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Brian Byrd
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Prior offices
Fort Worth City Council District 3

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 1, 2021

Education

High school

Arlington Heights High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Medical

University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio

Personal
Profession
Doctor
Contact

Brian Byrd was a member of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas, representing District 3. Byrd assumed office in 2017. Byrd left office in 2021.

Byrd ran for election for Mayor of Fort Worth in Texas. Byrd lost in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Biography

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Byrd earned a B.B.A. in international business from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.D. from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio.[1]

Byrd's experience includes work as a physician and a business executive. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Fort Worth ministry Tarrant NET, a volunteer executive pastor at Christ Fellowship Church, an area coordinator for Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree Ministry, and part of a first-response medical team that traveled to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.[1][2]

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Fort Worth

Mattie Parker defeated Deborah Peoples in the general runoff election for Mayor of Fort Worth on June 5, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mattie Parker
Mattie Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
53.5
 
47,325
Image of Deborah Peoples
Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan)
 
46.5
 
41,055

Total votes: 88,380
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General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Worth

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Fort Worth on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Deborah Peoples
Deborah Peoples (Nonpartisan)
 
33.6
 
22,395
Image of Mattie Parker
Mattie Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
30.8
 
20,551
Image of Brian Byrd
Brian Byrd (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
9,835
Image of Steve Penate
Steve Penate (Nonpartisan)
 
9.4
 
6,248
Image of Ann Zadeh
Ann Zadeh (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
5,760
Image of Mike Haynes
Mike Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
892
Image of Cedric Kanyinda
Cedric Kanyinda (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
329
Image of Daniel Caldwell
Daniel Caldwell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
306
Image of Chris Rector
Chris Rector (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
293
Mylene George (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
49

Total votes: 66,658
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates


2019

See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2019)

General election

General election for Fort Worth City Council District 3

Incumbent Brian Byrd defeated Tanner Smith in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 3 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Byrd
Brian Byrd (Nonpartisan)
 
80.6
 
5,593
Tanner Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
19.4
 
1,343

Total votes: 6,936
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2017)

The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.

The mayor's seat and all eight city council seats were up for election. District 2 Councilman Sal Espino opted not to run for re-election in 2017. Brian Byrd defeated incumbent Zim Zimmerman in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[3]

Fort Worth City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Byrd 54.27% 4,360
Zim Zimmerman Incumbent 45.73% 3,674
Total Votes 8,034
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017

Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign website

2019

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2017

Byrd's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

  • Conservative Budgeting - We must ensure that essential services like police and fire are not edged out by other expenditures. Fort Worth has enjoyed significant economic growth in recent years. To minimize future debt, the city should be running a budget surplus now and investing in infrastructure.
  • Uniting our Community - Our city should work in coordination with non-profits, ministries, and houses of worship. Many of our problems such as sex-trafficking, domestic abuse, and illiteracy among our children can't be solved through local government efforts alone. These organizations are able to provide the expertise required to address our community's needs in a holistic manner. The city should coordinate and support, but should never get in the way.
  • Responsible Taxation - The city should always be looking for ways we can decrease the tax burden on our citizens. Despite a 2 cent drop in the property tax rate, homeowners are now paying a higher effective tax rate, yet their services have not increased.
  • Prudent City Planning - In order to build new communities and improve current ones we need an environment that promotes healthy growth. Without the right kind of development we will compromise our tax base and burden our children with government debt. City leadership should foster a healthy rate of growth so that projects are well-supported. Growth must be balanced against supporting the people of Fort Worth with a broad range of services.
  • Pro-Business Policies - Brian wants Fort Worth to continue to be friendly to businesses that provide higher paying jobs and health insurance, that build wealth, and that educate and train their employees.
  • Timeless Values - Strong families are at the heart of our city. Strong families make strong neighborhoods, which strengthen the core of our city. Elected officials must have the moral courage to do the right thing, whether or not it is popular. I will always support parents and work to protect the children in our community.[4]
—Brian Byrd's campaign website, (2017)[5]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Zim Zimmerman
Fort Worth City Council, District 3
2017–2021
Succeeded by
Michael Crain