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Mattie Parker: “We don't run in partisan elections to be elected mayor or…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on resolving differences in local communities

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

There are many cities that are great examples of that being true. I think, number one, at least in the city of Fort Worth, this is not true across the country. In every city. We don't run in partisan elections to be elected mayor or city council. So we're not necessarily burdened by the party apparatus to make us vote a certain way. Also, our makeup and how we govern is different. We're together year in. (06:24–06:29)

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Asserts that Fort Worth's mayoral and city council elections are nonpartisan.

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