In GOP Primary For Tarrant County Judge, Frontrunners Betsy Price, Tim O’Hare Offer Different Governing Styles – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – One of essentially the most contentious political battles for the March 1 major election is for the Republican nomination for Tarrant County Judge.

Former Fort Worth Mayor and Tarrant County Tax Assessor Betsy Price touted her expertise and stated it helps voters separate her from the opposite Republicans operating. “They know me, they know my observe report, they know what I’ve performed, they know they’ll belief me. I’m a straight shooter. I’ll inform them the reality, although typically individuals don’t wish to hear that.”

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Former Tarrant County Republican Party Chair and former Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O’Hare stated the county is turning into extra politically aggressive and he desires to maintain it as the biggest Republican county within the state. “I’m operating as a result of we are actually in a battle for the guts and soul of our nation. Who we’re going to be as a nation and floor zero for that battle is Tarrant County. We are a goal for Democrats.”

The seat grew to become open after the present County Judge Glen Whitley introduced final yr he would retire when his time period expires on the finish of this yr.

Both Price and O’Hare have sharply criticized the opposite in a flood of television advertisements.

During our interview, O’Hare pointed to endorsements from former President Donald Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, and Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn.

O’Hare stated he desires to chop the county property tax fee by 20 p.c, supply a homestead exemption, and restrict the dimensions of presidency, however not legislation enforcement.

Price pointed to her endorsements from former Governor Rick Perry, Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Whitley.

She stated she’s targeted on enhancing transportation, public schooling, public well being and boosting financial growth so the county can cut back the property tax burden on owners.

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County Judge is a partisan workplace, and Price and O’Hare need voters to know their governing kinds.

Price stated, “I don’t wish to convey Washington politics into Tarrant County.  They have to know that we’re going to work collectively and we’re going to get this job performed on behalf of our residents. Not quit our values however work collectively.”

O’Hare stated, “I don’t assume now’s the time for Republicans to succeed in throughout the aisle. I believe now’s the time for Republicans to face up and battle. I believe what Republican major voters in Tarrant County need and across the nation for that matter, they need somebody who’s going to battle for his or her households.”

Jim Riddlesperger, Political Science Professor at TCU, stated Price is well-known within the county. “She has some big built-in benefits. On the opposite hand, the Republican Party in Tarrant County is a really conservative social gathering, and O’Hare I believe has the ear of the conservative wing of the Republican Party.”

Turnout he stated can be key in figuring out whether or not there can be a runoff.

If so, it will likely be held Tuesday, May 24.

Two different Republicans campaigning for this race are Robert Trevor Buker, who’s labored in corrections and Byron Bradford, who’s now in enterprise after serving within the army.

The Republican nominee will face the winner of the Democratic major, both former Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Deborah Peoples or Marvin Sutton, a retired Air Traffic Controller, in November.

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