Betsy Price
Encyclopedia
Betsy Price is the 44th mayor
of Fort Worth, Texas
. She was elected on June 18, 2011, in a nonpartisan race to replace mayor Mike Moncrief
, and took office on July 12. She is a Republican who previously served 2½ terms as Tarrant County
tax assessor-collector, from 2001 to 2011.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. She was elected on June 18, 2011, in a nonpartisan race to replace mayor Mike Moncrief
Mike Moncrief
Michael J. Moncrief is an American politician who served as mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2003 to 2011.Moncrief was first elected to the Texas Legislature in 1971 serving for two years....
, and took office on July 12. She is a Republican who previously served 2½ terms as Tarrant County
Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...
tax assessor-collector, from 2001 to 2011.