Jun. 6 FORT WORTH Mattie Parker will be Fort Worth's new mayor, and that's no surprise. From the moment in January when lawyer Dee Kelly Jr. decided not to run, former mayoral chief of staff Parker was favored as the legacy candidate to succeed popular 10-year Mayor Betsy Price. But for the day at least, Deborah Peoples was Texas Democrats' queen. She was cast as a distant underdog from the .
Jun. 6 Mattie Parker will be Fort Worth's next mayor after defeating Deborah Peoples in the runoff election on Saturday. She will be sworn in June 15. Age: 37 Occupation: Lawyer, founding CEO of education nonprofits Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through Partnership and former chief of staff to the mayor and city council. Education: Bachelor of Arts in Government, University .
The Ides of May: How Politics Plays a Role in Fort Worth s Mayoral Race This Year
With the race to succeed Mayor Betsy Price in a full sprint to the finish â polls close May 1 â the campaign trail has a new obstacle: politics.
Peoples, Zadeh, Parker photos by Olaf Growald
In another time and place in Fort Worth history, City Councilman Jim Bradshaw counseled his colleague on the local government board, Woodie Woods, Fort Worthâs political plumber and one of the townâs more noted political philosophers, as he plotted a run for mayor in the late 1970s.Â
As it was recounted in those days by a reporter, the encounter went like this:
A Fort Worth mayoral candidate has endorsements from the Bass family, other big names
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/22/2021 Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jan. 22 FORT WORTH A litany of powerful Fort Worth names have lined up behind Mattie Parker in the race for mayor.
Parker s campaign Thursday posted a list of endorsements on her campaign website with a prompt for others to sign on in support of her to replace Mayor Betsy Price, who Parker worked for as the City Council chief of staff.
Price will not seek another term. The election is May 1.
Among those backing Parker are members of the billionaire Bass family who have shaped much of Fort Worth s business and philanthropic community: Ramona and Lee Bass, Sasha and Ed Bass and Sid Bass. Dee Kelly Jr., a prominent lawyer who has represented the Bass family, also signed on. He had considerred running for Fort Worth mayor himself.
Peoples challenged Price two years ago, losing by about 14%. We are one Fort Worth,” Peoples said. We have to try to find a way to bring everybody together and work to build an inclusive, welcoming city.
City council member Ann Zadeh said she wanted to hear from voters before she decided. Longtime Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price announced Tuesday she will not run for reelection and will end her time at City Hall at 10 years, setting a record for service in the mayor’s office. I m very, very, very seriously considering it,” Zadeh said. We definitely have a shared future for all of Fort Worth so it s important to me that any decisions that I make about how I serve this community are based on what I hear from the community.