Tag Archives: CD08

Endorsement watch: I had totally forgotten who her opponent is

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses Teneshia Hudspeth for a full term as Harris County Clerk. As the parent of a young child, Teneshia Hudspeth is familiar with the back-to-school rush for documents, including birth certificates. For families without reliable internet access, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Laura Jones, Morgan Luttrell, Stan Stanart, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | Comments Off

Interview with Laura Jones

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

For my second Congressional interview this week we stay up north for a visit with Laura Jones, the Democratic candidate un CD08, which is open this year following the retirement announcement of Rep. Kevin Brady. Jones is a small business … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2022, interviews, Laura Jones, Texas | Comments Off

2022 primary results: Legislative races

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

You might start with the Daily Kos rundown of races of interest, which includes all of the Congressional races worth watching. One of those got an early resolution, as former Austin City Council member Greg Casar declared victory before 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alma Allen, Art Fierro, Bert Keller, Candis Houston, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD15, CD21, CD23, CD28, CD30, CD34, CD35, CD37, CD38, Christian Hayes, Claudia Ordaz-Perez, Claudia Zapata, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Daniel Lee, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, Erin Gamez, Greg Casar, Greg Travis, Harold Dutton, HD100, HD114, HD124, HD125, HD131, HD133, HD142, HD147, HD22, HD26, HD37, HD38, HD50, HD51, HD70, HD75, HD76, HD79, HD92, Henry Cuellar, James Talarico, Jan McDowell, Jasmine Crockett, Jessica Cisneros, John Lira, John Whitmire, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, Josey Garcia, Lawrence Allen, Lloyd Doggett, Luis Villarreal, Lulu Flores, Mary Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Miguel Gonzalez, Molly Cook, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan LaMantia, Morgan Luttrell, primaries, Ray Lopez, Reagan Flowers, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Salman Bhojani, Sandeep Srivastava, Sandra Crenshaw, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SD15, SD17, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Titus Benton, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Vicente Gonzalez, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

More redistricting stuff

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Just a roundup of some redistricting stories. We’ll start with the DMN. The new map, part of a process of redrawing legislative boundaries every 10 years, makes significant changes in North Texas, where Democrats likely will gain a seat held … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Al Green, Angie Chen Button, Beth van Duyne, CD03, CD04, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, CD36, Census, Collin County, Common Cause, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2022, Gerrymandering Project, HD100, HD104, HD108, HD110, HD112, HD63, HD65, HD92, Jasmine Crockett, Jeff Cason, Jessica Gonzalez, Joan Huffman, Joe Biden, John Turner, lawsuit, Michelle Beckley, Morgan Meyer, redistricting, RepresentUs, SBOE, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Toni Rose, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

July 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s July, and that means its campaign finance report season. I’m going to do a tour through the finance reports as I have done before, beginning with Congressional reports. I have posted reports from January 2021, which is the completion … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, CD34, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, John Carter, John Lira, Larry Wallace, Matthew Berg, Michelle Beckley, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan Luttrell, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez | 4 Comments

Rep. Kevin Brady not running for re-election

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Two makes a trend. U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced Wednesday morning that this will be his last term serving in the U.S. House. First elected in 1996, Brady is one of the most senior members of the Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, Kevin Brady, primaries, redistricting, Texas | Comments Off

January 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Should have done this a long time ago, just to close the books on the 2020 election cycle, but for a variety of reasons I didn’t. With the forthcoming special election in CD06, I now have a reason to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Congressional districts

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction All right, let’s get this party started. In the past I’ve generally done the top races by themselves, but any race involving Trump provides challenges, because his level of support just varies in comparison to other Republicans depending on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Wendell Champion, Wesley Hunt | 5 Comments

October 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is it, the last quarterly finance report roundup for the cycle. It’s been quite the time, hasn’t it? Let’s do this and see where we are as voting continues. The January 2019 roundup is here, which closed out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: A Congressional four-pack

