HD133 34,548 25,581 Go read those posts if you havent or if you dont remember them. HD144 12,065 13,483 Even under the most ludicrously generous assumptions, the math just plain doesnt work. Emphasis mine, and see here for the previous entry. CC3 63.61% 36.37% 0.02% That is, of course, should he even choose to run for reelection, which would be strange considering his newly-introduced legislation to limit U.S. senators to two terms., Cruz, who would be running for a third term, told reporters this week that he doesnt support unilateral term limits, but would happily comply with them if they applied to everyone.. 2023-00934; Brian Staley v. Judge Monica Singh. PDF 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 28, 2022 - Illinois State Bar Association Briones 819,495 331,782 0 667,234 County Judge David Blackburn joined the meeting remotely, and Schumann chaired the meeting. HD135 17,148 22,783 CC3 221,887 132,181 8,202 3,726 Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. JP5 143,838 134,221 7,231 3,484 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. Anastasio left the DA's office to work complex defense, representing the indigent and others who stood accused of crimes. Mealer 198,286 336,434 40.19% 56.59% But in San Marcos, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau has asked for the Texas attorney generals opinion on that citys decriminalization ordinance. HD142 26.27% 73.73% It would be better if they didnt feel the need to try, as theres a perfectly good alternative already in place. JP2 42.67% 57.33% I wont speculate about 2026 at the very least, Republicans will have four incumbents to try to defend, so theyll want to do something but I dont see them having a $25 million budget. HD128 71.46% 28.54% JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 Given how much cheaper one public defender is than these court-appointed attorneys, it just makes sense. The Trib, whose story published after I drafted this and which mostly recapitulates what Ive got here, has more. According to the Public Information Act, the attorney generals office has 45 working days from the day after the request to respond. In a closely watched election between Democrat DaSean Jones and Republican Tami Pierce for the 180th state district court, Pierce led Jones by more than 1,200 votes the morning after the election, but the final count including absentee and provisional ballots flipped the race in Jones' favor. [Isabel] Longoria was the first,appointedunder a newly created office in late 2020; Tatum wasnamed as her replacementlast July. HD143 9,087 15,412 6 Dist Miller% Hays% ============================== HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02% During each election year, the HBA distributes a Judicial Preference Poll before the general election, asking members to indicate their preferences for judicial candidates in contested races. Not as good statewide races HD139 12,722 30,247 Every day, police departments decide what theyre going to enforce and what theyre not going to enforce, and this represents the people of San Antonio saying: these are not our priorities for our scarce public dollars, Siegel said. Whether it will get a similarly chilly reception from City Council or Commissioners Court remains to be seen. The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not a Houston Bar Association opinion or endorsement. Judge Lina Hidalgo and the Harris County Commissioners Court are defunding the police.. Odus Evbagharu has led the party since 2021. JP7 15.59% 81.84% 2.57% 0.00% Here @JudgeGenesis Draper. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney 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. HD146 21.23% 76.41% 2.36% 0.00% ====================== CLUBS IN ACTION is trying to raise 95K to donate to them. She handled cases ranging from Class C speeding tickets to non-death Capital Murders. The tens of thousands of residents who signed this petition understood that each of these police reforms are part of a comprehensive approach to public safety, and we expect to vote on them in the same way they were presented as one unified package, Act 4 SA Executive Director Ananda Tomas said in a statement Sunday night. JP3 44.25% 53.43% 2.33% HD138 33,875 22,977 9 We have held our ground in Brazoria, which is educated and suburban enough to show a few tiny signs of moving a bit blue recently, at least at the top. CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% Ive been frustrated working within the system and working in City Hall to try to get things like this done, District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez told charter supporters. The results of these polls are distributed to the media and the public. Better statewide races Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. I dont know if Speaker Phelan will be persuaded or arm-twisted into changing his mind about making whatever minor infractions into felonies, but I hope he holds out. His math was wrong then and its wrong now.. HD137 8,475 12,264 HD148 15,383 20,840 1,065 Republican judges swept out by voters in Harris County election - Chron Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. This is exactly the sort of thing that a public defender can mitigate. But plenty of others are considering a Cruz challenge. 