She served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County. Were answerable to the people. Now you can just go somewhere else. HD135 17,150 22,829 JP6 4,815 17,369 687 Combined, the two candidates raised close to $115 million, with ORourke bringing in more than $80 million. County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. If we have the same turnout rate as we did in 2003, were looking at over 353K voters from Harris County. Which brings me to the second point of interest, which is really hammering the message home about voting all the way down the ballot. Gonzalez 0 4,032 0 9,258 HD147 22.58% 77.42% The HBA presents the results of its 2019 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire below. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I ============================== 2022 1,133,155 2,543,162 44.56%, Name Raised Spent Loans On Hand Monday is the first day of early voting in the Texas March 1 primary election. HD149 11,876 19,423 706 HD143 8,538 14,611 1,218 HD147 9,406 34,678 1,363 730 Sen. LaMantia had a tough race in 2022, and at this time I have no idea if its better for her to run in 2024 or not. It is fair. HD138 59.16% 40.84% Now lets look at Houston voter registration numbers. In the meantime, let me know what you think. Download this stock image: FILE -Pam Gaskin talks about her mail-in primary election ballot at her home Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Missouri City, Texas. REPUBLICAN. HD148 43.27% 52.03% 3.30% 1.40% HD128 32,499 12,847 HD141 18.77% 81.23% Experience: Alycia Harvey worked at the Harris County District Attorneys Office, where she has practiced criminal law for 20 years. I was all set to have a peaceful weekend when I came across a press release from Commissioner Ellis office on Friday afternoon about this. Alexander Mealer is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. ============================= CC1 65,204 204,223 7,257 According to the Texas Courts website, "district . I made this point till I was sick of having to make it back in 2018 and again in 2020. Education: University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at Austin. But really, a good horse laugh is all you need. You can see the four races that Dems lost, one district criminal court and three county criminal courts. Last week, Mike May, the GOP nominee who ran against state Rep. Jon Rosenthal in House District 135, filed a petition challenging Rosenthals win. For whatever the reason fewer people split their tickets, even though they had no choice but to vote (or not) in every single race. And that matters because whenever theres large amounts of money at stake, the potential for ethical issues arises. HD135 42.95% 57.05% Will Archer is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, then cited the new provision to call points of order procedural challenges on two amendments proposed by Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, to restrict Democratic committee chairs. And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. Again, you can see the result. In her most recent role, she serves as a Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor. HD130 44,307 20,934 1,434 CC1 26.37% 71.13% 2.50% US Representative, District 8: Laura Jones. HD149 38.79% 58.96% 2.25% 0.00% Its deeply annoying that we have to do this as a reminder, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it but its where we are. Its been a year since his home was raided, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office, the FBI has been investigating Ken Paxton since November of 2020, Precinct analysis: Inside and out of the city, Uvalde parents will take their fight to the Lege. HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02% In Harris County, judges for decades doled out the vast majority of court appointments to a select few. He also worked as General Counsel for a multinational corporation. There were problems with elections back when the County Clerk specifically, Stan Stanart was in charge of running them. The litigation exception typically is upheld by courts, so McIngvales lawsuit is unlikely to produce the requested records, he said. Ill have more to say about those Commissioners Court precincts later, so lets put a pin in that for now. You can also contribute to any candidate you like directly just google them or find their campaign Facebook page to get to a suitable Donate link for them. Experience: Kim McTorry worked as a prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. Adding to the confusion, Hegar and the county are separately at odds over Heaps current budget, which was adopted by the Democratic-controlled Commissioners Court last fall. JP7 15.62% 84.38% HD140 31.10% 68.90% JP2 22,268 28,432 1,306 7 This is why we have so many voting locations on Election Day, precisely because stuff sometimes happens. HD149 39.42% 60.56% 0.01% At this point, three months out, they seem as plausible as Bigfoot sightings, but lets take Cindy Siegel at her word and assume the existence of 2600 actual people who were actually unable to cast a ballot on Election Day. HD140 5,859 12,433 613 3 "I'm disappointed to see another losing candidate challenging the results of their election. While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. HD137 8,263 12,428 646 unfair distribution of election supplies. In actuality, there were 486K total ballots cast, including undervotes, in the city prop races. Bun B, Badu, J.J. Watt celebrate RodeoHouston Southern Takeover. HD134 40.71% 57.65% 1.64% 2023-01076; Aaron Adams v. Judge LaShawn Williams. Im just guessing the evidence is minimal, there arent that many of these races, the gap isnt that much but its what Ive got. Along those lines, I note two potential future Constable candidates: Don Dinh, a Deputy Constable in Precinct 1 since 2020 who was for 24 years before that a sergeant in the Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Constables office, filed a designation of treasurer to run for Constable in Precinct 5. primary, 2022 Texas Primary Election: What you need to know to vote, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077652602633, Breaking Bond: In-depth look at four Criminal Dist. Judge Jackson is represented by John Raley. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20% Given the extremely cozy relationship between sleazeballs like Gary Polland and his machine for endorsing and financially supporting Republican judges, that was no surprise. ====================== Beto won Harris County by 105K in 2022. HD137 8,600 12,670 9 The judges listed as well as Lina have little in their campaign coffers. But due to a change in state law, you only have until March 8 to make a contribution. HD146 8,922 33,114 "This case will focus on the details of every aspect of the November 8 election in Harris County. It would be better if they didnt feel the need to try, as theres a perfectly good alternative already in place. HD142 9,326 24,514 There are also a lot of offices that include parts of Harris and parts of one or more neighbors: CDs 02 and 22, SBOE6, SDs 07 and 17, and all of the Firth and 14th Courts of Appeal benches, of which there will be ten Democratic incumbents on the ballot next year. HD131 20.28% 79.72% During the election CIA knocked on 300,000 doors. Once again, Comptroller Hegar has abused his authority, the county attorney said. CC4 47.33% 52.67% The office has since expanded dramatically, but it still takes the minority of criminal cases in Harris County. Clerk Hudspeth is represented by Neal Manne. JP3 45.55% 51.75% 2.70% HD149 39.85% 60.15% I have some specific thoughts on that, which I will share in a future post. May's election contest is ongoing. JP2 23,249 29,149 10 CD38 66.07% 33.91% 0.02% Judge Ramirez is represented by John Staley. Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County's 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast. JP6 5,130 16,223 1,342 JP7 11,907 63,400 1,926 1,109 In 2018, she gained her certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law. Jeanie Ortiz, a former Harris County prosecutor,reportedto the state that she earned the $1 million while working on about 400 felonies and 200 misdemeanors. 2023-01202; Stan Stanart v. Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. In fact, when something controversial enough happens to be the subject of a lawsuit, that is exactly when the public most needs to know what the record shows. None of us got 70% of the votes. Democrats would still be running the elections. I want to know what the next Chair intends to do about that. Of those 52 cases, Hensley pointed out that 23 arrests were for primary violations other than marijuana possession. During Evbagharus tenure, the party raised more than $2.1 million and created programs dedicated to voter outreach and volunteer recruitment, according to the release. Hidalgo versus Mealer Sheldon A. Harris (all ballots . Rory Olsen is represented by Jared Woodfill. We saw it with Bill White in 2010, too as Ive observed in the past, White received something like 300K votes from people who otherwise voted Republican. HD127 62.01% 37.99% See here for the previous entry. HD138 30,328 25,534 1,383 HD150 60.86% 37.36% 1.77% 0.01% Beto and Collier and Garza had enough money to at least run some ads, while Hays was still running against perhaps the highest-profile (read: got the most negative news for his ridiculous actions) incumbent after those three. Beyond Harris County, lawmakers are looking at a slate of statewide elections reforms, starting with returning the penalty for illegal voting to a felony instead of a misdemeanor. The Bell County attorney is authorized to file suit against the city of Killeen and its agents to enforce Texas Local Government Code section 370.003 by seeking declaratory relief in district court against the city of Killeens actions as unconstitutional; and seeking injunctive relief in district court against the city of Killeen from enforcing either the special order or ordinance; and seeking injunctive relief against the city of Killeen from punishing police officers for enforcing marijuana laws under the Health and Safety Code, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure, according to the authorization. 3 Cause No. HD134 39.50% 60.50% That may be a bad feature of the law as it now exists, but it is the law and a district court is highly unlikely to deviate from the normal course of behavior. HD143 8,631 15,710 HD140 30.31% 64.09% 5.61% DECISION 2022: Primary election results for local races in Harris County and surrounding counties Published: March 1, 2022, 1:39 PM Updated: March 2, 2022, 10:02 PM Tags: Decision 2022 , Texas . By Carolina Sanchez. HD130 69.92% 28.23% 1.86% JP7 17.86% 82.10% 0.03% And the fact that the furniture dealer is openly looking for any such example, especially those that include people who did actually vote, shows just how desperate and ridiculous and baseless these Republican charges have been all along.). I dont know if we will get Constable/JP redistricting, but there are always some interesting primary contests here, and even with the same maps we could have interesting November races in Precincts 4 and 5. tampa population 2022 Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 5% Golden Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Power Unit Gold $ 8.