Judge Michelle Moore (left), Judge DaSean Jones (center), and Judge Dedra Davis (right) will all be up for re-election on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in the Democratic Party Primary. And based on the chatter I've been hearing over the last few years, there are a lot of attorneys in Harris County, Texas who believe that the 2022 Midterms may be the best opportunity to diversify the Harris County judiciary by purging some of the African American judges from the bench. However, if this is in fact, a real strategy, many of the attorneys who are planning to target these African American judges could be in for a rude awakening. And any such challenges instituted in any type of coordinated fashion will be exposed and brought to light by my investigative team. So, as we press forward to the Monday, December 13, 2021, filing deadline, Houston Business Connections Newspaper© will be keeping a watchful eye on which Democratic judicial incumbents draw primary opponents -- and which ones are allowed to cruise through the Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary unchallenged.
African American Judicial Incumbents Should Ready Themselves for Primary Challenges on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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All sitting incumbent judges in Harris County, Texas had better open their eyes and pay attention – especially the African American ones. Listen, the unfortunate thing about politics is that someone is going to win, and someone has to lose. Like it or not, that’s just how things play out in politics. So, that being said, politicians have to be creative and smart with their time and money. The smart ones know their limitations; but the not-so-smart ones believe in their own minds that they know it all – which is a huge mistake in the political game. Look, truth be told, ever since the whole “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” thing took Harris County by storm back in the 2018 Midterm Election, a lot of folks have been a little salty. In fact, immediately after the African American judicial candidates began to enjoy a little success at the ballot box, the discussions about candidates’ qualifications and judicial temperament and stuff like that started to permeate through political circles throughout the Lone Star State. In some cases – the chatter was warranted in my opinion. But in others, I think some of the “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” judges have performed much better than anyone could have ever imagined. Nope, their success didn't evolve into the crash-and-burn stories that some folks were hoping for after these women were elected back in the 2018 Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas. Take Judge Michelle Moore for instance, I’ve heard nothing but good things from some of my closest Republican and Democratic (attorney) friends about the job she’s done as the presiding judge of the 314th Juvenile District Court since she took the bench. And for any of you who might be thinking about challenging this young, progressive, lifelong Democrat, I would advise you to think twice about doing that. Why? Well, because of her name-id and other key measurables that we use to determine “STRENGTH OF CANDIDACY” Judge Michelle Moore ranks higher than any other incumbent judge of any ethnicity, or political party affiliation who will be present on the 2022 Midterm ballot in Harris County, Texas in my opinion.
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Top Twenty-Five Democratic Countywide Vote-Getters from the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas
700,200 – Beto O’Rourke (Democrat)
684,671 – Justin Nelson (Democrat)
678,607 – Kim Olson (Democrat)
676,425 – Steven Kirkland (Democrat)
675,713 – Mike Collier (Democrat)
674,968 – Amy Martin (Democrat)
674,087 – Gloria Lopez (Democrat)
673,354 – R.K. Sandill (Democrat)
672,027 – Natalia Oakes (Democrat)
671,226 – Angela Graves Harrington (Democrat)
670,827 – Richard Cantu (Democrat)
670,098 – Richard Hightower (Democrat)
668,480 – Julie Countiss (Democrat)
668,092 – Jason Cox (Democrat)
667,158 – Shannon Baldwin (Democrat)
665,587 – Donna Roth (Democrat)
664,576 – Lee Harper Wilson (Democrat)
664,353 – Brian Warren (Democrat)
663,843 – Danilo “Danny” Lacayo (Democrat)
663,650 – Franklin Bynum (Democrat)
663,582 – Sonya Heath (Democrat)
663,517 – Jim F. Kovach (Democrat)
663,261 – Maria T. Jackson (Democrat)
659,761 – Peter Kelly (Democrat)
Key African American Judges Who Will Be Up for Re-election in Harris County in the Tuesday, March 1, 2020, Democratic Party Primary
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
Between the date of this report, and Monday, December 13th at 6:00PM of this year, the Harris County Democratic Party must set their 2022 Midterm Election ballot. What’s the problem with this? Well, the problem that the Democrats are faced with right now is that they already have control of all of the judicial seats available. In a perfect world that would be a good problem to have. However, we’re not living in a perfect world, and what’s about to go down over the course of the next few months could leave some sitting Democratic judges without jobs once the smoke clears. And I’m not just talking about African American sitting judges either – it’s about to be a free-for-all in the upcoming Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Democratic Party Primary – mark my words.
