Jason Metcalf
Jason Metcalf (Republican Party) ran for election to the Dallas County Commissioners Court to represent Precinct 1 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Metcalf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jason Metcalf was born in Dallas, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from SMU in 1995 and a law degree from the University of Virginia in 2000. His career experience includes working in consulting.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Incumbent Theresa Daniel defeated Jason Metcalf in the general election for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Daniel (D) | 59.1 | 103,129 |
 | Jason Metcalf (R)  | 40.9 | 71,260 | |
| Total votes: 174,389 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Incumbent Theresa Daniel defeated Andre Turner in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Daniel | 73.3 | 17,307 |
| Andre Turner | 26.7 | 6,296 | ||
| Total votes: 23,603 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Jason Metcalf advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Metcalf | 100.0 | 17,944 |
| Total votes: 17,944 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Metcalf in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jason Metcalf completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Metcalf's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Jason started his professional journey working with a world-wide management consulting firm in Dallas, South Africa and Australia. He became a Private Equity Vice President in Dallas and London.
Raised by a single mother, Jason Metcalf was born in Dallas and grew up near Casa Linda. He graduated from high school in Arlington. Jason was an active member of Lakeside Baptist Church and the Boy Scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Jason was the first person in his family to go to college. He attended SMU on scholarship where he graduated with three majors. Jason attended the University of Virginia School of Law.
Jason has been married to Brigid for 20 years. They have two wonderful children: Hayward (19) who is currently attending the US Military Academy at West Point & Briar (14) who is in 8th grade. They family enjoys traveling.- Taxes have more than doubled since Theresa Daniel took office. Dallas County has the highest tax burden of any county in North Texas. As a result, our population has actually declined since 2019. Dallas County needs to focus on cutting property taxes for hardworking families, renters and businesses.
- Waste, fraud and abuse are rampant in Dallas County. Mismanagement in the Courts, Jail and Juvenile facilities are leading to criminals being released early and sky-rocketing costs. Dallas County needs greater accountability on budgets, management and capital expenditures.
- We need to ensure election integrity. Dallas County Elections have been plagued with problems. We need to return to simple, proven solutions to ensure that we protect our rights as citizens. 1) Secret Ballots 2) One-person, One-vote 3) Citizen voting 4) Fair and accurate counting. 5) Open, Transparent and Auditable results.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 9, 2024
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