Natalie Blasingame . Lina Hidalgo, the political novice who won in a stunning upset four years ago, is seeking a second term as county judge. Not the former governor, but a computer engineer from near Fort Worth who had never run for office and does not appear to have a campaign website. Truong, an Alief ISD school board member since 2015, has advocated for fiscal responsibility at the local level. Holt is a former teacher and small business owner whose top issues are border security, stricter voting standards and reducing property taxes. Dick is a Harris County Department of Education trustee. After all, shes the only Republican out of the countys 23 felony district judges, and she wasnt elected. State commission on Judicial conduct regarding candidates. This year's GOP primary in House District 138 pits freshman state Rep. Lacey Hull against Josh Flynn, a GOP activist and former Harris County Department of Education trustee, for the second cycle in a row. The mediator and former Galveston mayor who wants to create a civil rights division in the office and use the office to lead a statewide effort to legalize recreational marijuana. By removing parts of Houston and adding more Montgomery, the district has become more Republican. Crews would focus on people and policy, not partisan noise. Greg Abbott has appointed Mitchell to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee and to the Gulf Coast Protection District Board of Directors. Kalmbach, a realtor and longtime northwest Houston resident, is making her first run for the Texas House. Two largely unknown Republicans will battle first before embarking on the uphill battle of unseating a Democrat in a district that turned a deeper shade of blue during redistricting last year. A rematch from the 2020 election is set between Republican Lily Truoung of the Alief ISD board and Democratic Rep. Hubert Vo, who won their last race in 2020 by about 10,000 votes or nearly 20 percentage points. Gov. Daniel, who served as district clerk before being defeated in 2018, is vying for his old job. During his first term in Congress, Nehls became known for viral moments that showed him confronting rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6 (though he later voted against certifying the electoral votes of two states) and personally asking Biden to help with criminal justice reform following an address to Congress. 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. The County Party stands ready to endorse in November, in case of any runoffs. Jones, 44, an Army veteran and self-described socialist, seemed the right Editorial: Lori DeAngelo for the 184th Criminal District Court. 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Election Day is Tuesday, March 1, and early voting for the primaries runs from Monday, Feb. 14, through Friday, Feb. 25. A Democrat has not won a governor's race in Texas since 1990. Creedon is a retired engineer and Army colonel who worked as a mechanical manager for the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex. The Republican nominee will face Democrat Laura Jones in the general election. This codifies it in the Texas constitution. She is also a political activist who recently fought against a proposal to incorporate The Woodlands township into a city. Two GOP legislators in Harris County want to let the state replace local elections administrators. Editorial: Chuck Crews for Texas House District 128. Medicaid makes parents choose treatment or hospice for sick kids. Poll Watcher's Guide (PDF) Public Information Request (PDF) Election Forms Texas Republicans say lowering the bar for overturning elections is bad policy. Stewart is a Navy veteran who owns two Dickeys Barbecue Pit franchises. Incumbent Lt. Gov. HCRP declined to endorse in these races, but encourages Republicans to campaign to turn out conservative voters in all those districts to help to bring needed conservative reform to Houston's ailing school systems. Gurski is a trial lawyer who previously served as chief of staff to former Houston state representative Dwayne Bohac and as a prosecutor in the Galveston County District Attorney's Office. Republicans are suing and Democrats want a full review after Harris County missed deadlines to . She is aiming to return to the House after a six-year break. Harless, who co-owns an auto dealership with his wife, Patricia, serves on the Homeland Security, Public Safety and State Affairs committees. Democrat Carol Alvarado is effectively re-elected in this district centered in the East End of Houston. Incumbent Rep. Shawn Nicole Thierry is the lone candidate running for this overhelmingly Democratic seat in south Houston. We will only endorse candidates who share in our mission to ensure Texas is a state in which religious liberty flourishes, families prosper, and every human life is valued. Former high school head football coach and public speaker says the Jan. 6 Capitol attack inspired him to run for office and hipes to create a "Business Innovation Grants" program. 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. Alexandra del Moral Mealer came in first place with close to 30%, while Vidal Martinez came in second place with just less. Wolfe is a trustee on the Harris County Department of Education Boad, where he faced sexual harassment allegations and was censured by the other members of the board. He sits on the House appropriations and calendars committees, and is a vice chair of the transportation committee. Reynolds is seeking his seventh term in the Texas House. Harris County Republican Party | 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 445 Houston, TX 77024 | (713) 838-7900 He says he'd advocate to dismiss Paxton's criminal securities fraud case because it's "too distracting.". The former trustee of Lone Star College says he will focus on proper oversight and accountability of the spending of taxpayers money, and says he will be an advocate for taxpayer and property owners. Harris County. A banker and four-term incumbent, Metcalf chairs the subcommittee on small business in the House. Find a polling location near you for early voting or Election Day. It takes a special kind of resolve to spend your professional life prosecuting child homicides, but Andrea Beall has willingly taken on that responsibility for the past eight years, fighting on behalf of murder victims who have experienced Editorial: Heather Hudson for the 208th Criminal District Court. The Houston real estate investor is taking her third run at the 29th Congressional District seat. Editorial: We recommend Sheila Jackson Lee in the 18th Congressional District. The Great Biden Balloon Beclownment February 17, 2023. Houston Public Media details four key races on the ballot this fall three of them are statewide contests and the other is in Harris County. House Speaker Dade Phelan is backing her re-election bid. 