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. Either he actually does want to run and will eventually tell us so himself, most likely after multiple teases and hints like this could be, or he doesnt and he wont. Heres the same breakdown for the countywide races: No third party candidates here, just a write-in who got a handful of votes for County Judge, so the percentages mostly add up to 100. If passed, the charter also would codify the ban the San Antonio Police Departments current leadership has placed on police chokeholds and no-knock warrants. JP1 63,938 115,819 5,264 2,359 HD143 8,538 14,611 1,218 HD142 9,939 24,454 7 The gap is the greatest between them and their Republican challengers, and they got the most votes in the aggregate of any non-appellate group. 2009 935,073 1,881,112 49.71% The Harris County Democratic Party is NOT doing anything to assist the 22 electeds. I went back to 2012 to add in another Presidential year data point. JP1 34.12% 61.81% 2.81% 1.26% At this point, I dont know if he really is thinking that the time is right or if hes the 2023 version of John Sharp, destined to always be brought up in this kind of story because it would be weirder to not mention him. Better statewide races. Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts. Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk If you decide to make a contribution a check can be sent to: CLUBS IN ACTION HD127 40,053 24,746 1,441 HD146 23.77% 76.21% 0.03% Experience:Katherine Thomas currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney Felony Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. Judge Fleischer is represented by John Raley. Ferrell is a former Assistant District Attorney who prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases. They felt welcomed and heard on lobbying trips to Washington, D.C., and several of them campaigned heartily for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke, who lost his challenge to Gov. Maybe Im wrong about that, I dont know. Education: Texas Tech University School of Law, BREAKING BOND: FOX 26'S ONGOING SERIES ON CRIMINALS OUT ON BOND. JP6 4,941 17,062 885 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. Just eyeballing the 2018 results I may go back and do these calculations for that year, just as a point of comparison I think the Dems that year did better overall than in other races, though they had about the same range of results. 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. So well know soon enough. Again, I dont know exactly why. Activists in Harker Heights, which is also in Bell County, are planning to force another vote on the issue, though that may wind up being moot, depending on how this goes. HD143 37.08% 62.89% 0.02% JP5 47.01% 50.53% 2.46% HD128 70.48% 27.96% 1.53% 0.02% Last in line for the state courts are the Family Courts, also in numerical order. But the prospects for any gun regulations in Texas are dim, leaving the Uvalde families convinced that the next mass shooting is only a question of time. JP3 34,843 42,072 1,833 HD140 30.50% 66.12% 3.37% Ive looked but never found patterns that I think satisfactorily and consistently explain the variations. 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. There were a lot of contradictory polls and a lot of dubious conventional wisdom, including questionable pronouncements about voters getting worn out before they reached the end of the ballot, and how that would be bad for Democrats. Segovia said the city would defer to the amendments authors. It was the luck of the draw for Texas senators on Wednesday as they drew lots to decide which half of them would get two-year terms and which would get four-year terms. The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared. Like Castro, Allred is in a (now, post-redistricting) blue district and hes building up seniority while also being seen as a rising star within the party. HD126 36,931 21,555 1,269 JP7 12,214 64,137 2,011 2 C Crim 522,321 534,175 49.44% 50.56% This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CC1 71,640 196,243 6,241 17 CD36 62.72% 37.26% 0.02% Even for a few weeks. May God have mercy on our souls. