The commissions oversight powers allow it to appoint, terminate or accept the resignation of the countys election administrator. We all know that Lina received very little in campaign contributions, especially compared to Mealer. The Harris County judicial system had been in Republican hands for decades before the move away from Republican control began in 2014, when 13 percent of the Harris County judiciary went blue. "If it was just mismanagement, it was just gross incompetence, wouldn't one think that the lack of paper would apply equally and uniformly across the map, so that there would be roughly an equivalent number of Democratic stronghold precinct neighborhoods as well as Republican precinct stronghold neighborhoods?" As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will soon have a new Chair. HD145 30.56% 65.38% 4.06% This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Hidalgo versus Mealer Harker Heights was one of five Texas municipalities in which voters during the November midterms approved decriminalization initiatives. Overall, she has tried close to 100 jury trials and handled thousands of cases, including charges of capital murder, child abuse, sex abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, weapons offenses, animal cruelty, and various financial crimes. I strongly suspect well be hearing from the Legislature on the latter, and quite possibly on the former as well. CC4 48.96% 51.04% JP3 47.74% 52.22% 0.04% HD142 24.75% 72.77% 2.48% Not a surprise, but an aggressive position to take. HD138 33,169 22,469 Home The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared. A total of 384 appellate court seats were up for election in 2022. Maybe theres a general impression among (at least some) voters that Republicans cant be trusted on Family Court benches, in the way that Republicans tried to push than message about Dems on Criminal Court benches. HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43% Hegar,a Republican,said he hopes Heap and county officials can resolve the situation themselves long before Harris County begins budget deliberations for fiscal year 2024. He also predicted that county officials would once again use a convoluted approach to argue they had not reduced Heaps funding. JP7 15.20% 80.93% 2.46% 1.42% She now manages McTorry Law, PLLC, where she is a criminal defense attorney. That would mean that the Republicans netted about 1600 votes, which I need not point out is even farther away from closing the gap. But Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his allies moved successfully Wednesday to prevent the matter from even getting to a vote on the floor. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. Ill go into more detail on those in subsequent posts, but even there it topped out at about five percent. From the County Attorneys press release, they may take awhile to be resolved. Republican judges swept out by voters in Harris County election - Chron Thats exactly what happened in 2020, as noted above. HD131 6,081 24,219 829 1 And that matters because whenever theres large amounts of money at stake, the potential for ethical issues arises. Breaking it up into its components means there will be multiple lawsuits instead of one. HD126 63.48% 36.52% Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Friday accused Harris County of defunding law enforcement,rekindling a feudfrom last fallin which Republican state officialsthreatened to blockthe countys annual budget. Hidalgo 294,968 257,935 59.79% 43.39% Note how even the lowest scorers this year exceeded Obamas performance in non-Houston by three or four points in 2008 and four or five points in 2012, while doing about as well in Houston. HD137 8,017 12,261 612 350 The past obstruction on Commissioners Court to implementing reforms like this has been eliminated thanks to the 2022 election. Democrats would still be running the elections. The Harris County Young Democrats is proud to endorse this amazing slate of candidates for the 2022 Democratic Primary Election. JP7 12,266 66,242 The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. The judge in the Lunceford contest was assigned on December 13, I dont know what has happened since then. Harris County election results 2022: County judge, commissioners The potential was there. Dist Civil 518,475 545,206 48.74% 51.26% Experience: Hilary Unger worked more than two-and-a-half decades as an Assistant District Attorney, as a public defender, and as a private attorney in both New York and Texas where she helped economically-disadvantaged clients. HD130 71.35% 28.65% About 40K people on average skipped these three races, compared with a bit less than 23K for RRC. CC1 27.46% 72.54% Unlike