Candidate roundups
Here are the 30 candidates running for Fort Worth City Council
The race for Fort Worth City Council is officially on and features many unfamiliar faces. Friday marked the deadline to file to run in Fort Worth’s upcoming municipal election. For…
Who’s running for Fort Worth-area school boards and TCC?
These are the candidates vying to represent you on selected Fort Worth-area school boards and the Tarrant County College board. Election Day is May 6.
Who’s running for Tarrant Regional Water District board? Meet the candidates
Four candidates – an incumbent, mayor, developer and locomotive engineer – will compete for two seats on the water district board.
Not all City Council candidates promise to fight fair. Here’s why
Only six of the 30 Fort Worth City Council candidates pledged to follow fair campaign practices during the 2023 election cycle. An analysis of campaign filings by the Fort Worth Report found only a single incumbent — District 6 council member Jared Williams — signed a voluntary form to disavow dishonest or unethical campaign practices,…
Voters line up to test Tarrant County’s election system. Mistakes were encouraged
Tarrant County residents lined up Tuesday to cast fake votes during a public election test. It’s Katherine Hagood’s first time to participate in such a venture. She won’t be at…
Resisting arrest, bankruptcy and a restraining order: A look at Fort Worth’s mayoral candidates’ past legal issues
Background checks into Fort Worth’s mayoral candidates revealed three candidates have been involved in criminal or civil proceedings in the past 15 years. The Fort Worth Report conducted checks on…
Who’s running for Fort Worth’s District 11? Felony convictions complicate race
The applications of two candidates were held back pending legal review over their eligibility to run, as both disclosed prior felony convictions.
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Other Election Stories
Election integrity task force draws criticism, support at Tarrant County commissioners meeting
Three of the county’s top Republican officials, including Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, unveiled the task force earlier this month, even though voter fraud is rare in Tarrant County and…
Crystal Mason gains supports from prosecutors in appeal of illegal voting conviction
The effort to clear Mason’s name comes as Tarrant County ramps up election integrity efforts for future elections.
Chad Moore, locomotive engineer, launches campaign for Tarrant Regional Water District board
Chad Moore, a locomotive engineer at BNSF Railway, is running for a seat on the Tarrant Regional Water District board of directors. Moore seeks one of two at-large seats on…
Arlington educator seeking District 5 seat on TCC board
Nikki Stroba, an Arlington ISD teacher, recently filed to run for the District 5 seat on the TCC board.
Second challenger files to run for District 5 on Fort Worth ISD school board
Fort Worth resident Josh Yoder filed Feb. 17 to run for the District 5 seat on the Fort Worth ISD school board.
Patricia Carlson, business owner, files against incumbent Tobi Jackson for Fort Worth ISD school board
Patricia “Pat” Carlson will attempt to unseat school board president Tobi Jackson.
Jeanette Martinez, administrator, files to run in District 11
Jeanette Martinez, an executive administrator for County Commissioner Roy Brooks, filed to run in District 11 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Five people, Martinez, Christopher Johnson, Ricardo Avitia, Rick Herring…
Pamela Boggess, attorney, files to run in District 9
Pamela Boggess, an attorney, filed to run in District 9 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Four people, Boggess, Chris Reed, Elizabeth Beck and Jason Peña are officially running for the…
Adrian Smith, veteran, files to run for Mayor
Adrian Smith, a military veteran, filed to run for Mayor on Fort Worth’s City Council. Five people, Smith, Ken Bowens, Jr., Alyson Kennedy, Jennifer Castillo and incumbent Mattie Parker are…
Chris Reed, software developer, files to run in District 9
Chris Reed, a software developer, filed to run in District 9 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Three people, Reed, Jason Pena and incumbent Elizabeth Beck are officially running for the…
Brandon Jones, home inspector, files to run in District 10
Brandon Jones, a home inspector, filed to run in District 10 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Two people, Jones and Alan Blaylock, are officially running for the seat. Jones has…
Southeast organizer files for District 3 seat on Fort Worth ISD school board
Southeast Fort Worth organizer adds name to Fort Worth ISD school board ballot.
Activist against Fort Worth ISD sex education program files to run for school board
Local activist files to represent district 3 on Fort Worth school board.
Tonya Carter, customer service worker, files for District 6
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…
Elizabeth Beck files for re-election in District 9
Incumbent Elizabeth Beck filed to run again in District 9 on Fort Worth’s City Council. There are two candidates officially running for the seat to date — Beck and Jason…
Tarrant County’s elected officials want to be the enforcers of election integrity
Four months after winning elected seats as county judge and district attorney, Tim O’Hare and Phil Sorrells joined Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn in announcing they’ll investigate issues of election…
Macy Hill, philanthropic adviser, files to run in District 7
Macy Hill, an philanthropic adviser, filed to run in District 7 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Three people so far — Hill, Jason Ellis and Caleb Backholm — are officially…
Charles Lauersdorf, business owner and veteran, files to run in District 4
Charles Lauersdorf, a business owner, filed to run in District 4 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Two people so far — Lauersdorf and Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez — are officially running…
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker files for reelection
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker made it official: She is running again. So far, she faces three challengers: Ken Bowens, Jr., Alyson Kennedy and Jennifer Castillo. The election is May…
Paxton Motheral files for seat on Tarrant Regional Water District board
Developer and former Fort Worth City Council candidate Paxton Motheral is the latest candidate to throw his hat into the ring for a seat on the Tarrant Regional Water District…
Quinton Phillips files for re-election to Fort Worth ISD school board
Fort Worth ISD District 3 trustee Quinton Phillips is asking voters to give him another four-year term on the school board. Phillips, who was first elected in 2019, represents part…
Incumbent Leonard Hornsby seeking first full term on TCC board of trustees
Incumbent Leonard Hornsby is running for his first full term on the Tarrant County College board of trustees.
Cristal Galvan, a consultant, files to run in District 11
Cristal Galvan, a consultant, filed to run in District 11 on Fort Worth’s City Council. Four people are officially running for the seat — Galvan, Tara Maldanado-Wilson, Christopher Johnson and…
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