HD143 34.51% 62.22% 3.28% CC2 47.94% 52.06% 2020 Harris + FB 108K to 156K. A study funded by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in 2015concludedthat attorneys could only reasonably handle at most 128 felonies or 226 misdemeanors a year. 33K to 35K in 2016 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. HD135 17,150 22,829 Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tries to win re-election but faces a challenge from Republican Alexandra . 2022 Harris + FB 9K to 38K. 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. She has 32 years of experience in Harris County, state, and federal criminal and civil courts and has presented thousands of cases to citizens on grand juries. HD141 18.71% 81.29% HD141 20.56% 79.37% 0.07% Which makes this entire spectacle little more than a plea for attention and a waste of everyones time. C Crim 522,321 534,175 49.44% 50.56% In 2024, all ten of those benches we won will be on the ballot again. I also think the next Chair will have some work to do to improve performance and get ready for the 2024 election. HD138 52.82% 44.15% 3.03% The decision led to an outcry from top Republicans, including Abbott and Patrick, who called for the case to be reheared. HD133 52.56% 45.14% 2.30% HD140 30.03% 63.27% 5.24% 1.46% HD150 62.32% 37.68% HD130 71.91% 28.07% 0.02% JP2 44.36% 55.62% 0.02% HD139 26.02% 71.37% 2.60% The Harris County Republican Party filed a lawsuit in November accusing Tatum and the county of several state election code violations, which Taylor said is on the back burner until after the election contests are resolved. As for Beto, Im pretty sure weve seen the last of him on the statewide stage, at least for the foreseeable future. For the latter at least, weve had a strong response from the County Attorney, but we cant assume that will always be the case. The FBI declined comment for this story. Cuellar declined to be interviewed. Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk JP2 41.00% 55.97% 3.03% HD138 32,881 22,695 Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Harris County Judge (@AlexMealer4HCTX) November 9, 2022 Mealer was a combat veteran who moved to Houston after serving in the U.S. Army. Democrats can persuade at least some Republicans to vote for their statewide candidates, but only under some conditions. Generally speaking, she did a couple of points worse. 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. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. During each election year, the HBA distributes a Judicial Preference Poll before the general election, asking members to indicate their preferences for judicial candidates in contested races. JP7 15.67% 81.91% 2.42% Silverman says he's led the charge on felony bail reform. Even in 2020, the two losing candidates would have won with Hegars margin. I would expect this to pass, as similar referenda has done in other cities. Be that as it may, I will be very interested to see how this turns out, and whether something similar happens in Houston. CD38 170,772 87,662 46 JP8 46,854 29,698 2,230 Why shouldnt that continue in the first open-seat Mayoral race since then? One of the things were going to have to explore is: Why arent the elected tax assessor-collector and the elected county clerk which are, quite frankly, both Democrats why are they not running the election, where theres some public accountability?. 2015 268,872 979,401 27.45% Anything we can do in a collaborative, how can we help? manner that respects the people who have been doing their own work there for a long time to help with that will help us all. Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. 15 Cause No. HD126 58.56% 38.98% 2.46% Harris County Elections Administrator Cliff Tatum did not respond to Votebeats request for his comment about the legislation. Martin represented clients in both state and federal courts, and has argued cases before the Texas Courts of Appeal throughout the state, as well as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02% HD149 38.79% 58.96% 2.25% 0.00% I recognize the voters have spoken, Hensley told council members Tuesday afternoon. She got 553K votes, which is 42K less than Beto. That would require dividing the short fiscal year by 16 pay periods and multiplying that by 26 to cover the whole year, she said. HD131 6,206 24,390 If we have the same turnout rate as we did in 2003, were looking at over 353K voters from Harris County. 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. During Evbagharus tenure, the party raised more than $2.1 million and created programs dedicated to voter outreach and volunteer recruitment, according to the release. Whatever happens, this should be the last word, until and unless the state gets involved. A video of how to expunge ones record in Denton is embedded in the story. 