# Tiffany Burks for Tarrant County District Attorney > Tiffany Burks is running for Tarrant County District Attorney to bring fairness, accountability, and real safety to Tarrant County. Learn more and get involved. --- ## Home URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com ###### DEMOCRAT FOR TARRANT COUNTY DA # Safety and Justice. Not One or the Other. Fresh leadership for a justice system that protects victims, ensures real accountability, and earns back the public's trust. ## A Heart for Service. Built for This Moment. **“****I've spent 28 years in Tarrant County courtrooms — as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney.** That's given me a rare, complete view of this system, and the judgment to lead it with fairness, transparency, and integrity." MEET TIFFANY THE PLATFORM ###### Our priorities #### Prosecute Violent & Predatory Crime — Fairly #### Protect Public Safety & Taxpayer Dollars #### Second Chances for Youth #### Address Mental Health & Addiction ### Let's Get Serious About Safety These are some of the **top priorities** our campaign is focused on. ###### ENDORSEMENT ## Annie's List Endorsed Tiffany Burks has earned the endorsement of Annie's List, the leading organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office across Texas. VIEW MORE ###### IN THE NEWS ## Tiffany Sits Down with the 817 Podcast Tiffany joined Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show for an in-depth two-part conversation on her vision for justice and safety in Tarrant County. LISTEN NOW Featured ###### We’re grateful for your donations! ###### news & press --- ## Meet Tiffany URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/about ###### GET TO KNOW TIFFANY # Meet Tiffany Burks A native Texan, born and raised in Oak Cliff. A prosecutor turned defense attorney. A leader ready to bring balance, fairness, and integrity to the Tarrant County DA's office. ## A Lifetime of Service #### Tiffany Burks grew up in Oak Cliff, one of six children raised with a strong sense of faith, family, and service. Her father, a WWII veteran, passed that legacy on to all six of his children — each went on to earn a college degree, several with graduate degrees. Tiffany followed that path to the University of Texas at Austin, then earned her law degree from Texas Southern University, passing the Texas bar in 1997. She spent the next 28 years as a prosecutor — first in Fort Bend County, then in Tarrant County starting in 1999 — rising to felony court chief and later deputy chief over the criminal division. Today, as a partner and criminal division lead at Varghese Summersett, she brings a rare, complete view of the justice system — as both prosecutor and defense attorney. Tiffany is married to retired Army Colonel Glennie Burks, and together they have three children and seven grandchildren. That same commitment to faith, family, and service now drives her campaign to lead Tarrant County's DA's office with fairness and integrity.And don't forget to add images! **Tiffany's story is rooted in Fort Worth.** From her early days in the courtroom to her work today, she's spent her career fighting for a Tarrant County that's safer and more just for everyone. I've seen this system from every side — as a prosecutor and a defense attorney. That's the perspective Tarrant County needs now. --- ## Issues URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues ###### learn more about ## Our Campaign’s Top Issues **The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office should be an office where public service is the cornerstone, not politics.** Tiffany's platform is built on pursuing justice with fairness and integrity, preventing crime through community partnerships, and creating real second chances through proven diversion programs. --- ## Endorsements URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/endorsements ###### We are proud to support ## Tiffany Burks for Tarrant County DA #### James Talarico ###### Democratic U.S. Senate Nominee #### Beto O'Rourke ###### Former U.S. Representative #### Mark Veasey ###### U.s. Representative, TX -33 #### Nicole Collier ###### TX state representative, HD95 #### Alissa Simmons ###### Tarrant county commissioner, precinct 2 #### Roderick Miles Jr. ###### Tarrant county commissioner, Precinct 1 #### Deborah Peoples ###### Fort Worth City Council Member, District 5 Elected officials and organizations across Tarrant County are standing with Tiffany. ###### Kevin Rousseau, Former Deputy Chief, Tarrant County DA's Office **"Of all the candidates seeking the post of District Attorney, regardless of party, Tiffany is far and away the most qualified.** Her skills as a trial lawyer are superb. Her managerial skills are superb... She never has, and never will, base her decisions on what best suits any political agenda. Under her administration political prosecutions will not exist." ##### Elected Officials - **Ramon Romero,** Texas State Representative, House District 90 - **Junior Ezeonu,** Representative-elect, Texas House District 101 - **An Truong,** Mayor of Haltom City - **Roy Brooks,** Former Tarrant County Commissioner - **Salman Bhojani,** Texas - **Chris Nettles,** Fort Worth City Council Member, District - **Elizabeth Beck,** Fort Worth City Council Member, District 9 - **Jeanette Martinez,** Fort Worth City Council Member, District 11 - **Mia Hall,** Fort Worth City Council Member, District 6 ##### Organizations - **Run Sister Run PAC** - **Cowtown Democrats** - **Run Sister Run PAC** --- ## Make A Voting Plan URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/make-a-voting-plan ###### Voting Information ## Make a plan to vote! ###### Election Day ### Nov. 3 ###### Early In-Person Voting ### Oct. 19th-30th ###### Mail-in Voting ### Apply by Oct. 23rd ##### Check if you're registered to vote ##### Register to vote ##### Request a mail ballot ##### Early voting locations Vote --- ## Campaign Store URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/merchandise ###### Campaign STORE ## --- ## Contact URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/contact ###### reach out ## We’ll respond asap! **info@tiffanyburksforda.com** --- ## Donate URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/donate ## FUEL THE FIGHT DONATE Tarrant County deserves a District Attorney's office that puts people over politics. Every dollar you give goes directly toward reaching voters, building a team on the ground, and making sure this campaign has what it needs to win in November. Join us — because justice in Tarrant County shouldn't be for sale, and neither is this campaign. --- ## Issues: Justice That Works for ALL of Tarrant County URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-6 ###### Tiffany believes in Justice shouldn't depend on your zip code, your race, or your connections. Tiffany will apply the law equally and work to close the gaps that have let some communities get real accountability while others get overlooked. **Too often, the justice system is measured by conviction counts instead of outcomes.** Tiffany believes justice should be judged by fairness, transparency, and courage to do what's right — building a DA's office that truly serves every resident of Tarrant County, not just the politically connected. --- ## Issues: Protecting Taxpayers from Mismanagement URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-2 ###### TIFFANY BELIEVIES IN The DA's office has a duty to give the county and its elected officials sound legal advice — not just prosecute cases. Done right, that prevents costly civil lawsuits and mismanagement that drain public funds better spent on public safety. **The DA's office has a duty to give the county and its elected officials sound legal advice — not just prosecute cases.** Done right, that prevents costly civil lawsuits and mismanagement that drain public funds better spent on public safety. Write a short blurb about an issue your campaign is highlighting. Try to keep the text a similar size between the various issue blurbs. --- ## Issues: Real Second Chances for Our Youth URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-3 ###### TIFFANY BELIEVES IN Not every young person who makes a mistake belongs in the system for life. Tiffany will expand proven diversion programs that hold youth accountable while giving them a genuine path to turn their lives around — building stronger, safer communities in the process. **Not every young person who makes a mistake belongs in the system for life.** Tiffany will expand proven diversion programs that hold youth accountable while giving them a genuine path to turn their lives around — building stronger, safer communities in the process. --- ## Issues: Rebuilding Trust with Our Communities URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-4 ###### Tiffany believes in Trust between the DA's office and the people it serves has eroded, especially in communities that have felt over-policed and under-protected. Tiffany will lead with transparency and consistency, so residents know decisions are made on the facts of a case — not politics or who's watching. **Public safety works best when the DA's office, law enforcement, and the community are working together, not against each other.** Tiffany will prioritize partnerships that address the root causes of crime — homelessness, mental illness, addiction — while fostering the trust needed for real collaboration with law enforcement. --- ## Issues: Prosecuting Crime Aggressively & Fairly URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-1 ###### TIFFANY believes in Violent and predatory crime demands real accountability, and Tiffany will prosecute those cases aggressively. But being tough on crime doesn't mean cutting corners — every prosecution will uphold the constitutional rights every citizen is guaranteed, ensuring justice is both firm and fair. **Violent and predatory crime demands real accountability, and Tiffany will prosecute those cases aggressively.** But being tough on crime doesn't mean cutting corners — every prosecution will uphold the constitutional rights every citizen is guaranteed, ensuring justice is both firm and fair. Write a short blurb about an issue your campaign is highlighting. Try to keep the text a similar size between the various issue blurbs. --- ## Issues: Accountability for Jail Deaths URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/issues/issue-5 ###### Tiffany believes in Every person in Tarrant County custody deserves to come home alive, and when that doesn't happen, families deserve real answers. Tiffany is committed to thorough, independent investigation of in-custody deaths so accountability isn't optional. **Every person in custody deserves basic accountability for their safety, and Tarrant County has faced serious questions about deaths in its jail system.** Tiffany is committed to properly investigating these cases — because accountability in custody is not optional. --- ## Events: Event title here URL: https://www.tiffanyburksforda.com/events/event-1 **firstName** First Name **lastName** Last Name **phoneNumber** Phone Number **zipOrPostalCode** ZIP Code **email** Email Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Write a short blurb about the event. --- ## Footer Follow the campaign. Join the movement. Tiffany Burks Campaign PO Box 181583, Arlington, Texas 76096 ***In 2022 this site was built by someone we loved. She designed it while she was ill, and she finished it. 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