Tonya Carter, a Como resident and former candidate for District 3, has filed to run in District 6 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Three people are now running for the seat — incumbent Jared Williams, Italia De La Cruz, and Carter.

Carter lists her occupation as customer service on her campaign filing and runs a Facebook page called Como Action News Today. Como was moved from District 3 to District 6 as a result of redistricting in 2022. 

“I know how to take a little bit of nothing and turn it into a whole lot of something,” Carter said on a Facebook live video. “That’s what qualifies me for District 6.”

Candidates across all 11 districts will vie for a seat on the council May 6. Of the nine incumbents, eight have filed for reelection so far. 

Two districts — 10 and 11 — will be filled for the first time, after the city council passed a redistricting map to establish them. 

You can register to vote in the upcoming municipal election here.

At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.Emily Wolf is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at emily.wolf@fortworthreport.org or via Twitter.

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Tonya Carter, customer service worker, files for District 6

by Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report
February 16, 2023

<h1>Tonya Carter, customer service worker, files for District 6</h1> <p class="byline">by Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report <br />February 16, 2023</p> <p>Tonya Carter, a Como resident and former candidate for District 3, has filed to run in District 6 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Three people are now running for the seat — incumbent <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/01/25/jared-williams-announces-re-election-run-in-district-6/">Jared Williams</a>, <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/01/25/italia-de-la-cruz-small-business-owner-files-to-run-in-district-6/">Italia De La Cruz</a>, and Carter.</p> <p>Carter lists her occupation as customer service on her campaign filing and runs a Facebook page called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/comoaction">Como Action News Today</a>. Como was moved from District 3 to District 6 as a result of redistricting in 2022.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I know how to take a little bit of nothing and turn it into a whole lot of something,” Carter said on a Facebook live video. “That’s what qualifies me for District 6.”</p> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <h3>Municipal elections are coming up. Here are some key dates:</h3> <p>Jan. 18: Candidates began filing</p> <p>Feb. 17: Last day for candidates to file</p> <p>April 6: Last day to register to vote</p> <p>April 24: Early voting begins&nbsp;</p> <p>May 2: Early voting ends&nbsp;</p> <p>May 6: Election Day</p> </p></div> <p>Candidates across all 11 districts will vie for a seat on the council May 6. Of the nine incumbents, eight have filed for reelection so far.&nbsp;</p> <p>Two districts — 10 and 11 — will be filled for the first time, after the city council passed a redistricting map to establish them.&nbsp;</p> <p>You can register to vote in the upcoming municipal election <a href="https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/elections/register-to-vote.html">here.</a></p> <p><em>At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em><em>Emily Wolf is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at emily.wolf@fortworthreport.org or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/_wolfemily?lang=en"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/16/tonya-carter-customer-service-worker-files-for-district-6/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=67612&ga=UA-194640723-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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