Tag Archives: Alex Triantaphyllis

Ogg brings in Paxton on Hidalgo aides case

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Really? I mean, really? Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday she is handing the pending criminal cases against three of County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former staffers to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office. Ogg stopped short of calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Aaron Dunn, Alex Triantaphyllis, Attorney General, Democratic primary, District Attorney, Election 2024, Harris County, Ken Paxton, Kim Ogg, Lina Hidalgo, Sean Teare, Wallis Nader | 3 Comments

Teare says he will recuse the DA’s office from the Hidalgo aides case

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve already said this was the right thing to do, so I obviously agree with it. Whether politics played a role in the criminal indictment of three of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former aides was hotly debated during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Election 2024 | Tagged Aaron Dunn, Alex Triantaphyllis, Democratic primary, District Attorney, Election 2024, Harris County, Kim Ogg, Lina Hidalgo, Sean Teare, Wallis Nader | Comments Off

Grand jury indicts three Hidalgo aides

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Not great. Three Harris County staffers at the center of a mounting investigation into a since-canceled vaccine outreach contract have been indicted with misuse of official information and tampering, according to district clerk records. Aaron Dunn, Wallis Nader and Alex … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Aaron Dunn, Alex Triantaphyllis, coronavirus, District Attorney, Felicity Pererya, grand jury, Harris County, Lina Hidalgo, Texas Rangers, vaccinations, Wallis Nader | 12 Comments

One more for CD24

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Another contested primary. Democrat Candace Valenzuela, a 34-year-old Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board member, is launching a campaign Monday against Texas GOP Rep. Kenny Marchant, one of the party’s top targets in 2020. She will face an uphill battle for her … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jason Westin, Joe Kopser, Kim Olson, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, MJ Hegar, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Todd Litton, Wendy Davis, Will Fisher | 1 Comment

April 2018 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Q2 finance reports, here are the Q3 finance reports, here are the January 2018 finance reports, and here’s the FEC summary page for Democratic Congressional candidates in Texas. Let’s get to it. Todd Litton – CD02 Lori … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, CD36, Chris Perri, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, Democratic primary, Election 2018, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Laura Moser, Letitia Plummer, Lillian Salerno, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mary Wilson, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Rick Trevino, runoff, Sam Johnson, Sri Kulkarni, Tawana Cadien, Texas, Todd Litton | Comments Off

The Republican poll of the Democratic CD07 primary

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I would not pay too much attention to this. A poll in a pivotal Democratic congressional primary in Houston shows that activist Laura Moser could be in a position to make the run-off despite recent attacks by the Democratic Congressional … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Ivan Sanchez, James Cargas, Jason Westin, Joshua Butler, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, polls, Texas, turnout | 7 Comments

Possibly the last thing I’ll have to say about Laura Moser and the DCCC, at least for now

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Nothing like having a seemingly bloodless bit of tactics turned in to a multi-day story. Democratic congressional candidate Laura Moser packed her Saturday with campaign events: spinning in the morning, drinking mimosas shortly after, block walking in the afternoon and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2018, fundraising, James Cargas, Jason Westin, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Texas | 3 Comments

More on the DCCC-CD07 mess

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Other folks have weighed in on the DCCC drive-by on Laura Moser from Thursday – Mother Jones, Stace, Campos, Indivisible Houston, the HCDP, and others. I’ve seen plenty of talk of this on Facebook, and I’ve yet to see a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2016, Election 2018, John Culberson, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Texas | 5 Comments

