Tag Archives: CD09

The independents

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Recently I got an email from a gentleman named Ted Wood, who wrote to inform me that he had successfully completed the requirements to be an independent candidate for Chief Justice of the First Court of Appeals on the November … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Amparo Guerra, Andy Williams, Angelina Goodman, CD09, CD18, CD34, Congress, Constable, Election 1996, Election 2002, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, judicial races, Julie Countiss, petitions, public defender, Secretary of State, Sherry Radack, Ted Wood, Terry Adams, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

Filing update: Judge Hidalgo makes it official

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

She has filed for re-election, in case you had thought there was some other possibility. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced her 2022 re-election campaign Friday afternoon as she filed paperwork at the Harris County Democratic Party headquarters. Although progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ahmad Hassan, Alexandra Mealer, Alief ISD, Angel Vega, Ann Williams, CD07, CD09, CD18, CD29, CD31, CD37, CD38, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, David Patronella, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, filing deadline, Harris County, Harris County Judge, HD14, HD149, HD23, Hubert Vo, Janet Dudding, Justice of the Peace, Larry Taylor, Lily Truong, Lina Hidalgo, Lloyd Doggett, Martina Dixon, Mayes Middleton, primaries, SD11, Sonia Lopez, Steve Duble, Texas, Tim Mahoney, Victor Lombrana, Vidal Martinez | 1 Comment

Cracking Asian-American communities

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib explores what the new Congressional maps did to Asian-American communities, mostly but not exclusively in the Houston area. When Texas lawmakers redrew congressional maps following the 2020 census, they split up Asian American populations in both Harris and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD03, CD04, CD07, CD09, CD22, Census, Collin County, Congress, demography, Election 2020, Election 2022, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Korean American Voters League, lawsuit, redistricting, South Asian American Voter Empowerment of Texas, Texas, Texas AAPI Redistricting Coalition, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

Congressional map passes

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

And so the work is done. The lawyers are warming up their engines as we speak. The Texas Legislature has signed off on new congressional districts that shore up the GOP’s dominance and yield little ground to the people of … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged CD09, CD18, CD29, Congress, Greg Abbott, Joan Huffman, lawsuit, Rafael Anchia, redistricting, Senate, special session, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

More redistricting stuff

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Just a roundup of some redistricting stories. We’ll start with the DMN. The new map, part of a process of redrawing legislative boundaries every 10 years, makes significant changes in North Texas, where Democrats likely will gain a seat held … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Angie Chen Button, Beth van Duyne, CD03, CD04, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, CD36, Census, Collin County, Common Cause, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gerrymandering Project, HD100, HD104, HD108, HD110, HD112, HD63, HD65, HD92, Jasmine Crockett, Jeff Cason, Jessica Gonzalez, Joan Huffman, Joe Biden, John Turner, lawsuit, Michelle Beckley, Morgan Meyer, redistricting, RepresentUs, SBOE, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Toni Rose, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

First proposed Congressional map is out

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a thing. Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts in Austin and Houston — metropolitan areas with diverse populations tht fueled much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Beth van Duyne, CD02, CD07, CD09, CD15, CD18, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD29, CD31, CD32, CD37, CD38, Census, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Harris County, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Joan Huffman, Joe Biden, John Carter, Lizzie FLetcher, redistricting, Roger Williams, Sheila Jackson Lee, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | 9 Comments

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 3

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bridgette Smith-Lawson, Carmen Turner, CD09, CD22, Commissioners Court, County Attorney, Election 2020, Election 2024, Eric Fagan, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, precinct analysis, redistricting, Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Texas, Vincent Morales | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 2

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, CD09, CD22, Christian Becerra, Commissioners Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Eric Fagan, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jane Robinson, Jim Shoemake, judicial races, Maggie Jaramillo, precinct analysis, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Tameika Carter, Tamika Craft, Texas, turnout, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 1

