harris county judicial candidates 2022
Education: Baylor University, Eastern University in Pennsylvania, South Texas College of Law HoustonEndorsements: andreabeallforjudge.com/endorsements, Campaign website: andreabeallforjudge.com. HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% The results of these polls are distributed to the media and the public. HD131 19.20% 76.50% 3.02% 1.28% HD144 12,051 13,606 18 Cause No. In this context, after the statewide offices and the legislative offices (including the SBOE), there are the judicial races. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. HD150 34,841 21,318 1,294 Im just eyeballing everything and not being too particular about it, this is close enough for these purposes. HD135 17,174 23,491 HD132 60.69% 39.31% HD130 71.35% 28.65% After that, senators serve four-year terms for the rest of the decade. Judge Hidalgo is represented by Neal Manne. If passed, the secretary of states office would change from being a guide and resource for election workers to being an auditor that can investigate and fire them. Scott 188,623 326,849 39.14% 56.00%, Dist Daniel Burgess HD143 37.22% 62.78% I have some specific thoughts on that, which I will share in a future post. HD135 16,373 23,514 1,050 JP5 137,161 147,432 7,185 The practice is outlined in Article 3, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution, which calls for Senators elected after each apportionment [redistricting] to be divided into two classes: one that will serve a four-year term and the other to serve a two-year term. Counting these as Houston precincts means you wind up with a lot more total votes in Houston than were cast in the referenda elections, and gives you a distorted picture of the candidate percentages. Im going to guess hed run as a Democrat, but I cant say for sure at this time. HD128 32,447 13,641 At this point, three months out, they seem as plausible as Bigfoot sightings, but lets take Cindy Siegel at her word and assume the existence of 2600 actual people who were actually unable to cast a ballot on Election Day. Theres already a lot of money in the campaigns, which if nothing else should mean plenty of advertising. The petition, which names Lunceford as the contestant and Craft as contestee, claims numerous violations of the Texas Election Code, including a failure to provide a sufficient amount of ballot paper to 25 polling locations. Threat management. 1 resource, and that benefits all voters, said Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County elections administrator. 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. The difference between these statewide races and the ones we have already looked at, including the Governors race, is very simple: These Republican candidates did better than the ones we have seen, and the Democrats did less well. HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616 But really, a good horse laugh is all you need. Beto won Harris County by 105K in 2022. Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. After the introductions in a room at the local community college, a family member started with the groups main question: Will the Legislature raise the minimum age to purchase an assault-style weapon from 18 to 21? You may also recall the vast hand-wringing campaign about the scurrilous effects of straight-ticket voting in those years, in which Democrats swept Harris County. HD129 38,729 24,583 TEXAS SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3. Its too early to draw any firm conclusions one way or another, Loya said. . This new political blog website officially launched in late 2020 and is focused on issues important to Harris County residents. Those challenges do not amount to voter suppression, Stein said, but merely suggest that Harris County should operate fewer, better-resourced polling locations. 21 Cause No. Experience:Andrea Beall is currently employed by the Harris County District Attorneys Office as a Felony Chief in the Child Fatality Division. Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. As for Joe Danna, is there ever a time when he isnt running for Sheriff? The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not a Houston Bar Association opinion or endorsement. Nelson worked as a Senior Prosecutor and a Chief Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office for about 10 years. Which is what the Chron editorial board concluded a few days ago. Ive made the decision to pay less attention to the Lege than I have in the past because I dont need the mental torment. HD129 36,347 26,966 1,802 HD149 39.42% 60.58% He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. Jack Cagle (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 4 HD135 42.19% 55.44% 2.37% 0.00% HD144 46.53% 53.47% Maybe a strategy that attempts to maximize Democratic turnout overall we have already discussed how Dems fell short in this election on that front would make them less likely to cross over, even for Republicans they dont approve of. HD131 6,108 24,414 HD138 52.98% 44.60% 2.42% Carla Wyatt, the Treasurer-elect, won more than 60% of those 800+ extra votes. Im going to be tracking potential candidate mentions anyway, so well see where they and maybe others fit in. Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Evaluation Process Are rated "NR" Judicial candidates are rated by the ISBA - JEC members based on detailed information supplied by candidates, . These are all criminal justice reform measures, and if the law is usually interpreted broadly then I dont think theres a leg to stand on. We know that poll watchers with malign intent are out there. To me, the most likely explanation is that the most visible Republicans, the ones most likely to loudly and visibly stake out unpopular and divisive positions and yes, this means unpopular, or at least less popular with Republicans, with opposing marijuana reform and expanded gambling and rape/incest exceptions for abortion are losing votes that their lower profile/less visibly extreme colleagues are not losing. More or less the same story here, with the distinction between Houston and not-Houston being smaller than in prior years. JP3 34,843 42,072 1,833 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. 