Monday, October 7, 2024

2024 Houston Chronicle Editorial Board Endorsements Versus Houston Business Connection Newspaper Endorsements


Judge Israel Garcia (top left), Judge Fredericka Phillips (top second from left), Judge Chad Bridges (top second from right), Judge Cheryl Elliott Thornton (top right), Judge Jeralynn Manor (middle second from left), Former Councilman Mike Knox (middle second from right), Tracy D. Good (bottom left), Bruce Bain (bottom second from left), Former Judge Linda Garcia (bottom third from right), Judge Elaine Palmer (second from right), and Thurgood Marshall School of Law Graduated Dan Simons are all featured on our "2024 VOTER EMPOWERMENT SLATE" for Harris County, Texas. (CLICK HERE) View the strongest field of nonpartisan candidates published by a minority-owned media company in Texas.


POLITICAL INFLUENCER

"Early voting will begin on Monday, October 21, 2024, and end on Friday, November 1, 2024, for the upcoming Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Presidential Election. It is incumbent upon us to make it our business to select the best candidate available in every down-ballot race."

2024 Endorsement Slate for Independent Voters in Harris County, Texas – Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Presidential Election

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

(HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS) – This nonpartisan presidential election endorsement slate is published to assist “OPEN-MINDED” voters who can vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Harris County, Texas. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are strongly encouraged to vote for their favorite candidates as they proceed down-ballot casting their votes.

In the races where you “DO NOT” know the candidate, please fill in those races with the name of our “ENDORSED CANDIDATE” in those particular races.

If you do not like either candidate in a particular race, you are strongly encouraged to “HOLD YOUR VOTE” for that specific race and proceed to the next down-ballot race.

This “2024 VOTER EMPOWERMENT SLATE” has been developed to protect the public and to weed out corrupt, unqualified candidates who may be ill-prepared to perform the duties of the job they are seeking. That said, Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections, aims to assist our readers by providing them with helpful information.

When speaking with local law firms and attorneys who practice in local Harris County courtrooms, many of these ‘officers-of-the-courts’ assured us that except for a few local “DEMOCRAT JUDGES,” they believe that most of the incumbents are worthy of being reelected on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Harris County, Texas.

After reviewing the “CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS” filed by “BLACK DEMOCRATIC JUDGES” and other down-ballot African American “DEMOCRAT JUDICIAL NOMINEES,” we discovered that local and regional law firms are readily donating to Democrats over their Republican rivals.

With these discoveries in mind, our “2024 VOTER EMPOWERMENT SLATE” for Harris County, Texas, is designed to assist “OPEN-MINDED” voters to flex their muscles at the ballot box.