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. Bettencourt is effectively re-elected in this district concentrated in western Harris County. Subramanian is a high school math teacher, studying for a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University. Fifteen candidates are vying for the position of Harris County judge in the upcoming March primaries, including nine Republicans and six Democrats. Still, Paxton remains popular with primary voters. Creighton, viewed as one of the most conservative senators in the chamber, has authored bills in recent sessions that would have made it harder for cities and counties to relocate Confederate monuments and banned local governments from enacting paid sick leave ordinances. He has framed himself as an "outsider who is unafraid to take on the establishment. Sorrells is a small business owner whose campaign is centered on individual rights. The former journalist with KUT radio in Austin is making her first run for public office. Osborne, elected in 2018, is seeking a second term. Klein ISD Position 6: Kristin Cobb Klein ISD Position 7: Jack Velasquez Rick Perry. Still, Democratic challenger Linda Nuno is vying to unseat the nine-term congressman, who won 53 percent of the vote in 2020. After U.S. Rep. The winner of the GOP primary will face Democrat Mohamad Maarouf in November. Republican primary election. Sometimes, we wish state Rep. Hubert Vo would put half as much energy into representing Texas House District 149 as he did in becoming a millionaire businessman by the age of 40. The Pearland resident has been the president of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership since 2007. Briones is a former county court at law judge, Chou is a former Harris County clerk employee who helped manage the 2020 election. This would allow the surviving spouse of a disabled person to retain the tax ceiling benefit. Young, elected to the board in 2020, is an administrator at Nacogdoches ISD who previously served on the Board of Trustees at Apple Springs ISD for six years. One of the most conservative members of Congress, he is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and serves on two House committees: Science, Space, and Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 Harris County Republican Party may endorse candidates in contested non-partisan elections and general elections. Hes been in the Texas House since 2018, where he represented parts of Galveston. He was a member of a country/gospel band that was a finalist for a Grammy Award in 1979. The Harris County Republican Party primary has been dominated by 'endorsement slates' for the past two decades. Tribal elections are not included. He did not report any fundraising in his latest campaign filing and did not appear to have a website for his campaign. Martinez describes herself as a "mental wellness policy advocate" who was born and raised in San Antonio, where she still resides. Greg Abbott in January and now seeks election to a full six-year term. A 20-year veteran of Harris Countys budget office and Universal Services Department, Wyatt is pledging greater transparency and a streamlining of services in the county treasurers office via improved technology to allow online payments to the county as well as the timely payment of vendors. Heres how that played out in the 2020 election, The new faces of Houston politics that you need to know, At Harris County Dept. Ireson is a businessman whose family has been running cattle in Brazos County for 130 years. Thomas has been practicing law for 17 years, including some time as staff attorney for this appellate court. Even just a fraction of the hustle he exhibited in 2004, as a Editorial: Penny Morales Shaw for Texas House District 148. Dan Hannon October 15th, 2020 2020 Tea Party Voter Guide by TexasGOPVote .css-2b097c-container{position:relative;box-sizing:border-box;}. He was a surprise pick of Republican Speaker Dade Phelan last year to chair the House Education Committee. 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. Rick Perry in 2010. Thompson was the breakout star of the Texas Democrats stay in Washington, D.C, as they pushed for federal voting rights legislation. He has twice run for the 15th Congressional District, which stretches from the San Antonio area to the southern border. Thorne is an accountant who says he would push for a constitutional amendment banning deficit spending and policies that are morally clear and unapologetically in the interest of the American citizens, which he calls moral nationalism.. 