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20% Judge Cox is represented by Cris Feldman. HD149 11,876 19,423 706 As an attorney, Martin opened her own law practice, focusing on felony criminal cases. New rules get adopted each session, this can always be revisited in the future. It would also be nowhere close to voter suppression, especially on a scale that could have affected even the closest race. The numbers tell the tale. 19 Cause No. ====================================== HD133 31,931 27,421 1,396 There are multiple precincts that are partially in Houston and partially not in Houston. Bun B, Badu, J.J. Watt celebrate RodeoHouston Southern Takeover. JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145 This one was particularly unserious, and the resolution shows how weak it was. Country music star and Conroe-native, Parker McCollum caught up with our Sally Mac after he was named the headliner for 2023's Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Were ready, City Clerk Debbie Racca-Sittre said inside City Hall as she and a colleague sealed and time stamped four boxes filled with more than 5,000 pages of petition signatures. I dont have any great insight here, nor do I have much confidence that Dems could take action to mitigate against this. 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. HD140 5,685 11,976 991 277 HD147 18.69% 78.72% 2.58% Under Texas law, the Texas House of Representatives presided over this contest because it was filed by a candidate for that body. But oftentimes, theyll tell the defense theyve been communicating with, Hey, this is over.. HD147 18.82% 78.23% 2.95% If the facts as stated above are accurate, then this really is another case of political math being used in place of, well, math. JP5 47.07% 50.22% 2.71% HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02% HD142 9,326 24,514 Im limiting myself to Harris County, which accounts for about 97% of Houston election totals. October 30, 2022 These antidemocratic politicians are trying to throw away the votes of more than 5,000 Harker Heights residents but we wont let them. ============================== HD131 6,519 24,611 13 I hope it at least amuses you. JP8 62.62% 35.61% 1.76% 0.01%, Dist Chris Warford Lib Grn HD150 60.07% 36.46% 2.38% 1.09% These candidates embody the progressive values we look for in our elected leaders and reflect the diversity of our county. In a 4-1 vote, the court authorized County Attorney Christian Menefee to pursue a lawsuit against the comptrollers office. JP6 5,571 16,529 HD150 34,884 21,411 1,016 3 Instead, Hidalgo said, the comptroller should have calculated on the basis of pay periods rather than the number of months. If you have any questions regarding filing for this position please contact the Harris County Elections Office at (713) 755-5792 or [email protected], or the Texas Secretary of State's Office at [email protected] or by phone at (512) 463-5650. Clerk Hudspeth is represented by Neal Manne. HD133 58.20% 40.08% 1.73% CC2 47.94% 52.06% HD127 57.86% 39.41% 2.73% Be that as it may, I will be very interested to see how this turns out, and whether something similar happens in Houston. Dist Hegar% Dudding% Lib% CC2 47.13% 47.94% 3.64% 1.29% The 2022 HBA Judicial Preference Poll Results and news release are posted below. CC1 72,584 195,779 6,893 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? Elections. HD144 43.70% 53.07% 3.23% One way that I decided to approach this was to look at the different type of judicial races on the ballot, to see if there was anything interesting there. Experience:Andrea Beall is currently employed by the Harris County District Attorneys Office as a Felony Chief in the Child Fatality Division. 2019 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results. . HD147 20.37% 75.10% 2.95% 1.58% CC2 49.65% 50.32% 0.02% See who has filed for candidacy in Harris County ahead of the March HD134 34.70% 62.39% 2.92% HD132 59.59% 38.35% 2.06% JP1 67,326 116,212 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. Judge Hidalgo is represented by Neal Manne. One year later, there have been no arrests or charges filed related to the case. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I Judge Lunceford previously served on the bench, so I trust she understands the seriousness of asking a court to disregard the votes of over a million residents across Harris County," Menefee said. HD131 19.84% 80.16% HD148 16,522 19,677 We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. JP4 175,012 119,960 HD140 6,238 12,885 5 JP2 22,268 28,432 1,306 7 Atkinson also mentioned that the court sends text messages to people to let them know about the process and how to expunge their records. This is all bullshit and should be seen as such. Anything else, however, is fair game and just a matter of whether the Republicans want it to pass or not. Now is not the time to re-litigate.. McTorry served in the Special Crimes Unit as an elite member of the Human Trafficking Division and Sex Crimes Division. HD133 31,901 26,700 1,898 HD150 57.85% 39.38% 2.76% HD139 28.14% 69.18% 2.68% 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. HD137 40.34% 59.66% House Bill 2020andSenate Bill 823would allow the secretary of states office to take action in a county if a complaint is filed by one of several officials and organizations involved in elections, and if theres good cause to believe that a recurring pattern of problems with election administration exists.. 