Tag Archives: Sema Hernandez

Precinct analysis: Beto’s range in the 2022 primaries

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

When you get 91.34% of the vote in an election, as Beto did in the Democratic primary for Governor, there’s usually not a whole lot of interesting data beneath the surface. But you never know until you look, so I … Continue reading →

Joy Diaz

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

A bit of “potential candidate” news is tucked into this story about the current state of the Democratic statewide slate. If Democrats had a mantra, it would probably be something like “diversity and inclusion.” So it’s kind of strange that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2022, Eva Guzman, George P. Bush, Governor, James White, Jerry Patterson, Jim Hogan, Jinny Suh, Joe Jaworski, Joy Diaz, Land Commissioner, Lee Merritt, Lite Gov, Matthew Dowd, Mike Collier, primaries, Rochelle Garza, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Sid Miller, Texas | 2 Comments

Primary precinct analysis: Everyone did something in the Senate primary

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So while we wait for actual precinct data from the primary, I thought I’d take a look at some county-level data from the non-Presidential races, as they have the county-by-county breakdown on the SOS election night pages. The US Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Bastrop, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Chris Bell, Collin County, Comal County, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, DR Hunter, El Paso, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Jack Foster, Jefferson County, Lubbock, Maverick County, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Montgomery County, Nueces County, precinct analysis, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Smith County, Tarrant County, Texas, Victor Harris, Webb County, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Four more polls say Bernie is leading in Texas

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Latino Decisions: A new poll of Texas voters published Friday by Univision shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) with a 6-point lead over his rivals in the crucial Super Tuesday state, particularly among Latino voters. The poll, conducted by polling … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Amy Klobuchar, Annie Garcia, Bernie Sanders, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Pete Buttigieg, polls, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

UH Senate poll: Hegar leads, the rest scramble

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Day Two of the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs poll, and a second result showing that MJ Hegar is in a strong position to make the primary runoff for Senate. Hegar, a Round Rock Democrat who narrowly lost a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, polls, President, Royce West, runoff, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

UT/Trib: Hegar leads Senate primary pack

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

A small bit of clarity in a muddled race. MJ Hegar has widened her lead over her rivals for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate, but she’s one of a dozen candidates in that Texas race who remain strangers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 2 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

Cy-Fair Dems Senate candidate forum

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There are actually multiple clubs hosting this forum, but there’s only so much room in the headline: Event details can be found here. The forum will be held at the Green House International Church, 200 W Greens Rd, Houston, TX … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, candidate forum, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Jack Foster, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Beto: Still not running for Senate

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

And as of Monday evening, we can stop talking about this. Beto O’Rourke is reiterating that he is not running for U.S. Senate next year as speculation swirls ahead of the Monday filing deadline. The former El Paso congressman has … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Beacon Research: Trump 45, Biden 44

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

That’s not the headline of this story, but it’s what I’m leading with. With just a week remaining before the deadline to run for office in Texas next year, some Democrats are still hoping to see Beto O’Rourke jump into … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

October 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Moving on to the Q3 FEC reports, we again have new candidates making their appearance. The January roundup is here, which closed out the 2017-18 election cycle, the April report is here, and the July report is here. For comparison, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chet Edwards, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Christopher Suprun, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Crystal Fletcher, Dan Crenshaw, Dan Jangigian, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lorie Burch, Louie Gohmert, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Murray Holcomb, Nyanza Moore, Pete Sessions, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tanner Do, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

The Democratic Senate candidate forum

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This was a good event. Six of the Democrats hoping to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year will square off in the first big candidate’s forum in Houston tonight in what promises to be one of the hottest political … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, candidate forum, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas, Texas Signal | Comments Off

Quinnipiac: Lots of Texans don’t intend to vote for Trump

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

More nice polling news. President Trump’s job approval rating remains marginally underwater in Texas, with 45 percent of registered voters saying that they approve and 50 percent saying that they disapprove. Thinking ahead to 2020, 48 percent of Texas voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, polls, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s move over to Congress and the Senate, where there are several new candidates, with more on the way. The January roundup is here, which closed out the 2017-18 election cycle, and the April report is here. For comparison, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Murray Holcomb, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

What about Royce?

