Tobi Jackson
Tobi Jackson is a member of the Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2010. Her current term ends in 2027.
Jackson ran for re-election to the Fort Worth Independent School District to represent District 2 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 6, 2023.
Biography
Jackson is a lifelong resident of Fort Worth. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master's degree from the University of North Texas. She and her husband, Bruce, have two children.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2
Incumbent Tobi Jackson defeated Patricia Carlson in the general election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tobi Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 68.2 | 1,476 |
| Patricia Carlson (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 689 | ||
| Total votes: 2,165 | |||
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Endorsements
In 2023, Jackson's endorsements included the following:
- The Fort Worth Star Telegram
- The UEA (United Educators Association)
- Greater Fort Worth Area Realtors
- Kay Granger, US Congress (R)
- Marc Veasey, US Congress (D)
- Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks (D)
- Beverly Powell, Immediate Past Texas State Senator (D)
- Betsy Price, Immediate Past Mayor of Fort Worth
- Texas State House Speaker Pro Tempore, Charlie Geren (R)
- Texas State Representative Nicole Collier (D)
- Constable Michael Campbell (D)
- TRWD Director, Marty Leonard
- FWISD Board Trustee Anael Luebanos
- Hon. Judy Needham
- Hon. Bert C. Williams
- Fort Worth Mayor pro tempore Gyna Bivens
- Fort Worth City Councilperson Carlos Flores
- Fort Worth City Councilperson Elizabeth Beck
- Hon. Salvador Espino
- TCC Trustee Dr. Gwendolyn Morrison
- Hon. Becky Haskin
- Hon. Glen Whitely (R)
- Hon. Glenn Lewis (D)[2]
2019
See also: Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2
Incumbent Tobi Jackson defeated Chad McCarty in the general election for Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tobi Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 63.4 | 1,418 |
| Chad McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 820 | ||
| Total votes: 2,238 | |||
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Endorsements
In 2019, Jackson's endorsements included the following:
- Democracy for America[3]
- Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks (D),
- Congresswoman Kay Granger (R),
- Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley (R),
- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price,
- FWISD Trustees T.A. Sims, Anael Luebanos, Ann Sutherland, and Judy Needham;
- Fort Worth City Councilmembers Brian Byrd, Gyna Bivens, and Cary Moon.[4]
- United Educators Association
- Greater Fort Worth Area Realtors
- Hon. Becky Haskin
- Hon. Bert C. Williams
- Hon. Danny Scarth
- Hon. Dionne Bagsby
- Hon. Sal Espino
- TCC Trustee Gwendolyn Morrison
- Constable Michael Campbell[5]
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Fort Worth Independent School District featured four seats up for election. In the District 2 race, incumbent Tobi Jackson faced challengers Joel Aguilar and Sultan Cole. District 5 incumbent Judy Needham ran against Linda LaBeau. Challenger Cecelia Speer aimed to unseat incumbent Ann Sutherland in District 6. Incumbent Christene Chadwick Moss ran unopposed in District 3. Incumbents Jackson, Moss, Needham and Sutherland won re-election to the Districts 2, 3, 5 and 6 seats, respectively.
Results
| Fort Worth Independent School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tobi Jackson Incumbent |
66.4% | 1,264 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sultan Cole | 23.4% | 446 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joel Aguilar | 10.2% | 195 | |
| Total Votes | 1,905 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Jackson began the race with an existing account balance of $1,808.61 from her previous campaign. She reported $13,980 in contributions and $12,446.39 in expenditures to Texas Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $3,342.22 on hand as of April 9, 2015.[6]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[7]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[8]
Endorsements
In 2015, Jackson's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Fort Worth Teachers – UEA
- Citizens for Great Schools
- The Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors
- Mayor Betsy Price
- Sal Espino, Fort Worth mayor pro-tem
- Danny Scarth, Fort Worth city councilman
- Bert C. Williams, former Fort Worth mayor pro-tem
- Becky Haskin, former Fort Worth councilwoman
- Dr. Gwendolyn Morrison, Tarrant County College Trustee
- Christene Chadwick Moss, Fort Worth Board of Trustees, District 3 member
- T.A. Sims, Fort Worth Board of Trustees, District 4 member
- Michael Campbell, Tarrant County Constable
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tobi Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tobi Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2 |
Officeholder Fort Worth Independent School District school board District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "District 2," accessed April 2, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Tobi Jackson," December 29, 2023
- ↑ Democracy for America, "Our Candidates," accessed April 5, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Tobi Jackson," November 7, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Tobi Jackson," December 21, 2020
- ↑ Fort Worth Independent School District, "Tobi Jackson Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
- ↑ Re-elect Tobi Jackson, "Endorsements," accessed May 7, 2015
