background-color: #ccc; A runoff election was scheduled for June 8, 2019, but canceled after all seats were won outright in the general election. width: 100%; } background-color: #003388; Get award-winning Fort Worth area news in your inbox free. width: 57%; color:white; font-weight: bold; ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } })(); Elizabeth Beck did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { A few incumbents are also facing tough competition. padding-bottom: 0px; 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. During Tuesday night's council meeting, City Manager David Cooke explained the language that will be on the May 7 special election ballot. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { } Parker joins race for Fort Worth mayor padding-left: 10px; .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} This long-ballot trend is also happening all over the country. }) background-color: #f9f9f9; font-style: italic; The general Tarrant County Elections Office website can be found here. font-weight: bold; Source. margin-top: 1px; Shes already planning for a runoff, while noting she does see a path to outright victory on May 6. font-weight: bold; a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } } letter-spacing: 0.03em; } margin: 0px 10px; top: 2px; width: 100%; } $('.pastResponses').hide(); padding-left: 16px; a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } On the campaign trail, hes often trumpeted his own efforts to revitalize the Las Vegas Trail and Como neighborhoods, along with opening a shelter for young people who may be at risk for human trafficking. Shingleton, who has served on the council for 10 years, is not running for re-election. text-align: center; .clearfix { District 6 council member Jared Williams, who represents southwest Fort Worth, got 974 fewer votes than eight-term incumbent Jungus Jordan in the May general election, but was able to force Jordan into the June runoff, where he won by 273 votes. color: #888; } Elected Officials - Welcome to the City of Fort Worth Fort Worth has a council-manager government. clearInterval(nTimer); 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. } She has built her reputation as a policy hawk and city planner she holds a Masters Degree in city planning. You have to credit Fort Worth Report. background-color: #dac113; The mayor is a voting member of the council and represents the city on ceremonial occasions. } vertical-align: top; One of them believes men can have periods, OHare said. Source. } .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} | line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center; In its most recent election, Chicago chose among 14 people running for mayor, while races for the San Antonio City Council averaged nearly five candidates per district. In all emails, link directly to the story at fortworthreport.org and not to your website. You can only publish select stories individually not as a collection. } } [2], Note: The mayor is not included in the list below. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Cities | font-weight: normal !important; FORT WORTH, Texas For the first time in its more than 170-year history, theres a chance that the Fort Worth City Council will consist of more newly elected members than incumbents. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. letter-spacing: .03em; padding-bottom: 3px; } margin-top: 1em; Click here to read more about this local measure. border: 3px solid white; } .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} padding-left: 0; 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. Williams is running for re-election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 6 in Texas. .partytd.Gray { .race_footer { District History Plan for water, sewer work in these three Council districts $('.collapse').collapse('show'); $('.hideResponses').show(); How business owners keep the dream alive, $2 billion bond a key issue for Northwest ISD school board candidates vying for three seats, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. } $('#candidate-connection-email-97177').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); U.S. President | Alan Blaylock is a member of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas, representing District 4.He assumed office on May 17, 2022. p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} background-color: #D9D9D9; clear: both; background-color: #003388; background-color: green; On her website, she lists quality jobs, housing, ethics and transparency, independent redistricting, and the creation of a citizen police review board, as her priorities. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda: Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census. Counties | padding: 0.5em 1em; p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} 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. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} background-color: white; 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. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { } background: #4c4c4c; background-color: #db0000; This number represented 13.5% of all 5,138 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2021. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. 200 Texas St. $('#candidate-connection-email-180509').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); padding-top: 3px; background-color: #f4f4f4; clear: both; } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { position: relative; Councilwoman Ann Zadeh reported $134,420 on hand, while Deborah Peoples, chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party, had a little more than $41,000 in the bank. width: 250px; .votebox-results-metadata-p { FORT WORTH, Texas For the first time in its more than 170-year history, there's a chance that the Fort Worth City Council will consist of more newly elected members than incumbents. Chris Rector, 58, who lists his occupation as author/disabled veteran. text-align: center; p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} Parkers campaign has brought in nearly $654,000 in contributions. background-color: #003388; font-size: 16px; display: block; The state must pay its fair share to fully fund our public education system and stop pushing the burden onto the backs of local governments and homeowners. .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} Candidate, Fort Worth City Council District 10, .infobox { .inner_percentage.Republican { .votebox_legend { background-color: red; .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. max-width: 500px; var nTimer = setInterval(function() { .widget-row.heading { height: 22px; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { P.O. They Refused to Fight for Russia. $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); margin: 8px auto; Haynes lists his occupation as CEO. }) His current term ends in 2023. display: inline-block; background-color: #f4f4f4; If youre not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: This story was originally published by Fort Worth Report and include our website. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} text-align: center; Among the 10 candidates vying to replace her, five have significantly outraised the rest of the field in terms of campaign donations, and are generally considered to be the most serious of the crop. .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} .votebox-scroll-container { $('#candidate-connection-twitter-180509').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); text-align: center; Every child in this state deserves a great education. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } --progress-bar: #f0a236; width: 100% font-weight: 200; .