Tag Archives: Tamika Craft

Judge throws out contested Pierce/Jones election

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I was at an event on Wednesday night so I didn’t see this until later in the evening. I didn’t have the best night’s sleep that night, I’ll tell you. A visiting judge from Bexar County on Wednesday ordered a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged DaSean Jones, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, judicial races, lawsuit, Porscha Brown, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas, voter ID, voter registration | 4 Comments

One more whiny election loser lawsuit

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I know, we all thought we were done with these. Nearly five months after Harris County’s November 2022 election results were upheld in court, another unsuccessful Republican judicial candidate laid out a similar set of facts before the same judge … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Andy Taylor, DaSean Jones, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, judicial races, lawsuit, paper ballots, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas | 1 Comment

Whiny loser election lawsuits finally tossed

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Good. The results of Harris County’s highly scrutinized November 2022 election were upheld Thursday evening by a judge, who threw out all but one remaining election contest out of 21 related lawsuits. Republican candidate Erin Lunceford filed her suit in … Continue reading →

Whiny loser Mealer drops her election contest lawsuit

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Girl, bye. Alexandra del Moral Mealer, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former Republican opponent, dropped her lawsuit challenging the results of the election she lost last November by over 18,000 votes, according to court documents filed Thursday. Mealer filed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Christian Menefee, Dan Spjut, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, judicial races, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, paper ballots, Sartaj Bal, Tamika Craft, Texas | 6 Comments

One losing Republican drops his sore loser lawsuit

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. A Harris County GOP judicial candidate dropped his lawsuit challenging his November election results, one of 21 similar pending lawsuits brought by defeated Republican candidates. Dan Spjut lost the race for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Andy Taylor, Dan Spjut, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Juanita Jackson Barner, judicial races, lawsuit, paper ballots, Tamika Craft, Texas | Comments Off

Sore loser election contest lawsuit trial concludes

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Up to the judge now. Attorneys made their closing arguments Thursday in a case aimed at throwing out Harris County’s November election results, the first to go to trial out of 21 pending lawsuits brought by defeated Republican candidates in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Andy Taylor, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, judicial races, lawsuit, paper ballots, Tamika Craft, Texas | 4 Comments

Checking in on the sore loser election contest lawsuit

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a lot of the same old song. Attorneys pored over Harris County voter records in a downtown courtroom Tuesday afternoon, arguing over the validity of thousands of ballots cast nearly nine months ago. It was the first day in … Continue reading →

First (and hopefully only) sore loser election contest lawsuit begins Tuesday

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

What a slog this has been. Republicans who have spent the past nine months questioning Harris County’s November elections will have their day in court Tuesday when the first of 21 lawsuits aimed at overturning the results will go to … Continue reading →

The sore loser election contest lawsuits have been delayed

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This obituary of local Republican activist and professional election denier/vote suppressor Alan Vera was far too kind to him – Votebeat did a better job of accurately capturing his “achievements” – but it did contain one useful piece of information, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, judicial races, lawsuit, Tamika Craft, Texas | Comments Off

You still have time to donate to the Democratic judges’ legal fund

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder: Here @JudgeGenesis Draper. She is 1 of 17 elected Harris County Dem. judges sued to undo ‘22 election. Judges can’t take pro bono help to defend selves. Can’t let Mattress Mack undo election wins. Clubs In Action … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Aaron Adams, Alexandra Mealer, Audrie Lawton, Brian Staley, Bruce Bain, Carla Wyatt, Chris Daniel, Christian Menefee, Christine Weems, Cory Sepolio, Dan Simons, Dan Spjut, DaSean Jones, David Fleischer, District Clerk, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Elizabeth Buss, Erika Ramirez, Erin Lunceford, fundraiser, Genesis Draper, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HCDP, James Horwitz, James Lombardino, Jason Cox, Juanita Jackson Barner, Kelley Andrews, Kyle Scott, LaShawn Williams, Latosha Lewis Payne, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Mark Goldberg, Mark Montgomery, Matthew Dexter, Michelle Fraga, Nile Copeland, Republican Party, Rory Olsen, Sandra Moore, Sartaj Bal, Sedrick Walker, Stan Stanart, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Toria Finch, voter suppression, Will Archer | Comments Off

You can help Democrats being sued by election losers

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, sent to me by former HD133 candidate Sandra Moore: Below is a list of the judges and electeds being sued by the Republicans. These are nuisance suits but the Judges and Lina have had to hire attorneys … Continue reading →

Even the Republicans know their election contests are losers

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This Chron story is about Dan Patrick telling a group of local Republicans that the 2022 election should be re-done in Harris County, because he has nothing better to say or do with his time. His claims, which the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Cindy Siegel, Dan Patrick, Election 2022, election contest, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Judge, judicial races, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Tamika Craft, Texas | 2 Comments

Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the subject of the following email I got in my inbox yesterday, and I can’t do any better than that for a post title. Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County Houston, Texas – Today, several losing Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Brian Staley, Bruce Bain, Chris Daniel, Christian Menefee, Christine Weems, Cory Sepolio, DaSean Jones, David Fleischer, District Clerk, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Elizabeth Buss, Erika Ramirez, Erin Lunceford, Genesis Draper, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, HD135, Jon Rosenthal, Kelley Andrews, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Mark Goldberg, Mark Montgomery, Matthew Dexter, Michelle Fraga, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 5 Comments

Judge assigned to hear election loser contest

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, a press release from Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee: Judge David Peeples will preside over the election contest filed by Republican candidate Erin Lunceford to void the results of her race for the 189th District Court in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Christian Menefee, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HD135, Jon Rosenthal, lawsuit, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | Comments Off

And now we have a judicial loser contesting the election

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Republicans did warn us they’d be sore losers. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County’s 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Andy Taylor, Bell County, Christian Menefee, Cindy Siegel, Election 2020, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HD135, Jane Robinson, Jon Rosenthal, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Tamika Craft, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, voter suppression | 8 Comments

DaSean Jones wins after provisional and cured mail ballots are counted

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure someone is going to throw a fit over this. The Harris County felony judge race for the 180th criminal state district court flipped Friday night in favor of incumbent DaSean Jones after new mail and provisional ballots were … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Beto O'Rourke, Commissioners Court, DaSean Jones, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, elections administrator, Gemayel Haynes, Harris County, judicial races, Lina Hidalgo, Porscha Brown, provisional ballots, Secretary of State, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

2022 primary results: Harris County

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

There were some issues, as there always are. Honestly, that’s one of the reasons I vote early – less time pressure in case something happens. There was also an issue with reporting the early ballots. The Harris County Elections Administration … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, Amy Martin, Andrea Beall, Angela Rodriguez, Ben Chou, Carla Wyatt, Chip Wells, Chris Morton, Chris Watson, Commissioners Court, David Patronella, Dedra Davis, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Dylan Osborne, Election 2022, Erica Davis, Frank Aguilar, Greg Glass, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, Hilary Unger, Isabel Longoria, Jack Morman, Jason Luong, Jerry Mouton, Juanita Jackson Barner, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Leah Shapiro, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Melissa Morris, Natalia Oakes, Porscha Brown, primaries, Roderick Rogers, runoff, Scot Dollinger, Secretary of State, Sonia Lopez, Steve Duble, Tamika Craft, Teresa Waldrop, Treasea Trevino, Veronica Nelson, Vidal Martinez | 11 Comments

Filing update: How many contested judicial primaries are there? (Part one)

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Pretty much all of the updates I’ve given about who has filed for what have been for legislative or executive offices. These are the highest-profile races, and they’re also easier to keep track of. But as we know, there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Abigail Anastasio, Alycia Harvey, Amy Martin, Andrea Beall, Angela Lancelin, Barbara Stalder, Cheri Thomas, Chip Wells, Chris Conrad, Chris Morton, Chuck Silverman, Damiane Curvey Banieh, Dedra Davis, Democratic primary, Denise Brown, Election 2022, Frank Aguilar, Gemayel Haynes, Gleda Duru, Hilary Unger, Ieshia Champs, Jason Luong, Joseph Sanchez, judicial races, Kate Ferrell, Katherine Thomas, Kyle Carter, Leah Shapiro, Lema Barazi, Linda Mazzagatti, Melissa Morris, Natalie Cokinos Oakes, Paul Calzada, Sam Milledge, Scot Dollinger, Sherlene Cruz, Tamika Craft, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, Tristan Longino, Veronica Nelson, William Demond | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend County, part 2

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, CD09, CD22, Christian Becerra, Commissioners Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, Eric Fagan, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jane Robinson, Jim Shoemake, judicial races, Maggie Jaramillo, precinct analysis, Staci Williams, Supreme Court, Tameika Carter, Tamika Craft, Texas, turnout, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Appellate courts, part 2

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Here’s the more traditional look at the Court of Appeals races. Unlike the Supreme Court and CCA, all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Amparo Guerra, CD07, Congress, Election 2020, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD138, Jane Robinson, judicial races, precinct analysis, straight ticket voting, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, Tracy Christopher, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | Comments Off

Followup omnibus Election Day post

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Wanted to clear up some loose ends from the late night/early morning post and add a couple of things I’d missed the first time around. I’ll have a longer “thoughts and reactions” post probably tomorrow. – The district results from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, absentee ballots, Amparo Guerra, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Congress, curbside voting, early voting, First Court of Appeals, Galveston, Harris County, HD132, HD134, HD135, Jane Robinson, President, provisional ballots, SBOE, SD19, Senate, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, turnout, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | 4 Comments

