Southeast Fort Worth ISD Voters To Elect New Trustee After 6 Month-Long Vacancy

Arlington TX

18 April, 2022

6:07 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report April 18, 2022 For nearly half a year, southeast Fort Worth ISD has not had a school board member. That means no elected resident to voice community concerns or shape key decisions. Daphne Brookins represented District 4 for two years until her death in November. Now, three candidates — community organizer Wallace Bridges, child psychiatrist Brian Dixon and correctional officer Trischelle Strong — are vying to succeed Brookins in a special election. This seat, along with District 1 in the Northside, will be crucial as the school board ramps up its search for a new superintendent. Bridges, 63, is seeking the seat for the second time; he ran in 2021 and lost to Brookins. Dixon, 41, and Strong, 22, are first-time candidates for the seat. Strong did not respond to Fort Worth Report requests to comment. The winner will serve for the remaining three years left of Brookins' term. Early voting begins April 25 and ends May 3. Election Day is May 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.