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD09, CD22, Chrysta Castaneda, Commissioners Court, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2004, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, Gary Gates, George Bush, Harris County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jacey Jetton, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Ken DeMerchant, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Richard Morrison, Sarah DeMerchant, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, straight ticket voting, Texas, The Lege, Troy Nehls | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Congressional districts

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction All right, let’s get this party started. In the past I’ve generally done the top races by themselves, but any race involving Trump provides challenges, because his level of support just varies in comparison to other Republicans depending on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Wendell Champion, Wesley Hunt | 5 Comments

Endorsement watch: Well, he does have a big Twitter following

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m honestly not surprised that the Chron endorsed Dan Crenshaw for re-election. I just wonder if the editorial board ever reads what they write when they come up with this stuff. U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw has 1 million Twitter followers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Ann Harris Bennett, Brian Babin, CD02, CD09, CD36, Chris Daniel, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Election 2020, endorsements, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Tax Assessor, Sima Ladjevardian, Stan Stanart, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | 4 Comments

Endorsement watch: A Congressional four-pack

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Going once again in numerical order… Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, CD07. Two years after her first-ever run for public office resulted in the defeat of a nine-term Republican incumbent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher faces re-election with a solid record of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD36, Congress, Election 2020, endorsements, Lizzie FLetcher, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sri Kulkarni, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 2 Comments

2020 primary results: Senate and Congress

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In the US Senate primary, MJ Heger is clearly headed to the runoff. It’s less clear who’s in second place, in part because the statewide results are so out of date on both the Trib and SOS pages. As of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD12, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Gina Ortiz Jones, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, primaries, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Not Borris

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes its second major endorsement against an incumbent. Texas Senate District 13 stretches through Harris County into the northeastern corner of Fort Bend County. It winds through struggling neighborhoods such as Sunnyside and the world-renowned Texas Medical Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Borris Miles, CD09, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2020, endorsements, Melissa Morris, Melissa Wilson-Williams, SD13, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

The interviews I didn’t do

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case with the 2019 Houston elections, there were too many candidates and too many races (and in this case, too little time as well) to do a full slate of interviews. I did what I could, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Borris Miles, CD02, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD22, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCDE, HD126, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD148, interviews, Jerome Moore, Jerry Davis, Laura Jones, Mike Siegel, Natali Hurtado, Nyanza Moore, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, SD11, SD13, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Shawn Thierry, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Olsen, Undrai Fizer | 3 Comments

DMN profile of Chris Bell

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Dallas Morning News did a series of profiles of Democratic Senate candidates during the Christmas break. They’re worth reading, especially since polls show many of us don’t know these candidates all that well. I’m going to post about each … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, CD09, CD25, Chris Bell, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2010, Election 2020, Governor, redistricting, Senate, Texas, Tom DeLay | 8 Comments

After-deadline filing review: Houston area

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a lot to digest following Monday’s filing deadline, and as I’ve said I’m going to take some time and go over it in as much obsessive detail as you’ve probably come to expect from me. As a reminder, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Alma Allen, Andrea Duhon, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Bill Morris, Bimal Patel, Borris Miles, Brian Rogers, Bryan Henry, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Commissioners Court, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, Emily Wolf, Erica Davis, Erik Hassan, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HCDE, HD03, HD126, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD135, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD15, HD150, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Hubert Vo, Jasper, Jay Stittleburg, Jeff Antonelli, Jerry Davis, Joey Cardenas, Josh Flynn, Josh Markle, Kristi Thibaut, Laura Jones, Lorena McGill, Marc Flores, Margarita Johnson, Martin Shupp, Michael Antalan, Michael Moore, Morris Overstreet, Natali Hurtado, Obes Nwabara, Patrick Henry, Penny Shaw, Rashad Lewis, Rodney Ellis, Ron Reynolds, Sandra Moore, SBOE, SD04, SD06, SD11, SD13, SD18, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Stevens Orozco, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt, Undrai Fizer, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Zaher Eisa | 5 Comments

