Two more sets of endorsements, now added to the 2010 Election page, from the Houston Area Stonewall Democrats and the Houston Stonewall Young Democrats. There may be other endorsing groups out there that have not checked in, but if so the clock is definitely ticking. Who knows, we may even see something from the Chron soon. Anyway, here’s HASD’s release, with the list of recommendations to follow beneath the fold as it is very long:
Houston Area Stonewall Democrats met tonight to consider endorsements in the 2010 Democratic Primary for Harris County, Texas. HASD and Democracy For Houston jointly interviewed over 110 candidates in personal interviews and panels but, each group made independent recommendation’s for its respective organization. In addition to hosting screening interviews since early January, HASD accepted written responses to the group’s questionaire. All candidates, local and statewide, were encouraged to participate in the process
Phillip McNutt, President of HASD, remarked: “Houston Area Stonewall proudly stands behind our endorsement slate. HASD did not vote to endorse in every race nor did we vote to endorse anyone simply because they asked for our vote. We have a large field of candidates to choose from. Our progressive values coupled with genuine concerns for the LGBT community, along with the candidate’s credibility and electability are reflected in our slate of endorsed candidates, from the bottom to the top of the ticket.”
Click on for the full list and for HSYD’s list as well.
After a month-long process of screening interviews and considering candidate questionaires, the HASD membership voted tonight to endorse the following candidates with a MINIMUM vote of 70% approval of the member’s present:
U.S House of Representatives – 9th District
Al Green
U.S. House of Representatives – 10th District
Ted Ankrum
U.S. House of Representatives – 18th District
Sheila Jackson-Lee
U.S. House of Representatives – 29th District
Gene Green
Governor
Bill White
Attorney General
Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Agriculture Commissioner
Hank Gilbert
Railroad Commissioner
Jeff Weems
Land Commissioner
Hector Uribe
State Senator – District 13
Rodney Ellis
State Senator – District 15
John Whitmire
State Representative – District 126
Casey McKinney
State Representative – District 127
Joe A. Montemayor
State Representative – District 131
Alma Allen
State Representative – District 132
Silvia Mintz
State Representative – District 133
Kristi Thibaut
State Representative – District 134
Ellen Cohen
State Representative – District 137
Scott Hochberg
State Representative – District 138
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
State Representative – District 139
Sylvester Turner
State Representative – District 140
Armando Lucio Walle
State Representative – District 141
Senfronia Thompson
State Representative – District 142
Harold V. Dutton, Jr.
State Representative – District 143
Ana E. Hernandez
State Representative – District 144
Rick Molina
State Representative – District 145
Carol Alvarado
State Representative – District 146
Borris Miles
State Representative – District 147
Garnett Coleman
State Representative – District 148
Jessica Cristina Farrar
State Representative – District 149
Hubert Vo
Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals
Morris Overstreet
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4
Michael Gomez
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Norma Venso
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 5 – Unexpired Term
Wally Kronzer
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 9
Tim Riley
County Judge
Gordon Quan
County Clerk
Sue Smith Schechter
County Tax Assessor-Collector, Unexpired Term
Diane Trautman
District Judge, 180th Criminal District
Darrell Jordan
District Judge, 182nd Criminal District
Brandon Dudley
District Judge, 184th Criminal District
Jay W. Burnett
District Judge, 185th Criminal District
Vivian King
District Judge, 208th Criminal District
Loretta Johnson Muldrow
District Judge, 230th Criminal District
Garland “Mack” McInnis
District Judge, 232nd Criminal District
Greg Glass
District Judge, 248th Criminal District
Trent Gaither
District Judge, 262nd Criminal District
Thomas S. Berg
District Judge, 263rd Criminal District
Alvin Nunnery
District Judge, 55th Civil District
Dion Ramos
District Judge, 113th Civil District
Christina Bryan
District Judge, 157th Civil District
Chuck Silverman
District Judge, 189th Civil District
Larry Hinojosa
District Judge, 190th Civil District
Jim Wrotenbery
District Judge, 234th Civil District
Tanner Garth
District Judge, 269th Civil District
Katie Kennedy
District Judge, 270th Civil District
Charles Spain
District Judge, 281st Civil District
Donna Roth
District Judge, 295th Civil District
Paul Simon
District Judge, 245th Family
Janiece Horn
District Judge, 246th Family
Sherri Cothrun
District Judge, 257th Family
Sandra Peake
District Judge, 280th Family
Kathy Vossler
District Judge, 308th Family
Bruce Kessler
District Judge, 310th Family
Judy Dougherty
District Judge, 311th Family
Steve Herskowitz
District Judge, 312th Family
Robert Hinojosa
District Judge, 313th Juvenile
Natalia Oakes
District Judge, 314th Juvenile
David Longoria
Judge, County Civil Court at Law # 1
Steve Reilly
Judge, County Civil Court at Law # 3
Damon Crenshaw
Judge, County Civil Court at Law # 4
Bruce Mosier
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 2
Mary Connealy Acosta
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 3
Judith Snively
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 9
Sylvia Pubchara-Munoz
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 10
Grant U. Hardaway, Sr.
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 11
Mark Diaz
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 12
Robert “Bob” Cardenas
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 13
Dennis Slate
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 14
Lee Harper Wilson
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law # 15
Toni Martinez Ingverson
Judge, Probate Court # 1
Kathy Stone
Judge, Probate Court # 2
Joellen Snow
Judge, Probate Court # 3
Mary Galligan
Judge, Probate Court # 4
Tammy Manning
Precinct Chair, Precinct 001
C. Patrick McIlvain
Precinct Chair, Precinct 039
Victor Castillo
From HSYD:
HSYD Endorses for the March 2nd Primary
Governor
Bill WhiteLieutenant Governor
Ronnie EarleCommissioner of Agriculture
Hank GilbertHarris County Judge
Gordon QuanHarris County Clerk
Sue Smith SchechterHarris County Civil District Court 113
Christina BryanHarris County Civil District Court 157
Chuck SilvermanHarris County Civil District Court 189
Andy PereiraHarris County Civil District Court 190
Jim WrotenberyHarris County Civil District Court 234
Tanner GarthHarris County Civil District Court 270
Charles SpainHarris County Civil District Court 281
Donna RothHarris County Civil District Court 295
Paul SimonHarris County Criminal District Court 248
Trent GaitherHarris County Family District Court 245
Janiece HornHarris County Family District Court 247
Clinton “Chip” WellsHarris County Family District Court 308
Bruce KesslerHarris County Family District Court 310
Judy DoughertyHarris County Family District Court 311
Steve HerskowitzHarris County Juvenile District Court 313
Natalie OakesHarris County Juvenile District Court 314
David LongoriaHarris County Juvenile District Court 315
William ThurslandHarris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Steve ReilleyHarris County Civil Court at Law No. 2
Damian LaCroixHarris County Civil Court at Law No. 3
Damon CrenshawHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Louis McWherterHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 2
Mary AcostaHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3
Judith SnivelyHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Silvia Pubchara-MunozHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Grant HardewayHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Robert “Bob” CardenasHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13
Dennis SlateHarris County Probate Court No. 2
Joellen SnowHarris County Probate Court No. 3
Mary Galligan