Larry Dale Carpenter Jr.

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Larry Dale Carpenter Jr.

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 6, 2023

Education

High school

Boswell High School

Bachelor's

Tarleton State University, 2010

Personal

Birthplace

Fort Worth, TX

Religion

Christian: Nondenominational

Profession

Advertising

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Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. ran for election to the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees to represent District 4 in Texas. He lost in the general election on May 6, 2023.

Carpenter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Larry Dale Carpenter Jr was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a high school diploma from Boswell High School and a bachelor's degree from Tarleton State University in 2010. His career experience includes working in advertising.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 4

Laura Forkner Pritchett defeated incumbent William Greenhill in the general runoff election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 4 on June 10, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Forkner Pritchett (Nonpartisan)	53.0	1,516
		William Greenhill (Nonpartisan)	47.0	1,342

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,858
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General election

General election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 4

Laura Forkner Pritchett and incumbent William Greenhill advanced to a runoff. They defeated Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. and Jack Reynolds in the general election for Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 4 on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Forkner Pritchett (Nonpartisan)	42.3	6,225
✔		William Greenhill (Nonpartisan)	30.5	4,487
		Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. (Nonpartisan)	18.6	2,736
		Jack Reynolds (Nonpartisan)	8.7	1,281

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,729
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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Manny Ramirez defeated Cedric Kanyinda in the general election for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manny Ramirez (R)	59.1	76,759
		Cedric Kanyinda (D)	40.9	53,104

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 129,863
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Cedric Kanyinda advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cedric Kanyinda	100.0	11,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,526
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randy-Jack Daniels (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4

Manny Ramirez defeated Joe Johnson and Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manny Ramirez	50.3	14,580
	Submit photo	Joe Johnson	36.4	10,552
		Larry Dale Carpenter Jr.	13.3	3,862

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,994
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carpenter's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm running for Tarrant County College Trustee District 4 to put tax payers and students first. The equity and diversity inclusion board needs to be abolished.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Lower tax rate
• Abolish the equity and diversity board
• Work for the tax payer, not administration

Community Question Featured local question

How important is it to involve residents in the government’s decision-making process? What plans do you have regarding resident involvement in this process?

very important. If elected I will do just that as that is what we were elected to do, work on behalf of the tax payer.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1)Protecting the tax payer against abusive policies.

2)Abolish the equity and diversity board.

3) Work for the tax payer, not administration

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Sid Miller, local county and city officials, and many precinct chairs

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2022

Larry Dale Carpenter Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carpenter's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Larry Dale Carpenter, Jr was born and raised in Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas. He is a strong social & fiscal constitutional conservative. He graduated from Tarleton State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Communications in 2010, and then working overseas for eight years in the construction/ education industry.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Larry is a strong social & fiscal conservative dedicated to keeping our community safe.
• Infrastructure development and planning is a top priority. It's one of the most important issues facing our residents of Tarrant County Precinct 4
• Elections Integrity is a concern for many residents in our County. The elections issues that we're facing can be fixed at the local county level. I'm committed to tackling this issue on day one.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Having quality education for our kids, tackling infrastructure problems, finding ways to reducing property tax and keeping our elections free and fair.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

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