Tarrant County Democratic Woman’s Club promotes economic justice and social progress for all people by assisting Democratic candidates at the local, state, and national level.
Our club was founded in 1928, making us the oldest grassroots organization of its kind in Texas.
We proudly support Democratic women seeking election to public office, as a local chapter of Texas Democratic Women, the women’s caucus for Texas Democrats.
Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings, events and service projects. Our regular monthly meeting is usually held on the 2nd Saturday of each month inside Stage West theatre, 821 W. Vickery in Fort Worth.
Join us for coffee and conversation at 10am, program at 10:30. Guest speakers are announced here, on our social media and in our email newsletter.
Sept.12: Ambika Sharma
Ambika Sharma came to Fort Worth from India as a high school student. After graduating from Fort Worth ISD and TCU (with a Bachelors in International Economics, Political Science and Mathematics), she became a U.S. citizen.
Her impressive career has taken her to six countries and six states, starting as an analyst at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. After earning a master's degree in Switzerland, she worked at the Central Bank of Chile, Deutsche Bank in Germany, Barclays in England, and Goldman Sachs. After working in the tech industry, she returned to fintech at U.S. Bank.
Ambika’s career has been about understanding complex systems and rebuilding them around people, not process.
Since returning to the states, she has spent years volunteering to help seniors and low-income families prepare their taxes and resolve IRS problems. Helping her parents navigate the Tarrant Appraisal District motivated her to run for a place on that board.
Just this summer she observed TAD’s Chief Appraiser’s Report, which revealed lower-value homes appraising at 106% of market value, while million-dollar homes were appraised at just 71%.
Earlier this year, Ambika advocated for a moratorium on AI data centers, a topic that will be part of her talk at Saturday’s meeting.
More recently, you may have seen her at a recent Commissioner’s Court meeting wearing the “Don’t Russia My Texas” shirt she created.
Come meet this amazing Fort Worth advocate and candidate!
https://voteambika.com/
