Fort Worth Mayor: Mayor Mattie Parker
In this highly anticipated episode of Stories with Soul, Jamey and Melissa Ice sit down for an interview with Fort Worth’s beloved mayor, Mattie Parker. If you aren’t a Fort Worth local, or if politics just aren’t your thing, you may not know much about this remarkable leader. Give this episode a listen, though, and you’ll finish in awe of and inspired by the wife, mother, advocate and powerhouse politician running this city.
Mattie Parker is the 45th mayor of Fort Worth and the visionary leader who’s reshaping the city. In 2023, she was elected for a second term with an impressive 70% of the vote. Why do people admire Mattie Parker so much? She’s on a mission to build a safer, stronger Fort Worth, and since taking office as mayor in 2021, she’s proven to be the driving force behind the transformation of Fort Worth into a world class city.
In this episode, Mayor Parker shares anecdotes from her childhood, painting a picture of her loud and eccentric family in small town Hico, TX. She unpacks her insatiable thirst for knowledge from a young age and the unwavering drive that allowed her to work her way through school at The University of Texas at Austin. After settling in Fort Worth with her husband, David, Mattie Parker began the law career that would open one door after another for her, eventually landing her in a mayoral race for America's 13th largest city at the young age of 37.
With humility and honesty, Mayor Parker speaks to the best parts of her role, some of the challenges she faces, and how she makes important decisions as the leader of this growing city. She brings a true sense of humanity to the office of mayor and it shines through in this interview.
Not only is Mattie Parker serving as the city’s mayor, she works part-time as the Chief of Staff to the CEO Of Cook Children’s, Rick Merrill, and she’s a dedicated and passionate wife and mother of three. Despite the demands of her high-profile position, Mayor Parker remains committed to maintaining normalcy in her household, aiming never to miss her kids’ events and games, prioritizing family time above all else.
We wish we could put every little detail from the interview in this short summary, but it’s too full of good stories and advice to pack in. Warning: this episode just might make you love this city more than you already do. Don’t miss out on this inspiring interview with Mayor Mattie Parker.
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