While the administrator is a moderate Democrat, this blog is independently operated and not affiliated with any political party or political action committee (PAC). 1. Experience:Kate Ferrell entered private practice in 2016 and worked as an associate attorney before opening The Law Office of Kate Ferrell. In the two good years, Dems carried Fort Bend by over 10K votes in each race. Turns out there was: You may have noticed that the ballot is arranged in a particular order. They added that Cruz would make additional staff hires during that period and that hes already started raising money, including revamping completely the small-dollar operation. Cruz currently has $3.4 million cash on hand. JP6 23.28% 72.80% 3.90% 0.02% Now you can just go somewhere else. Thats a lot! Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. The judge hearing the case is in San Antonio which complicates matters re time to get there and back for hearings. 2018 1,082,506 2,307,654 46.91% HD127 40,131 24,789 1,092 0 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. Indeed, three of the four races were actually in the Dem +34K to +38K range, with one outlier. Legal experts on both sides of the political aisle have raised concerns for many years . JP8 64.32% 35.68%, Dist Stanart Hudspeth She got 553K votes, which is 42K less than Beto. The Elections Administrator of Harris County has the responsibility of carrying out statutory electoral functions outlined by federal and state laws. Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County. Collier actually did a tiny bit better in HD133, and both did better in HD134. HD130 45,640 18,396 1,369 597 The Evaluation opened on Nov. 1 and closed on Nov. 19. JP8 62.20% 35.25% 2.55%, Dist Buck Kleberg Grn W-I In an email obtained by Crafts attorneys and posted on the Harris County District Clerks website, Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel gave candidates the partys estimate of disenfranchised voters. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared. This post is about the first three, and those are the races for Lite Guv, Attorney General, and Ag Commissioner. Judges are being sued in their individual capacity. That is why each person named in a suit has to retain their own attorney. JP3 45.91% 54.09% Reid Epstein Mar 1, 2022 When he ran for the Senate four years ago, Democrat Beto O'Rourke . I understand that, but we dont have the authority.. 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.. I dont think well face that kind of concentrated spending in 2024, but it will be a Presidential year, so anything goes. The day before Harris County Commissioners Court was set to certify the results of the November election, the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a last-minute petition to throw out 2,000 provisional ballots cast during an extended hour of voting on Election Day. As noted, I dont have a whole lot of data for this from previous elections, but what I do have can be found in these posts: There were city propositions in 2010, for red light cameras and ReNew Houston, but I didnt do the same city-versus-not-city comparisons that year, almost certainly because 2010 was such a miserable year and I just didnt want to spend any more time thinking about it than I had to. Which brings me to the second point of interest, which is really hammering the message home about voting all the way down the ballot. Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. HD146 9,159 31,995 Not too surprisingly, what we see in all three of these races ismore votes for the Republican candidate and fewer votes for the Democrat across the precincts, with a couple of exceptions here and there. JP2 21,846 27,531 2,021 648 HD132 59.59% 38.35% 2.06% JP8 49,447 27,431 ============================= Many millions of dollars in advertising was able to move the needle a bit in a handful of races, but thats it. Are there more parks like Fairfield Lake out there? Anastasio left the DA's office to work complex defense, representing the indigent and others who stood accused of crimes. I put all the county numbers for these races into a spreadsheet, which is my default starting move for a post like this, especially when Im not exactly sure where Im going with it. 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? SD13 25,998 96,440 45 Dist Crim 520,900 542,986 48.96% 51.04% On the ballot this year are . Of all the Criminal District Courts in Harris County, the 184th District Court under Judge Anastasio has the smallest backlog of cases. HD143 8,706 15,000 In 2017, Cruz was recruited to be one of the founding attorneys in the Harris County Public Defenders Office Bail Hearing Division. CC4 119,394 121,960 51 Anything is possible. Judge Jackson is represented by John Raley. The Trib, whose story published after I drafted this and which mostly recapitulates what Ive got here, has more. CC4 114,198 127,074 HD141 18.71% 81.29% 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). 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 . Union President Danny Diaz has pointed out that chokeholds and no-knock warrants already are prohibited, while enforcement policies for marijuana and abortion are determined at the state level. CC2 47.51% 48.77% 3.72% I love this photo he took with little baby Christopher back during his 2020 re-election bid. Every election year, we host educational forums with candidates running for office in Houston and Harris County. Alexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. JP6 24.53% 75.47% HD146 21.22% 78.78% San Antonio marijuana decriminalization referendum already facing a legal challenge, You can help Democrats being sued by election losers, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it, Here we go again with the defunding baloney, Marijuana decriminalization and other police reform proposals get closer to the ballot in San Antonio, Even the Republicans know their election contests are losers, A very early thought about turnout in the 2023 Houston election. These are all criminal justice reform measures, and if the law is usually interpreted broadly then I dont think theres a leg to stand on. Im sure you can guess which of those favor Democrats and are needed for Team Blue to win. Several Democratic and Republican candidates are gunning for the top position of the largest county in Texas. 