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#1 – Judge Michelle Moore is the Presiding Judge, for the 314th Judicial District (Juvenile) Court in Harris County, Texas. For those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 674,976 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#2 – Judge Angela Graves-Harrington is the Presiding Judge, for the 246th Judicial District (Family) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 671,226 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#3 – Judge Shannon Baldwin is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 4. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 667,158 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#4 – Judge Erica Hughes is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 3. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 659,197 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#5 – Judge Toria J. Finch is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 9. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 657,546 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#6 – Judge Tonya Jones is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 15. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 652,528 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#7 – Judge Linda Marie Dunson is the Presiding Judge, for the 309th Judicial District (Family) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 652,166 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#8 – Judge Dedra Davis is the Presiding Judge, for the 270th Judicial District (Civil) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 651,843 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#9 – Judge Sandra Peake is the Presiding Judge, for the 257th Judicial District (Family) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 651,331 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#10 – Judge Ronnisha Bowman is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 2. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 650,963 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#11 – Judge Lori Chambers Gray is the Presiding Judge, for the 262nd Judicial District (Criminal) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 649,324 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#12 – Judge Latosha Lewis Payne is the Presiding Judge, for the 55th Judicial District (Civil) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 648,632 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#13 – Judge Sedrick T. Walker is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 11. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election he receive 647,060 votes to defeat his Republican opponent.
#14 – Judge Germaine Tanner is the Presiding Judge, for the 311th Judicial District (Family) Court in Harris County, Texas. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 645,022 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#15 – Judge LaShawn A. Williams is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Civil Court-At-Law No. 3. So, for those of you who don’t know, back in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election she receive 643,048 votes to defeat her Republican opponent.
#16 – Judge DaSean Jones is the Presiding Judge, for the 180th Judicial District (Civil) Court in Harris County, Texas. Back in 2018, he faced off against one of the strongest Republican woman on the entire ballot, and defeated her by receiving 637,367 votes.
#17 – Judge Genesis E. Draper is the Presiding Judge, for Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 12. She was appointed to this bench by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and his friends on Commissioner’s Court after the untimely death of Judge Cassandra Hollemon. Based on her dismal showing in the Tuesday, November 3, 2020, general election, she may draw several challengers from within her own party -- and rightfully so. In fact, Judge Draper may be one of the most vulnerable Democrat judges on the entire Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Primary ballot. How can I say this? Well, back on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in the presidential election, while her fellow Democratic comrades where putting beat-downs on their Republican rivals she allowed her Republican challenger, former Judge Linda Garcia to beat her in the Election Day turnout. She performed very poorly against former Judge Linda Garcia who happened to be a Latina female. So, if there's a Latina lawyer out there who is looking for a seat to challenge, Harris County Criminal Court-At-Law No. 12 just might be your best chance. In my opinion, the right Latina (Democratic) female attorney should be able to take this bench away from this particular Democrat judge on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in the Democratic Party Primary. But don't take my word for it -- the numbers don't lie! Back on Election Day, former Judge Linda Garcia (Republican) received 95,628 votes, for 51.49% of the Election Day voter turnout. Comparatively speaking, Judge Genesis Draper (Democrat) only received 90,090 votes, for 48.51% of the Election Day voter turnout. So, while Judge Genesis Draper did in fact go on to win her race, she did so by the smallest margin of victory when compared to the other Democrats who were running for a local judicial bench on the Tuesday, November 3, 2020, presidential election ballot.
Judge Lucia Bates is the Presiding, Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 3, Place 2. She has done an excellent job since taking the bench. However, it would not surprise me at all if she draws a challenger in the upcoming Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary.
