I think the methodology will be clear. For sure, if this passes it will be a quick matter before they have to rule on a temporary restraining order one way or the other about enforcement. Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) 1:38 PM 11 January 2023. HD142 9,167 24,621 The Tennessee primaries took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Democrat Jason Martin winning their respective parties' nominations. HD145 26.72% 70.17% 3.12% ====================== When there is an opportunity to correct a ballot before the election, waiting to address the issue through a post-election contest and, potentially another election, is not an adequate remedy, Stone wrote. Winning takes many forms, after all. HD140 5,904 13,079 HD145 13,855 29,642 1,839 HD135 16,804 21,988 1,227 559 Education: Texas A&M University-College Station and South Texas College of Law-Houston, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR TEXAS GOVERNOR, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL. As an attorney, Martin opened her own law practice, focusing on felony criminal cases. Respondents have no discretion to force voters to approve or reject, all or nothing, charter provisions dealing with issues as varied as theft, graffiti, or prohibiting cooperation with state agencies regulating abortion providers, wrote attorneyEric Opiela, a former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas. HD127 40,131 24,789 1,092 0 She got 553K votes, which is 42K less than Beto. Matthew Dexter is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. He has spoken with plenty of those disenfranchised voters himself, he said. Odus Evbagharu has led the party since 2021. Mealer 198,286 336,434 40.19% 56.59% So there you have it. JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317 Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. This week, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan dismissed the election contest filed by Mike May, the candidate who lost to Representative Jon Rosenthal in the 2022 election for house district 135. Herman 0 96,574 0 518,009 CD29 33,392 66,220 27 In the Ag Commissioner race, Sid Miller got 507K votes to top Abbotts total, but he was aided by not having any third party candidates. In 2020, eleven Democratic judicial candidates were unopposed. HD132 58.80% 37.87% 2.30% 1.03% Joe Danna, Sheriff Judicial candidates. DOWNLOAD: HARRIS COUNTY GOP VOTER GUIDE. CC3 61.33% 36.59% 2.08% In non-election years, the HBA conducts its Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, in which members are asked to evaluate all elected and appointed judges on a number of professional and ethical questions. Phil Sandlin, Constable Precinct 8, Teneshia Hudspeth, County Clerk Austin, TX, November 3, 2022 Down-ballot races are not typically a hot election topic, but public concerns over rising crime have pushed Harris County's 68 judicial races to the forefront this cycle.. Of these, 60 are for various county criminal, civil, and family courts; four are for appellate court benches;and four are for justices of the peace. HD132 56.16% 41.60% 2.24% Ramsey 550,625 149,433 0 944,935 Not enough to swing any individual district only the two swing Commissioners Court precincts are that close to begin with, and the Dems prevailed in all three races here anyway. GOP lawmakers including Gov. SD11 64.64% 35.34% 0.02% HD142 25.96% 71.15% 2.89% HD131 6,091 25,170 "I'm disappointed to see another losing candidate challenging the results of their election. This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. JP1 30.90% 66.43% 2.68% Im just saying its not as much as you might think. Its been a year since his home was raided. 5(lost to Judge David Fleischer), Chris Daniel, former candidate for Harris County District Clerk (lost to Marilyn Burgess), Erin Lunceford, former candidate for the 189, Tami Pierce, former candidate for the180th District Court(lost to Judge DaSean Jones), Alexandra Mealer, former candidate for Harris County Judge (lost to Judge Lina Hidalgo), Mike May, former candidate for State Representative District 135 (lost to Representative Jon Rosenthal). 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. The initiative follows the Gallery Furniture ownerslawsuit filed last weekaccusing the Harris County Elections Administrators Office of refusing to turn over public records related to the election. These antidemocratic politicians are trying to throw away the votes of more than 5,000 Harker Heights residents but we wont let them. She was as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in Polk County. C Probate 511,900 540,619 48.64% 51.36%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not% JP5 136,969 146,132 7,898 HD150 34,895 22,408 The dropoff in votes cast for each party from appellate to probate, and from county civil to probate, is about the same; the dropoff from district civil to probate favors the Dems. One person could face five elections total in 2024, if