2026 Texas General Election

Manny Ramirez

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Manny is a Tarrant County Commissioner for District 4. He works at the Tarrant County Commissioners’ Office. He previously worked at the Fort Worth Police Department for more than a decade, serving as a patrol officer, gang enforcement officer, hostage negotiator, robbery detective, and sergeant. He also led the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, where he managed a multi-million-dollar budget and directed the Fort Worth Committee for Public Safety. In the private sector, he built, owned, and operated successful businesses that created jobs and opportunities for hundreds of Texans.

Commissioner Precinct 4 - Manny Ramirez - Tarrant County

Economy

As of July 22, 2026, Manny Ramirez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

As a county commissioner, passed "the largest increase to law enforcement salaries in Tarrant County history."

Public Safety

Secured over $500 million for transportation and infrastructure projects.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Nydia Cardenas earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, and a master's degree in business from the University of Michigan.

Nydia is the founder of The Energy Takeback. She works at The Energy Takeback, where she offers leadership coaching and designs organizational development programs based on engineering principles and the science of human flourishing. She previously worked as VP of Customer Experience at a tech startup, helping turn customer feedback into system improvements; supported small businesses through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Black Ambition programs; traveled 4,500 miles with MBAs Across America to advise business owners on growth strategies; and taught business planning in English and Spanish to entrepreneurs in Detroit.

Nydia founded The Energy Takeback over five years ago, where she now offers leadership coaching and designs organizational development programs. She previously worked as Vice President of Customer Experience at a tech startup.

Nydia Cardenas's campaign for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4 is her first entry into politics.

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Nydia's campaign for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4 is her first entry into politics.

As of July 22, 2026, Nydia Cardenas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Opposes barriers to community input and believes voting should be made easier for working families.

For Candidate Nydia Cardenas on Issue public-safety:  
Criticizes the County Judge for not holding the Sheriff accountable for alarming jail death rates.

Criticizes the County Judge for being "unwilling to hold the Sheriff accountable for the alarming jail death rates."

Opposes allocating funds to expand the county's partnernship with the Immigration and Custom's Enforcement Agency.

- Criticizes the County Judge for being "unwilling to hold the Sheriff accountable for the alarming jail death rates."
- Opposes allocating funds to expand the county's partnernship with the Immigration and Custom's Enforcement Agency.

Nydia Cardenas

- 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.

Tarrant County Commissioner, District 4

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