Commissioner Tom Ramsey Bio

Tom is originally from Crockett, Texas. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University. He lives in Spring Valley Village. He is married to his wife, Marsha, with whom he has 3 children and 7 grandchildren. He is a teacher and deacon at Second Baptist Church in Houston.  

Tom works as a development officer at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and as a senior vice president at RPS Klotz Associates. He also worked as an engineer and owned and operated an engineering firm.

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Tom Ramsey currently serves as the Harris County Commissioner in Precinct 3. He was first elected in 2020 and is serving his 1st term. He previously served as the Mayor of Spring Valley Village from 2012 to 2020. 

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Supports measures to enhance fiscal responsibility and reduce government fraud and waste.

Supports measures for fiscal responsibility in county government and efforts to prevent "fraud and waste."

Promises to use tax dollars responsibly and with transparency.

Promises to manage tax funds responsibly and with transparency.

- Opposes  increasing taxes. 
- Supports measures for fiscal responsibility in county government and efforts to prevent "fraud and waste."
- Promises to manage tax funds responsibly and with transparency.

Economy

Believes county government should ensure safe neighborhoods, well-maintained infrastructure, and low taxes while providing necessary services for residents.

Believes county government is responsible "for the basics:" safe neighborhoods, well-maintained infrastructure, reduced taxes, and residential services. 

As Commissioner, worked to secure millions for flood mitigation.

Worked to secure "millions of dollars" to mitigate flooding.

- Believes county government is responsible "for the basics:" safe neighborhoods, well-maintained infrastructure, reduced taxes, and residential services. 
- Worked to secure "millions of dollars" to mitigate flooding.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports the creation of safety commissions to enhance school security.

Helped establish a county school safety commission supporting all 25 Independent School Districts and private schools in the county. 

Supports the Contract Deputy Program and pay raises for officers to improve hiring and retention.

Voted to provide pay raises for county police officers to improve hiring and retention. 

- Wants to increase neighborhood safety.
- Helped establish a county school safety commission supporting all 25 Independent School Districts and private schools in the county. 
- Voted to provide pay raises for county police officers to improve hiring and retention. 
- Advocates for law enforcement.

Public Safety

As of June 18, 2025, Tom Ramsey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Aims to enhance public services by developing new parks, improving facilities, ensuring road maintenance, and making neighborhoods safer.

Wants to develop new parks and enhance current facilities. 

Opposes consolidating county services to reduce bureaucracy, believing it provides residents with better and faster service.

Opposes consolidating county services, believes residents get "best and fastest response" from precincts.

Wants to ensure roads are maintained, and infrastructure is improved to prevent flooding.

- Wants to develop new parks and enhance current facilities. 
- Opposes consolidating county services, believes residents get "best and fastest response" from precincts.
- Wants to ensure roads are maintained, and infrastructure is improved to prevent flooding.

Public Services

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Plans to increase the budget for infrastructure and reduce maintenance costs, and plans to address future flooding.

Plans to increase the infrastructure budget to address future flooding.

Aims to decrease the cost of maintaining county infrastructure.

- Plans to increase the infrastructure budget to address future flooding.
- Aims to decrease the cost of maintaining county infrastructure.

Believes that public safety is the #1 issue facing Harris County.

Wants to increase the budget for police to ensure that they are well-paid and equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

- Believes that public safety is the #1 issue facing Harris County.
- Wants to increase the budget for police to ensure that they are well-paid and equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

Supports directly meeting with county residents to address concerns.

- Supports directly meeting with county residents to address concerns.

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- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriations, which fund essential county services like road maintenance.
- They create and enforce civil and criminal laws that align with state regulations, including land use and construction codes.
- Commissioners implement state and federal mandates while overseeing county agencies and public buildings.
- They also set tax rates for the county and its subdivisions.
- Each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge, forming the local governing body known as the Commissioners Court.