(function() { (File Photo). .votebox-scroll-container { display: block; He will serve through May 6, when the seat comes up for election. The table below shows demographic information about the city. if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { $('.collapse').collapse('show'); See also:Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020. .connected button:hover, .connected button:focus { You are required to follow the guidelines and use the republication tool when you share our content. } FORT WORTH, Texas May 1 is Election Day, and in Fort Worth, people will be choosing between 10 candidates to become the city's next mayor. [2][3] The current Mayor of Fort Worth is Mattie Parker (nonpartisan). margin-bottom: -2px !important; padding-top: 3px; overflow-x: auto; color: black; Box 65, Fort Worth, TX 76101. State and local courts | var nTimer = setInterval(function() { $('.showResponses').show();
.contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Fort Worth is a city in Texas that extends into Tarrant County and Denton County. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. } $('.collapse').collapse('show'); a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { left: 0px; table#officeholder-table th, td {font-size: 10px; } top: -5px; background-color: grey; .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} background-color: #003388; The filing deadline for this election was March 7, 2022. Incumbent Craig Goldman defeated Elizabeth Beck and Rod Wingo in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 97 on November 3, 2020. } padding-bottom: 7px; clearInterval(nTimer); This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. .hideResponses { display: none;} Mattie Parker, former chief of staff for Fort Worths mayor and city council, and current CEO of Tarrant To & Through Partnership (T3), officially announced her campaign for mayor on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization. The mayor will also represent the city at all official city ceremonies, and at the state, national, and international levels. .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} .widget-row { Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } } complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. To view Beck's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here. To learn more about accessibility accommodations available from the City of Fort Worth, visit the Accessibility page. 5 of the 8 City Council members won their election in 2019 with less than 3,500 votes (1 of the 3 that had more than 3,500 votes was unopposed). }) Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. } In the 2012 primary, Cruz faced off against eight other Republicans, including the popular and well-funded Lt. Gov. .census-table-section-header { What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} Elected Officials - Welcome to the City of Fort Worth Fort Worth has a council-manager government. display: inline-block; There were no incumbents in this race. She previously served on the Fort Worth City Council. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { [7], FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); } font-weight: bold; if (typeof $ != 'undefined') { The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. This number represented 13.5% of all 5,138 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2021. padding-left: 0; Both Willams and Nettles were able to garner support from the progressive grassroots group United Fort Worth, which helped them knock doors and turn out voters in the close election. .infobox p { One of them believes men can have periods, OHare said. text-align: left !important; During Tuesday night's council meeting, City Manager David Cooke explained the language that will be on the May 7 special election ballot. }, 100); padding-left: 10px !important; The city's departments will annually submit budget requests to the city manager. A runoff election was scheduled for June 8, 2019, but canceled after all seats were won outright in the general election. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} width: 100% !important; .census-table-container { .inner_percentage.Libertarian { color: white; } Ann Zadeh has been the City Council rep for District 9 since 2014. width: 250px; } .widget-row.Libertarian { overflow: hidden; Cruz easily won the runoff, but only 6% of Texas voters showed up. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { font-weight: 300; .widget-row { ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } (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. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } .hideResponses { display: none;} padding-bottom: 5px; overflow-y: auto; private employers. font-size: 0.9em; He said he has been reaching out to churches, including some Spanish language congregations, to find supporters who want Fort Worth to remain conservative. margin-bottom: 0; The former AT&T executive ran against Price in the 2019 election and garnered nearly 43% of the vote though she still lost by nearly 14 percentage points. All eight city council seats were up for election. margin-top: 1em; Click here to send it to us, Tarrant Appraisal District extends deadline to file protests, upgrades its website, Hancock uses special forum to advance living organ legislation, Sonidos Del Summer brings Selena tribute, local performers to Marine Park, New viewing decks put bison herd on center stage at Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Made in Tarrant: Local turquoise jeweler draws on heritage to style country music stars, Where I Live: Hes lived in Westcliff for a year. Originally from Round Rock, Texas, she spent several years at the University of Missouri-Columbia majoring in investigative Jungus Jordan is vying to hold on to District 6, but hes squaring off against two viable opponents. } April 6: Last day to register to voteApril 24: Early voting beginsMay 2: Early voting endsMay 6: Election Day. If this campaign season feels a little carnival-like, theres a reason. The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 1, 2021. Fort Worth elections are also on the ballot in nearby Denton and Weatherford. Thats just under 4% of Fort Worths registered voters at the time, with a fraction of a percentage making the difference. display: inline-block; display: block; left: 0px; .widget-row.Republican { $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { background-color: grey; 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 . $('.showResponses').show(); You are required to follow the guidelines and use the republication tool when you share our content. color: #6db24f; .partytd.Democratic { .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { padding-right: 0.25em; } There were no incumbents in this race. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } background-color: #003388; Federal courts | $('.showResponses').show(); Alan Blaylock District 4 City Councilmember Telephone 817-392-8804 Fax 817-392-2409 Email District4@fortworthtexas.gov Alan Blaylock was elected to City Council in May 2022 to represent District 4, which includes neighborhoods from inside Loop 820 to the far north. .partytd.Republican { Republish our articles for free, online or in print, by following our guidelines. .connected { }) } } $('.showResponses').hide(); a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, Accommodations are available for residents who have accessibility requirements. Public policy. Cities | .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} width: 100%; .widget-row.value-only.white { The city manager will use those requests to develop and submit a budget to the city council for review on or before August 15. } .widget-img { Jordans council predecessor Landslide Clyde Picht became the poster child for Fort Worths close municipal elections after winning his 1997 election by 10 votes. U.S. Congress | .indicate_scroll { width: 57%; width: 35px !important; If you are Elizabeth Beck, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } margin-top: 1px; @media (max-width:600px) { While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. She has raised the most money in this race by far, almost tripling her second and third nearest competitors, business manager Jared Sloane who also chairs the Arts Council of Fort Worth and local entrepreneur Darien George. margin: auto; Parker served for fiveyears as chief of staff for Mayor Betsy Price and the council. As of May 2023, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, three are independents, seven identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. --title-background: #334aab; } Blaylock completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Up for grab is the mayors office, eight of the nine existing City Council seats (the city will add districts next year), seats in Tarrant Regional Water District, five school board seats (one candidate is running uncontested), and four spots on the Tarrant County College board. A little more than a percent of eligible Texas voters made Ted Cruz a United States senator. .clearfix { In making her announcement and filing for a place on the ballot, Parker received support from District 7 Fort Worth City Councilman Dennis Shingleton. The national guard was not deployed. .electionsectionheading {