2020 primary runoff results: Judicial and county races

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Winding things up… The big, albeit not unexpected, news is that Cheryl Elliott Thornton defeated incumbent Judge Alex Smoots-Thomas, with over 70% of the vote. That honestly comes as a relief. I sincerely hope Judge Smoots-Thomas gets her stuff straightened … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Bridgette Smith-Lawson, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Commissioners Court, Constable, County Attorney, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Eric Fagan, Fort Bend County, Geneane Hughes, Harris County, Jennifer Cantu, Jerry Garcia, judicial races, Kali Morgan, Mark Alan Harrison, Michael Moore, recount, runoff, Sheriff, Sherman Eagleton, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas | Comments Off

Runoff reminder: Judicial races

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Statewide, Congress, SBOE and State Senate, State House, county races. Let’s begin with this, because if you only vote in one judicial primary runoff, this is the one to vote in. An incumbent judge who is under indictment and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Candance White, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Harris County, judicial races, Kali Morgan, Q&A, runoff, Surendran Pattel, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas | 1 Comment

Runoff roundup

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here, as best as I can determine, are the runoffs of interest for May: US Senate – MJ Hegar versus Royce West CD02 – Sima Ladjevardian versus Elisa Cardnell CD03 – Lulu Seikaly versus Sean McCaffity CD10 – Mike Siegel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Akilah Bacy, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Bryan Slaron, Candace Valenzuela, Candance White, Carrie Isaac, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Christine Eady Mann, Chrysta Castaneda, Cody Vasut, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Dan Flynn, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Dennis Bonnen, Diana Alexander, Don Zimmerman, Donna Imam, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Gina Ortiz Jones, Glenn Rogers, Harold Dutton, HD02, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD25, HD26, HD45, HD47, HD59, HD60, HD67, Jacey Jetton, Jasmine Crockett, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Fleck, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, Jerry Garcia, Jon Francis, judicial races, Kathaleen Wall, Kent Wymore, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Lulu Seikaly, Matt Morgan, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, MJ Hegar, Penny Shaw, Pete Sessions, primaries, Railroad Commission, Raul Reyes, recount, Renee Swann, Rick Kennedy, Ro'Vin Garrett, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Rocio Hernandez, Roland Gutierrez, Royce West, runoff, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD11, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Shelby Slawson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Suleman Lalani, Susan Criss, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, The Lege, Tom Adair, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis, Wesley Hunt, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: The judges

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

After a couple of Republican endorsements, the Chron gives us a slate of judicial candidates for the Democratic primary in the district courts. A brief summary: Singhal in Democratic primary for 1st Court of Appeals, Place 3 We recommend Dinesh … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Ana Martinez, bail, Bryan Acklin, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Colleen Gaido, Daryl Moore, Democratic primary, Dinesh Singhal, Election 2018, Election 2020, endorsements, First Court of Appeals, George Powell, Grant Harvey, Harris County, Jane Robinson, Jimmie Brown, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Lennon Wright, Megan Daic, Natalia Cornelio, Nikita Harmon, Q&A, Randy Roll, Robert Morales, Sonny Phillips, Steven Kirkland, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Tim Hootman, Ursula Hall, Velda Faulkner, Wally Kronzer | 2 Comments

Judicial Q&A: Tamika Craft

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Q&A, Tamika Craft, Texas | 1 Comment

After-deadline filing review: Courts

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s return to the wonderful world of scoping out our candidates. Today we will concentrate on judicial races. Previous entries in this series are for the greater Houston area, Congress, state races, and the Lege. Supreme Court and Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, Ana Martinez, Brandon Birmingham, Brandy Voss, Brennen Dunn, Brittanye Morris, Bryan Acklin, Candance White, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Colleen Gaido, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, Daryl Moore, David Vuong, Dawn Rogers, Democratic primary, Dinesh Singhal, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, filing deadline, First Court of Appeals, George Powell, Gisela Triana, Grant Harvey, Harris County, Jeralynn Manor, Jerry Zimmerer, Jim Sharp, Jimmie Brown, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Kathy Cheng, Larry Weiman, Lawrence Praeger, Megan Daic, Natalia Cornelio, Nikita Harmon, Peter Kelly, Randy Roll, Robert Johnson, Robert Morales, Sonny Phillips, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Steven Kirkland, Supreme Court, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, Tim Hootman, Tina Clinton, Ursula Hall, Veronica Rivas-Molloy, Veronica Sanders, Wally Kronzer, William Demond | 3 Comments

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