1 Cause No. JP2 22,256 29,898 Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. HD138 59.58% 40.41% 0.02% CD07 53,108 77,625 29 More than 20lawsuitsfrom losing Republican candidates have also been filed against the county, citing those problems and seeking a redo of the election. Exclusive: Abbott explains push against diversity hiring programs, Texas wants to ban delta-8, but veterans are pushing back, The Breakfast Klub sues prominent City Hall consultant for fraud, UH, Texas A&M removing DEI statements from hiring practices, Astros GM Dana Brown the antithesis of his predecessors, Houston is the most stressful city to work in, says new study, Lauren Daigle at Houston Rodeo: 'God always has your number', Galveston gets fourth Carnival Cruise Line, Election-denying Houston Republican Mike May takes his case to the Texas House after 6,000-vote loss. JP2 44.02% 55.98% With the exception of one provision calling for the creation of a city justice director, Segovia said the proposals elements are all inconsistent with state law.. Its unclear whether that estimate would be enough to flip even the narrowest margins, as in Luncefords race, which Craft won by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast, or 0.26 percent of the vote. Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County. HD148 45.64% 54.36% I strongly suspect well be hearing from the Legislature on the latter, and quite possibly on the former as well. Judge Jackson is represented by John Raley. HD128 32,461 12,922 HD140 30.31% 64.09% 5.61% What Im really aiming for is a net of at least 300K for Biden in Harris County; he was at plus 218K in 2020, after Beto was at plus 200K in 2018. HD135 16,804 21,988 1,227 559 Those members left for Washington, D.C., for weeks to stop the House from being able to do business in an effort to prevent passage of the bill. Cuellar maintains that he was never the target of the investigation and will ultimately be cleared of wrongdoing. The elections for secretary of state had taken on heightened importance due to former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. JP8 62.20% 35.25% 2.55%, Dist Buck Kleberg Grn W-I Herman 0 96,574 0 518,009 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. I dont know if we will get Constable/JP redistricting, but there are always some interesting primary contests here, and even with the same maps we could have interesting November races in Precincts 4 and 5. If theyre going to act Id expect it to happen before SA City Council votes to put the measure on the ballot on Thursday. HD137 8,207 13,090 https://mailchi.mp/3860a20fae8b/we-need-your-help?e=cf7bb2b770&fbclid=IwAR3bf6Pdu4mhPHiTnPDtpzT361sMx5VyDAxSnUXy7qM7EbTLGfZabSUiT4w, Clubs in Action PAC (@CIAHTX) 8:32 PM 27 February 2023. The 2022 Texas Primary Election is fast approaching. Of those 52 cases, Hensley pointed out that 23 arrests were for primary violations other than marijuana possession. He could win, and as was the case with Beto a close loss might still be a boost to whatever other prospects he ay have, but you still have to weight that against what hed be giving up. Campos and the Texas Signal have more. Here @JudgeGenesis Draper. But in San Marcos, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau has asked for the Texas attorney generals opinion on that citys decriminalization ordinance. The intent is for it to be one single proposition. . Inside the capsules were numbers: Even numbers meant two-year terms, and odd were for four-year terms. The bills list five causes for suspension of an elections administrator: Currently, any problems that arise in an election or with an elections administrator are handled by the countys election commission. JP6 24.96% 75.04% Education: Spelman College and Howard University School of Law, Campaign website: katherinethomasfor184thjudge.com. Mark Montgomery is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. REPUBLICAN. HD131 5,857 24,875 694 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. I didnt blog about the raid at the time, mostly because I prefer not to think too much about Henry Cuellar. HD144 46.53% 53.47% There wont be any citywide propositions in 2024, not if we have them this coming November, but Ill try to use the precinct data I have here to analyze that election. REPUBLICAN. He is currently an Assistant Public Defender serving as Senior Litigator and Team Lead in the Felony Trial Division of the Harris County Public Defenders Office. JP1 58,698 126,202 5,083 HD148 16,203 19,567 1,251 I wish them all the best anyway. This is exactly the sort of thing that a public defender can mitigate. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. DEMOCRAT. If youre in San Antonio, Id love to hear from you about this, so please send an email or leave a comment. I still think, based on past history, that SCOTx would prefer to not get involved at this time, but Im somewhat less confident of that now. Seems to me the easy choice is to stay put and wait until Texas is competitive enough to tip the odds in your favor. JP4 57.09% 39.45% 2.41% 1.05% A total of 384 appellate court seats were up for election in 2022. He suggesting the court has long favored stopping such charter amendments before theyre voted on, something thats still possible if it can prevent San Antonio from including it on the ballot this week. Ramsey 550,625 149,433 0 944,935 Experience: Chuck Silverman practiced law for more than 30 years in state and federal trial and appellate courts. 