Category Archives: Election 2008

Today, Rick Noriega will make the official announcement of his forming an exploratory committee for US Senate. The time and place are the same as they had been for Thursday, for those of you in or near Austin who want … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We know Rep. Nick Lampson is one of the top targets for the GOP in 2008. The good news is that Lampson is off to a good start in fundraising. U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson has raised twice as much as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mikal Watts isn’t the only Democratic hopeful for 2008 who has announced good fundraising numbers for the second quarter of 2007. Here’s Dan Grant, one of the contenders for CD10: Foreign policy expert Dan Grant today announced that he will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, somebody thinks we’re gonna have ourselves a real Senate race next year. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn‘s political money-raising operation has wasted no time in playing the trial lawyer card against potential Democratic opponent Mikal Watts, an attorney from San … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Noriega will officially announce the creation of the “Rick Noriega for Texas Exploratory Committee” for the U.S. Senate tomorrow morning in Austin. Miya Shay has the press release. Details are as follows: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:00 a.m. CDT … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Muse comes this article in The Hill on the emerging and exciting Democratic primary for Senate between Mikal Watts and Rick Noriega. I’ll leave it to Muse to highlight the best parts, I just want to note that for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We knew Mikal Watts would have a lot of money available to him for his Senate race, both his own and money that he raised. According to RG Ratcliffe, that total is a pretty impressive $1.1 million for this quarter. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via BOR, I see that there’s a fourth potential contender for the Democratic nomination for Senate next year. With Rick Noriega and Mikal Watts in the race for the U.S. Senate the Gossips hear that former State Senator and Head … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As expected, here’s the Chron’s meet-Rick-Noriega story. Not a whole lot new for those of us who have been following this closely, but a good intro for those who haven’t. Fresh off his wife’s victory onto the Houston City Council, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I see that some people are just full of advice for Rick Noriega now that he’s a statewide candidate. Hidalgo County Democratic Party Chairman Juan Maldonado told the Guardian that the minds of many party leaders in the Rio Grande … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that Rep. Rick Noriega has officially announced his intent to form an exploratory committee to run for Senate, expect to see a lot of stories about who he is and why he’s running. Here’s one from the Star Telegram: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sounds like not so many Republicans want to be a contender this time around. Bob Dunn at Fort Bend Now rates the Rs commitment to running in the Republican primary for 22 this way: Shelley In Pink: 100% Dean Hrbacek: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Texas State Representative and Lt. Col. Rick Noriega speaks today about the Fourth of July and his intent to form an exploratory committee for U.S. Senate: On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by delegates to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rep. Pete Gallego, who represents Texas House District 74, one of the border districts, released a statement yesterday explaining why he supports Representative and LTC Rick Noriega for U.S. Senate. This is especially meaningful as there was buzz this spring … Continue reading → Continue reading →

(I’ve been wondering why Kuff hadn’t jumped all over this. Now I know it is because of the affliction. Cross posted from musings.) Looks like the Mid-Cities Democrats got the scoop from State Representative and LTC Rick Noriega that he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Observer blog writes about the Draft Rick Noriega movement, including a few quotes from yours truly. Hopefully, this will turn into a full-length piece for the print publication. Regardless, it’s good stuff, so check it out. Continue reading →

Continuing my series on blue precincts within red State House districts (see here for the first installment), today I’m looking at HD136, where incumbent Beverly Woolley defeated Democrat Scott Brann with just over 70% of the vote. Unlike HD126, HD136 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congressional Quarterly takes a look at what I hope will become a high-profile race in CD10. Texas Republican Mike McCaul was a beneficiary of a mid-decade redistricting plan — spearheaded by Tom DeLay, the Texan who then was House majority … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Over at Draft Rick Noriega, Vince takes a look at Rep. Noriega’s recent legislative record. We’ll start this week with some of his accomplishments during the 80th Session of the Texas Legislature. State Rep. Rick Noriega has several sessions of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Let me introduce you to Harris County Precinct 697. It’s a very Democratic precinct, but it doesn’t get a lot of turnout, at least not compared to some of its neighboring precincts. Here’s what happened in Precinct 697 last year: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Right of Texas is reporting that Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco is contemplating a run for Senate. I’ll be honest, this is the first time I’ve heard Edwards’ name in connection with any statewide run – former Rep. Jim Turner … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s not really a whole lot of actual news in this Chron story about the beginning of Legislative Fundraising Season for 2008 – Tom Craddick has a lot of money! And a lot on the line! People will be primaried! … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, now that we’ve got one Noriega safely elected, it’s time to start thinking about another. I’ve talked about Rick Noriega and his consideration of a run against Sen. John Cornyn next year. The prospect of such a candidacy is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m kind of looking forward to seeing a GOP primary battle for County Judge next year, especially if it’s going to take the tone that’s evident in Kristin Mack’s column from Friday. That would make it about the exact opposite … Continue reading → Continue reading →

RG Ratcliffe had a conversation with Senate hopeful Mikal Watts, and it makes for some good and thoughtful reading. I am, obviously, not as impressed as some at Watts’ self-proclaimed “pro-life” stance, though I’ll give him credit for being consistent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Texas Lawyer and BOR comes the formal announcement of Galveston Judge Susan Criss‘ candidacy for the State Supreme Court. I knew this was coming – I signed her petition a couple of weeks ago, at the Fort Bend Demcrats’ … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Shane Sklar, who ran a strong race against Presidential wannabe Ron Paul in CD14 last year, has announced he will not run again next year, but will in the future. Here’s his press release: Hoping that another Democrat will step … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t know how Mikal Watts will do as a candidate, and I don’t really know where he stands on the issues (though this helps a little), but I see he’s serious about running, and that counts for something. San … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One less contender for the right to challenge Rep. Nick Lampson. Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace is getting out of politics, at least temporarily. Wallace, who announced last summer he would not run for mayor of Sugar Land again, said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With the 2007 Legislative session at a merciful end, it’s time to start thinking about what comes next. It’s clear that the 2008 election will go a long way towards determining who the Speaker is in 2009, and it’s equally … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had been aware for quite some time now that Rep. Nick Lampson was strongly considering a run for the Senate next year instead of a re-election bid in CD22, so this comes as a surprise to me. Mustafa Tameez … Continue reading → Continue reading →

BOR lists “Five Things You Can Do To Help Win TX-10”. We know there’s two announced candidates on the Democratic side, and we know that incumbent Michael McCaul won with a modest 55% in 2006. What else do we know … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In my post about Dan Grant’s entry into CD10 as a Democratic candidate, I mentioned that there was at least one other person that I knew of who was considering getting into that race. As BOR reports, that person is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m aware of several Congressional candidates from 2006 who are planning to run again next year, as well as a few new hopefuls who are currently exploring a bid, but this is the first formal announcement of a candidacy by … Continue reading → Continue reading →