Carissa Dutton
2023 - Present
2027
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Carissa Dutton is a member of the Garland City Council in Texas, representing District 6. She assumed office on May 16, 2023. Her current term ends in 2027.
Dutton ran for re-election to the Garland City Council to represent District 6 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Dutton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Carissa Dutton was born in Dallas, Texas. She earned a high school diploma from North Garland High School and additional education from the High Tech Institute in 2002. Her career experience includes working as a caregiver. Dutton has been affiliated with Garland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Garland Citizens Fire Club, and Garland Crime Stoppers.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Garland, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Garland City Council District 6
Incumbent Carissa Dutton defeated Robert Vera in the general election for Garland City Council District 6 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carissa Dutton (Nonpartisan)  | 61.0 | 425 |
 | Robert Vera (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 272 | |
| Total votes: 697 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Garland, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Garland City Council District 6
Carissa Dutton won election in the general election for Garland City Council District 6 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carissa Dutton (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 566 |
| Total votes: 566 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carissa Dutton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dutton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Outside of council, I stay very involved in the community. I’m a member of the Garland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Crime Stoppers, Citizens Fire Club, I also work two jobs, and volunteer regularly. I am a hands on council member, so you will often see me out and about helping a neighbor mow their lawn, cut trees after a storm, pulling up their trash bins, whatever the need is, I do my best to fill it. I believe that strong relationships are the foundation of a meaningful life.
At the end of the day, I’m just someone who loves this city and its people. I’m here to serve, to listen, and to do whatever I can to build a more connected, compassionate, and inclusive Garland.- My job on council is to be the voice between residents and the City. Sometimes the two opinions don’t align, but I will always do the right thing, even if it’s the unpopular thing.
- We need residents to be more involved in what is going on in the city. Not after it’s happened, and there’s nothing that can be done about it, but before. Watch council meetings. Email us. Call us. Ask questions. Give your opinions, thoughts and ideas. Learn how the city actually works and operates. There is nothing more powerful than knowledge and education. Be the change you want to see.
- When I was first elected, they told us that your first 2 years on council is really just learning the way of the land and it’s like trying to drink out of a fire hydrant. They were not lying! But I hit the ground running. I’m not afraid to speak out and I’ll speak in opposition even if I’m the only one, if it’s something that my constituents need me to be vocal about, or if it’s just not right. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m always more than happy to find them for you.
I lead with heart. I’ve faced my fears, stepped outside my comfort zone, and stayed committed even when the work was hard. I hope people talk about how I used to cry if I had to speak in public. And how I was the girl that wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty, and spent her life laughing and making others laugh.
. My hope is that I’ve made people feel seen, heard, and valued—and that I’ve inspired others to get involved, be brave, and care deeply about their community.
Next would be the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing. I was in 6th grade when that happened.
I’m very open about these things, and I’m very mindful of explaining and breaking my thought process or actions down to others so they can better understand me in that moment. But we still live in a world where grown adults try to weaponize those diagnoses against me, or even refer to me as “weird” . It’s taken a long time to learn how to be absolutely unapologetically me.
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2023
Carissa Dutton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 17, 2025
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Garland City Council District 6 2023-Present |
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