Filing period preview: Congress

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

So even though we still have the 2019 runoffs to settle, the 2020 election is officially upon us. I say this because the filing period for 2020 candidates began on Saturday the 9th, closing on December 9. I expect there … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Bimal Patel, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD17, CD18, CD22, CD25, CD29, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Election 2010, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, filing deadline, Jacob Osborne, Jerry Ford, Kevin Brady, Laura Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Flores, Melissa Wilson-Williams, Mike Siegel, Nile Irsan, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Steven David, Stevens Orozco, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Travis Olsen | 2 Comments

From the “Many are called, but few are chosen” department

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your non-standard choices for the November election. Independent candidates Candidates unaffiliated with a political party are allowed access to the general election ballot as long as they file the necessary paperwork and gather a certain number of signatures — depending … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD02, CD09, CD16, CD22, CD25, CD27, Congress, Election 2018, HD06, petitions, Scott Cubbler, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, write-in candidate, Yvette Gbalazeh | 1 Comment

Filing news: Jeffrey Payne and a whole lot of Congressional candidates

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

And then there were six Democratic candidates for Governor. Signing paperwork and presenting a $3,500 check, [Dallas businessman Jeffrey] Payne became the sixth Democrat to file for the state’s top office. In addition to Payne, the list currently includes Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Andrea Duhon, Andrew White, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Congress, Cosme Garcia, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Election 2018, Gina Calanni, Governor, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, HD132, Jeffrey Payne, Kevin Howard, Lupe Valdez, Steve Brown, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Rep. Al Green’s revelation

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Not totally sure what to make of this. More than a decade ago, Congressman Al Green had a “romantic encounter” with a former aide in Houston, which later led to an allegation of sexual assault and talk of lawsuits and … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Al Green, CD09, Congress, impeachment, lawsuit, Texas | 6 Comments

Endorsement watch: The Congress you expect

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes the most predictable endorsements of the season, for Congress. Here’s Part 1: United States Representative, District 2: Ted Poe Consider this not just an endorsement for Ted Poe, but also heartfelt support as the six-term congressman recovers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Al Green, CD02, CD07, CD09, CD10, CD14, CD18, CD22, CD29, Congress, Election 2016, endorsements, Gene Green, James Cargas, John Culberson, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Randy Weber, Sheila Jackson Lee, Ted Poe, Texas | 1 Comment

The farm team

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Roll Call takes a look at the Texas Democrats of the future. Democrats rarely fielded competitive Senate candidates over the past two decades — the party’s three best performers in that time span received 44 percent, 43 percent and 43 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Al Green, Ann Richards, Annise Parker, Armando Walle, Beto O'Rourke, CD09, CD16, CD18, CD20, CD23, CD29, CD30, CD35, Chris Turner, Congress, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2018, Eric Johnson, Garnet Coleman, Gene Green, Governor, Joaquin Castro, Julian Castro, Leticia Van De Putte, Lily Adams, Lloyd Doggett, Mando Martinez, Mark Strama, Mary Gonzalez, Mike Villarreal, Pete Gallego, Rafael Anchia, Rodney Ellis, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Silvestre Reyes, Sylvester Turner, Taj Clayton, Ted Cruz, Texas, Trey Martinez-Fischer, Wendy Davis, Yvonne Davis | 1 Comment

On Latinos not winning Latino Congressional districts

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I have a problem with this analysis by Nathan Gonzales, at least as it pertains to the three Texas districts included. Even though a record number of Latinos are serving in the 113th Congress, Hispanic candidates are significantly underperforming in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD09, CD16, CD18, CD29, CD30, CD33, CD35, Congress, Domingo Garcia, Election 2012, Gene Green, Latino voting, Lloyd Doggett, Marc Veasey, redistricting, Silvestre Reyes, Sylvia Romo, Texas | 2 Comments

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