They were reviewed by regulators, word for word, Charles Cunningham announces candidacy for District 127, Texas Republicans swarm 2022 primaries while Democrats lament lack of battleground races, Texas Republicans quietly reduced penalties for honest voting mistakes. Christian is a former state legislator elected to the commission in 2016. Still, Paxton remains popular with primary voters. These candidates have been vetted and endorsed by Township Future, a PAC founded by residents of The Woodlands that advocates for limited government and lower taxes in The Woodlands: Position 2, Jimmie Dotson Position 3, John Anthony Brown Position 4, The Rev. He was defeated by Democrat Marilyn Burgess in 2018. His name, however, remains on GOP primary ballots. Republican primary election. Democrat Carol Alvarado is effectively re-elected in this district centered in the East End of Houston. Poll Watcher's Guide (PDF) Public Information Request (PDF) Election Forms Franklin is a managing director for Lime Rock Partners, a private equity investment firm in the oil and gas sector, who is making his first foray into politics. Rep. Al Green has no Democratic primary opponents and one Republican challenger as he seeks a 10th term representing this district covering southern Houston and portions of Fort Bend and Brazoria counties, where Green won 75 percent of the vote in 2020. Sorrells is a small business owner whose campaign is centered on individual rights. Visit our Election Information page for more info on how to vote. In the eight years that Abbott has occupied the office of governor, his fellow Texans have watched him transmogrify from a shrewd yet reasonable statesman into Editorial: Joseph LeBlanc for the 22nd Congressional District, A change is needed and the army veteran and Libertarian candidate offers the best option, Editorial: Lehrmann, Huddle and Young for the Texas Supreme Court. She previously ran unsuccessfully for the District 130 seat in 2016. Risner is a justice of the peace in east Harris County, Harrison served 33 years in government, including with the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Rep. Johnson, first elected to represent this northwest Houston district in a 2016 special election, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary and general election. He has framed himself as an "outsider who is unafraid to take on the establishment. Hickman, the incumbent, has worked for years with the Republican Party and is known as a supporter of charter schools who pushes to ensure courses are relevant to today's work force. State Rep. Valoree Swanson, elected as a tea party favorite to represent this fast-growing north Harris County district in 2016, faces a rematch in this year's GOP primary against Debbie Riddle, the former lawmaker who she unseated six years ago. Medicaid makes parents choose treatment or hospice for sick kids. She won the GOP primary in 2020 but lost in the general election. Abbotts warrant for his arrest, New Texas law aims to protect parents wrongly accused of child abuse, Hull faces familiar foe in suburban Houston district, GOP primary for House seat in west Houston divides conservative grass roots, Concrete company, after scrapping Acres Homes batch plant project, to move out of neighborhood, Listen: Jarvis Johnson talks teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight of Texas prisons, New law requires Texas landlords to notify renters of flood risk, Texas House ready for business as three Houston Democrats return. Flynn, a former member of the Harris County Department of Education board of trustees, sought the Republican nomination for House District 138 in 2020. Thomas has been practicing law for 17 years, including some time as staff attorney for this appellate court. Wakeland is an engineer, attorney and Navy Reserve veteran who has never held public office. Greg Abbott in January and now seeks election to a full six-year term. This largely rural district west of Houston was redrawn to be quite a bit more red after close reelection campaigns for Rep. Michael McCaul in 2018 and 2020. In true Mattress Mack fashion, the Houston business. Two Democrats and two Republicans are vying to unseat incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who remains the favorite in public polling on the race despite the recent indictment of his longtime political aide on corruption charges. Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked). Greg Abbott has appointed Mitchell to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee and to the Gulf Coast Protection District Board of Directors. Natalie Blasingame . Alexandra del Moral Mealer, Humble Independent School District board president Martina Lemond Dixon and Randy Kubosh, brother of Houston Councilman Michael Kubosh. This would mean a governmental entity could not limit or prohibit religious services. The Judge overseeing this case is BEAU MILLER. Six incumbent losses were inevitable in 2022 due to primaries featuring two incumbents. He'd previously been a Harris County district judge for 15 years, and the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists has twice chosen him as Trial Judge of the Year. The solidly Democratic district takes in areas just west of downtown, including Hyde Park, Bellaire and West University Place. Incumbent Joan Huffman has no opposition in the GOP primary. Republican November 2022 Candidates. Oliverson, a Republican from Cypress, is unopposed in his bid for reelection to a seat he's held since 2016. 