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Going once again in numerical order… Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, CD07. Two years after her first-ever run for public office resulted in the defeat of a nine-term Republican incumbent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher faces re-election with a solid record of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD36, Congress, Election 2020, endorsements, Lizzie FLetcher, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sri Kulkarni, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 2 Comments

Interview with Elizabeth Hernandez

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

How I proceed with doing candidate interviews can vary from election to election. The last couple of even-year cycles, I’ve focused more on the primaries than the general, because there have been so many highly competitive primaries. Even there, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, interviews, Texas | 1 Comment

Once again with female Congressional candidates

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is another post that was drafted in the Before Times, specifically right after the March primary. I went through the runoffs and assessed all of the races that could or would contain a female candidate or incumbent against a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Beth van Duyne, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, Carolyn Salter, CD02, CD03, CD05, CD07, CD08, CD12, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD31, CD32, CD35, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Genevieve Collins, Gina Ortiz Jones, Irene Armandariz-Jackson, Jaimy Blanco, Jenny Garcia Sharon, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Lisa Welch, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Pete Sessions, primaries, Renee Swann, runoff, Sandra Whitten, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Troy Nehls, Veronica Escobar, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

July 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations, everyone. Not only have we made it to the other side of another quarterly reporting period, we have also successfully navigated the primary runoffs. My next quarterly finance report post for Congress will thus be shorter, as this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, coronavirus, David Jaramillo, DCCC, Democratic primary, DNC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Biden, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, President, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Todd Litton, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

April 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, remember politics? You know, races and finance reports and stuff like that? Yeah, it’s still happening, weird as that may seem right now. As we are well into April, the Q1 Congressional finance reports for 2020 are in, and … Continue reading →

2020 primary results: Senate and Congress

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In the US Senate primary, MJ Heger is clearly headed to the runoff. It’s less clear who’s in second place, in part because the statewide results are so out of date on both the Trib and SOS pages. As of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD12, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Gina Ortiz Jones, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, primaries, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: The rest of Congress

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I think we are finally getting to the end of the Chron’s primary endorsements. We had the Senate and Tax Assessor, there are these four Congressional endorsements, all of which ran on Saturday, and I think the only races left … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD08, CD10, CD18, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, endorsements, Laura Jones, Mike Siegel, Pritash Gandhi, Shannon Hutcheson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Texas, Travis Olsen | 3 Comments

The interviews I didn’t do

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case with the 2019 Houston elections, there were too many candidates and too many races (and in this case, too little time as well) to do a full slate of interviews. I did what I could, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Borris Miles, CD02, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD22, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCDE, HD126, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD148, interviews, Jerome Moore, Jerry Davis, Laura Jones, Mike Siegel, Natali Hurtado, Nyanza Moore, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, SD11, SD13, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Shawn Thierry, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Olsen, Undrai Fizer | 3 Comments

January 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The big ones for this cycle the Q4 2019 Congressional finance reports. For the last time, we have new candidates joining the list, and a couple of folks dropping out. Let’s do the thing and see where we are going … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dan Jangigian, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Efrain Valdez, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Henry Cuellar, Jaime Escuder, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Jessica Cisneros, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mat Pruneda, Michael Grimes, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Ricardo Madrid, Richard Fleming, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sam Vega, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tammy Young, Tanner Do, Texas, Travis Olsen, Wendy Davis, William Foster | 4 Comments

After-deadline filing review: Houston area

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a lot to digest following Monday’s filing deadline, and as I’ve said I’m going to take some time and go over it in as much obsessive detail as you’ve probably come to expect from me. As a reminder, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Alma Allen, Andrea Duhon, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Bill Morris, Bimal Patel, Borris Miles, Brian Rogers, Bryan Henry, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Commissioners Court, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, Emily Wolf, Erica Davis, Erik Hassan, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HCDE, HD03, HD126, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD135, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD15, HD150, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Hubert Vo, Jasper, Jay Stittleburg, Jeff Antonelli, Jerry Davis, Joey Cardenas, Josh Flynn, Josh Markle, Kristi Thibaut, Laura Jones, Lorena McGill, Marc Flores, Margarita Johnson, Martin Shupp, Michael Antalan, Michael Moore, Morris Overstreet, Natali Hurtado, Obes Nwabara, Patrick Henry, Penny Shaw, Rashad Lewis, Rodney Ellis, Ron Reynolds, Sandra Moore, SBOE, SD04, SD06, SD11, SD13, SD18, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Stevens Orozco, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt, Undrai Fizer, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Zaher Eisa | 5 Comments

