Office sought: Judge, Tarrant County Texas
Election date: November 3, 2026
Why we’re endorsing
- Served more than a decade as president of the Arlington, TX NAACP
- Elected Tarrant County Commissioner in 2022
- Fought discriminatory redistricting maps
- Ended a $40 million private jail contract.
- Secured the homestead exemption for Tarrant County residents.
- Uncovered $65 million in wasted taxpayer dollars.
- Forced the reestablishment of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee.
- Voted to lower the county tax rate in her first two years in office and fought to keep it flat
- Never voted to raise taxes
Candidate’s platform
Once elected, Alisa Simmons will:
- Conduct operational audits across county departments to identify waste, end contracts that do not serve Tarrant County residents, and redirect dollars toward the services people actually need.
- Break ground on JPS Hospital towers before the MAGA-led county majority can block it, protecting healthcare access for Tarrant County families
- Implement participatory budgeting that gives residents a direct say in how county dollars are spent