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President / Vice President

DONALD J. TRUMP / JD VANCE
Republican Party

KAMALA D. HARRIS / TIM WALZ
Democratic Party

⌧ CHASE OLIVER / MIKE TER MAAT
Libertarian Party

⌧ JILL STEIN / RUDOLPH WARE
Green Party

⌧------------Write-In


United States Senator

✔ TED CRUZ
Republican Party

✔ COLIN ALLRED
Democratic Party

⌧ TED BROWN
Libertarian Party

⌧------------Write-In


United States Representative, District 2

✔ 
DAN CRENSHAW

⌧ PETER FILLER
Democratic Party


United States Representative, District 7

⌧ CAROLINE KANE
Republican Party

✔ LIZZIE FLETCHER


United States Representative, District 8

✔ MORGAN LUTTRELL

⌧ LAURA JONES
Democratic Party

United States Representative, District 9

✔ AL GREEN


United States Representative, District 18

✔ LANA CENTONZE

⌧ SYLVESTER TURNER
Democratic Party

⌧------------Write-In


*United States Representative, District 18
Unexpired Term

⌧ MARIA DUNN
Republican Party

⌧ KEVIN O. DURAL
Republican Party

✔ ERICA LEE CARTER


United States Representative, District 22

✔ TROY E. NEHLS

⌧ MARQUETTE GREENE-SCOTT
Democratic Party


United States Representative, District 29

⌧ ALAN GARZA
Republican Party

✔ SYLVIA GARCIA


United States Representative, District 36

✔ BRIAN BABIN

⌧ DAYNA STEELE
Democratic Party

United States Representative, District 38

✔ WESLEY P. HUNT

⌧ MELISSA MCDONOUGH
Democratic Party

⌧------------Write-In


Railroad Commissioner

✔ CHRISTI CRADDICK

⌧ KATHERINE CULBERT
Democratic Party

⌧ HAWK DUNLAP
Libertarian Party

⌧ EDDIE ESPINOZA
Green Party

⌧------------Write-In


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2

JIMMY BLACKLOCK
Republican Party

 DASEAN JONES


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4

✔ JOHN DEVINE

⌧ CHRISTINE VINH WEEMS
Democratic Party


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

✔ JANE BLAND

⌧ BONNIE LEE GOLDSTEIN
Democratic Party

⌧ J. DAVID ROBERSON
Libertarian Party


Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

⌧ DAVID J. SCHENCK
Republican Party

✔ HOLLY TAYLOR


Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

✔ GINA PARKER

⌧ NANCY MULDER
Democratic Party


Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

✔ LEE FINLEY

⌧ CHIKA ANYIAM
Democratic Party


Member, State Board of Education, District 4

✔ STACI CHILDS


State Senator, District 6

⌧ MARTHA FIERRO
Republican Party

✔ CAROL ALVARADO

State Senator, District 7

✔ PAUL BETTENCOURT

⌧ MICHELLE GWINN
Democratic Party


State Senator, District 15

 JOSEPH L. TRAHAN

⌧ MOLLY COOK
Democratic Party


State Senator, District 17 

 JOAN HUFFMAN

KATHY CHENG


State Representative, District 126

✔ E. SAM HARLESS

⌧------------Write-In


State Representative, District 127

 ✔ CHARLES CUNNINGHAM

⌧ JOHN LEHR
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 128

✔ BRISCOE CAIN

⌧ CHUCK CREWS
Democratic Party

⌧ KEVIN J. HAGAN
Libertarian Party


State Representative, District 129

✔ DENNIS PAUL

⌧ DOUG PETERSON
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 130

 TOM OLIVERSON

⌧ BRETT ROBINSON
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 131

 ALMA A. ALLEN


State Representative, District 132

✔ MIKE SCHOFIELD

⌧ CHASE WEST
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 133

✔ MANO DEAYALA


State Representative, District 134

⌧ AUDREY DOUGLAS
Republican Party

✔ ANN JOHNSON


State Representative, District 135

 JON E. ROSENTHAL


State Representative, District 137

✔ GENE WU

⌧ LEE SHARP
Libertarian Party


State Representative, District 138

⌧ LACEY HULL
Republican Party

 ✔ STEPHANIE MORALES


State Representative, District 139

 ✔ CHARLENE WARD JOHNSON


State Representative, District 140

✔ ARMANDO LUCIO WALLE


State Representative, District 141

✔ SENFRONIA THOMPSON


State Representative, District 142

✔ HAROLD V. DUTTON JR


State Representative, District 143

✔ ANA HERNANDEZ


State Representative, District 144

✔ MARY ANN PEREZ


State Representative, District 145

✔ CHRISTINA MORALES


State Representative, District 146

⌧ LANCE YORK
Republican Party

 LAUREN ASHLEY SIMMONS


State Representative, District 147

⌧ CLAUDIO GUTIERREZ
Republican Party

 JOLANDA JONES


State Representative, District 148

 ✔ KAY SMITH

⌧ PENNY MORALES SHAW
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 149

⌧ LILY TRUONG
Republican Party

✔ HUBERT VO


State Representative, District 150

 ✔ VALOREE SWANSON

⌧ MARISELA "MJ" JIMENEZ