Filing period preview: Congress

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

So even though we still have the 2019 runoffs to settle, the 2020 election is officially upon us. I say this because the filing period for 2020 candidates began on Saturday the 9th, closing on December 9. I expect there … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Bimal Patel, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD17, CD18, CD22, CD25, CD29, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Election 2010, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, filing deadline, Jacob Osborne, Jerry Ford, Kevin Brady, Laura Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Marc Flores, Melissa Wilson-Williams, Mike Siegel, Nile Irsan, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Steven David, Stevens Orozco, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Travis Olsen | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2018 Congress

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The 2018 Congressional races were the most expensive, the most hotly and broadly contested, and by far the most attention-grabbing races in the non-Beto division. We hadn’t seen anything remotely like it since the 2004 DeLay re-redistricting year, but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD12, CD14, CD15, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, CD34, CD36, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Joe Kopser, Justin Nelson, Kim Olson, Lizzie FLetcher, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, Roman McAllen, Texas, Will Hurd | 4 Comments

January 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We come to the last of our January finance report roundups. The next one will be in April, for Congressional candidates, which will be our first indicator of who among the repeaters and the newcomers has gotten off to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD12, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Colin Allred, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Todd Litton | 2 Comments

October 2018 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. It’s not just Beto. Newly filed campaign finance reports show that money flooded into Democratic congressional campaigns all across the state over the last three months. Along with Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s blockbuster $38 million haul in his bid against … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD12, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, Election 2018, Eric Holguin, fundraising, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Linsey Fagan, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Rick Kennedy, Sri Kulkarni, Steven David, Texas, Todd Litton, Vanessa Adia | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Incumbency is no advantage, part 1

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

A trio of Congressional endorsements, beginning with Steven David in CD08: A Democratic candidate hasn’t run for the 8th Congressional District since 2012, so no doubt this will be an uphill battle. Nevertheless, voters should back challenger Steven David for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Brian Babin, CD08, CD10, CD36, Congress, Dan Patrick, Dayna Steele, Election 2018, endorsements, Kevin Brady, Lite Gov, Mike Collier, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Steven David, Texas | 1 Comment

Interview with Steven David

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We turn our attention this week to Congress. I covered a bunch of Congressional races in the primary season, and I won’t be revisiting them, but there are still a couple of races of interest in the area. First up … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD08, Congress, Election 2018, interviews, Steven David, Texas | 1 Comment

Fundraising: 2018 vs the rest of the decade

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

When I posted about the Q2 Congressional finance reports, I said I would try to put the totals in some more context at a later time. This is where I do that. Take a look at this table: Dist 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD12, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Congress, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, fundraising, Texas | Comments Off

July 2018 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

So we know that Texas Democratic Congressional challengers really crushed it in Q2, and that’s on top of three strong quarters before that. How good was it? Let’s quantify. Here are the July 2017 finance reports, here are the October … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD12, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD36, Colin Allred, Congress, Dayna Steele, Election 2018, Eric Holguin, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Linsey Fagan, Lizzie FLetcher, Lori Burch, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Rick Kennedy, Sri Kulkarni, Steven David, Texas, Todd Litton, Vanessa Adia | 1 Comment