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Gromer Jeffers examines the question of whether State Sen. Royce West will jump into the Democratic primary for US Senate in 2020. For several months, there’s been speculation that Democrats, against the wishes of some party leaders and donors, will … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 4 Comments

An early review of the Senate campaign so far

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I have thoughts about this. When U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro announced earlier this month that he would not run for U.S. Senate in 2020, the San Antonio Democrat cleared up one major question hanging over his party’s primary. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Joaquin Castro, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, polls, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 1 Comment

Joaquin is out for Senate

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

In the end, it’s hard to see this as a surprise. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. John Cornyn, choosing instead to continue pursuing a fast-rising career in Congress focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, fundraising, Joaquin Castro, John Cornyn, John Sharp, Julian Castro, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

So what’s with Joaquin?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Nobody knows but him. From the nation’s capitol to the state capitol, the scuttlebutt was that Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro would announce within days — if not hours — his campaign for U.S. Senate. That was four weeks ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Joaquin Castro, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

Hegar is in for the Senate

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Boom. Former Democratic congressional candidate MJ Hegar is running for U.S. Senate in 2020. Hegar, a former Air Force helicopter pilot, mounted a high-profile bid to unseat U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, in November, fueled by attention-grabbing ads and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, CD31, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Joaquin Castro, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Beto in Harris County

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I now have a canvass of the primaries in Harris County, so you know what that means – time for some precinct analyses. I’ve got a few of these to do, so let’s dive right in. First up, a look … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Edward Kimbrough, Election 2018, Harris County, precinct analysis, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

Evaluating Beto

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I think this is about right. Beto O’Rourke, the candidate running the most high-profile statewide race, [scored] only 61 percent in his primary, against two lesser-known candidates. […] A lot of weird things happen in the Democratic Primary, because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Ray Madrigal, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

The statewide lineups

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the statewide lineup for Democrats. I’ll add in some notes afterwards. U. S. Senator Beto O’Rourke U. S. Senator Edward Kimbrough U. S. Senator Sema Hernandez Governor Adrian Ocegueda Governor Andrew White Governor Cedric Davis, Sr. Governor Demetria Smith … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Chris Spellmon, Comptroller, Demetria Smith, Democratic primary, Edward Kimbrough, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Governor, James Jolly Clark, Jefferson County, Joi Chevalier, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Nick Lampson, primaries, Railroad Commission, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Tex Morgan, Texas | 3 Comments

Filing news: Jerry’s back

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson would like his office back, please. Patterson, who was first elected as the state’s land commissioner in 2003, wants to head the agency that manages state-owned lands and the Alamo. He gave up the job to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alexander Karjeker, Beto O'Rourke, CD04, CD21, Comptroller, Congress, Damian LaCroix, Dan Patrick, David Romero, Democratic primary, Edward Kimbrough, Election 2018, filing deadline, George P. Bush, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD129, HD142, Jerry Patterson, John Whitmire, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Mary Miller, Miguel Suazo, Paul Bettencourt, primaries, Richard Bonton, Scott Milder, SD07, SD15, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas, Tim Mahoney | 2 Comments

Post-holiday weekend filing update

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Pulling this together from various sources. – According to the Brazoria County Democratic Party, Beto O’Rourke has company in the primary for Senate. Sema Hernandez, whose campaign Facebook page describes her as a “Berniecrat progressive” from Houston, is a candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Beto O'Rourke, Brazoria County, CD02, CD10, CD22, Congress, Darnell Jones, Democratic primary, Election 2018, filing deadline, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HD133, HD138, HD139, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jarvis Johnson, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Cantu, Letitia Plummer, Mark Gibson, Martin Schexnayder, Michael Siegel, Randy Bates, Richie DeGrow, Ron Reynolds, Ryan Stone, Sandra Moore, Sarah DeMerchant, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Steve Brown, Tami Walker, Tawana Cadien, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton, Wilvin Carter | 6 Comments

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