Category Archives: Election 2006

It’s official: Ciro Rodriguez is running to reclaim his CD28 seat from Rep. Henry Cuellar, joining State Rep. Richard Raymond in what is sure to be a contentious three-way primary. All I can say is that I hope this one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re finally starting to see some GOP challenger action in the State House. The Quorum Report gives a two-sided look at HD03, which was one of the closest races from last year: Former Franklin County GOP chairman Kirby Hollingsworth is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mary Beth Harrell made the official announcement of her bid to unseat Rep. John Carter in CD31 on Tuesday. Eye on Williamson has the details. UPDATE: Ah, good, there is press coverage of this. BOR has more. Continue reading →

As previously noted, Chris Bell’s plan for ethics reform is now available. Many of these ideas have been floated before, some of them in the 2005 legislative session. All of them strike me as common sense, but they’ve never had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Damon linked to this story about some layoffs in the Kinky Friedman campaign on Saturday. You can go argue in the comments over there about what it means for him to hire a consultant that once worked for Dan Quayle, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via DC9 and email from Judge Susan Criss comes the following tidbit gleaned from the current newsletter of the Galveston County Democratic Party: The rumors are strong around the state that Ted B. Lyon will seek the Democratic Party¹s nomination … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Following up on all of the bloggage about that Zogby Interactive poll, the Chris Bell folks did a little research into other attempts to quantify Texas gubernatorial races a year or more out from the election. Here’s what they found … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mary Beth Harrell‘s official announcement of her candidacy in CD31, originally scheduled for September 27 but postponed for obvious reasons has been reset: Campaign Kick-Off Rallies – Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Killeen Civic and Conference Center, 11:30 am till 1:30 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some interesting poll numbers from Zogby at the Wall Street Journal (link via Kos). Let’s start with the Texas Governor’s race, where a three-way battle shows Rick Perry at 40.1%, Chris Bell at 27.2%, and Kinky Friedman at 18%. A … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I noted before that Galveston attorney and former Galveston County Democratic Chair Tony Buzbee is reportedly mulling entering the race for Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic side. I’ve since heard from folks inside the Texas Democratic Party that he’s mulling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been hoping to see someone step up to run against John Culberson in CD07, and I see via PDiddie that my wish has come true. The gentleman’s name is David Murff, and he’s answered a few questions at Perry’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve been remiss in not congratulating John Courage for winning the online poll to earn the first Democracy for America endorsement of the 2006 election season. Consider that omission corrected. It’s a great accomplishment for John, and he deserves kudos … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last week, just as I was getting ready to bug out of Rita’s way, reader Charles M sent me this Wonkette link, which makes what sounded to me like a bizarre claim: Wonkette readers are no Googling monkeys, but they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not paying much attention to politics right now, but BOR broke the story that John Sharp is being named to a panel appointed by Governor Perry to “study taxes to pay for public schools”. As this Statesman article notes, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Had a little conference call with John Courage last night. He is, as you know, in the running for the first DFA endorsement, which if the Richard Morrison experience is any guide could mean upwards of $50,000 in campaign contributions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I heard about this several days ago and was sworn to secrecy at the time, but now that Carl Whitmarsh has sent word over his email list, I figure I’m okay to publish that there’s talk of a new Democratic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t much care for Kinky Friedman as a candidate for Governor, but you really have to tip your cap to his ability to get favorable and prominent coverage in the newspapers. If only the Chron would give the Houston-based … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kristin Mack confirms the rumor that radio talk show host Dan Patrick will be a candidate in the GOP primary to replace State Sen. Jon Lindsay in SD7. She notes the recent poll (PDF), which gives Patrick a lead in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve already mentioned John Courage‘s campaign kickoff event for tomorrow, so consider this a reminder that he’s also in the running for the first round of Democracy for America endorsements, which you can vote on here. Here’s the announcement of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

John Courage will be making his official announcement of candidacy in CD21 on Saturday, with a bus tour to several locations in the district. Details are here for those interested in joining in the festivities. Courage is also in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Please welcome to the Run Everywhere Club former Congressman Martin Frost. From an open letter he sent to Howard Dean, Chuck Schumer, and Rahm Emanuel: It’s time to throw out the traditional playbook and be bold as you plan for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Nate, there are now three Republican contenders for the right to challenge Rep. Chet Edwards in CD17, down from five earlier on. Former Capitol Hill assistant and attorney Tucker Anderson, Harvard graduate and Iraq war platoon leader Van Taylor … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Catching up on some more State House news…Via Tejano Insider, Eddie Lucio III, son of State Sen. Eddie Lucio, will seek the HD38 seat being vacated by the retiring Rep. Jim Solis. Solis ran unopposed in 2004 after winning by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More Congressional action: Shane Sklar, the Democratic candidate running in CD14, formally kicked off his campaign in Victoria. Victoria-born Shane Sklar kicked off his campaign for the Congressional seat now held by Ron Paul by calling for a review of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This was in yesterday’s news but I didn’t have a chance to get to it: State Rep. Richard Raymond has officially announced that he’s running for Rep. Henry Cuellar’s CD28 seat. “Being a Republican is catching up to Henry Cuellar,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Though I expect he’ll get a bounce from his activities relating to Katrina evacuees, Governor Perry’s poll numbers stink. If the 2006 primary were held today, 46 percent of Republican voters would support Mr. Perry, compared with 28 percent for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m sure I’ll get back to regular political and electoral blogging sooner or later, but for now I’ll just pass along some tidbits I’ve seen elsewhere. BOR has several items of interest: here, here, here, and here. And In the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Statesman reports that five-term Republican Rep. Suzanna Hupp will not run for reelection next year, making her at least the fifth GOP incumbent to either step down or seek to step up. Her district is somewhat more hospitable than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Carl Whitmarsh is reporting to his email list that Rep. John Davis, who has gone unchallenged in each election since the 2001 State House redistricting, will not be unopposed next year. Glad to report the impending announcement of the candidacy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you haven’t yet, I commend you to read this post on the Chris Bell blog on what it means to run as a “reform” candidate. Greg and The Jeffersonian have commented on it already, and my reaction is more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, what do you know? Someone in the media has discovered that Kay Bailey Hutchison is not running unopposed next year. See how it’s done in this piece on base closings in Texas. The state’s losses provided Barbara Ann Radnofsky, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had the opportunity over the weekend to sit down and have a conversation with Nick Lampson at his campaign office in Clear Lake. I didn’t do this in formal interview fashion, we just shot the breeze for an hour … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As previously rumored, State Rep. Bob Griggs is retiring at the end of his current term. Griggs’ decision was not a surprise. His open displeasure over the lack of influence he wielded in Austin on school finance sparked speculation about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

City Council member Mark Ellis, who is term-limited as of this year, has announced his intention to run for the open SD7 seat. “I’m extremely irritated at what’s going on in Austin. There are two issues that are important, school … Continue reading → Continue reading →