Filing roundup: Outside Harris County

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

A look at who filed for what on the Democratic side in the counties around Harris. These are all predominantly Republican counties, some more than others, so the Democrats are almost all challengers. On the flip side, there are many … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ahmad Hassan, Amanda Jamrok, Beverly Walker, Brazoria County, CD08, CD14, CD22, Congress, County Clerk, County Judge, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dylan Wilde Forbis, Election 2014, Election 2018, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, Fran Watson, Galveston, HD03, HD15, HD16, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, James Pressley, Jay Stittleburg, Jennifer Cantu, John Phelps, John-Brandon Pierre, KP George, Letitia Plummer, Levy Barnes, Lisa Seger, Lorena McGill, Mandy Sunderland, Margarita Johnson, Mark Gibson, Meghan Scoggins, Mike Midler, Montgomery County, Rita Lucido, Robert Pruett, Ron Reynolds, Rose MacAskie, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD17, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Steve Brown, Steven David, Texas, The Lege, Wilvin Carter | 2 Comments

Filing news: Jeffrey Payne and a whole lot of Congressional candidates

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

And then there were six Democratic candidates for Governor. Signing paperwork and presenting a $3,500 check, [Dallas businessman Jeffrey] Payne became the sixth Democrat to file for the state’s top office. In addition to Payne, the list currently includes Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Andrea Duhon, Andrew White, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Congress, Cosme Garcia, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Election 2018, Gina Calanni, Governor, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, HD132, Jeffrey Payne, Kevin Howard, Lupe Valdez, Steve Brown, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Filing news: The “What’s up with Lupe Valdez?” edition

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

On Wednesday, we were told that Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez had resigned her post in preparation for an announcement that she would be filing to run for Governor. Later that day, the story changed – she had not resigned, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Adrian Garcia, Armando Walle, Carol Alvarado, CD08, CD29, Commissioners Court, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2018, endorsements, Fort Bend County, Gene Green, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HD138, HD145, Jay Stittleburg, Lupe Valdez, Montgomery County, Pasadena, Sammy Casados, SD06, special election, Steven David, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 6 Comments

2016 primaries: Congress

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The big story here is that Rep. Gene Green not only survived, but won big. He was up 65% to 32% in early voting, a margin of about 4,000 votes; in the end he won by about 58-38, for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Blake Farenthold, CD07, CD08, CD15, CD27, CD29, Congress, Democratic primary, Dolly Elizondo, Election 2016, Gene Green, Glen Robertson, Jody Arrington, John Culberson, Kevin Brady, Michael Bob Starr, primaries, Ruben Hinojosa, runoff, Steve Toth, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez | 3 Comments

If it were good for Travis it would be good elsewhere as well

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

This article asks if Travis County is better off being split into five different Congressional districts. Seems to me that’s a question that answers itself, but I’ll play along. The voters and geography of Travis County are split among five … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD03, CD08, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD25, CD26, CD35, Collin County, Congress, Denton County, Election 2012, Lloyd Doggett, Mike McCaul, Montgomery County, redistricting, Texas, Travis County, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Senate approves Congressional map

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

On to the House. A new redistricting map, drawn to promote and protect Republican interests in the U.S. Congress, sailed out of the GOP-led state Senate Monday. The map, predictably approved 18-12 along strict party lines, would give Republicans a … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged CD05, CD08, CD10, CD32, Congress, Dan Patrick, Judith Zaffirini, Kel Seliger, lawsuit, Lloyd Doggett, redistricting, Royce West, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Tommy Williams, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

Seliger-Solomons 2.0

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Go to http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us and have a gander at Plan C130 to see the version of the Seliger-Solomons Congressional plan that was passed last night by the Senate redistricting committee. The biggest changes are in and around Harris County, mostly due … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Angelina County, Brazoria County, CD01, CD02, CD08, CD14, CD22, CD36, Chambers County, Congress, Fort Bend County, Grimes County, Harris County, Houston County, Jeff Wentworth, Jefferson County, Jose Rodriguez, Kel Seliger, Madison County, Montgomery County, redistricting, Ron Paul, Senate, Ted Poe, Texas, Trinity County, Washington County | 8 Comments

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