Category Archives: Election 2006

It’s not in the news as far as I can tell, but I’ve heard from a source that State Rep. Joe Crabb (R, Kingswood) is planning to call it a career after this session. Crabb was one of the architects … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg has a roundup of reactions to my Run Every Race manifesto (and here’s another from Hope that came later). Marc Campos says he “will address later” the issue of “running races we can’t win”. I’ll be sure to check … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have to say, I’m at a loss to understand why the concept of running a candidate in every race has less than unanimous acclaim among my fellow Democrats. Still, just as some of us were cheering at the prospect … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Matt Glazer, recently mentioned as a possible challenger to Frank Corte in HD122, tells us where he stands on entering the race. Whatever decision he makes, I hope all the eventual Democratic challengers have his level of dedication and passion. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’d been speculation before that there could be a contested primary in Jon Lindsay’s SD7, and now thanks to Lindsay’s announced retirement, there will be. Lindsay has been a fixture in local politics, serving eight years in the Senate and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to Karl-T, San Antonio blogger (and fellow Trinity alum) Matt Glazer was really serious when he said awhile back that someone needs to step up and challenge State Rep. Frank Corte in HD122. Matt, I salute you, I encourage … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If the big Congressional target for Texas Democrats is Tom DeLay, then the big prize for Republicans – really, the only realistic prize – is Chet Edwards, the one person designated for redistricted extinction who survived in 2004. I’d been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember how bad Rick Perry’s poll numbers were in May? They’re worse now. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rick Perry is doing as Governor? 38% Approve 53% Disapprove 10% Not Sure And the crosstabs are also uglier. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nick Lampson had himself a fine fundraising quarter for the period that ended June 30. We’re proud to announce that, as of June 30th, you’ve helped us raise $502,736 towards our campaign to return honor and integrity to the 22nd … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since today feels like a Sunday, I thought it’d be as good a time as any to engage in a longwinded magazine-style blog post on a topic that Kuff and I have been doing a bit to emphasize. That point, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One unexplored reality of the possibility that John Sharp may be soon entering the race for governor is that it changes the ballot-access calculus drastically for the Kinkynauts. I fully intend to support the Democratic candidate next November. Until recently, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Karl-T has it on good authority that John Sharp is finally ready to officially announce his intention to run for Governor. With all due respect, we’ve been seeing these straws in the wind for awhile now, so until I hear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s about an hour and a half in the Q2 campaign contributions period, so if you’re reading this before midnight (wherever you may be), you can still help some fine folks’ quarterly numbers. The Jeffersonian has a pretty good starter’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the story on Kay Bailey Hutchison’s official announcement that she’s running for reelection to the Senate: No prominent candidates have announced plans to challenge Hutchison. How nice of the reporter to decide for us who is a “real” candidate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rick Casey laments Kay Bailey Hutchison’s decision to sit out the Governor’s race next year. Kay Bailey Hutchison had an opportunity to destroy a myth that is crippling Texas. It is the myth that the only way to win the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In a previous entry on Janette Sexton, I promised to pass along information on her first fundraiser. I got the scoop last night, so here it is – click the More link for the details of the event, to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Among the stories that I wasn’t able to read last week was this one which contained some poll numbers for the KBH-Perry primary matchup that we won’t get to see. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison would have been a strong … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Houston City Councilman Gordon Quan has announced that he will not run for the Democratic nomination in CD22. He also formally endorsed Nick Lampson for the race. Quan, who had formed an exploratory committee for the 22nd Congressional District in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Juan Garcia, onetime announced candidate for Senate, disappeared off the radar a few weeks ago with a note saying his site was down for maintenance. Bogey McDuff wondered what he was planning now that we know KBH’s Senate seat will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that Carole Keeton Strayhorn has confirmed what we thought we knew when we first heard about today’s hotdog social, it’s time to think about the dynamics of a GOP primary matchup between Strayhorn and Rick Perry, instead of a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Save Texas Reps says that Al Edwards may get a double-barreled primary challenge, from businessman Borris Miles (whom I’ve mentioned here before) and from attorney Marlen Whitley. Greg thinks a multi-candidate field serves the Edwards opposition well, and I tend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That sound you heare is an awful lot of Republican dominoes not falling down. Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Friday that she will seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, declining to wage a difficult battle against Gov. Rick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s a bit of a groundswell going on in the blogs for State Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine to run for the State Senate seat currently held by Frank Madla of San Antonio – see Andrew D, In the Pink … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve noticed a common theme in the coverage of Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s hot dog party this weekend. See if you can see what it is. Chron: Strayhorn’s chief political spokesman didn’t return telephone calls Wednesday, but two sources close … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, well. A Republican candidate for the to-be-vacated SD3 seat has accused outgoing Sen. Todd Staples of asking him to drop out in favor of another candidate. Saying that “back room politics are alive and well in East Texas,” state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thus sayeth the Quorum Report: Reliable sources tell QR that Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn will announce her candidacy for the Republican nomination as Governor this Saturday. We have not yet received direct confirmation from her campaign office but have enough … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Capitol Inside has a big overview of many potential state house races, some of which we’re now familiar with and some of which are new to me. Here’s the meat of it, with some comments at the end: Dallas Democrat … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I mentioned before that I recently had the pleasure of meeting Janette Sexton, who is running to unseat Robert Talton in HD144. I asked her to write a short introductory piece about herself for my audience, and I present it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You may have read on one of the other fine Texas progressive blogs out there that Chris Bell is hoping to raise $30K online by midnight tomorrow. (What’s significant about June 15? It’s the one year anniversary of his ethics … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Matt, I see that John Courage is officially running for the CD21 seat currently held by Lamar “Lapdog” Smith. I am aware of rumors of other candidates, but for now, at least we know the Democrats will have a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Long as I’ve posted some rumor-confirmations, I’ll now link to another rumor: Katie hears that former Rep. Max Sandlin is thinking about running for the to-be-vacated Senate District 3 seat currently held by Todd Staples. Now, I’ve previously advocated for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tiffany and I attended the HCDP Texas Heroes event last night. It was a great opportunity to hang with some folks I’ve come to know over the past couple of years, and also to meet some people I’ve been blogging … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Quorum Report: TERRY KEEL ANNOUNCES RUN FOR AN APPELLATE COURT SEAT Leaves open seat in HD47 This afternoon, Rep. Terry Keel (R-Austin) told reporters, “I am here today to announce my intentions for the 2006 election cycle. HD47, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

PinkDome is first to report a rumor of a challenger for Martha Wong in HD134: Ellen Cohen, Executive Director of the Houston Area Women’s Center. Today the Houston Democrats blog gives what appears to be confirmation of this, in quoting … Continue reading → Continue reading →