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He has twice run for the 15th Congressional District, which stretches from the San Antonio area to the southern border. Truong, an Alief ISD school board member since 2015, has advocated for fiscal responsibility at the local level. This amendment would guarantee residents of long-term care facilities the right to designate someone as an essential caregiver. Cagle has no opponent in the Republican primary. The Wichita Falls native and former Texas Attorney General is seeking a third 4-year term in office. The County Party stands ready to endorse in November, in case of any runoffs. Gerald W. (Jerry) Jones. Appointed by Gov. Miller is the founder of the Texas Nationalist Movement, which has advocated for the secession of Texas from the United States since 2005. After all, shes the only Republican out of the countys 23 felony district judges, and she wasnt elected. She calls herself a "Christian constitutional conservative.". First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories . Willing to critique his own partys extremists, the representative is a consistent conservative voice who has delivered federal funding for projects that benefit the district. She won three Division 1 heptathlon national championships in college. Vasut is a lawyer in Houston and is finishing out his first term in the House. Dan Patrick boosts 5 Texas Senate candidates in unprecedented bid to extend his reach, Trump wades deeper into Texas politics with 20 endorsements in 2022 primaries, Bandit signs already are illegal. Spring Republican E. Sam Harless is running unopposed in his bid to represent this Harris County district for a third term in the Texas House. Candidates such as Chris Morton and Brad Hart restore our faith that tribal politics havent completely taken over the judiciary. Two Democrats -- one a judge and one a lawyer -- will vie for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Judge Kevin Jewell. No Democrats are running. First elected in 2018, Morales runs a funeral home in Houston. The Pearland resident has been the president of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership since 2007. Lawmakers urge Bush to reconsider denial of flood aid to Houston, Harris County, Controversial I-45 project still alive as TxDOT, feds given 90 days to settle differences, Rep. Tom Oliverson running for reelection in Texas House District 130, Opposition grows as Texas Republicans try to upend vaccine mandates, Democratic clones and Republican clones': Rep. Dutton doesn't mind getting slammed by his own party, Houston ISD ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in legal fees of activist banned from district premises, Katy legislators tackle taxes, bail reform in 87th session, West Houston GOP primary pits city councilman against better-funded foes, Houston Republican Jim Murphy won't seek re-election to Texas House, Rep. Ann Johnson discusses flooding, healthcare, bipartisanship, Texas House passes controversial transgender sports bill, on fourth try, Democratic incumbent keeps Texas House District 135 seat, Harris County Dem Chair inherits party in strong position, but threats loom, State Rep. Gene Wu challenges Gov. Hes said education and helping teachers will be his priority. She faces weak opposition in the Democratic primary, namely former Precinct 1 Constable's Office employee Erica Davis. Zoes is a native Houstonian and longtime businessman. After running unsuccessfully for three different Harris County courts, Democrat Lori Chambers Gray finally broke through in 2018, winning the election to preside over the 262nd District Court. While we admire her persistence, Grays first term has Editorial: Chris Morton for the 230th Criminal District Court. Schofield in 2020 regained his seat after losing it to Democrat Gina Calanni two years earlier, but redistricting gives him an edge over new Democratic challengers. He tends to focused on rural issues such as water and property rights. A Houston native, Republican Tina Blum Cohen is campaigning on protecting borders, a powerful energy sector, efficient entitlement programs and more. McDonald is a Houston-area realtor who supports term limits for elected state officials. He ran as a Republican in 2010 for a state House seat in El Paso. Bishop is a paralegal who says she would focus on education-related issues if elected. A bilingual telecommunications professional who has promised to give a 10 percent cost-of-living wage increase for all public school faculty and staff over the next four years, if elected. The incumbent, Briscoe Cain, has been ranked the states worst legislator for his divisive ineptitude. A Democrat has not won a governor's race in Texas since 1990. A prosecutor and former judge who has been in the Texas Senate since 2008, Huffman has no opposition in the Republican Primary. In some of the most crowded races, candidates will be. Texas primaries will be the first 2022 test of Trump's endorsement power. In this rematch, Daniel makes the best case for rectifying reported courthouse record issues and further modernizing the office. He says he's running to refocus the Department of Agriculture away from politics and back toward the nuts-and-bolts of supporting Texas farmers and families. The Houston resident runs a consulting and management firm and touts her background as a first-generation American whose parents fled authoritarian rule in Ethiopia. A handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the state's highest civil court to rule . Young previously clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia after graduating from Yale Law School and spent nearly a year in Baghdad to help lead the U.S. government's "rule of law" mission while working for the Justice Department. Jay Kleberg is focused on the core mission of the General