Jim Ross (Mayor of Arlington, Texas)
2021 - Present
2026
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Jim Ross is the Mayor of Arlington in Texas. He assumed office on June 29, 2021. His current term ends in 2026.
Ross ran for re-election for Mayor of Arlington in Texas. He won in the general election on May 6, 2023.
Ballotpedia has contacted Ross to request information about his partisan affiliation.[1]
Biography
Jim Ross served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1979 to 1983. Ross earned a B.A. in criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University in 1995 and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University in 1998. His career experience includes working as the principal attorney of the Jim Ross Law Group, as a policeman and SWAT officer with the Arlington Police Department, and owning Mercury Chophouse in Arlington.[2][3]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Arlington
Incumbent Jim Ross defeated Amy Cearnal in the general election for Mayor of Arlington on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Ross (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 9,059 |
 | Amy Cearnal (Nonpartisan)  | 48.2 | 8,413 | |
| Total votes: 17,472 | |||
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2021
See also: Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Arlington
Jim Ross defeated Michael Glaspie in the general runoff election for Mayor of Arlington on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Ross (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 11,333 |
 | Michael Glaspie (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 9,484 | |
| Total votes: 20,817 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Arlington
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Arlington on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Ross (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 14,782 |
| ✔ | | Michael Glaspie (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 6,590 |
 | Marvin Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 4,661 | |
 | Kelly Burke (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 2,289 | |
 | Dewayne Washington (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,597 | |
 | Doni Anthony (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 566 | |
| Cirilo Ocampo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 368 | |
| Total votes: 31,182 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jerry Warden (Nonpartisan) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Ross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Jim Ross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Ross' campaign website stated the following:
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Doing Business in Arlington Promote Quality Education & Career Development Expanding Transportation & Mitigating Traffic Congestion Public Health & Safety Reducing Our Tax Burden |
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| —Jim Ross' campaign website (2021)[5] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Caller reported that Ross is a Republican; however, his comment captured here indicates he may identify as an independent.
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jim Ross," accessed July 7, 2021
- ↑ Jim Ross for Mayor, "Meet Jim," accessed July 7, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jim Ross' campaign website, “Positions,” accessed March 22, 2021
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