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 5% Rich Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor Pack 2.4% Rich Tobacco Pods $ 12.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Power Unit Slate $ 8.00 Add to wishlist Vuse Alto Flavor . HD146 9,975 31,981 11 And three, theres no evidence to support the hypothesis that I have seen too many times that ballot fatigue disproportionately hurts Democratic candidates. HD140 5,761 12,183 1,066 Luong is also the presiding judge for the Felony Veterans Treatment Court for Harris County, a specialty court that was created to handle felony criminal cases involving veterans. This is about 493K ballots cast for those two candidates, which doesnt count third party and write-in candidates or undervotes; I didnt tally them all up but wed be at around 510K total ballots defined as being Houston. Clubs In Action raising legal $ for judges. The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. Silverman says he's led the charge on felony bail reform. HD146 19.66% 77.97% 2.36% The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. The chamber passed the overall rules package by a vote of 123-19, with Democrats making up most of the opposition. JP5 145,619 143,496 HD131 19.20% 76.50% 3.02% 1.28% The elections for secretary of state had taken on heightened importance due to former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. The government moved forward at that point, but its not necessarily surprising that we havent seen any other announcements or any other information thats gone public, said Edward Loya Jr., a Dallas-based attorney and former federal prosecutor. HD127 38,578 26,405 1,691 https://mailchi.mp/3860a20fae8b/we-need-your-help?e=cf7bb2b770&fbclid=IwAR3bf6Pdu4mhPHiTnPDtpzT361sMx5VyDAxSnUXy7qM7EbTLGfZabSUiT4w, Clubs in Action PAC (@CIAHTX) 8:32 PM 27 February 2023. STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL EVALUATIONS - COOK COUNTY 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 28, 2022 . HD150 57.85% 39.38% 2.76% I will of course keep an eye on them. Whether the charter rules, if approved, violate that provision may ultimately be left up to legal challenges but this is entirely legal, Mike Siegel, political director and co-founder of Ground Game Texas, told the San Antonio Report. PREVIOUSLY I was on several endorsements interviews with some of these judges through a different organization. Did I mention that the primary runoff and the special election would take both place in May, but on different dates, again as it was in HD147? Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff I know the job title is Harris County Dem Party Chair, but we abut a lot of other counties, and in quite a few places the development just sprawls over the border, making the distinction between the two of lesser value. If youre in San Antonio, Id love to hear from you about this, so please send an email or leave a comment. HD141 4,494 20,290 851 The 30-year-old native of Katy is the youngest person and the first African American to serve as the party chairperson, according to a news release. Martin represented clients in both state and federal courts, and has argued cases before the Texas Courts of Appeal throughout the state, as well as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Some election officials are concerned this change could prevent local election workers from asking questions or seeking help from the office for fear of being reprimanded. HD145 32.67% 67.33% Im sure each and every one of you are happy with what you drew, right? Lt. Gov. Basically, the discussion was going on in consideration of the ordinance that had been passed by the City Council of Killeen and the actions of the result of that particular vote, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza told the Herald. First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. Slightly more than half of Texas counties appoint nonpartisan election administrators to run their elections. PREVIOUSLY Beto got 800K in 2018. 2023-00841; Tami Pierce v. Judge DaSean Jones. HD133 57.46% 42.54% Paxton encouraged his supporters to launch a pressure campaign and flood the court with calls and emails demanding,unsuccessfully, thatthey reverse the decision. 189th Judicial District These losing candidates should move on too.. DA is technically a state office for smaller counties, the DA can cover several of them at once so Id normally expect to see them on the Texas Ethics Commission site. There is a deadline of MARCH 8 to raise funds!! A study funded by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in 2015concludedthat attorneys could only reasonably handle at most 128 felonies or 226 misdemeanors a year. Hudspeth 4,660 22,009 0 9,952 As for Whitmire, what this means is that if hes elected Mayor this year, things will be messy in SD15 the next year. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. ============================== She serves on the Houston Bar Associations Gender Fairness Committee as well as the HAY Center Committee. . HD140 5,850 12,681 647 CC1 73,858 195,066 This includes: 84 supreme court seats. HD143 8,646 14,845 732 5 This is nothing but a pretext. HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330 One more thing to note is that despite the lesser Democratic performance, these candidates all still carried the three Commissioner Court precincts that are now Democratic. James Lombardino is represented by Jared Woodfill. After the introductions in a room at the local community college, a family member started with the groups main question: Will the Legislature raise the minimum age to purchase an assault-style weapon from 18 to 21? Two more things: One is that the undervote rate was higher in judicial races. Those members left for Washington, D.C., for weeks to stop the House from being able to do business in an effort to prevent passage of the bill. HD133 35,551 23,419 Now, given the vast sum of money spent by wingnut richies to smear Democratic judges, it may be that was at least as big a challenge as undervoting was. JP7 12,214 64,137 2,011 2 Theyre either for the initiatives or they just want to put it up to a vote because they think that this is something we should vote on.. Exclusive: Abbott explains push against diversity hiring programs, Texas wants to ban delta-8, but veterans are pushing back, The Breakfast Klub sues prominent City Hall consultant for fraud, UH, Texas A&M removing DEI statements from hiring practices, Astros GM Dana Brown the antithesis of his predecessors, Houston is the most stressful city to work in, says new study, Lauren Daigle at Houston Rodeo: 'God always has your number', Galveston gets fourth Carnival Cruise Line, Election-denying Houston Republican Mike May takes his case to the Texas House after 6,000-vote loss. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. If not, Ill be disappointed but not surprised. He also knows that his audience doesnt care, and he knows that if he keeps repeating the lie, some people who dont pay close attention will just think that the election was a mess and we dont really know who won and maybe these election integrity laws that the Republicans keep passing have some merit. The good news is the vast majority of the law has actually been researched not only by me and the county attorney, (but) the city attorney in Harker Heights had the opportunity to review the matter legally and so has the city attorney in Killeen, Garza said. Not a surprise, but an aggressive position to take. Theyre trying to do something about that, but they really cant, not right now. HD143 8,457 14,290 1,159 373 HD133 31,901 26,700 1,898 HD131 19.54% 77.57% 2.90% Mike Collier and Rochelle Garza both had leads against them of just over 100K votes, right in line with Betos lead against Abbott. HD144 11,734 13,368 1,167 This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. Any suggestion that the Harris County Elections Administrators Office lacks transparency is false, it said. For the First and Fourteenth, those counties are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington. Were evaluating the lawsuit and will let the courts sort it out.. It does cause concern that somebody from outside that jurisdiction would be able to usurp the authority of the elections commission in dealing with their elections administrator.. 4 Cause No. By voting to repeal Prop A, the Harker Heights City Council sent a clear message to their constituents that they dont respect the will of the voters or the democracy they participate in, Ground Game Texas Executive Director Julie Oliver said in a news release. Are there more parks like Fairfield Lake out there? Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. CC3 224,670 141,583 CC4 49.46% 50.52% 0.02% The Current has a rebuttal to the unenforceable argument. HD133 61.21% 38.77% 0.02% HD132 61.04% 38.95% 0.01% Theyre not going to get what they want and they know it, but theyre still going to fight. Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts. JP7 12,266 66,242 Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. But we can and should spend less on those individual appointments, and get more for those dollars via the PDO. Let me know if you have any questions. Dan Patrick joked. HD140 32.85% 67.15% January 2022 reports are here, July 2022 reports are here. This is another way of illustrating that. The lesson we can learn from all this is that we need to maximize the Democratic vote in Harris County if we want to win these races. That resolution passed overwhelmingly with little debate or fanfare. Given that, what is the upside to making an at-best longshot run for the Senate? HD144 43.13% 54.36% 2.51% The Harris County judicial system had been in Republican hands for decades before the move away from Republican control began in 2014, when 13 percent of the Harris County judiciary went blue. 33K to 35K in 2016 Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tries to win re-election but faces a challenge from Republican Alexandra . JP2 42.81% 54.66% 2.51% 0.01% 15 Cause No. HD146 20.78% 75.62% 2.21% 1.39% Judge Draper is represented by John Raley. Rodney Ellis, County Commissioner, Precinct 1 If they keep making it harder to vote, and they keep making it costlier to make an honest mistake in voting, and that cost is almost entirely borne by Democratic-leaning voters of color, its suppressive. HD127 60.79% 37.55% 1.65% 0.00% I obviously wouldnt expect the Secretary of State to crack down on, say, Bell County as theyre slavering to do to Harris, but it could be that the first example to be made is in a red place. Bennett 