8 Cause No. The Current has a rebuttal to the unenforceable argument. Beto versus Abbott My point is that 10-20 years ago, as Democrats were starting to assert power in Harris County, it was still quite common for Dems in the then-dark red areas to believe they were the only ones like themselves there. CC4 48.90% 51.10% Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. The chamber also approved new punishments for members who break quorum, like most House Democrats did two years ago in protest of GOP-backed voting restrictions. JP7 16.15% 83.85% HD133 36,909 23,379 11 "During the last month, we've had a lot of our candidates that were in very close races that have been talking to us wanting to know the information that we've accumulated and have reported," Siegel said. [The secretary of states staff] are our No. Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Harris County Judge (@AlexMealer4HCTX) November 9, 2022 Mealer was a combat veteran who moved to Houston after serving in the U.S. Army. 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. That looks to me to be the effect of the larger Libertarian vote in those races there were about 29K Lib votes in these two races, while there were about 16K third party and write-in votes for Governor. HD139 12,291 31,372 CC2 99,209 100,166 HD141 4,487 20,489 610 HD144 46.97% 53.03% Thanks! Yet, the way the (Texas Public Information Act) is written, no one except those involved in the underlying lawsuit can get access to the public information.. WHD knocked on about 1500. There were problems with elections back when the County Clerk specifically, Stan Stanart was in charge of running them. He suggesting the court has long favored stopping such charter amendments before theyre voted on, something thats still possible if it can prevent San Antonio from including it on the ballot this week. Wyatt 1,950 2,110 0 2,258 Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer. HD141 17.54% 80.08% 2.38% HD131 18.69% 78.34% 2.96% Experience: Gemayel Haynes was prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorneys Office in the Justice of the Peace, Misdemeanor, Juvenile, and Felony Trial Divisions. The county commissioners voted to direct the county attorney and (me) to get involved in the beginning to get that question answered, Garza said. CC4 47.33% 52.67% Slightly more than half of Texas counties appoint nonpartisan election administrators to run their elections. HD130 70.04% 29.96% The Dems in the first four races we analyzed all topped 53% of the vote in Harris County. JP4 54.95% 42.36% 2.68% She now manages McTorry Law, PLLC, where she is a criminal defense attorney. HD135 41.41% 54.19% 3.02% 1.38% JP5 145,619 143,496 HD142 28.89% 71.09% 0.02% HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% HD126 61.92% 38.08% 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. Phelan ruled in favor of Geren both times. Garza 312,022 272,513 62.83% 45.61% HD132 36,431 23,448 Education: Texas State University and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: kateferrellforjudge.com, CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE 2022 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION. Judicial Candidate Petitions; Certain judicial candidates in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis must file additional petitions (PDF). The 2022 General Election is being held on November 8. 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 The 2022 HBA Judicial Preference Poll Results and news release are posted below. JP8 49,209 27,703 HD141 4,586 20,094 815 The names have changed but the practices have not, or at least not enough. 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. JP6 4,941 17,062 885 JP5 47.01% 50.53% 2.46% Jen Rice is a reporter for the Houston Chronicle covering Harris County government. HD148 15,383 20,840 1,065 CC2 95,951 97,604 7,402 2,627 But in San Marcos, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau has asked for the Texas attorney generals opinion on that citys decriminalization ordinance. She was Chief Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Bureau, the Civil Rights Division, the Post-Conviction Writs division, the Robbery Division. In 2020, eleven Democratic judicial candidates were unopposed. Hidalgos opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer. HD148 16,522 19,677 Scroll within the result embeds to see all races. After the 2012 election, the main question was whether then-Sen. Wendy Davis, who won a tough race in a district carried by Mitt Romney, would have to run again in 2014. HD140 6,238 12,885 5 CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38% 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. County Judge David Blackburn joined the meeting remotely, and Schumann chaired the meeting. JP7 12,934 64,034 This is nothing but a pretext. HD134 28,201 50,706 2,371 JP5 50.37% 49.63% HD128 71.67% 28.33% 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. HD149 12,278 18,681 882 One fine day well win enough elections to make it stop, but until then this is what were gonna get. Dont think this one will work, but after that who knows. Cities can only nibble around the edges of that, and at their own peril in a state like Texas. Which would be so outlandishly unlikely as to appear to be its own conspiracy. What then is the argument for getting the higher end of turnout this year? JP3 