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Tim O’Hare’s criticism of Alisa Simmons combines two separate episodes: a reported 2025 exchange with a Marine veteran at Commissioners Court and her 2023 vote against a specific body-armor contract for specialized sheriff’s units. The county’s meeting minutes clarify that Simmons also proposed adding early-voting sites in 2025; the sheriff’s office confirms a deputy was shot in 2024 but does not link that shooting to the contract vote.
Why is O’Hare criticizing Simmons?
In an October 3, 2026 report, The Dallas Express described O’Hare’s criticism as resting on two matters: Simmons’s comments to Tarrant County Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig during an August 19, 2025 polling-location debate, and her vote against a 2023 body-armor contract.
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O’Hare wrote of Simmons, “She repeatedly attacks county staff who don’t support her false narratives.” The Dallas Express reproduced that campaign statement alongside reported quotations from the meeting and O’Hare’s comments about the body-armor vote. The meeting-video link cited in the report was not retrievable for an independent transcript check, so the exchange’s exact wording is attributable here to the publication’s account.
What did Simmons reportedly say to the Marine veteran?
The Dallas Express reported that Simmons told Ludwig, “you’re not worth two damn cents,” challenged his answers about postponing the polling-location item, and later said, “And don’t you ever say anything about being a Marine again.” The report also says she referred to her son’s Marine service and called Ludwig “embarrassing.”
Those are reported quotations, not quotations independently confirmed against the meeting video. The article identified Ludwig as a Marine veteran; the underlying profile cited for details about his service was not available for independent verification, so further service history is not established here.
What did the polling-location vote decide?
The official Tarrant County Commissioners Court minutes for August 19, 2025 record consideration of early-voting and Election Day locations for the November 4, 2025 joint special and constitutional amendment election. They show three distinct votes:
- Motion to table: Simmons moved to table the polling-location proposal. The motion failed 2-3.
- Amendment: Simmons proposed adding four early-voting sites. The amendment passed 4-1.
- Amended list: The proposal as amended passed 3-2, with Simmons and Commissioner Roderick Miles Jr. voting against it.
That sequence matters: Simmons tried to table the proposal, but she also offered an amendment that added sites. Saying simply that she opposed the final polling-location list leaves out her successful amendment.
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The Dallas Express reported that on August 15, 2023, Simmons was the lone opposing voter on an annual contract with GT Distributors Inc. for body armor purchased as needed for specialized Sheriff’s Office units, including Warrants, Criminal Investigation, and Human Trafficking. The report says the contract passed 4-1. The county contract packet linked from the article was not retrievable for independent verification, so those terms and the vote count are reported by The Dallas Express rather than confirmed here from the packet.
O’Hare’s campaign framed the vote more broadly in a post quoted by The Dallas Express: “Deputy Todd Tipton was shot three times while serving a warrant on a child sex offender. He survived. Not every deputy will be so fortunate. Alisa Simmons voted against funding bulletproof vests for our deputies. Voters deserve to know.” The underlying reported item was one particular as-needed contract for specialized units; the campaign’s phrase “funding bulletproof vests for our deputies” is O’Hare’s characterization of that vote, not a finding that Simmons opposed all vest funding.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What happened to Deputy Todd Tipton?
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office release dated February 18, 2025 says Deputy Todd Tipton was shot three times on August 7, 2024, when a suspect opened fire as deputies served felony warrants at a Fort Worth home. The release says the suspect was wanted for crimes against children and that fellow deputies pulled Tipton to safety.
The Sheriff’s Office account does not say Tipton was injured because he lacked body armor, or establish a connection between his shooting and Simmons’s 2023 vote. O’Hare used the incident in his campaign argument; the release confirms the shooting details but does not substantiate that causal claim.
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Where the race stood in 2026
According to Tarrant County Elections Administration’s official cumulative results, Simmons received 105,487 votes, or 61.35%, in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for County Judge. The Dallas Express reported that she and O’Hare were facing each other in the November 3, 2026 general election. As of the report’s October 3 publication date, that election was still upcoming.
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