Tarrant County
County Clerk
Mary Louise Nicholson
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Mary Louise Nicholson
- Current role
- Tarrant County Clerk (since January 1, 2011)
- Background
- Bachelor of Arts in criminology and criminal justice, magna cum laude, University of Texas at Arlington (per her questionnaire)
- Born and raised in Tarrant County, in a military family in Fort Worth (per campaign)
- Age 60 (per her questionnaire, October 2026)
- Experience
- Tarrant County Sheriff's command staff (eight years, before becoming county clerk)
- Chairwoman of the board, Texas County and District Retirement System (per campaign)
- Member, Tarrant County Bail Bond Board (per campaign)
- Member, Tarrant County Elections Commission (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Balance enhanced delivery of service against budgetary restraint"
- "Recruit, train and retain high performing employees"
- "Provide great customer service"
- "Simplified and expedited access to the services or documents they need"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Her budget priority, in a candidate questionnaire: "Continuously evaluate business processes and the use of technology to enhance services while reducing costs."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a candidate questionnaire: "To help address rapid growth, our office ensures the security and reliability of these documents online"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Craig Goldman, U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
- Bill Waybourn, Tarrant County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
- Phil King, Texas State Senator District 10 (listed by campaign)
- David Cook, Texas State Representative District 96 (listed by campaign)
- Phil Sorrells, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney (listed by campaign)
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- Manny Ramirez, Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4 (listed by campaign)
- Mattie Parker, City of Fort Worth Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Tarrant Star Republican Club (listed by campaign)
- Fort Worth Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- Arlington Republican Club (listed by campaign)
- Reagan Legacy Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- MetroTex Association of Realtors (listed by campaign)
- Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors (listed by campaign)
- Fort Worth Apartment Association (listed by campaign)
- Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association (listed by campaign)
- Texas Association of REALTORS Political Action Committee (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- marylouise.info
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