Mattie Parker

Mattie Parker (born November 9, 1983) is an American politician, businesswoman, and attorney serving as the 45th Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. She was elected in 2021 after serving as Chief of Staff for the Mayor and the Fort Worth City Council for five years. After coming in second place in the first round of voting in May 2021, Parker faced off against Deborah Peoples, the Tarrant County Democratic Party chair, in the run-off election on June 5, 2021. Parker received 53.5% of the vote in the nominally non-partisan election. In Fort Worth, mayors are elected to two-year terms. Parker succeeded Betsy Price, who served five consecutive terms as mayor, including the 2019 election. Price opted to not run for a sixth term in 2021 and endorsed Parker, her former chief of staff. Parker won the 2021 election and was re-elected in 2023 and 2025. Although Fort Worth's mayoral election is nonpartisan, Parker is affiliated with the Republican Party.