An Ethiopian immigrant and first-generation college student, Worku is finishing a computer science degree at UT Dallas.
At 23, he's running unopposed in the Democratic primary, motivated by rising housing and living costs facing families like his.
Worku’s take on Texas values
He wants to lower housing and power costs and has proposed banning large corporate investors from buying up large numbers of Texas homes to ease the housing crunch. [Fort Worth Report; campaign website]