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. HD145 14,410 29,702 JP8 46,811 29,923 2,210 HD130 69.15% 27.87% 2.07% 0.90% HD146 19.66% 77.97% 2.36% HD141 17.99% 78.82% 3.20% On Friday the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life Inc. (TAL) filed a petition requesting that the city reject the proposed ballot language, which it says violates astate lawprohibiting multi-subject charter amendments, and require each issue to be listed and voted on separately. HD134 35,653 45,142 16 Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. HD148 40.88% 56.34% 2.78% HD127 38,480 26,208 1,817 They may have other priorities and Im open to that, I just want to be heard. HD143 37.22% 62.78% Education: University of Florida College of Law, Endorsements: judgehilaryunger.com/endorsements. We did (barely) win two of the four races in 2020, with one exceedingly close loss and one less close loss, but we went 0 for 4 this year. Below we review the incumbent criminal district court judges and their Democratic challengers. 2022 United States secretary of state elections - Wikipedia I look forward to speaking with her about this. Theres already a lot of money in the campaigns, which if nothing else should mean plenty of advertising. CC3 233,567 133,554 63 The Elections Administrator of Harris County has the responsibility of carrying out statutory electoral functions outlined by federal and state laws. 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. HD130 71.35% 28.65% These victories gave Dems a 5-4 majority on each court, and it seemed there would be more to come. See here for the background. About 40K people on average skipped these three races, compared with a bit less than 23K for RRC. Thats the order displayed in the table above, so each line represents a group that came entirely after the group above it. City Attorney Andy Segovia told reporters last week he believed most of the charter amendments provisions were at odds with state law andtherefore unenforceableby the city even if theyre approved by voters. For the latter at least, weve had a strong response from the County Attorney, but we cant assume that will always be the case. As written the proposal, called the Justice Charter by its proponents, would ostensibly eliminate police enforcement of certain levels of marijuana possession, eliminate police enforcement of abortion-related crimes. HD128 32,447 13,641 HD127 40,060 25,992 Beto versus Abbott Beto won Harris County by 105K in 2022. I feel confident saying that a constitutional amendment to allow this will not pass. Trevino 3,150 4,270 0 26,871 SD13 21.23% 78.74% 0.04% You know the mantra: Nothing will change until that changes. SD17 58.16% 41.82% 0.02% May's election contest is ongoing. Experience: Chuck Silverman practiced law for more than 30 years in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. And every voter who might have been discouraged by issues at one location could have gone to another one, which would have been at most a couple of minutes away by car. I dont know who counts as a person close to him, but as with Rep. Allred, Id like to hear the words come from his own mouth before I start to take it seriously. Harris County Judge - Run for Office Our position remains that the Council will put the petition on the ballot as one Justice Policy proposal because that was the way it was presented to those who signed the petition, Segovia said in an email Sunday. Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. Public servants have moved on. HD131 5,986 23,853 942 400 As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will soon have a new Chair. The decision allows Nichols to seek declaratory relief authorizing peace officers licensed by the state of Texas to fully enforce marijuana laws as it is their duty to prevent and suppress crime under Section 2.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.. Burgess 290,267 255,860 60.14% 43.81% In total, Beverly has served as a prosecutor for more than 15 years, handling cases such as murder, aggravated assault, robbery, child sexual assault and other felonies. Opponents of Prop A, including Garza, say it conflicts with state law where low amounts marijuana is still a misdemeanor and therefore should not be allowed in individual cities. 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. CD38 66.07% 33.91% 0.02% Suppose these votes split 80-20 for the Republicans, which would be plausible for an exclusive sample of such locations. HD137 35.76% 61.22% 3.02% Mark Goldberg is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. Its been a year since his home was raided. Its unclear whether that estimate would be enough to flip even the narrowest margins, as in Luncefords race, which Craft won by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast, or 0.26 percent of the vote. We destroyed the record for turnout in a non-Presidential year in 2018, and then even though turnout was down relative to it in 2022, it was still easily the second-highest off-year total, both in absolute numbers and percent of registered voters. CC2 45.75% 51.23% 3.02% Collier actually did a tiny bit better in HD133, and both did better in HD134. Three