Michael J. Moncrief, a life-long resident of Fort Worth, is the 43rd mayor of the City of Fort Worth. He was elected mayor May 3, 2003.

Mayor Moncrief is a successful Fort Worth business owner who is involved in various community and civic affairs. He also has served as an elected official at the county and state levels for 26 years.

Mayor Moncrief served for two years as a Texas House representative (1971-1972), 12 years as Tarrant County judge (1974-1986) and 12 years as Texas State senator (1991-2003).

As a state representative, Mayor Moncrief served on five major committees, including the Appropriations Committee. He secured passage of major drug legislation and is responsible for the bill that authorized the construction of the Fort Worth State School. At the end of his legislative term, he was voted legislator of the Year by his fellow members.

As Tarrant County judge, Mayor Moncrief worked closely with the leadership of Fort Worth and Tarrant County in construction of the Fort Worth/Tarrant County jail. Working with family court judges, the District Attorney’s Office and adult probation officers, then County Judge Moncrief set up the county’s Restitution Enforcement Program, and he worked with the historic preservation community to pass a bond program that financed the renovation of the historic Tarrant County Courthouse.

During his tenure as state senator, Mayor Moncrief passed many pieces of landmark legislation. He has been recognized nationally for authoring the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which has assured hundreds of thousands of Texas children an opportunity to receive medical services. As senator, Mayor Moncrief also authored precedent-setting legislation that protects citizens from stalkers, protects animals from canned hunts and assists elderly citizens in need of home health care or assisted living.

In 2001, Senator Moncrief was appointed President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate. In that capacity, he presided over the affairs of Texas as governor when the governor and lieutenant governor were out of state.

A graduate of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, Mayor Moncrief served as president of the student body and was named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. He is past president of the Tarleton Alumni Association and was honored as a distinguished alumnus in 1977.

He and his wife Rosie have been married for 24 years. He has two sons, Troy, who lives in Texas, and Mitch, who lives in California, and four grandchildren, Meagan, Mackenzie, Michael Ross and Ashley Nicole.

Mayor Moncrief currently serves on the board of numerous social services, advocacy and research associations and foundations. He is the recipient of many honors, including Who’s Who in American Government, Newsmaker of the Year, Outstanding Young Man of Fort Worth and Outstanding Young Man of Texas. The latter two are Jaycee honors. He proudly served on the board of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation from April 1988 to 1990.

Current city boards, committees and other organizations

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, Board Member

Tarrant County Workforce Governing Board, Board Member

North Texas Commission, Board Member

Casa Ma–ana, Board Member

Crime Prevention Resource Center, Board Member

Safe City, Steering Committee Member

North Central Texas Council of Governments, Member

Texas Municipal League, Member

National League of Cities, Member

U.S. Conference of Mayors, Member

Tarrant County Mayor’s Council, Member

Fort Worth Promotion and Development Fund, Chair

Fort Worth Sister Cities International, Honorary Chair

Alliance Airport Authority, Inc., Chair

Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation, Chair

Fort Worth Local Development Corporation, Chair

Sunbelt Industrial Development Authority, Chair

Trinity Housing Finance Corporation, Chair

Airport Freeway Committee, Ex Officio

Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority, Ex Officio

Community Justice Council, Ex Officio

Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ex Officio

Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Ex Officio

Fort Worth Cultural District Committee, Ex Officio

Lone Star Airport Improvement Authority, Inc., Ex Officio

Neighborhood Resources Development Council, Ex Officio

Stockyards Improvement Authority, Inc., Ex Officio

Board memberships

Fort Worth Police Award Foundation, Board Member, 2002

March of Dimes, Board Member, 2002

The Learning Center of North Texas, Board Member, 2002

Health Law & Policy Institute, Advisory Board Member

James L. West Presbyterian Special Care Center, Advisory Board Member

Kids First, Honorary Board Member

Kids Who Care, Board of Directors Advisor

American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate Advisory Committee Member

The Parenting Center, Advisory Board Council Member, 1988

Council of the Crime Victims Institute, Advisory Board Member

Open Arms Home, Inc., - Advisory Board Member, 1997

The David Nicklas Organ Donor Awareness Foundation - Advisory Board Member, 1996

AIDS Outreach Center - Board Advisors

Wednesday’s Child Benefit Corporation - Advisory Board Member

Baylor University - Social Work Advisory Board Member

Alliance for Children - Honorary Board Member

Caring for Children Foundation of Texas - Advisory Board Member

Tarrant County Homeless Coalition - Lifetime Board Member

Fort Worth Airpower Council - Member

Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc. - Director

Southwestern Exposition and Live Stock Show - Director

Fort Worth Stock Show Auction Syndicate - Director

Happy Hill Farm - Advisory Board Member

March of Dimes - Development Council Member

The Badge and Shield Association of Tarrant County - Director

Past board memberships

Brite Divinity School, Board Member

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Board Member, 1996-97

Paul Quinn College, Board Member

World Craniofacial Foundation, Board Member

Texas D.A.R.E. Foundation (TDF), Board Member

Texas Preservation Board, Board Member

The Troy Aikman Foundation, Advisory Board Chairman

Tarrant County Medical, Education and Research Foundation, Board Member

Fort Worth Airpower Council, Board Vice Chair

YWCA School for the Children of the Homeless, Steering Committee Member

Interagency Council for Services for the Homeless, Board Member

Texas Society to Prevent Blindness, Board Member

Community Advisory Board, Care Unit Hospital of Fort Worth, Board Member, 1987 to l991

Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Board Member, 1988 to 1990

National Craniofacial Foundation, Board Member

Stars for Children, Texas, Inc., Vice Chair

Neighborhood Health Horizons, Inc., President

Gill Children Services, Inc., Board Member

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, National Board Member

30-LOVE Tennis Tournament Benefiting Special Olympics, Chairman

Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce, Board Member

Fort Worth Library, Board Member

Tarrant County Mental Health Association, Board Member

Tarrant County Drug Abuse Board, Board Member

United Cerebral Palsy of Tarrant County, Advisory Committee Member

Neighborhood Resources Development Council, Chair

M.D. Anderson Hospital, Board of Visitors

Longhorn Council of Boy Scouts of America, Board Member

Lone Star Transportation Authority, Board Member

North Central Texas Council of Governments, Board Member

Tarrant County Juvenile Board, Board Member

Fort Worth State School, Board Member

United States Olympic Committee, Board Member

White Lake School, Board Member

Most recent honors

NCCJ Brotherhood/Sisterhood Citation, 2003

Texas Champions Award, Mental Health Association in Texas, 2003

Tarrant County Medical Society and the Tarrant County Academy of Medicine May Owen Award, 2003

Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Special Service Award, 2002

Champions for Women’s Health in Texas Award, Women’s Health and Family Planning Group, 2002

Kiwanis Club “Community Builder” Award, 2002

NAMI Tarrant County Community Service Award, 2002

Texas Council on Family Relations Meritorious Family Award, 2002

Texas Public Health Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2001/2002

Texas Democratic Women’s Group Humanitarian Award, 2002

American Cancer Society Texas Advocacy Award, 2002

Fort Worth Lighthouse for the Blind Lumen Award, 2001

North Central Texas M.S. Legislator of the Year, 2001

Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Patient Advocacy Award, 2001

Texas Council on Family Violence Legislator of the Year, 2001

Metroplex Chapter Concerns of Police Survivors Legislator’s Award, 2001

Texas Assisted Living Association Legislator of the Year, 2001

Camp Fire Kids Rosie Mauk Award, 2001

Texas Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Legislator of the Year, 2001

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Public Service Award, 2001

Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and Texas Council of Family Violence The Pillar of Hope Award, 2001

Common Cause Star of Texas Public Service Award, 2000

Tarrant County Youth Collaboration Friend of Youth Award, 2000

Children’s Hospital Association Golden Bootie Award, 2000

Texas Mental Health Liaison Group Governmental Award, 2000

Texas Hospital Association Texas Hospital Advocacy Tribute, 2000

Texas Association of Community Health Centers State Health Care Champion Award, 1999

Texas Public Health Association Outstanding Legislator Award, 1999

Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas Prism Award, 1999

Texas Public Health Association Legislator of the Year, 1999

Coalition for North Texas Children Leadership for Kids Award, 1999

Brazos Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation Leadership Award, 1999

Texas Council on Family Violence Leadership Award, 1999

Crime Victim’s Rights Legislator of the Year, 1999

Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Legislator of the Year Award, 1999

TAMACC Leadership Award, 1999

AIDS Outreach Center Public Policy Award, 1998

Texas Counselors Association Public Policy Award, 1998

Texas Mental Health Association Legislator of the Year, 1998

Texas Transplantation Association Public Policy Leadership Award, 1998

United Cerebral Palsy of Texas Leadership Award, 1998

Volunteers of America “I Remember Mama” Award, 1998

Prevent Blindness Texas, 1998

Child Advocate’s Scott Moore Award, 1997

AARP Award, 1997

Genesis Women’s Shelter Award, 1997

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Inc. H.O.P.E. Award, 1997

Texas Family Planning Association Award, 1997

Texas Women’s Political Caucus Rex Braun Award Man of the Year Award, 1995

Texas Council on Family Violence Mary Polk Legislative Leadership Award, 1995

American Heart Association Legislator of the Year, 1995

Tarrant County Gerontological Society Outstanding Leadership Award, 1995

CLEAT Legislator of the Year, 1995

Texas Rehabilitation Commission Commissioner’s Medallion, 1995

Advocates for Youth Teen Health Leadership Award, 1994

AIDS Outreach Center Leadership Award, 1994

Texas Human Rights Foundation Schwab Award, 1994

Texas Dietetic Association Bluebonnet Award, 1994

Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights International Human Rights Award, 1994

Texas School Health Association John P. McGovern Award, 1994

National Society of Fundraising Executives Outstanding Volunteer Fundraisers, 1993

Women’s Haven of Tarrant County Katie Sherrod Award, 1993

Texas Women’s Political Caucus Good Guy Award, 1993

Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, 1993

ARC/Texas Leadership Award, 1993

National Victim Center Robbie Hogg Award, 1993

National Association of Social Workers/Tarrant County Public Citizen of the Year Award, 1993

Reproductive Freedom Fund White Hat Award, 1993

Affiliations

American Cancer Society, Governmental RelationsCommittee, 2003

American Cancer Society, Fort Worth Chapter

Spokesperson for the Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign

Police Award Foundation, Trustees

Caring for Children Foundation of Texas

Tarrant County Advisory Committee

Fort Worth Reserve Police Officer

Law Enforcement Officers Association of Texas

Texas State Department of Public Welfare Medicaid Task Force

Texas Arts Alliance

Tarrant County Humane Society

Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

Mental Health Association, Steering Committee, 1992 Annual Dinner

Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc., Tarrant County Chairman

Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc., National Vice President

Independent Petroleum Association of America

Tarrant County College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee

American Judicature Society

National College of Probate Judges

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice

Info from The City of Fort Worth website: http://www.fortworthgov.org/citycouncil/Mayor.htm