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Deborah Peoples (born June 24, 1952) is an American politican and Democratic Party activist. Since 2013, she has served as chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party in Fort Worth, Texas. On January 15, 2019, Peoples announced her candidacy for mayor of Fort Worth in the May 4, 2019 general election.

AT&T
Peoples was a vice president at AT&T U-verse before she retired in 2012 after 33 years with the same company.

Tarrant County Democratic Party
Since 2013, Peoples has served as chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party.

In recent elections, the gap between Republican and Democratic turnout in Tarrant County has narrowed. The Democratic share of voter turnout increased in 2014 and matched Republican turnout in 2016.

Fort Worth Mayoral Campaign
On January 15, 2019, Peoples announced her candidacy for mayor of Fort Worth in the May 4, 2019 city election, challenging four-term incumbent mayor Betsy Price.

Although historically a red state, Texas' large cities have followed the national trend toward progressive leaders in urban areas. Of the five major Texas cities, only Fort Worth had a Republican mayor at the start of 2019. However, Democrats Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election and Beto O'Rourke in the 2018 Senate race both won in Fort Worth.

Education
Peoples earned a Bachelor's degree in communications and an MBA from Texas Woman's University.