Michael Moore
We continue in Harris County Commissioners Court, Precinct 3. If Democrats win this race, they will have a 4-1 advantage on the Court, just two years after taking the majority for the first time since, I don’t know, the Seventies? Lina Hidalgo is the first Democratic County Judge since then, and Steve Radack has held this seat since 1988, so we’re talking a long time no matter what. Our next contender to make this happen is Michael Moore. Moore is a Lee High School and UT graduate who spent six years as Mayor Bill White’s Chief of Staff. He is so far the leading fundraiser in this race. Here’s the interview:
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Diana Martinez Alexander – Commissioners Court, Precinct 3
Democrats had a commission majority through 1990, when Squatty Lions was replaced by Eversole (defeating Eleanor Tinsley).
More directly to the point, the last (and only) 4-1 Dem court was in 1973-74. The one-party era ended on court with the 1972 election of Robert Eckels in Pct. 3. The 1974 election would bring in Jon Lindsay as County Judge. That would represent the beginning of a conservative governing majority (courtesy of Lyons) while Eversole’s election in 1990 would represent the first true GOP majority.