Tarrant County
County Judge
Alisa Simmons
Democratic- On ballot as
- Alisa Simmons
- Current role
- Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (since 2023; elected 2022)
- Background
- Undergraduate degree, Texas Woman's University (per her questionnaire)
- Earlier career: newsroom journalist, 9-1-1 public safety leader, entrepreneur (per campaign)
- Tarrant County resident for more than 30 years (per candidate)
- Experience
- President, Arlington NAACP (more than a decade)
- Ran for Texas House District 94 (2020) (per her questionnaire)
- Ran for the Arlington school board (2010) (per her questionnaire)
- Top priorities
- "Public safety": "improve staffing, training, and jail medical care, as well as expand treatment-based jail diversion"
- "Health care and family stability": "protecting access to JPS and preventive care and helping families avoid homelessness"
- "Open, responsible government": "use five-year forecasts to guide spending and tax decisions"
- Says she will seek "to restore twice-monthly public court meetings"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a candidate questionnaire: "I support financially sustainable tax relief."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a candidate questionnaire: "The County must maintain roads and bridges we are responsible for, particularly in unincorporated areas"
- Flooding and drainage: In a candidate questionnaire, says she will bring cities and agencies together "to plan for transportation, drainage, and water quality needs in both growing communities and older neighborhoods"
- Public safety: In a candidate questionnaire: "I will work with commissioners, the Sheriff, and health providers to improve staffing, training, and jail medical care"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board
- Jasmine Crockett, U.S. Representative (listed by campaign)
- Beto O'Rourke, Former U.S. Rep (listed by campaign)
- Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative (listed by campaign)
- Royce West, State Senator (listed by campaign)
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- Nicole Collier, State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Aisha Davis, State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Tiffany Clark, State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Mia Hall, Fort Worth City Council (listed by campaign)
- Deborah Peoples, Fort Worth City Council (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Jared Williams, Former City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Bessye Adams, Grand Prairie City Council (listed by campaign)
- Junior Ezeonu, Grand Prairie City Council (listed by campaign)
- Sandra Lee, Constable (listed by campaign)
- Michael Campbell, Constable (listed by campaign)
- Kelicia Stevenson, Crowley ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Chakina Watkins, Crowley ISD Trustee (listed by campaign)
- Frederick Haynes, Pastor (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- votealisasimmons.com
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