Land Office disaster relief, school funding, veterans and public lands not the divisive distractions raised by Sen. Paul has represented this district, which was redrawn to be a bit redder, since 2015. Rick Perry in 2010. Incumbent board member Will Hickman faces one Republican primary challenger in this competitive district that spreads through northern Harris County into the southern half of Montgomery County. The retired Navy SEAL who grew up in Katy is seeking his third term in Congress. Politics Alexandra del Moral Mealer will face Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in November. Editorial: Jon Rosenthal for House District 135. This redrawn district, now slightly more favorable for Democrats, picked up new territory at the southeast edge of Houston while dropping Baytown. Subramanian is a high school math teacher, studying for a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University. Each party will choose its candidate for seven statewide seats governor, lieutenant governor, attorney . Manlove is a former Pasadena mayor and councilman. DeAyala, chairman of the Hispanic Republicans of Texas, which operates a political action committee that supports GOP candidates, has served since 2017 on a nine-person board that oversees the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He is a staunch conservative and chair of the Senates education committees whos recently pushed for a welcome overhaul of community college infrastructure and increased school safety measures. She is a member of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board. Abbott launched into full campaign mode as Beto O'Rourke mulled running, Greg Abbott and Beto ORourke fire away at each other, Abbotts GOP rivals Allen West and Don Huffines crisscross Texas as voting begins, Patrick boosts 5 Texas Senate candidates in unprecedented bid to extend his reach, Trump reveals Lt. Gov. She faces an uphill climb in House District 150, which former president Donald Trump carried by 14 percentage points in 2020. She has called for diversifying the state's revenue stream by legalizing marijuana, which has brought in new tax dollars in other states. Here's why. Case Details Parties Documents Dockets. by Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune Dec. 9, 2022. After U.S. Rep. He was a surprise pick of Republican Speaker Dade Phelan last year to chair the House Education Committee. Unchallenged in the Democratic primary or the general election, the former Houston City Councilmember is embarking on her third term in the Texas Senate. Hullihan is a former military attorney who now works in commercial litigation at a Houston law firm. Hes been in the Texas House since 2018, where he represented parts of Galveston. He easily won re-election in 2020 to his safely Democratic district. The Beaumont pastor has previously run for lieutenant governor and U.S. Senate and is the president of the Beaumont branch of the NAACP. A retired Spring Branch Schools Superintendent from Jersey Village. Thierry the incumbent runs her own law practice. United States representatives. The red-leaning seat, which picked up more GOP territory during redistricting, runs along the Gulf Coast from the Louisiana border to just beyond Freeport. The district was redrawn to become more favorable to Republicans. Hegar is a former state representative and senator first elected as comptroller in 2014. Chris Watson. Jordan is a family law attorney operating a private practice in Sugar Land. The REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Mission We are committed to advancing limited government, lower taxes, less spending and individual liberty. While one lone voice of reason may not be enough to radically change oil and gas regulation, Warford would at least bring some semblance of good governance, competence and conscience to an agency sorely in need of it. Former Harris County clerk Chris Hollins announces run for Houston mayor, GOP bills target Harris Countys efforts to expand voting. With a growing national profile, he says in campaign materials he will continue to fight for individual liberty, limited government, and fiscal discipline. He appeared on the ballot despite clashing with the former Harris County GOP chair over his eligibility for the seat. A substitute teacher, Marvel is running her first election campaign seeking an upset over three-term incumbent Rep. Paul. Political Office: Texas Railroad Commission (Assumed office: 2017) Texas House of Representatives (1997-2013) Biography: Christian received a bachelor's degree in business from Stephen F. Austin University in 1973. March 2022 marks an unusually crowded primary season for Harris County politics, with three Harris County leaders facing reelection challenges from a number of candidates. Democrat Michelle Palmer, who narrowly lost to Hickman in 2020, will face the winner of the GOP primary. In 50 races in the March 1. Goloby owns a wireless remote monitoring business in the oil and gas industry. After redistricting, the seat is much safer for the incumbent, and in 2020 would have favored Donald Trump by 11 points. Welcome to the Website of the Conservative Coalition of Harris County CCHC PAC encourages the public to vote for conservative candidates in the general election and therefore recommends voting for Republican Party candidates in the Federal, State and County Races. State lawmakers dramatically reshaped the district last year, keeping it solidly red but adding a large chunk of west Harris County while removing part of south Montgomery County. She ran in 2020 for the 387th district court in Fort Bend County. The vacancy on this court was created by the departure of Judge Charles Kreger, who is not running for re-election after almost 18 years on the bench. Harris County election chief resigns as political parties demand answers over fumbled vote count. Greg Abbott in November, seeks a six-year term. Jones previously served on the Houston City Council and Houston ISD board. Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale has endorsed Republican candidate Alexandra del Moral Mealer in her bid to win Harris County Judge in 2022. Mahoney has worked for the Texas Observer and served as an Austin Community College trustee. Based on previous election trends, the new precinct boundaries shift the precinct from safely Republican Cagle won by 8 points in 2018 to likely Democratic. A former U.S. Army combat medic, Stroud is running against vaccine mandates and other policies he has deemed too "radical.". Osborne, elected in 2018, is seeking a second term. Eight Republicans and four Democrats are running to succeed Land Commissioner George P. Bush as head of the Texas General Land Office, which administers disaster recovery after major storms, oversees the Alamo, manages Texas' state-run veterans homes and contributes oil and gas royalties to the state's $44 billion public school endowment. The longtime deputy with the Harris County Sheriff Office is making his second run for the Democratic nomination for Precinct 4 Commissioner. Editorial: Hilary Unger for the 248th Criminal District Court. of Education, critics take control of board, District Clerk Marilyn Burgess recommends tenfold increase in Harris County juror pay, Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel says juror appearance rate on the rise, Robert Eckhart robert.eckhart@chron.com @rweckhart, Taylor Goldenstein taylor.goldenstein@chron.com @taygoldenstein, Edward McKinley edward.mckinley@chron.com @byedmckinley, Jeremy Blackman jeremy.blackman@chron.com @jblackmanchron, Cayla Harris cayla.harris@express-news.net @caylajharris, Jasper Scherer jasper.scherer@chron.com @jaspscherer, Zach Despart zach.despart@chron.com @zachdespart, Jeremy Wallace jeremy.wallace@chron.com @jeremyswallace, Benjamin Wermund ben.wermund@chron.com @benjaminew, Alexandra Kanik alexandra.kanik@chron.com @act_rational, Rebecca Hennes rebecca.hennes@chron.com @beccaghennes, Evan Wagstaff evan.wagstaff@hearst.com @EvanWagstaff, Brittany Schell brittany.schell@hearst.com @BrittLynnS. So why did they try? Overall, 15 House incumbents lost in 2022 primariesnine Republicans and six Democrats. No Republican Party candidates filed to run. A Filipino native, Adriatico has been in the Houston area since 1999 and runs a real estate development firm. Both uncontested in their respective primaries, Republican Terry Adams and Democrat Julie Countiss will sail on to a general election race this November. Jones, contacted in early February, said he had suspended his campaign and is no longer seeking the office. This mechanical engineer who was first elected in 2019 and named Freshman of the Year by the Legislative Study Group, a caucus of the Texas House. Babin, a Woodville dentist and one of the most conservative members of Congress, has pushed consistently to bolster funding for NASA during his time in the House. Dan Hannon October 15th, 2020 2020 Tea Party Voter Guide by TexasGOPVote Johnson serves on the House appropriations and urban affairs committees. The Great Biden Balloon Beclownment February 17, 2023. The self-employed small business owner from Conroe says hes running because the area lacks true Republican representation in Washington, D.C. Listen: Who's responsible for opening Texas schools in a Trump stumps for Texas oil, but COVID-19 steals the show, Editorial: Lacayo for the 182nd Criminal District Court. Still, Democratic challenger Linda Nuno is vying to unseat the nine-term congressman, who won 53 percent of the vote in 2020. He has drawn the support of Perry, Lt. Gov. Dunn is running as a "fiscally responsible" and "compassionately progressive" Democrat, whose website lists his top 3 issues as: "Covid 19, Covid 19, Covid 19.". The Verity Duo system is now in use. On her website, she vows to "protect our proud Texas history and fight back against the Biden Administration's assault on our state's oil and natural gas industry.". State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, has now gone uncontested in the Republican primary in all three of his re-election bids in this bright red district, which covers most of Montgomery County and runs south along the eastern edge of Harris County, taking in Chambers and Jefferson counties along the coast. An early supporter and ally of Donald Trump, he runs a popular Facebook page where he shares conservative memes with over 800,000 Facebook followers. Klussmann says he will make uniting the country a priority. The Dallas native is a pastor who says he was motivated to run to stop draconian measures enacted during the pandemic. A longtime public servant, the incumbent representative knows her district well and how best to serve them. After facing a Republican opponent each cycle since she was first elected in 2012, Rep. Perez avoided drawing opposition from either party this year. Jetton, a small business owner, is running for his second term in the Texas House. Republican The two-term incumbent, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is seeking a third term amid lingering legal troubles, including a more than six-year-old indictment on felony. Our 2022 Candidates. Despite the inherent awkwardness of an election rematch Morton, 49, the incumbent Democrat, ousted Hart, 51, a Editorial: Frank Aguilar for the 228th Criminal District Court. Fact check: Did the National Archives put a 'harmful content' label on U.S. founding documents? With Harris County slipping from its grasp, the GOP's road to political safety in Texas and beyond grows more perilous as Democratic candidates from the top to the bottom of the ballot siphon . Five Democrats are attempting to seize the opportunity, including former state Rep. Gina Calanni, County Court at Law Judge Lesley Briones and former Harris County elections staffer Benjamin Chou. She's practiced civil and appellate law at Houston law firms Baker Botts LLC and Stuart PC and became a partner at the latter firm in 2016. The Humble High School graduate runs Harrison Landscape and Design in Plano and is pitching himself as an independent, anti-establishment candidate who will support legalized marijuana and expanding gambling in Texas. Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson is Democrats' breakout star in D.C. Texas is first state to make buying sex a felony, Democratic clones and Republican clones': Rep. Dutton doesn't mind getting slammed by his own party, Forced into runoff, Rep. Harold Dutton investigates opponent he says may not exist, Rep. Dutton battles to extend career in primary defined by Houston ISD takeover clash, In Senate District 6 race, leading contenders agree on policy, differ in legislative approach, Watchdog calls for stronger safeguards of industrial storage tanks, Texas lawmakers call on state to move toward canceling next years STAAR tests, After 30 years, Rep. Coleman retires for health reasons, Texas Supreme Court clears way for civil arrests of AWOL Democrats, Swanson faces familiar foe in suburban Houston district, Bill targeting transgender student athletes headed to Gov. The former Harris County criminal court judge who was voted out in a 2018 Democratic sweep was appointed to the court in 2020. Greg Abbott and joined the court in January 2021. Incumbent Ernest Bailes is facing a four-way primary race as he goes for a fourth term in this Republican district, which runs north of Houston. Johnson is a former educator who says she is running to "fully support Texas public schools" and prevent students from becoming "a political football for extremists.". If Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale ruled the world, Republicans itching to unseat our first-term . Deer Park Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain, who chairs the House Elections Committee, has represented this district since 2017. Haire is a retired nuclear scientist who says he believes in science and in trusting consensus expert opinion. Haire was motivated to run for Congress, he says, because our countrys democracy is in danger, citing new state voting laws and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Dan Patrick and U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw. I'm not a Republican or a Democrat. The newly created Congressional District includes more than 766,000 Harris County residents west of downtown. A 19-year veteran of the Harris County District Attorney's office intake division, Broadnax is calling for an increase in juror pay and pledges to implement an outreach campaign in the county's underserved communities. Engelhart has been the judge of the 151st Civil District Court in Harris County since 2009. Mitchell is a pipeliner who wants to resume the Keystone XL pipeline project and abolish the federal agency that regulates firearms. The past president of The Woodlands Democratic Club is campaigning against extremism and promoting pragmatic solutions. Harvey Tong [email protected] Cy Fair ISD. Democrat Crews is lone challenger to incumbent Rep. Cain in 2022; he did not respond to an interview request and doesn't have a campaign website. All nine judges are Republicans. Houston is president of the Aldine ISD chapter of the American Federation of Teachers and has received the support of the Texas AFL-CIO and Annie's List, a group that supports progressive women running for office in Texas. Two GOP legislators in Harris County want to let the state replace local elections administrators. Ik-Ejiofor is a legislative budget analyst intern, according to her Linkedin, which says she speaks four languages English, French, Igbo and Korean. Now he seeks the lead role on the bench. Four Republicans and four Democrats are vying to represent this deep-red East Texas district long held by Rep. Louie Gohmert, who is retiring to run for attorney general. Stanart, whom Democrat Diane Trautman beat in 2018 before resigning for health reasons, hopes to win his old post back. A general contractor, Bell is known for his fights in recent years against legalizing same-sex marriage. McKaughan is a former Navy helicopter pilot who works as the vice president of a family construction business. He has talked about defending individual freedoms and defeating the "liberal elite.". On Saturday (08/20), the EDC GOP will be having an amazing and fun event at the Serene Ranch in Gold Hill to support conservative candidates for our local boards! This strong Republican district stretches from the River Oaks in Houston to the Texas coastline, picking up all of Matagorda and parts of Brazoria counties. He also is pledging to improve financial literacy and economic awareness of county residents, and calls the treasurers office the last line of defense against wasteful spending by county leaders. Two Democratic attorneys will battle for the chance to go up against incumbent Republican judge Randy Wilson. Houston was a train wreck for Democrats in 2020. Tribal elections are not included. Ireson is a businessman whose family has been running cattle in Brazos County for 130 years.
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