Nydia Cardenas
Democratic · TX
Nydia Cardenas is a leadership coach and small-business advocate with engineering and MBA training and experience supporting entrepreneurs. Her priorities include accessible government, community participation, and investment in health, human services and youth.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received the endorsement of Run for Something, a national group that backs young progressive candidates, for Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 4.
May 5, 2026
Source: runforsomething.net
Received the endorsement of the Texas Working Families Party for Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 4.
February 16, 2026
Source: workingfamilies.org
Organized the 817 Gather, a monthly Fort Worth community meeting. She led its one-year anniversary meeting in November 2025, where about 30 residents met to plan local civic action.
November 25, 2025
Source: texasobserver.org
Completed a Just Economy Institute fellowship (Cohort 3, 2019-2020) as a Fort Worth business coach. Before that, she ran a Detroit consulting firm that taught business planning in English and Spanish.
July 16, 2021
Source: justeconomyinstitute.org
Past race Nydia Cardenas ran in:
- Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4 · November 3, 2026 · Tarrant County, Texas