Fort Worth City Council seat up for grabs as Cary Moon eyes the state Legislature
Fort Worth will have a new council member after District 4’s Cary Moon announced his run for the state Legislature Tuesday.
Fort Worth’s city charter requires Moon relinquish his seat in order to run for the Texas Legislature’s District 93 seat held by State Rep. Matt Krause. He can serve in an acting position until his replacement is selected in May 2022.
Krause announced on Sept. 16 he was running for Texas State Attorney General opening up the seat for Moon to run.
His first hurdle will be winning the Republican nomination in the March 2022 primary. Moon said he was confident in his chances given the overlap between his city council district and the Texas House’s 93rd district.
Former Southlake Mayor Laura Hill also announced her intention to run for the Texas House seat this week.
Moon was first elected to the city council in 2015 and is the second longest serving member after Mayor Pro-Tem Gyna Bivens.
He will continue to hold his seat until a replacement is sworn in after the May 2022 election. Candidates have until Feb. 18, 2022 to file for that election.
ER Nurse Tara Wilson, who came in second against Moon in May 2021, announced her plans Tuesday to run for the district 4 seat again in May 2022.
This story was originally published November 9, 2021 at 9:15 AM.
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