Tim O'Hare
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Tim O'Hare (Republican Party) is the Tarrant County Judge in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
O'Hare (Republican Party) ran for election for Tarrant County Judge in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
O'Hare completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tim O'Hare earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991. He earned a J.D. from the SMU Dedman School of Law in 1995. O'Hare's career experience includes working as an attorney and real estate investor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Tarrant County Judge
Tim O'Hare defeated Deborah Peoples in the general election for Tarrant County Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim O'Hare (R)  | 53.0 | 309,176 |
 | Deborah Peoples (D) | 47.0 | 274,326 | |
| Total votes: 583,502 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tarrant County Judge
Deborah Peoples defeated Marvin Sutton in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Peoples | 82.7 | 59,383 |
 | Marvin Sutton | 17.3 | 12,464 | |
| Total votes: 71,847 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Judge
Tim O'Hare defeated Betsy Price, Byron Bradford, Kristen Collins, and Robert Trevor Buker in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim O'Hare | 56.9 | 72,402 |
 | Betsy Price | 34.3 | 43,651 | |
 | Byron Bradford | 3.4 | 4,308 | |
| Kristen Collins | 2.8 | 3,531 | ||
| Robert Trevor Buker | 2.6 | 3,296 | ||
| Total votes: 127,188 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tim O'Hare completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Hare's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Tim O'Hare is a fifth-generation Texan and lifelong resident of the DFW area. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, before going on to earn his law degree from the SMU School of Law. Tim is a successful businessman and award-winning attorney. Tim has run his own law practice for over 25 years and has been named an AV/Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the nation’s oldest and most respected attorney rating service. He has earned the title of "Texas Super Lawyer" eight consecutive years, and has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly multiple times.
Tim is the former Mayor of Farmers Branch and the former Chairman of the Tarrant County GOP, where he oversaw the then-highest turnout in a Republican Primary in county history—a turnout that ensured a complete Republican candidate sweep in the November 2016 election.
In 2013, Tim was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to the State Board of Dental Examiners to help clean up Medicaid fraud in the dental industry. Sheriff Bill Waybourn appointed him Chairman of the Tarrant County Civil Service Commission. He formerly served on the National Board of Directors for the Christian Legal Society (CLS) and their Center for Religious Freedom Committee, where he started a high school outreach/mentoring program in an inner city high school. He was also the founder of Southlake Families PAC, an organization formed to counter Critical Race Theory in Southlake schools.- As your next County Judge, I will work tirelessly to ensure your county government is fair, transparent, and accountable.
- I have a plan to lower your property tax rate by 20% my first year in office.
- I'm proud to be endorsed by President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz.
I will work hard to reduce taxes, eliminate wasteful spending, and focus on conservative and effective reforms that bolster our economy. I will also work to increase transparency and accountability in government and secure the integrity of our electoral process. When County and City officials shut down businesses at the height of the pandemic, it cost many people their livelihoods and dealt a damaging blow to our economy. As County Judge, I will work tirelessly alongside the business community to help pick up the pieces and repair our economy for the future. I will work to incentivize quality growth, development, and job creation - putting more Tarrant County citizens back to work. Tarrant County residents are tired of tax-and-spend politics as usual, which is why I will immediately go to work to trim down our budget and work toward a brighter financial future.
My opponent claims to be a conservative, but her record does not match her words. In addition to her proven history of raising taxes, increasing spending, and massively growing debt, Price has been an outspoken advocate for liberal causes. She has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Planned Parenthood, and she encouraged anti-police BLM protestors in Fort Worth. She joined with Democrats in supporting stricter gun control measures, publicly supported Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure bill, and supports taxpayer-funded lobbying. Unlike my opponent, I have a long, proven history of standing up for conservative principles. More than ever before, Tarrant County needs bold, unapologetic leadership. I’ve been endorsed by President Donald J. Trump, Senator Ted Cruz, Sheriff Bill Waybourn, and over 1,000 other trusted conservative leaders. I’m ready to get to work on Day One to ensure Tarrant County stays Conservative, and remains the best place in Texas to live, work, and raise a family.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 1, 2022
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