some other counties, the Bexar County District Attorney is on board with the idea, as noted in this Texas Public Radio story, so they have that going for them. So as a public service to you, and as my way of telling the candidates what will influence my vote, these are my priorities for the next HCDP Chair. CC2 47.94% 52.06% Country music star and Conroe-native, Parker McCollum caught up with our Sally Mac after he was named the headliner for 2023's Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Please give a few bucks if you can and help them all out. HD140 32.61% 67.36% 0.03% Cuellar maintains that he was never the target of the investigation and will ultimately be cleared of wrongdoing. She was Chief Prosecutor in the Felony Trial Bureau, the Civil Rights Division, the Post-Conviction Writs division, the Robbery Division. Ground Game Texas championed a similar proposal approved by Austin voters last May that decriminalized weed in that city. Putting it another way, more than 96% of the people who cast a ballot in November of 2022 cast a ballot in these three races. Adrian Garcia, County Commissioner, Precinct 2 9 Cause No. 2022 Texas Voter Guide - The Houston Chronicle Im going to be tracking potential candidate mentions anyway, so well see where they and maybe others fit in. JP8 48,774 27,636 2,000 You can find results for Harris County on Tuesday night here. Its good to be a Commissioner. On the ballot this year are . HD127 38,578 26,405 1,691 If theyre going to act Id expect it to happen before SA City Council votes to put the measure on the ballot on Thursday. Life comes at you fast. Radack 0 71,246 0 794,652, Court R Avg D Avg R pct D pct Oh, and the second place where there might be a Democratic primary fight worth watching is in Precinct 1. She is in charge of half of all investigations and pending cases in Harris County where a child under the age of 14 has been killed. HD127 62.90% 37.09% 0.01% HD147 21.11% 78.89% The gap is the greatest between them and their Republican challengers, and they got the most votes in the aggregate of any non-appellate group. HD133 61.21% 38.77% 0.02% Rebeca Huddle (incumbent) TEXAS . Paxton encouraged his supporters to launch a pressure campaign and flood the court with calls and emails demanding,unsuccessfully, thatthey reverse the decision. Looking at what Ive written here, I need to do a post about third party votes, too. Mark Montgomery is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77% 2018 Harris + FB 121K to 174K. Danny Diaz, head of San Antonios powerful police union, said his organization will work to defeat the measure, which he said ties officers hands. The thing that strikes me about Allred is that hes in a similar situation that his colleague Rep. Joaquin Castro was in 2017 and being talked about a run against Cruz in that cycle. CC4 112,533 119,027 6,359 3,012 Now well look at the next highest profile race, in which the result was a surprise to some people who didnt connect Democratic performance at the top of the ticket with the other local races. 2022 Election. Christian 181,355 319,465 36.86% 53.91%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not% We cant say for certain how much all that spending affected the final outcomes, but its impossible to think it had no effect. US Representative, District 36: Jon Haire. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. This post is about the first three, and those are the races for Lite Guv, Attorney General, and Ag Commissioner. CC3 58.04% 39.20% 2.76% HD128 70.48% 27.96% 1.53% 0.02% HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. I thank Speaker Phelan and Representative Morgan Meyer for upholding the law and ensuring the will of the voters stands.. As a prosecutor, Thomas has tried cases ranging from Murder, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Felony DWI, Sexual Assault of a Child, Evading Arrest and Aggravated Assault. HD150 57.85% 39.38% 2.76% HD129 56.03% 41.03% 2.95% Same shit, different year. Again, you can see the result. The Current has more. Education: Western Kentucky University and Belmont University College of Law. Now, given the vast sum of money spent by wingnut richies to smear Democratic judges, it may be that was at least as big a challenge as undervoting was. Dist Paxton% Garza% Lib% There were 1,232 responses to the online Judicial Evaluation, representing 14.4% of eligible HBA members. HD129 60.98% 39.02% And here we are for this year. HD130 46,537 18,686 HD138 56.96% 43.04% In a 4-1 vote, the court authorized County Attorney Christian Menefee to pursue a lawsuit against the comptrollers office. Hegar, responding to a fresh complaint from Harris County Constable Ted Heap, said county officials had reduced the budget for Heaps Precinct 5 office by some $2.4 million in their most recent budget. Putting them in the position of oversight would definitely change the dynamic.. HD137 38.73% 58.25% 3.03% CC4 44.09% 53.35% 2.57% In April 2013, Sanchez joined the Harris County District Attorneys office in the misdemeanor division. It does not make the records confidential (where it would be illegal to disclose the information); it just means the government is not required to disclose the information, Aleshire said. January 10, 2023. Its deeply annoying that we have to do this as a reminder, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it but its where we are. Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements. They felt welcomed and heard on lobbying trips to Washington, D.C., and several of them campaigned heartily for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke, who lost his challenge to Gov. HD146 9,159 31,995 HD150 34,841 21,318 1,294 Kim Ogg Blames Rising Crime on Houston Judges. 14 of Her Prosecutors Thats a lot! Mark Herman, Constable Precinct 4 This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. We start with 2016. The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. "During the last month, we've had a lot of our candidates that were in very close races that have been talking to us wanting to know the information that we've accumulated and have reported," Siegel said. Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD126 38,281 21,401 17 All we can do about that is fight fire with fire. What you see above is the range for each, so the vote deficit for these counties goes from 105K to 112K. I then did the same thing for Harris and Fort Bend counties, to see how big the Democratic surplus was in each race. 12 Cause No. Nearly 70% of voters cast their ballots during the early voting period, but Mealer only cites issues on Election Day itself. I dont have this data for every year, but we can do with a sample: As noted, there will be a different voter registration figure this fall, likely a bit higher for each but with more growth in the non-Houston part of Harris County. Now is not the time to re-litigate.. Judge Walker is represented by John Raley. HD143 35.46% 64.54% The names have changed but the practices have not, or at least not enough. To get those appointments, attorneys gained favor with the judges by doing everything fromcontributingto their campaigns to bringing tacos for courtroom staff. Were evaluating the lawsuit and will let the courts sort it out.. HD128 68.08% 29.53% 2.39% JP3 35,972 40,808 October 30, 2022 HD138 57.30% 40.47% 2.23% HD129 55.82% 41.41% 2.77% HD145 30.61% 66.55% 2.83% 0.01% Chair for Pct. My point is that 10-20 years ago, as Democrats were starting to assert power in Harris County, it was still quite common for Dems in the then-dark red areas to believe they were the only ones like themselves there. Harris County went from being evenly matched in 2012 to the strong blue county it is now in large part because Dems have vastly increased performance in formerly dark red places. That keeps Senate district elections staggered every two years. HD137 40.34% 59.66% Many of them have a tiny number of Houston-specific votes in them, with a much larger contingent of non-Houston votes. The move prompteda complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconductfor attempting to interfere in a pending case before the court. 20 Cause No. HD145 30.71% 69.29% Ill let you know if I hear anything more on that, and you let me know what you think. Oh, and if this is one of the final straws that leads to Constable precinct redistricting, I wont complain. Haynes was in private practice for approximately five years. That is slightly less than it was in 2018, the last year of straight ticket voting, when nearly 97% of the people who voted cast ballots in these races, plus the two countywide HCDE races; to put it another way, the undervote rate in these races was generally between 2.5 and 3 percent. HD127 40,060 25,992 HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% Threat management. I assume this would go further than that, but its not clear to me exactly how the referendum differs from the existing ordinance. District Clerk candidate Chris Daniel lost by 25,640 votes, while County Clerk candidate Stan Stanart lost by 34,448 votes. ====================== Beto versus the spread A voting surge cleared the Harris County courtrooms of all elected Republican judges, leaving only Democrats on the bench in civil, criminal, family, juvenile and probate courts. The other thing, and this may be my favorite bit of data from this election, is that there were about 800 more votes in the Treasurer race than there were in the County Clerk race, which was immediately before the Treasurers race on the ballot. Which brings me to the second point of interest, which is really hammering the message home about voting all the way down the ballot. Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. The maximum that a judge can receive from a PAC is $5000, so that is the goal for each judge and for Lina. primary, Frederick, MD tanker explosion leaves 1 dead; Shuts down part of US-15, Philadelphia Eagles WR Zach Pascal robbed at gunpoint in Maryland, ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING: Man shot in apparent accidental shooting in Houston, police investigating, CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Houston homeowner speaks out after being victim of terrifying attempted carjacking, Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' Actor, Dies at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, Mother who drowned her 2 children, hid bodies under a neighbor's home given 40-year prison sentence, Watch: Fishermen spot sharks in huge feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast, Mother arrested after 4-year-old found outside alone, 1-year-old found laying in soiled linen, Strong to severe storms possible Thursday evening across SE Texas. DECISION 2022: Primary election results for local races in Harris County and surrounding counties Published: March 1, 2022, 1:39 PM Updated: March 2, 2022, 10:02 PM Tags: Decision 2022 , Texas . HD149 39.42% 60.56% 0.01% HD128 70.40% 29.60% Second, these bills I assume theyre identical in each chamber are just a mess. We know that poll watchers with malign intent are out there. JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317 Let me know what you think. CD07 53,108 77,625 29 They may have other priorities and Im open to that, I just want to be heard. HD142 26.27% 73.73% 4. Experience: Veronica Nelson has been a Chief Prosecutor in both County and District Courts with over 10 years of trial experience. Experience: Amy Martin served as clerk to Judge Cheryl Johnson at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. As written the proposal, called the Justice Charter by its proponents, would ostensibly eliminate police enforcement of certain levels of marijuana possession, eliminate police enforcement of abortion-related crimes. Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvalehas filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Elections Administrators office accusing it of refusing to turn over public records related to theNovember 2022 election, adding to an array of GOP litigationaimed at the countys elections process. Theres more, but I dont have the mental energy to continue, so go read the rest for yourself. He knows this. In the end, the results largely defied negative pronouncements about Democrats chances. Please help. Education: University of Houston Law Center, Endorsements: chrismortonforjudge.org/endorsements, Campaign website: chrismortonforjudge.org. My focus remains the same from my very first day in office: delivering results for Texans across my district.. HD130 46,273 19,792 Its big, its hard to do, and most importantly now everything that goes wrong is your fault. Dan Patrick have pushed to return it to the stiffer penalty. HD145 14,410 29,702 HD126 35,244 23,460 1,482 HD145 13,820 30,044 1,276 3 JP5 137,161 147,432 7,185 ============================== HD144 11,375 14,337 662 HD128 31,566 13,692 1,110 Results of the 2022 Judicial Preference Poll. JP6 21.05% 75.94% 3.00% HD142 9,167 24,621 Shell have plenty of time to build that treasury back up; she did a pretty good job of that this cycle, so Id expect to see her total tick up in short order. HD144 47.22% 52.78% HD129 59.33% 38.88% 1.79% 0.00% CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38% Beall led the race by 13% in the primary. Dist Crim 520,900 542,986 48.96% 51.04% State judicial elections, 2022 - Ballotpedia We know theres a lot of disinformation and propaganda aimed at non-English speaking communities weve seen the websites and Facebook posts, and weve seen the mailers and heard the radio ads. The local police reform advocacy groupACT 4 SAaims to collect 35,000 signatures anticipating that some wont be verified to submit to the City Clerk before the early January deadline. HD139 27.65% 68.39% 2.68% 1.27% The tens of thousands of residents who signed this petition understood that each of these police reforms are part of a comprehensive approach to public safety, and we expect to vote on them in the same way they were presented as one unified package, Act 4 SA Executive Director Ananda Tomas said in a statement Sunday night.

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