candidates running against them were more than happy to talk to us. HD128 31,566 13,692 1,110 JP3 35,962 40,821 HD141 17.54% 80.08% 2.38% Thus far, the Harris County Attorney's Office has identified filings by (and we expect more filings to be made today): Mark Montgomery, former candidate for Harris . HD127 62.08% 37.92% ============================== CC3 226,675 133,751 HD129 38,119 24,936 1,559 It will be up to opponents of the charter changes to decide whether they want to challenge it, he said. HD142 8,641 25,030 1,043 HD137 38.33% 59.01% 2.65% 0.01% Attorney General Ken Paxtons office is urging the Texas Supreme Court to side with opponents of a proposed charter amendment that seeks to decriminalize marijuana and abortion, as well as enact a host of other police reforms. JP6 5,019 15,850 1,277 447 Daniel 192,368 328,119 39.86% 56.19% This is what happens when you let your rage control you. The simple fact is that despite the lack of straight-ticket voting, and the often-complained-about length of the ballot, people voted to the bottom of it anyway. ====================== ======================= JP1 58,125 125,740 5,522 We will have a couple of Houston referenda on the ballot this November so the higher end is more likely to me, but there is a range and a lower end is possible as well. HD129 39,519 24,982 11 The high score with these three is Jay Klebergs 51.11%. Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvalehaslaunched a websitein hopes of gathering evidence of voter disenfranchisement inHarris Countys November 2022 election. Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. Judge Draper is represented by John Raley. JP4 57.72% 40.01% 2.27% Dudding 294,958 255,993 59.69% 43.03% JP2 21,608 29,498 1,599 Judicial Poll Results - Houston Bar Association JP3 35,847 40,620 1,612 8 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. 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 . 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. HD131 18.64% 79.15% 2.21% 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. Hidalgo got 50.78% of the vote, which is 3.25 points less than Beto. He is a former Pct. Sylvia Trevino, Constable Precinct 6 GOP leaders are discussing a range of election security measures, from higher penalties for voter fraud to broader power for the attorney general to prosecute election crimes. Harris County election results 2022: County judge, commissioners But they did, and finding little oddities like that always delights me. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. HD148 15,221 20,981 1,035 CD29 33.51% 66.46% 0.03% Race for Harris County judge still too close to call Published: November 8, 2022, 11:56 AM Updated: November 9, 2022, 1:04 AM Tags: Decision 2022 , Harris County , Voting , Lina Hidalgo . They were discouraged because the lines were long, or because they were told theyd have to wait.. JP7 12,266 66,242 JP3 46.84% 53.16% JP4 174,354 120,349 JP3 46.85% 53.15% Same shit, different year. A lot of them just went to another polling place. HD128 32,350 12,795 1,014 CD07 53,108 77,625 29 HD143 36.72% 63.28% My post about the HD135 election contest ran on December 3, so it was filed at least one day before then. SD17 64,692 46,518 22 "That is a key priority," Hidalgo said. Another way of looking at this is that there will be a lot of people who havent voted in a prior Mayoral election but will be participating this year, both because of the increase in registrations and the usual comings-and-goings over the years. Speaking as a resident of SD15, Im already exhausted by this possibility, which may not even happen. The chart below is the vote percentage for both parties in each of those races individually. JP5 52.14% 47.86% HD138 32,829 22,780 Let me know if you have any questions. Well see him in court.. HD132 60.84% 39.16% HD144 46.97% 53.03% Vuse Alto pods are great tasting and long lasting pods. The Golden HD137 8,351 12,378 Amanda Reichek. She served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County. We need to turn that around. While at the DAs office, she handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases. Jack Morman did not have a report filed or Id have included him as well. I made this point till I was sick of having to make it back in 2018 and again in 2020. 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. CC1 70,449 192,875 7,107 3,563 He knows this. JP4 166,204 128,604 7,578 HD144 11,734 13,368 1,167 The Evaluation opened on Nov. 1 and closed on Nov. 19. 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. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. Beyond that, its the usual bunkum about guns not being the problem and there being nothing we could do to stop the next school shooter even if guns were the problem, some promises to increase security at schools, and some vague and meaningless words about mental health. JP2 22,125 28,127 2,055 That system has led topersistent allegations of favoritismat the expense of defendants.
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