2023-00936; Mark Montgomery v. Judge Kelley Andrews. Ed Emmett first proposed the idea for Harris County. Texas constitutiongives judges the ultimate authorityto assign indigent defendants an attorney, and to decide how much that attorney gets paid. CC2 48.03% 49.53% 2.42% 0.01% Harris County 263rd Criminal District Court incumbent Amy Martin and challenger Melissa Morris. The Y-axis is the percentages. HD137 35.76% 61.22% 3.02% HD147 21.87% 78.13% HD128 32,446 12,873 706 9 Luke Warford, who had a Green opponent as well as a Libertarian opponent, fell short of a majority in Harris County, getting 49.95% for a plurality. I was on several endorsements interviews with some of these judges through a different organization. And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. Briones 819,495 331,782 0 667,234 PPP/Emilys List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46, UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43, Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45, Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46, 2023 Off the Kuff | Powered by WordPress, Year Votes Registered Turnout HD138 57.30% 40.47% 2.23% One judge whose race is being challenged, David Fleisher, lives in 133. 16 Cause No. HD126 63.38% 36.62% (Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. ============================== In a closely watched election between Democrat DaSean Jones and Republican Tami Pierce for the 180th state district court, Pierce led Jones by more than 1,200 votes the morning after the election, but the final count including absentee and provisional ballots flipped the race in Jones' favor. For sure, if this passes, it will be litigated, and there is the possibility of a pre-emptive bill being passed against this even before then. HD135 16,373 23,514 1,050 "That is a key priority," Hidalgo said. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I Susan Hays did pretty well compared to the other Dems in that straight up two-way race: Miller was definitely a slight notch up from the first three. HD135 17,107 22,475 1,135 Is it finally the time for Julian Castro? Find ways to partner with Democratic parties in neighboring counties. HD134 31,677 46,420 1,533 844 Important 2022 Election Dates. Breaking it up into its components means there will be multiple lawsuits instead of one. GOP leaders are discussing a range of election security measures, from higher penalties for voter fraud to broader power for the attorney general to prosecute election crimes. These losing candidates are finally laying bare what we all know to be true for them, its not about improving elections or making sure our elections are secure, its about playing games with our democratic systems and refusing to accept the will of the voters.. Were still working on the first part of that equation. Putting them in the position of oversight would definitely change the dynamic.. CC2 97,146 99,729 7,605 Obviously, the Democratic candidates lost the four races. 2022 1,133,155 2,543,162 44.56%, Name Raised Spent Loans On Hand HD144 11,734 13,368 1,167 That range is consistent across years, across baseline Democratic performance levels, across different types of judicial races. 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.. HD127 62.30% 37.70% Plus, the idea of it makes me gag, so its just as well. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed an election contest lawsuit in December after losing Harris Countys 189th judicial district court race to Democrat Tamika Craft. There were more people who skipped these races than did so for Railroad Commissioner, the last of the statewide executive offices, but not that much more. The Republicans are gonna do what theyre gonna do, and we cant stop them. HD135 17,116 22,492 963 1 2020, in the race for District Judge, 333rd Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. HD147 10,964 35,240 12 The numbers tell the tale. Beto versus Abbott HD149 12,314 18,717 714 0 HD147 18.69% 78.72% 2.58% HD139 30.91% 69.06% 0.03% CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% JP1 65,832 117,292 5,140 JP4 59.33% 40.67% I Am Not A Lawyer, but I dont know offhand of any successful recent efforts to split up a ballot proposition like this. HD149 38.56% 58.67% 2.77% Not that Im complaining. We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. HD132 58.80% 37.87% 2.30% 1.03% The Texas Supreme Court has declined to disqualify those votes. CC3 61.36% 36.95% 1.68% 0.00% October 30, 2022 HD146 8,716 31,720 927 581 HD135 16,314 23,615 964 In the Ag Commissioner race, Sid Miller got 507K votes to top Abbotts total, but he was aided by not having any third party candidates. Sylvia Trevino, Constable Precinct 6 We did (barely) win two of the four races in 2020, with one exceedingly close loss and one less close loss, but we went 0 for 4 this year. HD131 6,108 24,414 ============================================= But due to a change in state law, you only have until March 8 to make a contribution. CIA plans to hold a fundraiser, hopefully on Feb 19. Harker Heights was one of five Texas municipalities in which voters during the November midterms approved decriminalization initiatives. (I am not taking the Justice of the Peace courts into consideration here, as they are not countywide and you only have one of them on your ballot.). JP1 36.68% 63.32% The term limits thing doesnt even make my Top 25 list of Ted Cruz atrocities. Elections 2022 Statewide News Texas Election Results Tracker: . Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements. If theres collateral damage, so be it. Ill have more to say about those Commissioners Court precincts later, so lets put a pin in that for now. Its not clear to me why the gap was greater in the county (which is to say, misdemeanor) courts; the anti-Democratic advertising wasnt at all subtle about who was responsible for whatever outrage they were fulminating about. 2023-00964; Alexandra Mealer v. Lina Hidalgo. Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . The videos are also posted on YouTube. JP6 5,571 16,529 PREVIOUSLY JP8 49,447 27,431 CC3 227,842 132,864 Heres the same breakdown for the countywide races: No third party candidates here, just a write-in who got a handful of votes for County Judge, so the percentages mostly add up to 100. HD135 42.94% 57.06% JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317 CC1 65,573 204,223 7,632 JP1 64,874 118,648 3,973 11 HD145 14,410 29,702 JP7 11,907 63,400 1,926 1,109 Same shit, different year. 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. Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. 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. JP8 49,209 27,703 Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. HD137 8,017 12,261 612 350 Thats well above the roughly 20,000 required to put it on the ballot for Mays citywide election. The Current has more. Texas House leadership on Wednesday shut down a long-building push to ban Democratic committee chairs, deploying procedural legislative maneuvers to defeat multiple proposals on the issue. HD137 8,475 12,264 JP4 57.86% 40.32% 1.81% 0.00% HD146 9,031 32,118 953 Judicial Q&A: Angela Lancelin. 2023-00841; Tami Pierce v. Judge DaSean Jones. HD137 40.34% 59.66% HD128 70.40% 29.60% HD133 31,931 27,421 1,396 The roots of the Texas Constitution are in local self control [and] self determination. HD145 30.61% 66.55% 2.83% 0.01% 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. 2003 298,110 955,205 31.21%, Year Houston Harris Share Months later, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has yet to sue to stop it. County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. ==================================== It would be one thing if the Senate seat were clearly winnable, but its a stretch and everyone knows it. ============================== Is there another shoe to drop? HD146 9,159 31,995 Beto versus Abbott JP5 52.11% 47.89% CC4 114,966 121,049 5,955 CD22 13,292 8,076 2 HD141 4,527 19,765 784 332 HD134 33,479 45,200 More than 120 candidates have filed for Harris County positions ahead of the March 2022 primaries, as of the candidate filing deadline Dec. 13, according to the Texas Secretary of State website. I truly . Beto versus the spread When this happened, there was a lot of talk at the federal level about making changes, so we really hit the ground running toward that. Stanart 188,573 326,633 39.16% 56.00% 2022 Election. HD135 42.19% 55.44% 2.37% 0.00% HD142 28.89% 71.09% 0.02% CC1 23.57% 73.81% 2.62% Bettencourt said hes considering a bill that would raise the charges for some voting-related misdemeanors, such as failing to provide election supplies. I think the Trib story contains the most relevant bit of information: The Election Day problems were unlikely to have been substantial enough to swing the results of the Harris County judges race, according to Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. HD131 19.20% 76.50% 3.02% 1.28% The results of these polls are distributed to the media and the public. HD135 17,174 23,491 Harris County Republican Party | 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 445 Houston, TX 77024 | (713) 838-7900 . 2022-79328; Erin Lunceford v. Judge Tami Craft. Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. HD128 70.48% 27.96% 1.53% 0.02% The problem needs to be resolved at a higher level, and thats a much more difficult thing to do. HD132 60.80% 39.20% United States representatives. I also think that SCOTx would prefer to wait until the voters have their say, as then they have a chance to duck the question. This new political blog website officially launched in late 2020 and is focused on issues important to Harris County residents. Once Fridays deadline passes, it is impossible for Respondent, San Antonio City Council to add additional measures to the May 6, 2023, ballot, preventing the separation of the proposed charter amendments into their separate subjects as required by law, Opiela wrote. HD148 41.25% 55.89% 2.86% Part of this is that we have a vibrant Democratic club structure in place, with a lot of that participation coming in the formerly red areas. 2016 Harris + FB 22K to 67K. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. The fee cant be lowered due to appearance of impropriety issues. Of all the Criminal District Courts in Harris County, the 184th District Court under Judge Anastasio has the smallest backlog of cases. unfair distribution of election supplies. I dont know what else to say. JP7 16.24% 83.76% JP7 12,496 64,441 Experience: Alycia Harvey worked at the Harris County District Attorneys Office, where she has practiced criminal law for 20 years. Experience: Kim McTorry worked as a prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. 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