Tarrant County
Criminal District Attorney Tarrant County
Tiffany Burks
Democratic- On ballot as
- Tiffany Burks
- Current role
- Attorney; partner, Varghese Summersett (Fort Worth law firm)
- Background
- Attended the University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, Texas Southern University
- Licensed in Texas since 1997 (per candidate)
- Born and raised in Oak Cliff (per campaign)
- Tarrant County resident since 1999 (per campaign)
- Experience
- Criminal division lead, Varghese Summersett
- Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 22 years; deputy chief over the criminal division for six of them
- Prosecutor, Fort Bend County (start of career; per campaign)
- Ran for Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney (2022)
- Top priorities
- "Victims come first. Victims will be the first call, not the last."
- "Smart on crime, not soft on crime."
- "I will certify juveniles as adults only for murder, and only after every juvenile resource is exhausted"
- "Protecting Taxpayers from Mismanagement"
- "Rebuilding Trust with Our Communities"
- "Accountability for Jail Deaths"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: On the office's budget, in a candidate questionnaire: "I would run that office like it is your money, because it is."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a candidate questionnaire: "Planning for growth in this county has to include the courthouse"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Violent and predatory crime demands real accountability, and Tiffany will prosecute those cases aggressively."
- Endorsements
- James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate Nominee (listed by campaign)
- Beto O'Rourke, Former U.S. Representative (listed by campaign)
- Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative, TX-33 (listed by campaign)
- Nicole Collier, Texas State Representative, HD 95 (listed by campaign)
- Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (listed by campaign)
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- Roderick Miles Jr., Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 1 (listed by campaign)
- Deborah Peoples, Fort Worth City Council Member, District 5 (listed by campaign)
- Kevin Rousseau, Former Deputy Chief, Tarrant County DA's Office (listed by campaign)
- Ramon Romero, Texas State Representative, House District 90 (listed by campaign)
- Junior Ezeonu, Democratic nominee, Texas House District 101 (listed by campaign)
- An Truong, Mayor of Haltom City (listed by campaign)
- Roy Brooks, Former Tarrant County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Salman Bhojani (listed by campaign)
- Chris Nettles, Fort Worth City Council Member (listed by campaign)
- Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council Member, District 9 (listed by campaign)
- Jeanette Martinez, Fort Worth City Council Member, District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Mia Hall, Fort Worth City Council Member, District 6 (listed by campaign)
- Run Sister Run PAC (listed by campaign)
- Cowtown Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Annie's List (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- tiffanyburksforda.com
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