37,340 40,840 31 Stevens also said the ordinance has become a political issue instead of a nonpartisan one, as indicated by the overwhelming majority of voters who approved the measure in November. If anyone thought that eliminating straight ticket voting would give Republicans more of a chance to win these farther downballot races because Dems would lose interest or get tired or whatever, they were wrong. Voter mobilization group Ground Game Texas, which championed Harker Heights original ballot initiative, said its launched a new petition drive to override the council ordinance, which passed Nov. 22. JP2 22,256 29,898 The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. Harris County 482nd Criminal District Court Judge: Democratic challengers Sherlene Cruz, Alycia Harvey and Veronica Nelson. Ted Heap, Constable Precinct 5 CC2 49.65% 50.32% 0.02% HD133 34,565 24,654 915 2 She consistently has one of the highest case clearance rates of all the Criminal District Courts* and has maintained the highest case clearance rate in over a decade of the 184th District Courts history. Now we wait to see what if anything SCOTx does. HD134 39.59% 58.92% 1.48% 0.01% CD22 13,292 8,076 2 I just want to point out the problem, so we know what were up against. 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. 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. HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02% I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. And here we are for this year. Experience: Alycia Harvey worked at the Harris County District Attorneys Office, where she has practiced criminal law for 20 years. HD127 40,060 25,992 HD134 42.55% 57.45% Thats not as robust as what Dems did in 2018 as we know, but I cant blame Collier and Garza for that. Why did those eight hundred and some people vote in the Treasurers race but not the County Clerks race? For his part, Berry noted that the county had already been forced to adopt the property tax revenue freeze for its current budget because Commissioners Court was unable to reach a quorum needed to set a tax rate. The 2020 HBA Judicial Preference Poll Results and news release are posted below. HD140 32.65% 67.35% HD131 20.01% 79.99% And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. SAs City Council has to vote on it next week, and from there its off to the campaigns. Beto versus the spread In the Texas 2022 gubernatorial race, Democrat Beto O'Rourke holds an 8% lead over Republican Greg Abbott among Harris County likely voters (50% to 42%, with 7% undecided). 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. Houston, Texas Today, several losing Republican candidates filed election contests to void the more than 1 million votes cast in Harris Countys November 2022 election. CC2 45.52% 51.84% 2.64% PREVIOUSLY HD146 9,455 31,723 I just feel like were in new territory, said Kim Rubio, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Lexi, at Robb Elementary School. What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. According to the Texas Courts website, "district . If you're planning on using the METRO to helo you get to and from the Houston Rodeo, here's everything you need to plan out your ride! HD148 16,203 19,567 1,251 She drew a short straw, and I think that contributed to her decision to run for Governor. HD149 37.19% 60.24% 2.57% The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not an endorsement of any candidate. Endorsements: Houston Police Officers Union for the Democratic Primary, Campaign website: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077652602633. If theyre going to act Id expect it to happen before SA City Council votes to put the measure on the ballot on Thursday. What Im really aiming for is a net of at least 300K for Biden in Harris County; he was at plus 218K in 2020, after Beto was at plus 200K in 2018. Not much else to it, Im afraid. Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. Harris County Republican Party | 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 445 Houston, TX 77024 | (713) 838-7900 . CC1 28.29% 71.71% ====================== But we dont plan to let him abuse his power. Elizabeth Buss is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Tennessee. In 2020, Donald Trump only won two State Rep district with 60% or more, HDs 128 and 130, and he won nine overall with HDs 134 and 135 being won by Dems. 21 Cause No. But we have a public defender now, and yet we still have judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys. The HBA presents the results of its 2019 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire below. Individual seeking a County office as an Independent candidate must file for a place on the ballot with the Harris County Judge: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo 1001 Preston, Suite 911 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: 713-274-7000 Fax: 713-755-8379 Hidalgo trailed Beto by six points in HD133 and seven in HD134. HD143 36.72% 63.28% Julian Castro is not running for President in 2024, and if what he really wants to do is run for Governor in 2026, maybe put the word out about that. One thought Ive had about this is that the Family Courts were kind of a mess before the Dem sweep of 2018 there were some stories that made it into the papers about happenings in the Family Courts, and of course there was then-Family Court Judge Lisa Millard ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees even after DOMA had been ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS. Phelan was one of the few lawmakers to address the Uvalde shooting when the legislative session began Tuesday, promising sensible, meaningful change. Republican leaders have focused on bolstering mental health resources and improving the physical defenses of schools both of which have bipartisan support as the session starts.