FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County has a Republican majority elected for local offices, but that has not stopped Texas House Representative Ramon Romero from running to represent District 90 where he was born and raised.

Romero was just re-elected for another term during the 2020 elections and he attributes the continued support he has countywide to the representation he brings to the State Capitol.

“The fact that I was the first ever Latino state rep from Tarrant County and there’s a half a million Latinos in Tarrant County will tell me and others that it was long overdue,” said Romero.

Romero is seen by people in the neighborhood as one of their own, someone who they still see around the neighborhood.

"This is who I am, I’m a kid from Poly High School from Zacatecas, Mexico that had three kids while I was in high school… and I’m not embarrassed about it.” said Romero.

He still lives in his district just blocks away from the house he was born and raised in, near Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth’s east side.

“I am a young mother and a lot of things we can relate to…this is where he grew up and this is where I grew up,” said Marissa Sanchez, Field Coordinator and Campaign Office Manager for Romero 2020, who said her knowledge in politics increased because of Romero’s advocacy.

Sanchez says that Romero has bipartisan support in the county because of what he brings to the table.

“When it comes to racial wars and partisan wars, there needs to be a common ground for us and I think Romero brings that common ground. On Election Day we had poll greeters of every nationality, you know we had republicans holding up Ramon signs,” Sanchez recalls.

Being a Democratic politician representing a county with a republican majority means Romero often speaks up about issues he understands well because of his upbringing, even when others in the room do not relate.

“I think that this community here they want to fight, they want to know someone is out there speaking for him,” said Romero.

However, the Fort Worth native does not mind because he wants to make sure laws help and do not harm people. He says he knows how much a law can set families back regardless of how long that law may remain active.

“When I think of unattended consequences, of bad laws, I have my dad as an example. My dad spent 11 months in an immigration jail and it was because congress, at that time, decided they could file a bill that was retroactive,” he said.

According to Romero, his parents spent most of their life savings to resolve the legal issue. The member of the Texas House of Representatives says that retroactive law penalized his father in 2010 for a misdemeanor from the ‘70s, despite demonstrating exemplary behavior and helping improve the “Poly” community for the decades that followed.

For the Tarrant County politician, his father is a role model who helped him advocate for the community and how to invest in it. He also wants to shed a light on the importance on the Hispanic dollar and show the importance of their contributions in the state.

There are many other goals he wants to accomplish in his new term, including a driving permit for everyone living in the state.

“Make sure that everyone can identify themselves through a driving permit for all persons regardless of their immigration status we also filed many bills for veterans,” said Romero.

As for District 90, he is focused on raising funds to continue improving the neighborhoods in the district, but also the resources available for the people who live there. Assuring that as long as he serves as Fort Worth’s very own Romero, he’ll keep pushing to make his people’s voices and issues be heard.