After high school Commissioner Calvert was admitted to Tufts University in Boston, one of the top 25 colleges in the country and the school ranked number one in the world for —International Relations where he excelled academically and held various leadership position as a student leader serving as class Senator and the youngest elected member to Tufts University’s Board of Trustees.

Commissioner Calvert was also a founding member of the local NAACP Chapter and served as the Political Director of the Pan-African Alliance.

During his time at Tufts, Commissioner Calvert participated in AmeriCorps’ Jump Start Program during his senior year teaching pre-school children in inner-city Boston.

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Tommy Calvert Jr. attended Tufts University and participated in AmeriCorps’ Jump Start Program, teaching preschool children in Boston.

Tommy Calvert Jr. attended Tufts University.

Before being elected, Tommy Calvert had a distinguished career in international policy. He led the American Anti-Slavery Group, the first anti-human trafficking organization founded in the United States since reconstruction. As its chief, he helped get the first $50 million dollars in funding for the U.S. to fight trafficking.

Commissioner Tommy Calvert, Precinct 4

Tommy previously led the American Anti-Slavery Group.

Commissioner Tommy Calvert, Precinct 4 | Bexar County, TX

COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT, PRECINCT 4

Tommy Calvert was elected Bexar County Commissioner for Precinct 4 in 2014 and is one of five chief executives of county government. He ran unopposed in 2018 for his second four-year term. He is the youngest and first African-American County Commissioner in Bexar County.

Tommy was elected Bexar County Commissioner for Precinct 4 in 2014. He ran unopposed in 2018 for a second four-year term.

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He believes in people and created the Bexar County internship program, raised the minimum wage of Bexar County employees from $11.66 to $15.00 per hour. He also tripled the number of contracts awarded to Small Women and Minority Owned Businesses.

Commissioner Calvert is also a winner of the San Antonio Business Journal’s “40 under 40” award. He chairs the Bexar County Cyber and IT Initiative where he developed curriculum with the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in CompTIA, Network plus and other IT courses so that San Antonio high school students could work in six-figure IT jobs rather than have people from out of town get jobs in the information technology sector.

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Commissioner Calvert led recruitment efforts of investors to build the new $120 MillionArtists Residences and Thompson Hotel at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

1275 New Jobs through Direct Foreign Investment

As a county commissioner, raised Bexar County employee pay from $11.66 to $15 per hour.

As a county commissioner, created the Bexar County internship program.

As a county commissioner, tripled contracts awarded to small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.

Developed information technology coursework with the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce for high school students.

Led investor recruitment for the Artists Residences and Thompson Hotel development at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

- As a county commissioner, raised Bexar County employee pay from $11.66 to $15 per hour.
- As a county commissioner, created the Bexar County internship program.
- As a county commissioner, tripled contracts awarded to small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.
- Developed information technology coursework with the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce for high school students.
- Led investor recruitment for the Artists Residences and Thompson Hotel development at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

Economy

NACO is nationally recognizing Commissioner Calvert for his leadership in improving food security for thousands of Bexar County residents during the pandemic.

Commissioner Calvert led the way in securing $2 million in federal funding to ensure that residents experiencing supply chain disruptions did not go hungry during the pandemic. His leadership led to 25,000 lbs. of super greens and fruits being available for residents struggling to pay for groceries.

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Secured $2 million in federal funding for food assistance during pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions.

- Secured $2 million in federal funding for food assistance during pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions.

Public Services

Commissioner Calvert has championed home ownership and the American Dream and is fighting for a $100 million dollar housing bond to provide owner occupied rehab of houses 20 years or older and stimulate multi-family housing that allows individuals to save money required for a down payment on a home.

Advocates for a $100 million housing bond for owner-occupied home rehabilitation and multifamily housing intended to help residents save for down payments.

Advocates for a $100 million housing bond for owner-occupied home rehabilitation and wants multifamily housing intended to help residents save for down payments.

- Advocates for a $100 million housing bond for owner-occupied home rehabilitation and wants multifamily housing intended to help residents save for down payments.

Housing & Urban Development

In Calvert’s first 44 days in office, he pushed through the purchase of a 51-acre property to include a future County Satellite Campus with the justice of the peace, constable, tax assessor, veteran’s benefits, university health clinic, retail shopping, office space, hotels, agricultural extension teaching space, and linear parkways at 1604 and Rocket Lane, near Randolph AFB. He has already finished Bexar County’s first sheriff substation at the 51 acres campus and has conducted felony warrant roundups that have lowered crime by 34 percent.

For 1,800 formerly incarcerated people, Commissioner Calvert’s 2nd Chance Job Fair provided an opportunity for employment and community integration. Created to help the formerly incarcerated find jobs in their communities and advance economic development, this event represented Commissioner Calvert’s commitment to the success of his constituents and his precinct.

Second Chance Job Fair

Commissioner Calvert is the chair of the Reentry Council and has helped scores of people get jobs through the Second Chance Job Fair. Some 40 percent of those hired when the $100 million dollars in renovations from the AT&T Center were from Precinct 4 or the formerly incarcerated. He has grown the number of employers who will hire the formerly incarcerated from 240 to over 800.

Conducted felony-warrant roundups that the county biography says lowered crime by 34 percent.

Expanded employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people through the Second Chance Job Fair and the Reentry Council.

As a county commissioner, completed Bexar County's first sheriff substation at the 51-acre county satellite campus.

- Conducted felony-warrant roundups that the county biography says lowered crime by 34 percent.
- Expanded employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people through the Second Chance Job Fair and the Reentry Council.
- As a county commissioner, completed Bexar County's first sheriff substation at the 51-acre county satellite campus.

Public Safety

As of July 22, 2026, Tommy Calvert Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Accomplishments
Mission Accomplished
Funded stormwater-related projects at the DoSeum in the amount of $400,000.

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Funded stormwater-related projects at the DoSeum in the amount of $400,000

Funded $400,000 in stormwater-related projects at the DoSeum.

- Funded $400,000 in stormwater-related projects at the DoSeum.

Energy & the Environment

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- Expanded employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people through the Second Chance Job Fair and the Reentry Council.
- As a county commissioner, completed Bexar County's first sheriff substation at the 51-acre county satellite campus.

As a commissioner, raised the minimum wage of Bexar County employees from $11.66 to $15.00 per hour and tripled the number of contracts awarded to Small Women and Minority Owned Businesses.

Supports developing curriculum for high school students to qualify for six-figure IT jobs.

As a commissioner, oversaw the construction of a sheriff substation and conducted felony warrant roundups that have reduced crime by 34 percent.

As a County Commissioner, cut taxes in 3 of his 5 years in office.

As a commissioner, worked to increase employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals.

As a commissioner, created the concept of an urban farm in Dignowity Hill on a 10 acre tract of land after he visited Napa Valley and is relocating the Bexar County Agricultural Extension service to the eastside.

As a commissioner, relocated the Bexar County Housing Authority to the old Eastside Medical clinic.

Supported the University Health System Property Tax Exemption for Seniors.

As County Commissioner, helped establish the Bexar County Reentry Services Center, which provides resources for recently released inmates.

As a Bexar County Commissioner, funded stormwater-related projects at the DoSeum in the amount of $400,000.

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- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriations, which fund essential county services like road maintenance.
- They create and enforce civil and criminal laws that align with state regulations, including land use and construction codes.
- Commissioners implement state and federal mandates while overseeing county agencies and public buildings.
- They also set tax rates for the county and its subdivisions.
- Each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge, forming the local governing body known as the Commissioners Court.