the primary and the special both go to runoffs; this would happen for someone who wins the primary in a runoff and makes it to the runoff (win or lose) in the special. She is currently HCCLA's Secretary and coordinates the Second Chair Program. Education: Wesleyan University and University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: judgeamymartin.com/view-endorsements. Cant let Mattress Mack undo election wins. The ones who get to wait until 2026 are Brandon Creighton (SD04), Mayes Middleton (SD11), Borris Miles (SD13), and Lois Kolkhorst (SD18). Michelle Fraga is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. JP8 48,829 29,299 Jack Cagle (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 4 Hidalgo versus Mealer No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. 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. Look at these three posts from the archives on this topic, and note that even though they span a decade, the same names kept coming up, with certain attorneys being closely connected to certain judges and not at all coincidentally their campaign coffers. Kyle Scott is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. JP2 22,622 28,241 There are multiple precincts that are partially in Houston and partially not in Houston. In 2017, Cruz was recruited to be one of the founding attorneys in the Harris County Public Defenders Office Bail Hearing Division. Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. Make of that what you will. This will be the most interesting election on the May ballot. JP4 59.99% 39.99% 0.02% HD149 12,101 18,269 925 429 This is what happens when you let your rage control you. Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced that he would step down at the end of February. What we can glean from this is that the investigation appears to be ongoing, and the government hasnt reached a resolution one way or another as to how it plans to proceed.. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. HD140 30.31% 64.09% 5.61% JP2 44.48% 55.52% Two things are different in 2018. Now well look at the next highest profile race, in which the result was a surprise to some people who didnt connect Democratic performance at the top of the ticket with the other local races. HD132 56.37% 41.11% 2.52% The debate over law-enforcement funding in Harris County stems from the countys decision to shift its fiscal year and budgeting schedule to start in October instead of March. Having a high profile referendum on the ballot helps drive extra turnout. The margins are far wider in some other races candidates are contesting. 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. I really wish I could make that happen. The term limits thing doesnt even make my Top 25 list of Ted Cruz atrocities. Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County. ====================== HD133 34,548 25,581 . After watching Congress attempt to function last week, I cannot imagine why some want Texas to be like D.C, Phelan said. HD134 44.28% 55.72% I dont have this data for every year, but we can do with a sample: As noted, there will be a different voter registration figure this fall, likely a bit higher for each but with more growth in the non-Houston part of Harris County. 2022 Candidate Endorsements. Fortunately, we had that this year, so we can take a look at how the races of interest shaped up. In 2019, I was selected by the newly-elected democrat County Court Judges to be their Staff Attorney, making her the African-American and female in that position. Weve looked at the Governors race, in which Beto was the top Democratic performer. The only logical conclusion is that across the board, some number of people who votes for Beto and Collier and Garza and Hays also voted for Glenn Hegar and Dawn Buckingham and Wayne Christian. Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. For context, here are the Harris County turnout numbers from the last three open Mayoral races: I should note that in 2003 there was the Metro referendum, and in 2015 there was the (unfortunate and infuriating) HERO repeal referendum, in addition to four Harris County ballot propositions. 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. Of the other six races for statewide executive offices, three were similar in nature to the Governors race and three were friendlier to Republicans. If you dont know or dont remember all of the things I had to say about this line of thinking back then, you can probably surmise it from what Ive just said here. Harris County Judge is on the ballot in the 2022 Texas Primary Election. McIngvale said Tuesday he believes Harris County voters were disenfranchised based on reports of paper shortages, machine malfunctions and polling locations that did not open or close on time. At the last CEC meeting, he made oblique reference to stepping down as the meeting was coming to an end. This Chron story is about Dan Patrick telling a group of local Republicans that the 