Allen Gray by 119 votes in the May general election and 300 votes in the June . padding-left: 10px; font-weight: bold; Despite the expanded City Council districts created through Fort Worths redistricting process 11 months ago, candidates will grapple with a familiar set of issues: Public safety, growth and economic development have already emerged as key talking points as candidates ramp up their campaign messaging. Byrd announced Tuesday he has received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, who served as mayor from 1991 until she resigned to run for Congress in 1995. Voters select two candidates for the positions, and the top two vote getters win the seats. padding-top: 8px; } Thats just under 4% of Fort Worths registered voters at the time, with a fraction of a percentage making the difference. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. } padding-top: 3px; $('.pastResponses').hide(); Federal courts | Of the candidates in contested races, 23 are not incumbents. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { vertical-align: top; Just one cycle after a record-breaking number of people showed up to vote in Fort Worth, a record-breaking 59 candidates filed to run for office in just the mayoral and council elections alone, according to the City Secretarys office. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { .votebox-results-metadata-p { Three candidates have filed to compete for that seat. padding-bottom: 5px; }) opens in new tab or window Skip to main content The national guard was not deployed. Elizabeth Beck defeated Dan Willis in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 97 on March 3, 2020.

. font-size: 1.25em; Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. [10] No curfews were issued. }. In Gyna Bivens District 5, the incumbent has out fund-raised her four opponents by orders of magnitude. } private employers. The city's departments will annually submit budget requests to the city manager. margin-right: 12px; }, 100); } To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[7]. background-color: #f4f4f4; top: -5px; })(); See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection. See also:City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021). Blaylock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. by Rachel Behrndt and Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report February 17, 2023, This article first appeared on Fort Worth Report and is republished here under a Creative Commons license., Rachel Behrndt is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report in collaboration with KERA. margin-top: 16px; .inner_percentage.Libertarian { $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { text-align: left !important; Election Day is May 6, 2023. Request Accommodations (English) / Solicitud de Acomodacin (Spanish)due to disability. .votebox_legend { Mayor's office If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. .survey-result {padding:10px;} State legislature | This long-ballot trend is also happening all over the country. --highlights-background: #d3d4d5; margin: 1rem 0 0 0; }) p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } Federal courts | Public policy. $('.pastResponses').hide(); } a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } } color: white; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? }) } Parker, who served as chief of staff for the Fort Worth Mayor and City Council for five years, is the founding CEO of nonprofits Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership, which, according to her website, aims to ensure more students have the training needed to thrive in todays workforce.. font-size: 20px; color: #fff;

} During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Fort Worth, following the death of George Floyd. 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On his campaigns website, he lists his priorities as keeping taxes low, attracting high-paying quality jobs, education, public safety, government efficiency, and keeping talented college graduates in town. Election Day is May 6, 2023. Blaylock is running for re-election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 10 in Texas. Jordans council predecessor Landslide Clyde Picht became the poster child for Fort Worths close municipal elections after winning his 1997 election by 10 votes. .race_header.democratic { The race in District 7, which includes parts of northwest Fort Worth and crucially the cultural district, was disrupted when sitting council member Leonard Firestone announced he would not be running for a second term. | .inner_percentage { $('.hideResponses').hide(); | He will serve through May 6, when the seat . $('.hideResponses').show(); Counties | position: absolute; This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[11]. background-color: #334aab; The city of Fort Worth, Texas, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. .inner_percentage.Democratic { Two new seats in District 10 and 11 were created through the redistricting process. .inner_percentage.Democratic { p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} District History Plan for water, sewer work in these three Council districts Personal LinkedIn. $('.pastResponses').show(); p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} padding-bottom: 7px; .race_header.democratic { } U.S. Congress | Though she wouldnt speculate as to why so many political newcomers are jumping on the ballot this cycle, she pointed out that leaders of several activist groups that have formed over the last year have encouraged their members to run for office. Get email updates from the City of Fort Worth on the topics you want. The mayor is a member of the city council. It has five candidates who have crisscrossed the district trying to get out the vote. Crain has raised more campaign money than any of his competitors by a considerable amount. Jennifer Castillo, an entrepreneur and Realtor, Charles Lauersdorf, business owner and veteran, Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez, community volunteer, Bob Willoughby, frequent speaker at city meetings, Gyna Bivens, president of North Texas Lead, Alan Blaylock, current District 4 council member, Rick Herring, neighborhood advocate and retirement adviser, Tara Maldonado Wilson, an emergency room nurse and small business owner, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Got a story tip? If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. 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Peoples was at the helm of the Democratic Party when Beto ORourke ran for Senate, and President Joseph Biden won the county the first time in decades a Dem has won a top-of-the-ballot election. if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { .votebox-results-cell--check { .inner_percentage.Green { Jared Williams was recently won a national endorsement from a funder focused on empowering Black candidates. background-color: #f9f9f9; District 11, which includes parts of southeast and central Fort Worth, will be the most crowded race with five candidates filing to put their name on the ballot. $('.showResponses').show(); height: 56px; margin-right: 10px; If you use our stories in any other medium for example, newsletters or other email campaigns you must make it clear that the stories are from the Fort Worth Report. })(); See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection. } The 2021 mayoral and council election that added five new members to the City Council saw two multi-term incumbents lose by hundreds of votes. max-width: 600px; color: black; color: white; font-style: italic; overflow: hidden; OFFICE ADDRESS: 3008 E. 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Elizabeth is a single mother, an Iraq War Veteran, an employment lawyer, and a community leader. var nTimer = setInterval(function() { table#officeholder-table th, td {font-size: 10px; } .non_result_row th { padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100%; padding-left: 8px; Deborah Peoples, 68, who ran against Price in the 2019 election and garnered just under 42% of the vote. In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Fort Worth, Texas, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and More by Emily Wolf. margin-bottom: -2px !important;

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color: white; During Tuesday night's council meeting, City Manager David Cooke explained the language that will be on the May 7 special election ballot. .census-table-census-item { There are 10 candidates in Shingletons vacated District 7 seat, including local whiskey magnate Leonard Firestone, who has raised the most money in the race, prominent Democratic operative Lee Henderson, and Zeb Pent, a candidate in District 7, who has been involved with Stand for Fort Worth, which bills itself as nonpartisan while pushing values of faith, family and accountability.. Cities | Byrd, a medical doctor by trade, has served as District 3s council rep since 2017. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[8]. display: inline; overflow-x: auto; Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda: Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Fort Worth, Texas. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]. .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } U.S. Congress | from the Texas A&M University School of Law. Jared Williams - Ballotpedia Alan Blaylock defeated Tara Maldonado-Wilson, Teresa Ramirez, and James McBride in the special general election for Fort Worth City Council District 4 on May 7, 2022.

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