Tarrant Appraisal District
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John AdamsNonpartisan
Matt BryantNonpartisan IncumbentOn ballot as
John Adams
Matt Bryant
Current role
Mortgage originator and licensed real estate agent
Member, Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors (elected 2024) (per Fort Worth Report); real estate investor
Background
- B.S. in business management, University of Texas at Arlington (per his questionnaire)
- 20 years in mortgage origination (per Fort Worth Report)
- Licensed real estate agent (per Fort Worth Report)
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, Texas A&M University (1992) (per his questionnaire)
- Owner, portfolio of rental properties (per Fort Worth Report)
Experience
Not found
- Carroll ISD school board of trustees (2018–2021) (per his questionnaire)
Top priorities
- District's primary objective: "accurate, equal, and uniform taxation of properties within the county" (per his questionnaire)
- Second objective: "efficiency and cost savings" (per his questionnaire)
- "Lead TAD to put taxpayers first by ensuring a clear, timely, and respectful process and preserving every property owner’s right to be heard." (per his questionnaire)
- "Make the appraisal process easier to navigate: easier to participate in, easier to understand, and easier to resolve disputed property values." (per his questionnaire)
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "It is imperative that we have an appraisal plan that reimplements 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, on the plan adopted Sept. 8, 2026: "I support this plan. The plan continues biennial appraisals for residential properties"
- 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
- Kelly Hancock, Former Texas Comptroller and State Senator from Tarrant County (listed by campaign)
- Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Rick Barnes, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector (listed by campaign)
- Tom Wilder, Tarrant County District Clerk (listed by campaign)
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- Shawn McCaskill, Mayor of Southlake (listed by campaign)
- Armin Mizani, Mayor of Keller (listed by campaign)
John Adams
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- John Adams
- Current role
- Mortgage originator and licensed real estate agent
- Background
- B.S. in business management, University of Texas at Arlington (per his questionnaire)
- 20 years in mortgage origination (per Fort Worth Report)
- Licensed real estate agent (per Fort Worth Report)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- District's primary objective: "accurate, equal, and uniform taxation of properties within the county" (per his questionnaire)
- Second objective: "efficiency and cost savings" (per his questionnaire)
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire: "It is imperative that we have an appraisal plan that reimplements 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
- johnadamsfortarrant.com
Matt Bryant
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Matt Bryant
- Current role
- Member, Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors (elected 2024) (per Fort Worth Report); real estate investor
- Background
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, Texas A&M University (1992) (per his questionnaire)
- Owner, portfolio of rental properties (per Fort Worth Report)
- Experience
- Carroll ISD school board of trustees (2018–2021) (per his questionnaire)
- Top priorities
- "Lead TAD to put taxpayers first by ensuring a clear, timely, and respectful process and preserving every property owner’s right to be heard." (per his questionnaire)
- "Make the appraisal process easier to navigate: easier to participate in, easier to understand, and easier to resolve disputed property values." (per his questionnaire)
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Candidate questionnaire, on the plan adopted Sept. 8, 2026: "I support this plan. The plan continues biennial appraisals for residential properties"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Kelly Hancock, Former Texas Comptroller and State Senator from Tarrant County (listed by campaign)
- Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Rick Barnes, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector (listed by campaign)
- Tom Wilder, Tarrant County District Clerk (listed by campaign)
Show all 7
- Shawn McCaskill, Mayor of Southlake (listed by campaign)
- Armin Mizani, Mayor of Keller (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- electmattbryant.com
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