Pushing to the right
Left, New Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare is the standard-bearer for right-wing political groups in the county. Right,TCU Professor Emily Harris suggested right-wing candidates target low turnout races to spread fear over diversity Right-wing groups backing candidates for school board, city council in Tarrant County JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing WriterJournoJames@gmail.com Seizing on the momentum of previous school board takeovers and the election of Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, hard right conservatives in the county are now targeting incumbents in nonpartisan races across the county.
In the Fort Worth Independent School District, conservatives are backing Josh Yoder, Valeria Nevarez and Pat Carlson, who are challenging C.J.
Evans, Quinton “Q” Phillips and Tobi Jackson. Also running against Evans is Kevin Lynch, who is backed by former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and not running explicitly on social issues.
Phillips also faces a third challenger, Mar’tayshia James, who is not running on a conservative platform. Evans, it should be noted, is arguably the school board’s most conservative member.