2022 election should be re-done in Harris County, because he has nothing better to say or do with his time. These victories gave Dems a 5-4 majority on each court, and it seemed there would be more to come. HD126 37,324 21,321 JP3 35,348 39,739 2,132 865 MJ Hegar, who didnt do nearly as well, still won Harris by 136K. HD146 8,922 33,114 Judge Payne is represented by John Raley. Maybe Im wrong about that, I dont know. HD137 37.74% 57.73% 2.88% 1.65% Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo. And Cruz may face another fight in 2024, with Texas and Florida the only conceivable pick-up opportunities for Democrats in a cycle that will have them mostly on defense 23 of the partys seats are up next year. JP2 42.81% 54.66% 2.51% 0.01% Dist Miller% Hays% She served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County. The usual caveat applies here, which is that this data is not exact. We broke the record for total numbers of voters in any election in 2016, then shattered it in 2020. We are subject to the authorities of those that appointed us, said Remi Garza, Cameron County elections administrator and the Texas Association of Elections Administrators legislative committee co-chair. HD146 8,716 31,720 927 581 The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. I dont know how this will play out in the courts Im not optimistic for the Ground Game Texas folks, Ill say that much but even a favorable ruling may not help, as I would expect the Lege to weigh in as well, on the side of the opponents. 2022 1,133,155 2,543,162 44.56%, Name Raised Spent Loans On Hand According to the Texas Courts website, "district . HD138 32,324 23,310 968 2 HD139 11,438 31,372 1,145 Taylor accused Harris County Elections Administrator Cliff Tatum, who took over the office starting in August, of intentionally causing ballot paper shortages in Republican-leaning neighborhoods. Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel indicated there could be more election contests to come. JP3 35,962 40,821 "Several of them are considering election contests.". Its clear that opinions differ about the legality and enforceability of the marijuana-related measures, and Id say the same would be true for the abortion one. HD149 11,876 19,423 706 Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. Mike Collier and Rochelle Garza both had leads against them of just over 100K votes, right in line with Betos lead against Abbott. The fee cant be lowered due to appearance of impropriety issues. If the facts as stated above are accurate, then this really is another case of political math being used in place of, well, math. Jan 25th, 2022. by Charles Kuffner. . HD135 17,150 22,829 10 Cause No. HD137 8,207 13,090 HD133 35,705 23,303 He is a member of the ACLU and the Houston Democratic Lawyers Association. HD132 36,413 23,479 HD149 39.85% 60.15% We know that Ken Paxton loves to sue Austin, loves to make an example of Austin elected officials and has not done so, Siegel told the daily. CC4 49.47% 50.53% HD150 60.07% 36.46% 2.38% 1.09% The League of Women Voters of Texas in astatement last weeksaid such legislation, if passed, is fraught for potential abuse, infringes on the rights of county governments to select their own elections administrator, and demeans the meaning of local governance.. As always, please let me know what you think. HD145 13,820 30,044 1,276 3 Are there more parks like Fairfield Lake out there? Something like this was surely inevitable. SD11 60,351 32,991 17 I dont expect the candidates for HCDP Chair to have fully formed answers to these problems, but I do hope they agree that these are urgent matters and deserve attention. The closest they got was trailing by about 39K votes, and the farthest apart was about 89K votes. Here @JudgeGenesis Draper. And the public remains largely in the dark about what set off the investigation. The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. HD143 8,706 15,000 Not much else to say at this time for 2024, but I will note that at least some of the Democratic judges whose election is being challenged by a sore loser are raising funds for their legal defense. I spent a lot of time obsessing over these four super-close races two years ago, and dont have anything new to say. Cuellar declined to be interviewed. HD128 69.69% 27.28% 2.16% 0.87% The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared. JP4 57.72% 40.01% 2.27% Ive spent a lot of time and space on this blog talking about judicial races and trying to make sense of their numbers. In the 2020 Democratic primary, the Caucus endorsed 60 candidates, and 38 of those either won their races outright or advanced to a run-off. HD134 28,262 51,502 1,828 HD138 33,169 22,469 Experience:Katherine Thomas currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney Felony Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. CC2 101,745 103,117 48 PPP/Emilys