Judge Sharon M. Burney is the Presiding, Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 7, Place 2. From what I’ve been hearing Judge Burney has done a stellar job for the people thus far. She would be tough to beat if challenged in the Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the Midterm Election, Gov. Greg Abbott (Republican) was running for re-election against Lupe Valdez (Democrat) and Mark Jay Tippetts (Libertarian) on the ballot in Harris County. So, for the record, Gov. Abbott went on to win his bid for re-election as Governor of Texas. However, as far as Harris County was concerned, he got his butt kicked. In case you don’t know, Lupe Valdez (Democrat), didn’t really even have any money – comparatively speaking. But in case you don’t know, in Harris County, Lupe Valdez got the better of Gov. Abbott by receiving 628,804 votes, for 52.11% of the vote. As for Gov. Abbott, he only received 559,819, votes for 46.39% of the vote. And as for Mark Jay Tippetts, he only received 18,094 votes, for 1.50% of the vote in Harris County, Texas back in the 2018 Midterm Election cycle. As a side note, Gov. Gregg Abbott beat his Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez in the “ABSENTEE BALLOT” category by receiving 49,293 absentee ballots to Lupe Valdez’s 46,600 absentee ballots back in the 2018 Midterms.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, the turnout numbers were low in the Midterm Election as far as Harris County, Texas was concerned. However, this was a very good year for the Harris County Republican Party as their countywide candidates won local races up and down the ballot. Now, in case you don’t remember, Gov. Greg Abbott (Republican) was running for re-election against Wendy R. Davis (Democrat), Kathie Glass (Libertarian), Brandon Parmer (Green Party), and Sarah M. Pavitt (Write-in Candidate) back during the 2014 Midterms. In the end, Gov. Greg Abbott soundly defeated Wendy R. Davis statewide to win his bid for re-election. However, the race here in Harris County was a little closer with Gov. Abbott receiving 349,639 votes, for 51.41% of the vote, and Wendy R. Davis receiving 320,160 votes, for 47.08% of the vote. And for those of you who are wondering, Gov. Abbott also beat Wendy R. Davis, the Democrat in the “ABSENTEE BALLOT” category in Harris County, Texas back in the 2014 Midterm Election. In case you’re wondering, Gov. Abbott received 35,647 absentee ballots, and his Democratic challenger Wendy R. Davis received 34,690 absentee ballots in Harris County, Texas back in the 2014 Midterms.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, Bill White (Democrat) got the better of Gov. Rick Perry (Republican) whereas Harris County, Texas was concerned. However, Gov. Perry soundly defeated White in rural areas of Texas and went on to win his bid for re-election. For those of you who are wondering, Bill White received 395,952 votes for 50.23% of the vote in Harris County, Texas. Comparatively speaking, Gov. Rick Perry received 379,516 votes, for 48.15% of the vote. And get this, Gov. Rick Perry, soundly defeated White in the “ABSENTEE BALLOT” category in Harris County, Texas as well. For the record, back in the 2010 Midterm Election, Gov. Perry received 31,101 absentee ballots in Harris County. And just for the record, Gov. Perry’s Democratic challenger Bill White, the former mayor of Houston, Texas only received 22,875 absentee ballots in Harris County, Texas back in the 2010 Midterms.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in the Midterm Election, Gov. Rick Perry (Republican) was running for re-election against five challengers, and he defeated each and every one of them as he cruised to victory. However, former Congressman Chris Bell (Democrat) put up a pretty good fight on his home turf, here in Harris County, Texas. So, in case you don’t remember, Gov. Rick Perry received 215,150 votes, for 36.51% of the vote in Harris County back in the 2016 Midterms. Comparatively speaking, Chris Bell received 203,102 votes, for 34.46% of the vote. And when it came down the “ABSENTEE BALLOT” category, Gov. Rick Perry beat his Democratic challenger Chris Bell, a former U.S. Congressman, in that category as well. For the record, Gov. Rick Perry received 10,872 absentee ballots in Harris County back in the 2006 Midterms, and Chris Bell received 6,776 absentee ballots in his losing bid.