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. The longtime deputy with the Harris County Sheriff Office is making his second run for the Democratic nomination for Precinct 4 Commissioner. Palmer, who teaches history and government, says she would keep a close eye on the influence of charter schools and on the framing of history, health and science curricula. At least 18,000 Texas mail-in votes were rejected in the first election under new GOP voting rules. Incumbent: Yes. Bishop is a paralegal who says she would focus on education-related issues if elected. If Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale ruled the world, Republicans itching to unseat our first-term . He has been a leading abortion rights opponent and most recently pushed to roll back some transparency measures around the state's large corporate tax break program, Chapter 313. Daniel, a Spring resident, is an ordained minister. Patrick has championed some of Texas most conservative legislation over the years and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. This redrawn district, now slightly more favorable for Democrats, picked up new territory at the southeast edge of Houston while dropping Baytown. It covers Wharton, Austin, Fayette and Colorado counties, where Donald Trump got 66 percent of the vote in 2020. Harris County Republican Voting Center Check voter status Register to vote Request mail ballot Find precinct chair Find polling place Report Election Fraud become an election worker Upcoming Election Information Early Voting Begins Monday, October 24, 2022 Early Voting Ends Friday, November 4, 2022 Election Day Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Jack Morman and Jerry Mouton advanced to a runoff. Texas has a history of a dismal turnout rate in primary elections, and nearly 18% of registered voters cast a ballot this year. Pol. Casey, an accountant, is challenging Weber in the Republican primary for the third time in the last four cycles, most recently winning 5 percent of the vote in 2018. Editorial: Al Green for the 9th Congressional District. The others are former Pasadena Mayor and Councilman John Manlove, Daniel Jason and Richard Vega. He tends to focused on rural issues such as water and property rights. Swanson, a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, authored the bill passed last year restricting which teams transgender student athletes can join. Party: Republican Party. He retired from the school board last year and says he now has the time and ability to bring his leadership experience to the Texas House. Countiss, a former civil litigator and assistant county attorney in Harris County, was elected to the court in 2018 and hopes to earn a promotion to chief justice this year. Dutton has been embroiled in several intra-party clashes in recent years, mostly arising from his support for charter schools and a state takeover of Houston ISD's school board. The Texas GOP has not lost a statewide election since 1994. 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. None of the nine Republican contenders garnered more than 50% of the vote. McGilvrey, a private investigator and president of a property management company, said she decided to run for the seat after Swanson "shut me down immediately and without a second thought" when she asked Swanson's office for help with a work-related matter in 2018. He says America is being systematically dismantled from our classrooms to open borders by forces that hate America and the liberties she stands for.. (. Rep. Hernandez Hernandez is running unopposed in House District 143, the east Houston and Harris County seat she has represented since 2005. Runoff elections can take place between the top candidates if no one reaches a 50% majority of the vote. 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. Former Harris County clerk Chris Hollins announces run for Houston mayor, GOP bills target Harris Countys efforts to expand voting. We believe Morales Shaw will serve as a powerful, clear-eyed advocate for a constituency thats set to include more working-class families with bread-and-butter concerns rather than partisan battles to pick. Abbott's desk, 12 Hidalgo challengers among dozens who file for Harris County races, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo files for re-election bid, Group calls for Brown to resign as controller over land deal, Shredding event reflects Harris County Precinct 2 partnership with Friendswood, Harris County Democrats approve new precinct boundaries, aimed at expanding their power. Attorney of 16 years who has specialized in appellate law for the past six years. Toth, one of the most conservative members of the Texas House, last year authored legislation to limit the teaching of so-called critical race theory and audit the 2020 election results in large Texas counties. In support of informed voting, the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board interviewed candidates in more than 60 races to make the following recommendations in contested Harris County races. There are 15 members of the state Board of Education, which sets policies and standards for Texas public schools, including the curriculum and graduation requirements. Both uncontested in their respective primaries, Republican Terry Adams and Democrat Julie Countiss will sail on to a general election race this November. Thompson is an insurance agent and five-term Republican state legislator. Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votes. The Missouri City resident is a teacher and small business owner making his first run for public office. He's looking to make his new job official by getting elected for his first full term. In his campaign, he emphasizes the need to build out the state's Bitcoin infrastructure. She is aiming to flip House District 138 after Democrats heavily targeted the seat in 2020 but saw their nominee, Akilah Bacy, lose to Hull by about 3 percentage points. Jetton, a small business owner, is running for his second term in the Texas House. Miller is running for a third term as agriculture commisisoner. See the Editorial Board's full list of election recommendations. 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. Small business owner and father of four girls who does not appear to have a campaign website. Six incumbent losses were inevitable in 2022 due to primaries featuring two incumbents. Editorial: Brian Warren for the 209th Criminal District Court. Collins, a conservative activist who has focused on mobilizing young Republicans, previously served as Bradys campaign manager and adviser. Two Democrats -- one a judge and one a lawyer -- will vie for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Judge Kevin Jewell. Editorial: Jay Kleberg for Texas Land Commissioner. Five Republican candidates are running for Harris County's Precinct 2 commissioner seat in the upcoming March primaries. 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.

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