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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Board of Directors – At-Large Place 2

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Tarrant Appraisal District
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked4-way race
Ambika SharmaAmbika SharmaNonpartisan
Cary CheshireCary CheshireNonpartisan
Paul StockardNonpartisan
Marshall HobbsNonpartisan
On ballot as
Ambika Sharma
Cary Cheshire
Paul Stockard
Marshall Hobbs
Current role
Entrepreneur and startup founder
Self-employed consultant; vice chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party
Managing Partner, US Real Estate Partners, LLC
Professional security officer and business owner
Background
  • B.S., Texas Christian University (per her questionnaire)
  • Master's degree, University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (per her questionnaire)
  • Came to Fort Worth from India at 15 (per her questionnaire)
  • Graduate, North Side High School (per her questionnaire)
  • BA in political science, Texas A&M University (per his questionnaire)
  • BBA, University of Oklahoma (per his questionnaire)
  • JD, University of Tulsa College of Law (per his questionnaire)
  • Lawyer and longtime commercial real estate executive (per Fort Worth Report)
  • Bachelor's in political science, University of Texas at Arlington (1999) (per his questionnaire)
  • Master of Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington (2002) (per his questionnaire)
  • Master's in political science, University of Texas at Arlington (2006) (per his questionnaire)
  • Has held jobs teaching government and political science at colleges in North Texas (per Fort Worth Report)
Experience
  • At Elavon, led product strategy for North American enterprise clients (per her questionnaire)
  • Later worked at Goldman Sachs, SoFi and U.S. Bank's Elavon (per her questionnaire)
  • After the IMF, worked at the Central Bank of Chile, Deutsche Bank and Barclays (per her questionnaire)
  • Worked as an analyst at the International Monetary Fund (per her questionnaire)
  • No elected office previously held or sought (per her questionnaire)
  • Ran for Tarrant County College board of trustees (2025); lost (per Fort Worth Report)
  • No elected office previously held (per his questionnaire)
  • Ran for Fort Worth City Council (2025); lost (per Fort Worth Report)
Top priorities
  • "Return to annual, fair, and uniform appraisals." (per her questionnaire)
  • "Uphold TAD’s constitutional responsibility to taxpayers." (per her questionnaire)
  • "Affordability and transparency. Freeze appraisals, make protesting easier, and provide taxpayers with information about who is responsible for their tax bills." (per his questionnaire)
  • "Transparency between the public and the appraisal process." (per his questionnaire)
  • "fair, defensible property appraisals" (per his questionnaire)
  • "fiscal responsibility and transparency at TAD." (per his questionnaire)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "I will push TAD to return to annual reappraisals"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "Every five years or annually upon a filed request of the property owner."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: At a Fort Worth Report forum: "I think we should be appraised every year and have the right to protest every year."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "I support moving away from automatic annual residential reappraisals"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
voteambika.com
carycheshire.com
Not found
hobbs4us.com
Ambika Sharma

Ambika Sharma

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Ambika Sharma
Current role
Entrepreneur and startup founder
Background
  • B.S., Texas Christian University (per her questionnaire)
  • Master's degree, University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (per her questionnaire)
  • Came to Fort Worth from India at 15 (per her questionnaire)
  • Graduate, North Side High School (per her questionnaire)
Experience
  • At Elavon, led product strategy for North American enterprise clients (per her questionnaire)
  • Later worked at Goldman Sachs, SoFi and U.S. Bank's Elavon (per her questionnaire)
  • After the IMF, worked at the Central Bank of Chile, Deutsche Bank and Barclays (per her questionnaire)
  • Worked as an analyst at the International Monetary Fund (per her questionnaire)
  • No elected office previously held or sought (per her questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • "Return to annual, fair, and uniform appraisals." (per her questionnaire)
  • "Uphold TAD’s constitutional responsibility to taxpayers." (per her questionnaire)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "I will push TAD to return to annual reappraisals"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
voteambika.com
Cary Cheshire

Cary Cheshire

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Cary Cheshire
Current role
Self-employed consultant; vice chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party
Background
  • BA in political science, Texas A&M University (per his questionnaire)
Experience
  • Ran for Tarrant County College board of trustees (2025); lost (per Fort Worth Report)
Top priorities
  • "Affordability and transparency. Freeze appraisals, make protesting easier, and provide taxpayers with information about who is responsible for their tax bills." (per his questionnaire)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "Every five years or annually upon a filed request of the property owner."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
carycheshire.com

Paul Stockard

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Paul Stockard
Current role
Managing Partner, US Real Estate Partners, LLC
Background
  • BBA, University of Oklahoma (per his questionnaire)
  • JD, University of Tulsa College of Law (per his questionnaire)
  • Lawyer and longtime commercial real estate executive (per Fort Worth Report)
Experience
  • No elected office previously held (per his questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • "Transparency between the public and the appraisal process." (per his questionnaire)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: At a Fort Worth Report forum: "I think we should be appraised every year and have the right to protest every year."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Marshall Hobbs

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Marshall Hobbs
Current role
Professional security officer and business owner
Background
  • Bachelor's in political science, University of Texas at Arlington (1999) (per his questionnaire)
  • Master of Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington (2002) (per his questionnaire)
  • Master's in political science, University of Texas at Arlington (2006) (per his questionnaire)
  • Has held jobs teaching government and political science at colleges in North Texas (per Fort Worth Report)
Experience
  • Ran for Fort Worth City Council (2025); lost (per Fort Worth Report)
Top priorities
  • "fair, defensible property appraisals" (per his questionnaire)
  • "fiscal responsibility and transparency at TAD." (per his questionnaire)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "I support moving away from automatic annual residential reappraisals"
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
hobbs4us.com

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