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, in the Midterm Election, Rick Perry (Republican), was on the ballot seeking to become the 47th Governor of the State of Texas – and he didn’t disappoint. In case you don’t remember, back in the 2002 Midterm Election cycle, Rick Perry faced off against Tony Sanchez (Democrat), Jeff Daiell (Libertarian), Rahul Mahajan (Green Party), and two write-in candidates. However, in the end, Rick Perry dominated his five opponents in every measurable category. In fact, he beat his Democratic rival Tony Sanchez by 75,238 votes right here in Harris County. In case you don’t remember, Rick Perry received 355,293 votes, for 54.82% of the vote. Comparatively speaking, Tony Sanchez only received 280,077 votes, for 43.22% of the vote. And in the “ABSENTEE BALLOT” category, Rick Perry received 23,771 absentee ballot votes in Harris County. And how many “ABSENTEE BALLOT” votes did Tony Sanchez receive in Harris County back in the 2002 Midterms? Well, he only received 12,129 absentee ballot votes in Harris County, Texas back in the 2002 Midterms.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 6, 1998, in the Midterm Election, George W. Bush (Republican) was running for re-election against Garry Mauro (Democrat) and Lester R. “Les” Turlington, Jr. (Libertarian) on the ballot in Harris County, Texas. So, for the record, George W. Bush went on to win his bid for re-election as Governor of Texas. And as far as Harris County was concerned, he won our county as well. Now, for those of you who don’t know, the official results for Harris County, Texas, were as follows: George W. Bush (Republican) received 350,274 votes, for 65.31% of the vote in Harris County. Garry Mauro (Democrat) received 183,035 votes, for 34.13% of the vote in Harris County. And Lester R. “Les” Turlington, Jr. (LIBERTARIAN), received 3,005 votes for 0.56% of the vote in Harris County, Texas back in the Tuesday, November 6, 1998, Midterm Election.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994 MIDTERM
Back on Tuesday, November 8, 1994, in the Midterm Election, Ann W. Richards (Democrat) was trying to win her bid for re-election as Governor of Texas. She was being challenged by George W. Bush (Republican) and Keary Ehlers (LIBERTARIAN) on the ballot in Harris County, Texas. So, for the record, George W. Bush (Republican) went on to unseat Governor Ann Richards. And as far as Harris County was concerned, he won our county as well. Now, for those of you who don’t know, the official results for Harris County, Texas, were as follows: George W. Bush (Republican) received 348,507 votes, for 54.29% of the vote in Harris County. Gov. Ann Richards (Democrat) received 290,118 votes, for 45.19% of the vote in Harris County. And Keary Ehlers (LIBERTARIAN) received 3,337 votes for 0.52% of the vote in Harris County, Texas back in the Tuesday, November 8, 1994, Midterm Election. Also, for your information, no Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas, since George W. Bush defeated Gov. Ann W. Richards way back in the Tuesday, November 8, 1994, Midterm Election.
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PROUD AMERICANS CELEBRATING FREEDOM TOGETHER SERIES
Americans from all walks of life and political affiliations will be afforded the opportunity to openly share their thoughts on “WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO THEM” with Aubrey R. Taylor, publisher of Houston Business Connection Newspaper© as part of our mission to give our readers “UNFILTERED ACCESS” into the minds of powerful “OPEN-MINDED” elected officials, community stakeholders, and faith leaders as our way of embracing and exercising our God-given and inspired “CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS” related to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and our ability to “PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE” and petition our Government for a redress of our grievances. So, to this end I would like to publicly thank Dr. Steven F Hotze, M.D., one of the “TITLE SPONSORS” of “PART ONE” our "Proud Americans Celebrating Freedom Together" series for his financial support, and for finding value in our mission to protect our “CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS” related to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. I would also like to thank Dr. Hotze for assisting us in our quest to educate, and empower our readership to make informed decisions at the ballot box in the 2022 Midterms.