0 1,022 0 14,527 Thats not as robust as what Dems did in 2018 as we know, but I cant blame Collier and Garza for that. HD133 31,931 27,421 1,396 HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014 Who wants that? HD127 60.47% 37.36% 2.18% Republicanshave also introduced billsto further investigate election fraud, to limit the states early voting period from two weeks to one, and to set earlier deadlines for handing in mail ballots. Website Facebook . HD134 39.36% 57.68% 1.90% 1.05% JP2 42.67% 57.33% JP1 30.90% 66.43% 2.68% HD126 63.38% 36.62% Holly Hansen. His claims, which the story notes he does not try to verify, arent worth the effort to copy and paste, but this tidbit caught my eye: Without citing any examples of disenfranchised voters, the petition asks the court to declare the elections office made mistakes substantial enough to affect the outcome of the election. ==================================== Ananda Tomas, executive director of police reform group ACT 4 SA, told reporters that her group and its allies collected 38,200 signatures in favor of the San Antonio Justice Charter. My first thought is that Im not really clear what these guys are aiming at. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. As always, please let me know what you think. Every candidate is invited to join in the conversation and asked questions based on the jurisdiction where they are seeking office. 6(lost to Judge Kelley Andrews), Matthew Dexter, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. The Harris County Elections Administrators Office also issued a statement, saying it readily has responded to requests that do not require documents subject to the litigation, and has sought an opinion from the attorney generals office on those that do. HD150 35,168 21,262 I know that the Republicans are claiming that these problems took place at mostly Republican locations another claim that is dubious at best and seemingly contradicted by news reporting on Election Day but even the most partisan locations arent unanimous. HD129 38,091 26,236 =================================== Thus far, the Harris County Attorneys Office has identified filings by (and we expect more filings to be made today): These filings are in addition to previously announced contests by: Below is the statement from the County Attorney released this morning: This is a shameful attempt by a group of losing candidates who couldnt win the hearts and minds of Harris County voters and are now throwing nonsensical legal theories at the wall to see what sticks. These antidemocratic politicians are trying to throw away the votes of more than 5,000 Harker Heights residents but we wont let them. HD142 8,641 25,030 1,043 We broke the record for total numbers of voters in any election in 2016, then shattered it in 2020. After 10 people spoke and each commissioner offered their opinions on Proposition A, they voted 5-0 on an authorization to litigate.. At this level, this is just weird. The Trib, which reported Patricks remarks but didnt fact check them, and Campos, who called the Trib story lazyarse reporting, have more. HD143 34.51% 62.22% 3.28% Im just saying its not as much as you might think. A senior adviser to Cruz, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said he plans to make his formal Senate run announcement within the first half of the year. CC4 117,014 119,504 Nuff said. Odus will serve through the end of this month, and the next CEC meeting on March 19 will be when his successor is named. October 30, 2022 Sixty years after the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright enshrined a persons right to a lawyer in criminal proceedings, data shows that few indigent clients in the country actually get a good one. Beto got to 58% in 2018. Have I got that right? HD147 9,761 36,482 Nick Stevens, a board member of the advocacy group Decriminalize Denton, said later Tuesday evening at the City Council meeting that what some council members and city staff are saying publicly is different than what they claimed privately. Harris County paid one private attorney just over $1 million last year to represent hundreds of low-income people accused of crimes, helping proliferate a system thatcritics say wastes taxpayer dollarsand robs indigent defendants of a fair shake in court. Dist Patrick% Collier% Lib% MJ Hegar, who didnt do nearly as well, still won Harris by 136K. Harris County went from being evenly matched in 2012 to the strong blue county it is now in large part because Dems have vastly increased performance in formerly dark red places. Education: Wesleyan University and University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: judgeamymartin.com/view-endorsements. CC3 63.61% 36.37% 0.02% Michelle Fraga is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD144 44.67% 50.89% 4.44% Haynes was in private practice for approximately five years. A video of how to expunge ones record in Denton is embedded in the story. Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. Well see him in court.. Therefore, even if the public does adopt the charter amendments, the charter amendments as written will not be enforceable, he said. Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 JP2 44.48% 55.52% All those requests were ignored. JP1 30.69% 66.39% 2.92% HD137 8,017 12,261 612 350 What I did was add up the Republican and Democratic votes for each candidate in those races there were four that year, as there were this year and then took the difference.