January 2018 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Q2 finance reports, here are the Q3 finance reports, and here’s the FEC summary page for Democratic Congressional candidates in Texas. The Trib summarizes some of the highlights. For many Texas congressional races, Wednesday was the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Bell, Alex Triantaphyllis, Ali Khorasani, Brett Shipp, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD16, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, CD36, Chetan Panda, Chrisopher Perri, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Dani Pellett, Darnell Jones, Dayna Steele, Democratic primary, Derrick Crowe, Dori Fenenbock, Ed Meier, Election 2018, Elliott McFadden, George Rodriguez, Gina Ortiz Jones, James Cargas, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Jason Westin, Jay Hulings, Joe Kopser, John Biggan, John Duncan, Jon Powell, Joshua Butler, Judy Canales, Julie Oliver, Justin Snider, Kathi Thomas, Laura Moser, Letitia Plummer, Levii Shocklee, Lillian Salerno, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mark Gibson, Medrick Yhap, Mike Clark, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Richard Lester, Richie DeGrow, Rick Trevino, Ruby Woolridge, Silky Malik, Sri Kulkarni, Tami Walker, Tawana Cadien, Texas, Todd Allen, Todd Litton, Veronica Escobar, West Hansen | Comments Off

Finance reports start coming in

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

And once again, CD07 is the big story. The winner in the money chase so far is nonprofit executive Alex Triantaphyllis, who raised over $255,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing his total raised for the election to over … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Andrew White, Attorney General, CD07, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, fundraising, Governor, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Laura Moser, Leticia Van De Putte, Lite Gov, Lizzie FLetcher, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, Texas | Comments Off

Interview with Alex Triantaphyllis

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

There are a lot of reasons why CD07 has drawn so much national attention. It’s a district Hillary Clinton won in 2016 despite being held by Republicans forever – this was Poppy Bush’s seat back in the day, for goodness’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, interviews, Texas | 7 Comments

The state of play in the suburbs

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This NYT article about Congressional districts being targeted by Democrats in 2018 is about pickup opportunities in the suburbs, and they lead with a familiar example. As she sat with a glass of sauvignon blanc waiting for a women-focused Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Congress, Election 2018, John Culberson, Lizzie FLetcher, Texas | 3 Comments

A little concern trolling from the WSJ

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

This is a story that tries to stir up concerns about all those Democratic Congressional candidates spending money and energy running against each other in the primaries. I flagged it mostly because of the CD07 content at the end. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Beto O'Rourke, CD07, Congress, Congressional Leadership Fund, DCCC, Democratic primary, District Attorney, Election 2016, Election 2018, fundraising, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Kim Ogg, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, marijuana, Texas | Comments Off

An incomplete filing update

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

First, a little Republican action in CD02. Hurricane Harvey is reshaping congressional campaigns in Houston. When the flood waters socked the Meyerland area, it also washed out the home of former hospital CEO David Balat, a Republican, who was hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Alex Triantaphyllis, CD02, CD07, CD18, CD29, CD36, Commissioners Court, Congress, Daniel Box, Daniel Espinoza, David Balat, Dayna Steele, Democratic primary, Dominique Garcia, Fred Infortunio, Garnet Coleman, Gene Green, Gilbert Pena, Harris County, HD126, HD130, HD133, HD138, HD139, HD144, HD147, Hector Morales, James Cargas, Jarvis Johnson, Jason Westin, Jenifer Pool, John Culberson, Jon Powell, Kevin Roberts, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Martin Schexnayder, Mary Ann Perez, Patricia Harless, primaries, Randy Bates, Richard Johnson, Rick Walker, Sam Harless, Sandra Moore, SD17, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Poe, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton, Undrai Fizer | 2 Comments

TX-07 Progressive Candidate Policy Forum

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

An event of interest for folks who will have a tough decision to make in March. TX-07 Progressive Candidate Policy Forum Hosted by Indivisible to Flip Texas District 7 Saturday, December 2 at 2 PM – 4 PM Cook Middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, candidate forum, CD07, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Indivisible Texas District 7, James Cargas, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Swing Left 7, Texas | Comments Off

October campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Q2 fundraising reports for Texas Democratic Congressional candidates. I’ll sum up the data below, but here’s the Trib with some highlights. After Democratic challengers outraised four Texas Republicans in Congress earlier this year, some Republicans recaptured fundraising … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Ali Khorasani, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD06, CD07, CD16, CD21, CD23, CD25, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Chetan Panda, Chrisopher Perri, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, DCCC, Democratic primary, Derrick Crowe, Dori Fenenbock, Ed Meier, Election 2018, Elliott McFadden, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hurricane Harvey, James Cargas, Jana Sanchez, Jason Westin, Jay Hulings, Joe Kopser, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Lamar Smith, Laura Moser, Lillian Salerno, Lizzie FLetcher, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Richard Lester, Senate, Ted Cruz, Ted Poe, Texas, Todd Litton, Veronica Escobar, Will Hurd | 1 Comment

Another national publication looks at CD07

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Mother Jones, come on down. In addition to [Laura] Moser, the top competitors for the March primary are first-time candidates with stories that fit the political moment in different ways. Lizzie Fletcher, a well-connected lawyer at a large downtown firm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged abortion, Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, climate change, Congress, DCCC, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, fundraising, health care, immigration, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Medicare, Planned Parenthood, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

July 2017 campaign finance reports – Congress

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It’s July, and that means it’s campaign finance report season. Everyone has reports due at the end of June, so at every level of government there are reports to look at. I’ll be working my way through them, starting today … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Beto O'Rourke, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD06, CD07, CD16, CD21, CD23, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Chrisopher Perri, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, Debby Kerner, Derrick Crowe, Dori Fenenbock, Ed Meier, Election 2018, Elliott McFadden, fundraising, James Cargas, Jana Sanchez, Jason Westin, Joe Kopser, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Lamar Smith, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, MJ Hegar, Pete Gallego, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Senate, Ted Cruz, Ted Poe, Texas, Todd Litton, Veronica Escobar, Will Hurd | Comments Off

Finance reports still slowly coming in

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher announced today that she raised more than $365,000 in her first seven weeks of the campaign as a Democratic candidate for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, a seat currently held by Representative John Culberson. Fletcher’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Beto O'Rourke, campaign finance reports, CD07, Congress, Election 2018, fundraising, Lizzie FLetcher, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

First finance reports for Congressional challengers start coming in

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Democratic candidate and nonprofit leader Alex Triantaphyllis announced he raised over $450,000 from more than 1,100 contributors since his entrance into the race for Texas’s 7th Congressional District. He will report over $400,000 cash on hand entering … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, campaign finance reports, CD07, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Ed Meier, Election 2018, fundraising, John Culberson, Pete Sessions, Texas | 4 Comments

Two more campaigns launched in CD07

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Two from the inbox. First, from Tuesday: Laura Moser, writer and founder of the resistance tool Daily Action, formally launched her congressional campaign for District 7 at a happy hour on Monday in Houston, Texas. “It’s time to send someone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, Chet Edwards, Congress, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Election 2008, Election 2018, James Cargas, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike Skelly, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

It’s already crowded in CD07

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Gonna need a scorecard to keep track of all the players. On Wednesday, two Texas Democrats are launching separate campaigns for Congress in a district that’s served as a Republican stronghold since the congressional days of former President George H.W. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, CD07, CD23, CD32, Colin Allred, Collin Cox, Congress, David Balat, Debby Kerner, Donald Trump, Ed Meier, Election 2016, Election 2018, James Cargas, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Laura Moser, Lizzie FLetcher, Maria Espinoza, Pete Sessions, Ronald Kimmons, Texas, Will Hurd | 10 Comments

Very early speculation about Congressional campaigns

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib rounded up all the scuttlebutt about who may be running for various Congressional districts next year. I’ve picked out a few to comment on. CD07: National Democrats are interested in Houston attorney Collin Cox and Alex Triantaphyllis, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Beto O'Rourke, CD07, CD16, CD23, CD27, CD32, Cesar Blanco, Colin Allred, Collin Cox, Congress, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Ed Meier, Election 2016, Election 2018, James Cargas, Jason Westin, Jay Hulings, John Culberson, Joshua Butler, Miguel Solis, Pete Gallego, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Regina Montoya, Solomon Ortiz, Texas, Veronica Escobar, Will Hurd | Comments Off

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