Mattie Parker
Fort Worth Mayor
Biography
Currently in her third term, Mayor Mattie Parker was first elected to lead the nation’s now 10th largest city in 2021. Mayor Parker is focused on building a safer and stronger Fort Worth, nurturing thriving families and fostering the highest quality of life in every ZIP code. Her next-generation leadership includes key efforts and community partnerships to bolster Fort Worth’s development to compete in a global economy, improve public safety, expand access to education and workforce opportunities, and preserve the city’s rich heritage with a pioneering spirit and determination to leave things better than she found them.
Mayor Parker is a licensed attorney, with more than 18 years of experience in national, state, and local public affairs, including her service as the chief of staff for Mayor and the Fort Worth City Council. She was the founding CEO of Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership. She and her husband David are the proud parents of one daughter and two sons.
In the News
Recent interviews and coverage
C-SPAN interview — Rep. Craig Goldman on recent events
Discussion of recent news, including the ICE shooting and developments in Venezuela.
Watch the interviewGoldman leads bipartisan resolution supporting expansion of Abraham Accords
Introduced with bipartisan support to expand the historic Abraham Accords peace framework to include Kazakhstan.
Read the releaseGoldman's broadband bill advances through committee
The S.P.E.E.D. for Broadband Infrastructure Act cuts redundant federal permitting to expand high-speed internet to rural communities and military bases.
Read the releaseGoldman questions Texas satellite company at committee hearing
At a House Energy Committee hearing, Rep. Goldman discusses objectives and operations with a Texas-based satellite company.
Watch the hearing