# O'Hare Targets Simmons Over Marine Remarks

> Tarrant County judge criticizes opponent for insulting Marine veteran and opposing bulletproof vests.
- Title: O'Hare Targets Simmons Over Marine Remarks · Dallas Express
- Summary: Tarrant County judge criticizes opponent for insulting Marine veteran and opposing bulletproof vests. Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare criticized Commissioner…
- Keywords: tarrant county, alisa simmons, tim o'hare, marine veteran, bulletproof vests, deputy todd tipton, tarrant county commissioner, elections administrator, clint ludwig, tarrant county judge race, november 3 election, news
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/ohare-targets-simmons-over-resurfaced-marine-remarks-bulletproof-vest-vote
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-03T12:00:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tarrant county, alisa simmons, tim o'hare, marine veteran, bulletproof vests, deputy todd tipton, tarrant county commissioner, elections administrator, clint ludwig, tarrant county judge race, november 3 election, news
## O'Hare criticizes Simmons
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare criticized Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons for resurfaced remarks to a Marine veteran and opposing bulletproof vests.

> She repeatedly attacks county staff who don't support her false narratives
## Polling site debate
Simmons told Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig he was not worth two damn cents and accused him of conflicting answers about postponing polling locations.

> you're not worth two damn cents
## Simmons' Marine remark
Simmons later told Ludwig not to mention his Marine service again and called him embarrassing after referring to her son's Marine service.

> don't you ever say anything about being a marine again
## Ludwig's service
Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with multiple deployments including to Afghanistan.

> completed multiple deployments, including to afghanistan
## Polling location vote
Simmons' motion to table the polling location proposal failed 2-3, then the court adopted her amendment adding four early voting sites.

> motion to table the polling location proposal failed 2-3
## Bulletproof vest vote
Simmons voted against a 2023 contract for bulletproof vests after a deputy was shot three times while serving a warrant.

> deputy todd tipton was shot three times while serving a warrant on a child sex offender
## Election outcome
Simmons won the March 3 Democratic primary with 61.35% of the vote for the November 3 county judge election.

> won the march 3 democratic primary with 61.35% of the vote
## Key takeaway

Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare criticized Commissioner Alisa Simmons for insulting a Marine veteran and voting against bulletproof vests after a deputy was shot.