Mattie Parker

Mattie Parker
Mattie Parker
45th Mayor of Fort Worth
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 15, 2021
Preceded by	Betsy Price
Personal details
Born	1983/1984 (age 37–38)
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA); Texas A&M University (JD)[1]

Mattie Parker (born 1983 or 1984)[2] is an American politician serving as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas since 2021. After coming in second place in the first round of voting in May, Parker faced off against Deborah Peoples in the run-off election on June 5, 2021. Parker received 54% of the vote in the nominally non-partisan election.

In Fort Worth, mayors are elected to two-year terms. Parker succeeded Betsy Price, who had been elected to five consecutive terms as mayor, including the 2019 election, in which Price also defeated Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Deborah Peoples. Price opted to not run for a sixth term in 2021 and had endorsed Parker, her former chief-of-staff.

References

"Who's Next? Meet Four Candidates Running for Fort Worth Mayor". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
Woodard, Teresa (June 15, 2021). "'It's Go-Time in Fort Worth': Mattie Parker Sworn in as Youngest Mayor of Any Major US City". WFAA. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

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[1] "Who's Next? Meet Four Candidates Running for Fort Worth Mayor". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[2] Woodard, Teresa (June 15, 2021). "'It's Go-Time in Fort Worth': Mattie Parker Sworn in as Youngest Mayor of Any Major US City". WFAA. Retrieved June 16, 2021.