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County Judge Lina Hidalgo only Has $79,.391.07 in the Bank; Commissioner Ellis Has $5,088.044.00 in the Bank

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

When Lina Hidalgo burst on the scene and filed her very first campaign finance report back on January 16, 2018, she reported only having $7,443.08, cash on hand inside her campaign account. However, our girl Lina hit a high point back in October of 2022 when she reported having $2,020,817.64 cash on hand in the bank on the campaign finance report, she filed on 10/11/2022, under penalty of perjury.

Now, earlier this year, back on January 17, 2023, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo reported having a robust $1,488,652.78, cash on hand in her war chest, and things weren’t going so bad.

But, if you think back with me for a second, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo started throwing ‘f-bombs’ around, and attacking her fellow Democrats on Harris County’s “DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED” Commissioner’s Court back in June of 2023 – right?

Just think about it, Hidalgo started to come unhinged around the same as her finances started to dwindle from $2,020.817.64 in October of 2022, down to only $1,488,652.78 in January of 2023, to now rest at a measly $79,391.07, according to her recently filed July 17, 2023, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT" that was filed a few days before Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo decided to check herself into an out-of-state-mental institution for what she's labeled as clinical depression.


"COINCIDENTAL TIMING."

From what I can see, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s erratic behavior could possibly be the result of the mounting financial pressure she’s under, after helplessly watching herself fall from multi-millionaire status, within a span of a few months between October 2022 through July 2023.

Nope, I’m not joking around, nor am I making fun of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s current mental state, or should I say, the mental health crisis she’s currently experiencing.

To be sure, clinical depression is a serious problem in America. From what I understand, over 21 million Americans are dealing with one form of clinical depression or another. But I must admit, I was a little surprised to discover that Harris County Judge Hidalgo had been undergoing treatment since a few days after filing her most recent campaign finance report, back on July 17, 2023, which revealed that she is virtually broke.

That being said, several of my sources are telling me that there’s a lot going on in the head of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, but her greatest concern is her dwindling finances.


“CASH ON HAND.”

In the grand scheme of things, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo only having $79,391.07, is as concerning as the fact that the Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) has a huge “FINANCIAL DISPARITY GAP” in their judicial ranks.

That being said, it’s going to be very difficult for some of the “INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT JUDGES” to survive a primary challenge on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the Democratic Party Primary, and then be ready to face off against Republican challengers next fall, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the Presidential Election, in Harris County, Texas.

So, just like back during the 2022 Midterm, Democratic Party Primary, where (12) twelve incumbents lost their benches, Democrats may have to do some “HOUSE CLEANING” on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to put forth a stronger, field of nominees, to do battle against their Republican rivals.

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Judge R.K. Sandill - $576,522.10

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District Judge, 125th Judicial District
Judge Kyle Carter - $306,507.38

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District Judge, 152nd Judicial District
Judge Robert K Schaffer - $227,929.78

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District Judge, 129th Judicial District
Judge Michael Gomez - $207,879.65

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Judge Jaclanel McFarland - $185,025.94

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Judge Eric William Carter - $173,599.70

District Judge, 151st Judicial District
Judge Mike Engelhart - $160,076.47

District Judge, 61st Judicial District
Judge Fredericka Phillips - $158,066.02

District Judge, 507th Judicial District
Judge Julia Maldonado - $136,052.71

District Judge, 334th Judicial District
Judge Dawn Deshea Rogers - $133,174.91

District Judge, 80th Judicial District
Judge Jeralynn Manor - $109,095.24

District Judge, 333rd Judicial District
Judge Brittanye Morris - $103,334.19

District Judge, 164th Judicial District
Judge Cheryl Elliott Thornton - $92,473.52

District Judge, 337th Judicial District
Judge Colleen Gaido - $71,769.31

District Judge, 351st Judicial District
Judge Natalia "Nata" Cornelio - $69,808.55

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1
Judge Joe Stephens - $63,294.72

District Judge, 165th Judicial District
Judge Ursula A. Hall - $58,387.51

District Judge, 177th Judicial District
Judge Robert Johnson - $32,809.34

District Judge, 215th Judicial District
Judge Elaine Palmer - $20,629.19

District Judge, 178th Judicial District
Judge Kelli Johnson - $19,759.74

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1
Judge Wanda Adams - $5,078.00

District Judge, 179th Judicial District
Judge Ana Martinez - $2,043.72

District Judge, 338th Judicial District
Judge Ramona Franklin - $1,838.59

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 1
Judge Victor Trevino, III - $923.40

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1
Judge Israel Garcia - $525.00

District Judge, 174th Judicial District
Judge Hazel B. Jones - $403.34

District Judge, 339th Judicial District
Judge Te'iva Bell - $200.00

District Judge, 176th Judicial District
Judge Nikita "Niki" Harmon - $115.45

Judge, County Criminal Court No. 16,
Judge Darrell William Jordan Jr. - $0.00

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
Judge Jo Ann Delgado - $0.00