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, } } .infobox p { Contested races Mayoral race: Adrian Smith, veteran Alyson Kennedy, cashier and activist Jennifer Castillo, an entrepreneur and Realtor Ken Bowens Jr., entrepreneur $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Frequent city hall commentator and District 5 council candidate Bob Willoughby has often cited the low turnout in the 2016 charter election to question the legitimacy of the expanded council. })(); Elizabeth Beck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. position: absolute; Fort Worth elections are also on the ballot in nearby Denton and Weatherford. Our reporting will be free to all who access our primary digital channels. margin-bottom: 0; The mayor holds no veto powers. Blaylock is running for re-election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 10 in Texas. Candidate Elizabeth Beck (Nonpartisan) Pamela Boggess (Nonpartisan) Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. 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Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well. font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; overflow-x: auto; .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} Jordans council predecessor Landslide Clyde Picht became the poster child for Fort Worths close municipal elections after winning his 1997 election by 10 votes. } position: relative; $('.showResponses').hide(); } width: 100%; .widget-row.value-only.black { Government - Welcome to the City of Fort Worth .election_results_text { .votebox-scroll-container { Others running for mayor include council members Ann Zadeh, who represents District 9, and District 3 representative Brian Byrd. .connected { Fort Worth, Texas - Ballotpedia Elizabeth Beck did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey. Her current term ends in 2023. margin-bottom: .75em; $('.hideResponses').show(); .votebox-results-cell--check { } $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { background-color: #f9d334; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; Download it here. Beck is running for re-election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 9 in Texas. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { He will serve through May 6, when the seat . Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. $('.pastResponses').hide(); With two council members vying for the mayoral seat and Councilman Dennis Shingletons retirement, the heated theater of operations has trickled down to council races. He said he has been reaching out to churches, including some Spanish language congregations, to find supporters who want Fort Worth to remain conservative. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { 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: 75px; $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { 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. font-size: 0.9em; width: 250px; She is on the ballot in the general election on May 6, 2023. Events in Fort Worth, Texas began on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the old courthouse downtown. color: white; .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #6db24f; (function() { Ashley Mock (S), 41 Public Records - Fort Pierce Florida .widget-row { padding-left: 8px; On her website, Peoples lists citywide unity, healthcare, justice, education, investment in disadvantaged areas of town, and preparing the citys crumbling infrastructure. .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { font-size: 12px; .non_result_row { Early voting runs from April 24 to May 2 with election day on May 6. 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. height: 100%; display: table; ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } U.S. President | Updated: 1:14 PM CDT April 27, 2021. $('.showResponses').show(); 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 runoff. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. } } background-color: #003388; } [6], The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States. margin-right: 12px; color: #888; width: 43%; .outer_percentage {
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Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. margin-top: 0px; } The mayor's seat and all eight city council seats were up for election. .hideResponses { display: none;} More by Emily Wolf. @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} Her office is responsible for sending candidate packets to everyone who filed. } .percentage_number { } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .widget-row.Libertarian { Mayor's office .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} } Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. , See also:City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2023). .results_row td:first-child { Fort Worth Business Press #email { Jared Williams - Ballotpedia 2017 .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} [10] No curfews were issued. } The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. } Fort Worth Election Info .connected button { These candidates have little political experience but have survived through the devastating economic fallout that caused more than 20 million workers to lose their jobs, the article says. District 4s representative Cary Moon has the most robust war chest, but local nurse Tara Wilson has proven herself a formidable fundraiser and social media presence. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { padding-left: 0; } Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level. font-weight: bold; .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } width: 90%; Jeanette Martinez today filed her paperwork to run and I have enthusiastically endorsed her.. Three other candidates have filed for Fort Worth mayor in addition to Parker, Zadeh and Byrd: The official filing period for the May 1 municipal elections began Jan. 13 and ends on Feb. 12. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. } .widget-img { color: white; } At seventeen, Elizabeth enlisted in the Army Reserves and served for 8.5 years. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? The filing deadline for this election was March 7, 2022. font-weight: bold; clearInterval(nTimer); To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[7]. Martinez, an executive administrator for County Commissioner Roy Brooks, previously told the Report in October she was no longer planning to run for the seat but applied for a place on the ballot Feb. 17. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { background-color: #fdd007; The council has the power to adoptmunicipal ordinancesand resolutions, make proclamations, set the city tax rate, approve the city budget, and appoint the city secretary, city attorney, city auditor, municipal court judges, and members of city boards and commissions. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { Fort Worth has a Republican mayor. Of the candidates in contested races, 23 are not incumbents. padding-left: 10px !important; .results_row td { width: 150px; background-color: grey; margin: 1rem 0 0 0; } While the mayor is elected at large, the other eight members are elected by the city's eight districts. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? letter-spacing: .04em; })(); Alan Blaylock did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. There are nine candidates seeking to replace her, including Elizabeth Beck, who just lost a sometimes-nasty race for the state legislature to Republican Craig Goldman. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { .indicate_scroll { 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.. margin: 0; vertical-align: middle; I've been doing elections since 1992 in a number of cities, she said. } Box 65, Fort Worth, TX 76101. (Sandra Sadek | Fort Worth Report). } (File Photo). .widget-row.Republican { .non_result_row th { .results_row { Elizabeth Beck defeated Dan Willis in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 97 on March 3, 2020. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } } left: 0px; $('#candidate-connection-twitter-115943').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); State and local courts | background-color: #f9d334; padding-left: 10px; She previously served on the Fort Worth City Council. Wendy Davis (politician) - Wikipedia .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 1em; At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. 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