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Cary Moon (Texas)
Cary Moon was a member of the Fort Worth City Council in Texas, representing District 4. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on May 17, 2022.
Moon (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 93. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
On November 9, 2021, Moon announced his intention to run for a seat on the Texas House of Representatives. Moon served in an acting position on the council until a replacement was selected in May 2022.[1]
Biography
Moon earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University. At the time of his 2017 run for re-election, Moon was the owner of Moon Financial, Inc. His professional experience also includes work as the chief executive officer of Community Bank and the chief financial officer of a medical company. Moon has served as chair of the boards of Fort Worth Tax Increment Finance Districts 7 and 13 and a member of the Fort Worth Internal Audit Committee, the Fort Worth Public Housing Finance Commission, and the Regional Transportation Council of the North Texas Council of Governments.[2][3]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 93
Nate Schatzline defeated KC Chowdhury in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nate Schatzline (R) | 59.9 | 34,991 |
| KC Chowdhury (D) | 40.1 | 23,399 | ||
| Total votes: 58,390 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 93
Nate Schatzline defeated Laura Hill in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nate Schatzline | 65.0 | 4,806 |
| Laura Hill | 35.0 | 2,592 | ||
| Total votes: 7,398 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93
KC Chowdhury advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | KC Chowdhury | 100.0 | 4,425 | |
| Total votes: 4,425 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93
Nate Schatzline and Laura Hill advanced to a runoff. They defeated Cary Moon in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nate Schatzline | 43.5 | 5,033 |
| ✔ | Laura Hill | 36.6 | 4,238 | |
 | Cary Moon | 19.9 | 2,301 | |
| Total votes: 11,572 | |||
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 4
Incumbent Cary Moon defeated Tara Maldonado-Wilson, Jorge Chavez, Max Striker, and Kristie Hanhart in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 4 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cary Moon (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 3,755 |
 | Tara Maldonado-Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 28.1 | 2,054 | |
| Jorge Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 647 | ||
 | Max Striker (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 506 | |
| Kristie Hanhart (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 342 | ||
| Total votes: 7,304 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Fort Worth, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Worth City Council District 4
Incumbent Cary Moon defeated Max Striker in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 4 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cary Moon (Nonpartisan) | 74.0 | 3,146 |
| Max Striker (Nonpartisan) | 26.0 | 1,107 | |
| Total votes: 4,253 | |||
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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. Incumbent Cary Moon defeated Max Striker in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.[4]
| Fort Worth City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cary Moon Incumbent |
76.14% | 2,323 |
| Max Striker | 23.86% | 728 |
| Total Votes | 3,051 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
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2015The city of Fort Worth, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All eight city council seats were up for election. In District 4, Cary Moon defeated incumbent Danny Scarth.[5][6]
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cary Moon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Cary Moon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cary Moon did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Moon participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[7] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Tackling the financial challenges of one of the fastest growing cities in the nation is a top priority to reduce govt inefficiencies, to better utilize our dollars.[8] | ” |
| —Cary Moon (April 29, 2017)[9] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Crime reduction/prevention | Housing | ||
| Transportation | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Government transparency | K-12 education | ||
| Environment | No item ranked at this value by the candidate | ||
| Homelessness | No item ranked at this value by the candidate | ||
| Public pensions/retirement funds | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Recruiting new businesses to your city | |
| The culture of Fort Worth encourages community efforts toward common goals. | |
| No answer to this question provided by the candidate |
Endorsements
2017
Moon received endorsements from the following in 2017:[2]
- Fort Worth Fire 440
- Fort Worth Police Officers Association
- Fort Worth Real Estate Council
- Greater Fort Worth Realtors Association
Noteworthy events
On June 25, 2020, Moon announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.[10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Fort Worth City Council member running for state Legislature," November 9, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidatesurvey - ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Cary Moon (District 4)," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "General Election, May 6, 2017," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Cary Moon's Responses," April 29, 2017
- ↑ CBS DFW, "Fort Worth City Council Member Cary Moon Tests Positive For Coronavirus," June 25, 2020
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Danny Scarth |
Fort Worth City Council, District 4 2015–2021 |
Succeeded by NA |