12 Cause No. What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. I have so much respect for them. JP4 59.16% 40.84% Scroll within the result embeds to see all races. In Chambers and Liberty, anything we can do to help slow down the small but steady Republican advantage will help. And Cruz may face another fight in 2024, with Texas and Florida the only conceivable pick-up opportunities for Democrats in a cycle that will have them mostly on defense 23 of the partys seats are up next year. I think that thats still going to be a conversation with City Council.. Taylor alleged 80 percent of polling places with paper shortages on Nov. 8 were in areas considered Republican strongholds. HD129 60.85% 39.15% Judge Weems is represented by John Raley. Beyond Harris County, lawmakers are looking at a slate of statewide elections reforms, starting with returning the penalty for illegal voting to a felony instead of a misdemeanor. HD127 62.90% 37.09% 0.01% She represented indigent capital murder defendants in death penalty cases. Mark Montgomery, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. Other non-judicial statewide positions that appeared on the ballot include the races for Comptroller, . HD138 59.62% 40.38% Looking at what Ive written here, I need to do a post about third party votes, too. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, then cited the new provision to call points of order procedural challenges on two amendments proposed by Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, to restrict Democratic committee chairs. "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. He aint running for anything in 2024, Im confident of that. At the last CEC meeting, he made oblique reference to stepping down as the meeting was coming to an end. CC4 49.46% 50.52% 0.02% HD148 43.79% 53.61% 2.60% 0.01% 2022 Harris + FB 9K to 38K. At this point, I dont know if he really is thinking that the time is right or if hes the 2023 version of John Sharp, destined to always be brought up in this kind of story because it would be weirder to not mention him. Is there another shoe to drop? Democrats acknowledge that Texas has not been an easy state for the party. Restraint and tolerance for any kind of dissent are not in their playbook. HD142 8,641 25,030 1,043 She drew a short straw, and I think that contributed to her decision to run for Governor. CC1 26.15% 73.85% JP1 37.67% 62.33% HD131 19.84% 80.16% Im sure it would be compelling reading, but I dont have the staff or the budget for that. HD134 33,450 45,266 I dont expect the candidates for HCDP Chair to have fully formed answers to these problems, but I do hope they agree that these are urgent matters and deserve attention. Again, I dont know exactly why. This means I will need to stay vigilant for future references to his possible candidacy. Siegels email was sent on Jan 3, three days before the deadline to file election contest lawsuits. HD133 57.20% 39.75% 2.02% 1.02% Mark Herman, Constable Precinct 4 In fact, when something controversial enough happens to be the subject of a lawsuit, that is exactly when the public most needs to know what the record shows. Look, Biden won Harris County by 218K in 2020. 2020 Harris + FB 108K to 156K. This story is mostly about Ted Cruz and whether he might run for President again in 2024; the tone of the story is that he probably wont. Heres the data for the County Judge race, in which Judge Lina Hidalgo won re-election by a close margin, though on a percentage basis it was slightly wider than her initial win in 2018. This legislation would apply only in those counties and not in the 122 that elect county clerks or tax assessors tasked with running elections and handling voter registration. Public Education HD128 69.69% 27.28% 2.16% 0.87% HD134 31,902 47,475 1,190 6 Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. According to Mealers petition, there is no dispute that there were several dozens of polling locations who at some point in the day, ran out of paper and turned voters away.. Dan Simons is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. The deadline for setting the May ballot is Friday. Under the new rules, quorum-breakers can now be subject to daily fines and even expulsion from the chamber. Mayor Ron Nirenberg had been assembling a charter review committee to explore other potential changes in the coming year. HD143 8,469 15,270 804 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. JP6 5,253 16,428 881 4 HD147 9,684 35,282 1,243 1 Judge Horwitz is represented by John Raley. HD130 47,660 18,606 13 HD147 18.69% 78.72% 2.58% HD131 5,886 24,670 933 JP1 38.13% 61.85% 0.02% HD143 35.04% 59.96% 5.00% CD09 23,451 71,374 29 HD128 71.88% 28.10% 0.03% Organizers have gathered more than 26,000 signatures so far for a petition that would give San Antonio voters in May the opportunity to decriminalize marijuana possession, end enforcement of abortion laws, establish a city justice director position, ban police from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds and expand the citys cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes. Stay tuned. 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CC1 72,584 195,779 6,893 Inside the capsules were numbers: Even numbers meant two-year terms, and odd were for four-year terms. Please give a few bucks if you can and help them all out. Sometimes I dont necessarily mind Houston being a bit behind the activism curve. Either he actually does want to run and will eventually tell us so himself, most likely after multiple teases and hints like this could be, or he doesnt and he wont. She won the jackpot. Harris County Elections officials look over ballots in the central count area at NRG Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Houston. No other information was available for this candidate. I think this is a demonstration that when the people will it, it will happen.. The Evaluation opened on Nov. 1 and closed on Nov. 19. Legal experts say the lack of answers or information a year later by federal authorities shouldnt be construed as either an exoneration or a reflection of guilt of anyone associated in the case. The margins are far wider in some other races candidates are contesting. Before I begin, please note that all of this involves a lot of back-of-the-envelope math and more than a few assumptions made along the way. He and County Attorney Jim Nichols met with Commissioners Bobby Whitson, John Driver, Bill Schumann and Russell Schneider in executive session for an hour on Thursday.