List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46, UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43, Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45, Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46, 2023 Off the Kuff | Powered by WordPress, Year Votes Registered Turnout Important 2022 Election Dates. HD127 39,533 24,297 1,535 651 Its too early to draw any firm conclusions one way or another, Loya said. HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014 Hidalgo said Hegar came to an incorrect conclusion by dividing Harris Countys 2022 short fiscal year budget by seven months and multiplying that number by 12 to get the annualized budget. Note how even the lowest scorers this year exceeded Obamas performance in non-Houston by three or four points in 2008 and four or five points in 2012, while doing about as well in Houston. SD15 39.84% 60.14% 0.02% And three, theres no evidence to support the hypothesis that I have seen too many times that ballot fatigue disproportionately hurts Democratic candidates. Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Evaluation Process Are rated "NR" Judicial candidates are rated by the ISBA - JEC members based on detailed information supplied by candidates, . After losing his gubernatorial bid against Texas Gov. HD137 8,351 12,378 And finally, with a less-predatory state government, we could have a reasoned discussion and admit there are problems that could be fixed with some help from that state government and Lege find ways to do elections better that arent predicated on punishment and the exercise of raw power. Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. JP3 35,972 40,808 JP6 22.21% 70.15% 5.65% 1.98% There is a legitimate question about what a City Council is supposed to do with a voter-passed ordinance that one can reasonably read to be in violation of state law, at least in part. JP3 35,847 40,620 1,612 8 Honestly, I have no problem with what was passed. HD145 32.67% 67.33% HD127 40,320 24,703 CC2 49.71% 50.29% In all likelihood, these votes would more or less split fifty-fifty, as a microcosm of the larger election, but lets go ahead and assume the friendly turf claim as well. As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will soon have a new Chair. Daniel 192,368 328,119 39.86% 56.19% He would almost surely run as a Dem in this heavily Democratic precinct. =================================== If we want to talk about making Texas competitive for Biden, and whoever our 2024 Senate nominee may be, thats the kind of Dem advantage in Harris County were going to need, at a minimum. There hasnt been nearly as much growth in Houston as there has been in the non-Houston parts of Harris County, but its still up over 150K from 2015. There needs to be a citywide referendum of the ballot in order to get at this data. A person close to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro said that he is weighing a run. JP1 34.12% 61.81% 2.81% 1.26% HD131 19.53% 77.80% 2.66% 0.00% Results of the 2021 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire. Harris County 208th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Greg Glass and challengers Beverly Armstrong and Kim McTorry. After the last Family Court race is the County Judge, the top race in the county, and then the County Civil courts, the County Criminal courts, and finally the County Probate courts. HD142 8,580 25,228 859 Since attorneys earned a flat fee per case, the only way to make a living representing indigent clients was to take massive numbers of appointments. I didnt look closely at new Commissioner Briones report, but Id bet a nice lunch that a substantial chunk of her cash arrived after the election. They arent any more valid, theyre just in a different venue. The chart below is the vote percentage for both parties in each of those races individually. Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million more than the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. McTorry served in the Special Crimes Unit as an elite member of the Human Trafficking Division and Sex Crimes Division. There are multiple parking options available for those looking to attend the Houston Rodeo. I do not and never will understand anyone who thinks that writing in a candidate for County Judge could possibly be productive, but thats not important right now. Beto versus Abbott HD146 22.96% 77.04% HD133 61.63% 38.37% JP1 58,698 126,202 5,083 Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. HD128 71.88% 28.10% 0.03% In some cases, like HD132 and HD138, Collier and Garza were about equal with Beto but Patrick and Paxton were a point or two behind Abbott. But they did, and finding little oddities like that always delights me. I took the average number of votes each partys candidates got in these races I omitted the one Appellate Court race that had a third candidate in it so that wed have a cleaner comparison and the average vote percentage for each group, which you see in the table.

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