Tag Archives: Gary Gates

State Rep. James White not running for re-election

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. State Rep. James White, R-Hillister, has decided not to seek reelection, he told East Texas TV station KLTV in a roundtable with lawmakers. And he hinted to another news station that he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bob Deuell, Bob Hall, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Hughes, Bryan Slaton, Charles Perry, Dan Flynn, Dawn Buckingham, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gary Gates, HD19, James White, John Zerwas, Kevin Eltife, Land Commissioner, pension, primaries, redistricting, Rob Eissler, Robert Duncan, Robert Nichols, SD03, Senate, Sid Miller, Steve Toth, Texas, The Lege, Wayne Smith | 2 Comments

Have Texas Republicans finally damaged themselves?

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Some of them have. How much remains to be seen. The brutal winter storm that turned Texas roads to ice, burst pipes across the state and left millions of residents shivering and without power has also damaged the reputations of three of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, blackouts, Dade Phelan, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2024, ERCOT, Freeze 2021, Gary Gates, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Julian Castro, President, Rick Perry, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 8 Comments

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 1

Posted on February 1, 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 I’ve … Continue reading →

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

30 Day 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing to look at the 30-day campaign finance reports. A lot of candidates have been reporting big hauls, especially in the hot State Rep races. As before, I will split these into four parts. Part one, with statewide, SBOE, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, Brazoria County, Brian Rogers, campaign finance reports, Cecil Bell, Cody Vasut, Dennis Bonnen, Dennis Paul, Ed Thompson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gina Calanni, Greg Bonnen, Harris County, HD03, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD138, HD15, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD85, Jeff Antonelli, Jim Murphy, Joey Cardenas, Jon Rosenthal, Justin Ray, Kayla Alix, Lacey Hull, Lorena McGill, Martin Shupp, Matt Morgan, Mayes Middleton, Mike Schofield, Montgomery County, Natali Hurtado, Patrick Henry, Phil Stephenson, primaries, runoff, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, Sarah Davis, Sarah DeMerchant, Steve Toth, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt | 4 Comments

July 2020 campaign finance reports: State races, part 2

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s move on to finance reports from the State House, which I will break up into two parts. Today’s look is on the various races in the greater Houston area, and after that I’ll look at the other races of … Continue reading →

Runoff results: Eastman wins, Markowitz loses

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m posting this before all the votes are in, but the results are not in doubt. Anna Eastman was leading Luis La Rotta by a 67-33 margin in HD148 after 26 of 37 vote centers were in. See here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Anna Eastman, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gary Gates, HD100, HD148, HD28, James Armstrong, Lorraine Birabil, Lui LaRotta, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

What to expect in HD28?

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Time to play the expectations game. It is hard not to argue Democrats have gone all in on the special election runoff for House District 28. Ahead of the Tuesday election, at least three presidential candidates have come to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gary Gates, HD28, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: State House part 2

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Part 2 of my look at the finance reports from State House races. Part 1 was here, Harris County offices were here, and statewide races were here. You may also want to refer to this Trib story and this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Brian Rogers, Byron Ross, campaign finance reports, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, HD03, HD15, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Joey Cardenas, Lawrence Allen, Lorena McGill, Martin Shupp, Patrick Henry, Rish Oberoi, Ron Reynolds, runoff, Sarah DeMerchant, special election, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt | Comments Off

HD28 poll: Markowitz 42, Gates 42

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: With the crowded field now narrowed to two, a new internal poll shows Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D) in a dead heat — 42 to 42 —with her Republican challenger, perennial candidate Gary Gates, in the race to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged early voting, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gary Gates, HD148, HD28, polls, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

2019 election results: State

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Nine out of ten Constitutional amendments are on their way to passing. Amendments to the state constitution that would make it harder to enact a state income tax, stabilize funding for state parks and allow retired law enforcement animals to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Constitution, constitutional amendments, Daniel Davis Clayton, Democratic primary, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Eric Johnson, Gary Gates, HD100, HD148, HD28, income tax, James Armstrong, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lorraine Birabil, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, runoff, Ryan McConnico, Sandra Crenshaw, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 7 Comments

Expecting a runoff in HD28

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Seems like the probable outcome. Six figures of outside money, warnings of socialism, Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi — and it likely will not end Tuesday. Both sides in the critical special election to replace state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anna Allred, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, Gary Gates, HD28, John Zerwas, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek, turnout | Comments Off

8 Day Finance Reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said yesterday, I’m not going to go through all of the city of Houston 8 day finance reports. I will however present the 8 day reports from the two area legislative special elections, as those races had such … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

Chron overview of the HD28 special election

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As they did with HD148, the Chron does brief profiles of the candidates in the HD28 special election. I think we have a pretty good impression of Democrat Eliz Markowitz, who has consolidated support from the various establishment groups, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anna Allred, campaign finance reports, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, HD28, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

On the air in HD28

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The HD28 special may be the hottest race going right now. The first TV ads are set to air in the special election to replace state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond, as Democrats rev up their homestretch push to flip the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged advertising, Anna Allred, Election 2018, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, Forward Majority, Gary Gates, HD28, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

