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County Commissioner
Master of Business Administration, Texas Christian University
Bachelor of Science, Tarleton State University
Over the past three years, we have run one of the most efficient Commissioners offices in Texas, delivering roads and bridges and leading a disciplined workforce. Before taking office in 2023, I built and managed a successful multi-state business that created hundreds of jobs. I also served more than a decade as a Fort Worth Police Officer and president of the FWPOA. I have protected our community’s safety, managed multi-million dollar budgets, and now I protect taxpayers’ pocketbooks.
The major issue we face comes down to volume. Too many people in our jails should be housed in mental health facilities instead of jail. However, there is a drastic shortage of bed space at those facilities. We have to continue providing JPS and MHMR with the resources they need to care for people already in our custody. And we should be unified in asking the Texas Legislature to expand state mental hospitals. We cannot allow our jails to remain the largest mental health providers in the state.
Community input and engagement happens every single day, not just during our Tuesday business meetings at Court. Not everyone can attend a 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting, no matter how regularly they are held, so we make ourselves available and accountable every day. Every day of every week we engage with our community members, listen to their feedback, and implement their suggestions. We host regular transportation and infrastructure meetings to discuss major roadway projects across the region.
Since we partnered with the Center for Transforming Lives in 2025, our financial support for our most needy community members has more than doubled. We must continue to invest efficiently where it makes the biggest impact, using our network of nonprofit experts and state and federal partners. Every citizen in Tarrant County should know they have access to help when they need it.
Voters should always be able to trust that elections are free and fair. Strict oversight, routine audits, and transparency and accountability are essential to that process. We should also allow our independent Elections Administrator to be truly independent. We don’t tell a fire chief how to fight fires, and we should not dictate how an Elections Administrator conducts our elections, including recommendations on polling hours, locations, and related election operations.
Affordability is the number one issue facing our communities. Our residents are facing rising inflation and government overreach that impact their daily lives. In Tarrant County we are directly addressing these challenges by cutting government waste and abuse while focusing on the core functions of government: public safety, improved infrastructure, and cutting red tape. We will continue to focus on improving the lives of our community members by being excellent at the basics.
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Business Owner
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
I'm a graduate of FWISD and was named Young Woman Volunteer of the Year. I earned degrees from Stanford (mechanical engineering) and Michigan (MBA), training me to navigate complexity and solve problems. As a leadership coach, I help build effective teams. I've created decision-making systems, built coalitions across organizational silos, and facilitated community conversations. My approach: identify whose voices are missing, listen deeply to root causes, and design solutions collaboratively.
Transparency and accountability are a must: independent oversight, public reporting on every death, updated policies. Anthony Johnson Jr. showed a deeper failure: a Marine veteran with schizophrenia, turned away from a mental health facility for not being "violent enough," arrested and within 24 hours, killed in jail. The state lacks facilities, so our jail warehouses people waiting for care. We need upstream investment in mental health services that prevent crises, not jails as hospitals.
Tarrant is the only one of Texas' five largest counties to meet just once a month. Speakers have been cut to one minute and removed for clapping. I will restore twice-monthly meetings, show how resident input impacts decisions, and host community conversations throughout Precinct 4. I helped lead the coalition that restored more public comment at Fort Worth City Council meetings because I believe in actively seeking community input.
Recent changes revealed urgent unmet needs. Services were outsourced, and a new application portal was overwhelmed in four hours and had to be shut down. I will restore robust county-run human services: mental health care, rental assistance, healthcare access, and emergency support. These investments catch people before crisis, preventing homelessness and incarceration while being more cost-effective. Real public safety comes from ensuring residents can stay stable and healthy.
Having observed mail ballot processing and worked as an election clerk, I’m confident in our elections. The real threat is access: the court closed 92 polling locations, disproportionately impacting Black and brown neighborhoods and people who rely on public transit or multiple jobs. I'll restore adequate polling sites, address voter confusion and misinformation, coordinate with municipalities, and expand access. Safe elections and high participation aren't competing goals.
Maintaining roads, bridges, and drainage while managing rapid growth responsibly. Addressing why we send more youth to prison than any TX county. We need intervention programs, not incarceration. Establishing a public defender's office for equal justice. Resisting state-mandated 287(g) agreement with ICE that destroys families. Fighting for appraisal reform because tax cuts don't stop the rising valuations that force families out. These challenges require collaborative, evidence-based solutions.
