Michael Matos

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Michael Matos

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 4, 2019

Education

High school

Fossil Ridge High School

Bachelor's

Ottawa University

Graduate

Texas Tech University

Personal

Profession

Project analyst

Contact

Personal website

Michael Matos ran for election to the Fort Worth City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. Matos lost in the general election on May 4, 2019.

He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2017.

Biography

Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography.

Matos earned a B.A. in communications from Ottawa University in Kansas and an M.A. in mass communications from Texas Tech University. At the time of his 2017 run for office, Matos was a project analyst for E. & J. Gallo Winery. His professional experience also includes work as a sales consultant for Glazer's Distributors and a graduate teaching assistant for Texas Tech University.

Elections

2019

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

General election

General election for Fort Worth City Council District 7

Incumbent Dennis Shingleton defeated Michael Matos and David Hawthorne in the general election for Fort Worth City Council District 7 on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Shingleton (Nonpartisan)	68.2	3,039
		Michael Matos (Nonpartisan)	20.5	912
	Submit photo	David Hawthorne (Nonpartisan)	11.4	507

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,458
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

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. Incumbent Dennis Shingleton defeated Michael Matos in the general election for the District 7 seat on the Fort Worth City Council.

Fort Worth City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dennis Shingleton Incumbent	74.19%	2,791
Michael Matos	25.81%	971
Total Votes		3,762
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michael Matos did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

2017

Matos' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	INFRASTRUCTURE The infrastructure throughout District 7 needs significant improvement and investment. This is one of the many issues that continually surfaces during my conversations with citizens. The roads are falling apart, drainage issues are plaguing areas of the district (which will be discussed in depth below), and traffic is frustratingly congested. I plan to conduct comprehensive analyses of road projects and traffic issues throughout the district. I will tap into experts within these fields to make sure substantive action is taken to resolve the aforementioned issues. For more information on infrastructural plans for Fort Worth and funding sources, click here: http://www.nctcog.org/trans/mtp/2040/ (2040 Plan - Transportation) http://www.txdot.gov/government/legislative/state-affairs/ballot-proposition-7.html (Proposition 7 - Funding) POLICE/FIRE RESPONSE TIMES Emergency service response times in areas of District 7 need to be drastically decreased. In my own personal experience, it took emergency services well over twenty minutes to reach my house as a deranged man banged on my door and ran through the neighborhood. I personally believe that we will be able to achieve this goal by saturating the streets through the hiring of more law enforcement officers and increased pay. Above all else, any plan I propose MUST be beneficial to the citizens. With that said, I plan on working with high-ranking officials within the local police force to find ways to ensure the safety of our citizens. DRAINAGE ISSUES (Specifically in Arlington Heights) The drainage issues in Arlington Heights were a shock to me. It was even more shocking to find out that virtually nothing has been done to solve this problem for years. Solutions proposed so far will cost many millions of dollars. This is a very complex issue that has many social and fiscal implications. We will be examining the possibility of utilizing funds from FEMA and other sources of funding available at the city's disposal. I will be working with the city, homeowner associations, and affected citizens to get down to the bottom of the issue. This is a topic that needs to be looked into in-depth with immediate urgency. It is not fair to the citizens affected for this to go unsolved for any longer.	”
—Michael Matos' campaign website, (2017)

See also

2019 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Fort Worth City Government
• Campaign website
• Social media
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter