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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Republican Primary Candidate Q&As Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder

Tom Wilder has lived in Tarrant County for 53 years. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of North Texas and has completed over 800 hours of continuing education at UT Law School, Texas A&M, and through the District Court Alliance, along with over 200 hours of continuing education for his Texas real estate license.

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Tom previously worked as a business owner and/or partner for approximately 30 years prior to being elected.

Tom is currently the Tarrant County District Clerk. He was first elected to this position in 1995 and was last re-elected in 2022.

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Tom currently serves as the Tarrant County District Clerk in Texas. He was first elected in 1995 and is serving his 8th term. He previously ran for Tarrant County Commissioner in 1984, but did not win.

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Supports using fiscal management practices that contribute to lowering the county tax rate.

Believes technological modernization allows the office to manage increasing caseloads without proportionally increasing personnel.

Supports replacing the current system to prevent potential system failures and disruptions to court operations.

- Supports using fiscal management practices that contribute to lowering the county tax rate.
- Believes technological modernization allows the office to manage increasing caseloads without proportionally increasing personnel.
- Supports replacing the current system to prevent potential system failures and disruptions to court operations.

Administration

Denies allegations that his office improperly handled or destroyed court documents and states that removal petitions filed against him lack merit and should be dismissed.

- Denies allegations that his office improperly handled or destroyed court documents and states that removal petitions filed against him lack merit and should be dismissed.

Ethics & Conduct

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Tom Wilder

Thomas is currently the Tarrant County District Clerk. He was first elected to this position in 1995 and last re-elected in 2022.

Tom Wilder is a District Clerk. He works at the Tarrant County District Clerk’s Office, where he has been for more than 30 years.

Tom is currently the Tarrant County District Clerk. He was first elected to the position in 1995 and was last re-elected in 2022. His current term ends in 2026.

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- Serves as clerk and custodian of all records for district courts. Supports attorney general and child protective services courts.
- Indexes and secures all court records and verdicts, collects filing fees, and handles funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors. Also manages court registry funds and may process passport applications.
- Fulfills requests from attorneys or via court order to issue documents, collecting fees and distributing them to state and local agencies monthly.
- Gathers data and reports to various agencies to assist county, state, and Texas Legislature in proper operation of courts, effectiveness of statues, and any need for changes.
- Often in courtroom, filing documents, administrating oaths to defendants, witnesses, and jurors, and assists judge in docket management. Coordinates jury panel selection process and acts as liaison between jurors, courts, and employers.
- District clerks are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for district clerks range from $35,236 to $207,952, set by the county’s Commissioners Court.

Preserves records for and serves as clerk in district courts.

Tarrant District Clerk, Republican Primary

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