County Commissioner, Precinct 4 - Texas Ballot Compare

Manny Ramirez

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: Manny Ramirez
Current role: Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (since January 2023)
Background: Master of Business Administration, Texas Christian University (per campaign)
Bachelor's in criminal justice administration, Tarleton State University (per campaign)
Born and raised in Fort Worth (per campaign)
Graduate, W.E. Boswell High School (per campaign)
Experience: Fort Worth police officer (15 years)
Former president, Fort Worth Police Officers Association
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (per campaign)
Chairman of the board, Texas Juvenile Justice Department (per campaign)
Top priorities: "Providing for the safety and security of our citizens is the most important responsibility of our government."
Campaign: "a steadfast fiscal conservative" who is "staunchly opposed to taxpayer funded lobbying"
"Manny will listen to the taxpayers and focus on improving our existing road systems to get ahead of our population growth."
On the county hospital district: "increase transparency and operational efficiencies"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "He has helped craft the most fiscally conservative budget in Tarrant County history, slashing property taxes below the no-new revenue rate."
Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Manny will listen to the taxpayers and focus on improving our existing road systems to get ahead of our population growth."
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: Campaign site: "Providing for the safety and security of our citizens is the most important responsibility of our government."
Claims and the record
2025 campaign finance report correction: His July 2025 campaign finance report listed a $25,000 contribution from a company, which Texas law bars; he filed a corrected report attributing it to the company's CEO. The source reports no enforcement action. He called it "a clerical error that was corrected and amended".
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: mannyramirez.org

Nydia Cardenas

Democratic

On ballot as: Nydia Cardenas
Current role: Leadership coach and organizational development consultant; founder, The Energy Takeback (leadership coaching practice)
Background: Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Stanford University (per her questionnaire)
Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan (per her questionnaire)
Born and raised in Fort Worth (per candidate)
Fort Worth public schools; graduate, North Side High School (per candidate)
Age 40 (per her questionnaire, October 2026)
Experience: Co-founder and facilitator, the 817 Gather
Former vice president of customer experience, tech startup (per campaign)
Worked with small-business programs (per campaign)
Frequent public speaker, Tarrant County Commissioners Court meetings
First-time candidate (per her questionnaire)
Top priorities: "Lead with compassion, not cruelty": "I will push for independent jail oversight and full transparency for in-custody deaths"
"Bring representation back to representative government": "I will restore twice-monthly Commissioners Court meetings"
"Invest in community resilience": "restore county-run health services, expand mental health care, fight for property tax reform that protects homeowners"
On the biggest issue: "Affordability"
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a candidate questionnaire: "I will push TAD to return to annual reappraisals, maximize homestead exemptions" (TAD is the Tarrant Appraisal District)
Growth and infrastructure: In a candidate questionnaire: "I would require infrastructure to be built concurrently with development"
Flooding and drainage: On development outpacing infrastructure, in a candidate questionnaire: "Drainage systems are overwhelmed."
Public safety: In a candidate questionnaire: "I will push for independent jail oversight and full transparency for in-custody deaths, expand mental health crisis response"
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: Working Families Party (listed by campaign)
Tarrant County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
Sunrise Tarrant (listed by campaign)
Cowtown Democrats (listed by campaign)
Run for Something (listed by campaign)
SEIU Texas (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: vote4nydia.com