Eyes on HD28

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The special legislative election in Fort Bend is on everyone’s radar. When Tom Perez, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, visited Austin this past weekend for the state party’s annual fundraiser, there was no race he mentioned more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anna Allred, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gary Gates, HD28, John Zerwas, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek, turnout | Comments Off

30 Day finance reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said earlier, I’m still working my way through the unfathomably ginormous number of 30-day campaign finance reports for City of Houston candidates. There are other elections of interest for which 30 day reports are required, so we’ll take … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 2 Comments

The special election lineups are set

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the Trib: Democrats in HD-28 have coalesced around Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz, who was the only Democrat to file. Markowitz, a Katy teacher, unsuccessfully ran last year for State Board of Education District 7, which overlaps with HD-28. Six Republicans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Eric Johnson, filing deadline, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD100, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 4 Comments

Endorsement watch: Remember the runoffs

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes their endorsements for the primary runoffs, which will happen on May 24, with early voting from the 16th to the 20th. Let me sum up: Republican Member, Railroad Commissioner: Gary Gates Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Cody Garrett, Constable, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dakota Carter, Democratic primary, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2016, endorsements, Eric Carter, Fredericka Phillips, Gary Gates, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HD139, JoAnn Storey, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kimberly Willis, Kristen Hawkins, Mary Lou Keel, primaries, Railroad Commission, runoff, SBOE, Scott Walker, Sherman Eagleton, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Runoff watch: Railroad Commissioner

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

So yeah, the Railroad Commissioner runoff is a bit of a mess, on both sides. I’m going to let the Trib summarize the problem. In his campaign for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, former state Rep. Wayne Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Cody Garrett, Democratic primary, Election 2016, Gary Gates, Grady Yarbrough, primaries, Railroad Commission, runoff, Texas, Wayne Christian | Comments Off

2016 primaries: State races

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s start with the Democratic race for Railroad Commissioner, and a few words from Forrest Wilder: The Gene Kelly Effect: Texas Democrats are almost perennially embarrassed by what you might call the Gene Kelly Effect — the depressing tendency of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Alma Allen, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Hughes, Byron Cook, Carlos Uresti, Cody Garrett, Cody Wheeler, Dakota Carter, Debbie Riddle, Democratic primary, Diana Arevalo, Election 2016, Gary Gates, Gene Wu, Georgina Perez, Grady Yarbrough, HD04, HD08, HD116, HD118, HD120, HD128, HD131, HD137, HD139, HD144, HD148, HD149, HD150, HD20, HD49, HD55, HD75, HD77, Hubert Vo, Hugh Shine, Jarvis Johnson, Jasmine Jenkins, Jessica Farrar, Joe Straus, Jose Menendez, Kimberly Willis, Lance Gooden, Lina Ortega, Lon Burnam, Mario Salas, Marsha Farney, Mary Ann Perez, Mary Gonzalez, Mary Lou Bruner, Molly White, primaries, Railroad Commission, Randy Bates, SBOE, SD01, SD19, SD24, SD26, Senate, Stuart Spitzer, Susan King, Terry Wilson, Texas, The Lege, Tomas Uresti, Trey Martinez-Fischer, Varloree Swanson, Wayne Smith | Comments Off

David Porter not running for re-election to RRC

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Another open seat. Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter will not be running for re-election after all. Thursday’s surprise announcement from Porter, who was first elected in 2010, unleashed a flood of interest from Republicans pondering bids for his seat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged David Porter, Democratic primary, Denton, Eagle Ford Shale, Election 2010, Election 2016, fracking, Gary Gates, Grady Yarbrough, Jerry Patterson, Jim Keffer, John Greytok, Lon Burnam, primaries, Railroad Commission, Texas, Victor Carrillo, Wayne Christian | Comments Off

Kolkhorst wins SD18

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

One special election begets another. State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst won a promotion to the Texas Senate on Saturday, leveraging her 14-year incumbency and high-profile endorsements to fend off a fellow Republican opponent who spent nearly $2 million of his own … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Election 2014, Election 2015, Gary Gates, Glenn Hegar, HD116, HD123, HD124, HD13, HD17, Lois Kolkhorst, SD18, SD26, Senate, special election, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Early voting begins today for SD18

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The early voting period for the December 6, 2014 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy for State Senate District 18 will take place Wednesday, November 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday, December … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Charles Gregory, Christian Hawking, Cynthia Drabek, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Gary Gates, Glenn Hegar, HD13, Lois Kolkhorst, SD18, Senate, special election, Texas | 1 Comment

Replacing Hegar

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Election season isn’t over yet. At least three Republican candidates – who hit the campaign trail for the then-hypothetical opening months ago – will duke it out to represent a rural 21-county Senate district that stretches from Fort Bend County … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Charles Gregory, Comptroller, Election 2014, Gary Gates, Glenn Hegar, Lois Kolkhorst, Mike Villarreal, SD18, Senate, special election, The Lege | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Gary Gates

Calendar

Categories

Archives

My linkage

Polling Texas 2020

Polling Texas 2018

Polling Texas 2016

Polling Texas 2014

Polling Texas 2012

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Tags

Blogroll

Utilities