Tommy Calvert
Bexar County Commissioner
Tommy Calvert is one of five chief executives of county government. He is the youngest and first African-American County Commissioner in Bexar County. He represents over 500,000 residents in Precinct 4 of the 1.8 million who call Bexar County home. Precinct 4 stretches from Cibolo in the northeast, south to Elmendorf, downtown to IH-10 and Hildebrand, and the entire eastern portion of the county. Commissioners serve as local governors and have primary responsibility for building county streets, drainage, parks, and other infrastructure. He helps set the tax rate at the County and works to recruit and retain jobs in the County. As chief of County government, he also oversees county budgets and services, veterans’ benefits, local elections, mental healthcare, University Health System, and the agricultural extension services.
Since being elected to office in 2015, Commissioner Calvert has distinguished himself by building and developing areas in the county that have historically been neglected; ushering a rebirth for Precinct 4 residents. His major accomplishments include: Developing the first Bexar County Sheriff substation, which broke ground in October of 2016 — fully funding Dash and Body Cameras for the Sheriff’s Department—a first for Bexar County.
In his first 44days in office, he negotiated a multi-agency & department 52 Acre Bexar County Satellite office next to Randolph Air Force Base. He delivered $1.5 million to the University of the Incarnate Word Medical School to create the new Bexar County Clinical Skills Center at Brooks City-Base. He also delivered another $1.5 million in this year’s budget to improve Southeast side parks through Brooks Development Authority’s Greenline Linear Park.
He led the fight to save Bexar County’s 6th largest employer, Randolph Air Force Base as Chair of the Randolph Joint Land Use Study. He negotiated consensus between the Air Force, Property Owners, Political Leaders, and Developers to stop the encroachment of housing around Randolph and helped secure nearly $10 million to purchase land around Randolph to protect its mission.
Co-chaired and founded Bexar County IT and Cyber Workforce Initiative, to help Bexar County schools have a curriculum to get IT jobs that pay over $100,000 per year. Raised minimum wage of Bexar County employees from $11.66 to $14.25 per hour. He also tripled the number of contracts awarded to Small Women and Minority Owned Businesses. As the Chair of the Re- Entry Council, he has more than doubled the number of employers who will hire the formally incarcerated from 240 to 500. He was recently honored to serve as the Honorary Civilian Commander for the 12th Flying Wing, a national military recognition.