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2

✔ JENNIFER CAUGHEY

⌧ BRENDETTA SCOTT
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6

⌧ ANDREW JOHNSON
Republican Party

 SARAH BETH LANDAU


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7

⌧ CLINT MORGAN
Republican Party

 JULIE COUNTISS


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8

✔ KRISTIN M. GUINEY

⌧ RICHARD HIGHTOWER
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9

⌧ SUSANNA DOKUPIL
Republican Party

 ✔ AMBER BOYD-CORA


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3

 CHAD BRIDGES

⌧ VELDA RENITA FAULKNER
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 4

 TONYA MCLAUGHLIN

⌧ CHARLES SPAIN
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5

 MARITZA MICHELE ANTÚ

⌧ FRANCES BOURLIOT
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6

 KATY BOATMAN

⌧ MEAGAN HASSAN
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8

✔ BRAD HART

⌧ MARGARET 'MEG' POISSANT
Democratic Party


District Judge, 11th Judicial District

 NILE BAILEY COPELAND
Republican Party

✔ KRISTEN HAWKINS


District Judge, 61st Judicial District

⌧ LEE KATHRYN SHUCHART
Republican Party

 FREDERICKA PHILLIPS


District Judge, 80th Judicial District

⌧ SONYA L. ASTON
Republican Party

 JERALYNN MANOR


District Judge, 125th Judicial District

 ✔ KYLE CARTER


District Judge, 127th Judicial District

 DENISE BROWN


District Judge, 129th Judicial District

⌧ WILL ARCHER
Republican Party

 MICHAEL GOMEZ


District Judge, 133rd Judicial District

⌧ MICHAEL LANDRUM
Republican Party

 NICOLE PERDUE


District Judge, 151st Judicial District

 ERICA HUGHES


District Judge, 152nd Judicial District

 TAKASHA FRANCIS


District Judge, 164th Judicial District

⌧ AARON GABRIEL ADAMS
Republican Party

 CHERYL ELLIOTT THORNTON


District Judge, 165th Judicial District

 BRUCE BAIN

⌧ URSULA A. HALL
Democratic Party


District Judge, 174th Judicial District

 HAZEL B. JONES


District Judge, 176th Judicial District

 NIKITA “NIKI” HARMON


District Judge, 177th Judicial District

 EMILY MUNOZ DETOTO

⌧ ROBERT JOHNSON
Democratic Party


District Judge, 178th Judicial District

✔ KELLI JOHNSON


District Judge, 179th Judicial District

✔ ANA MARTINEZ


District Judge, 215th Judicial District

⌧ NATHAN J. MILLIRON
Republican Party

 ✔ ELAINE PALMER


District Judge, 333rd Judicial District

⌧ BRIAN STALEY
Republican Party

 TRACY D. GOOD


District Judge, 334th Judicial District

 DAWN ROGERS


District Judge, 337th Judicial District

 COLLEEN GAIDO


District Judge, 338th Judicial District

⌧ MICHELE ONCKEN
Republican Party

 ALLISON JACKSON MATHIS


District Judge, 339th Judicial District

 TE’IVA BELL


District Judge, 351st Judicial District

 NATALIA "NATA" CORNELIO


District Judge, 486th Judicial District

 AARON BURDETTE

⌧ VIVIAN KING
Democratic Party


District Judge, 487th Judicial District

⌧ LORI DEANGELO
Republican Party

 STACY ALLEN BARROW


District Judge, 488th Judicial District

⌧ MATTHEW PENEGUY
Republican Party

 CARVANA CLOUD


District Judge, 507th Judicial District

⌧ DAN LEMKUIL
Republican Party

 LILLIAN HENNY ALEXANDER


District Attorney

 DAN SIMONS

⌧ SEAN TEARE
Democratic Party


Judge, County Criminal Court No. 16

 LINDA GARCIA

⌧ ASHLEY MAYES GUICE
Democratic Party


Judge, County Probate Court No. 5

⌧ RAY BLACK JR
Republican Party

 FRANSHENEKA “FRAN” WATSON


County Attorney

 JACQUELINE LUCCI SMITH

⌧ CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE
Democratic Party


Sheriff

 MIKE KNOX

⌧ ED GONZALEZ
Democratic Party


County Tax Assessor-Collector

⌧ STEVE RADACK
Republican Party

✔ ANNETTE RAMIREZ


County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large

⌧ DANIELLE DICK
Republican Party

 RICHARD CANTU


County School Trustee, Position 4, Precinct 3

 ERIC DICK


County School Trustee, Position 6, Precinct 1

 JOHN FITZGERALD MCGEE


County Commissioner, Precinct 1

 GERRY VANDER-LYN

⌧ RODNEY ELLIS
Democratic Party


County Commissioner, Precinct 3

✔ TOM RAMSEY

⌧ SALEEM MALIK
Democratic Party


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1

 ✔ ERIC WILLIAM CARTER


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1

 JO ANN DELGADO


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1

 JOE STEPHENS


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1

 LINCOLN GOODWIN


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1

⌧ JAMES LOMBARDINO
Republican Party

✔ ISRAEL GARCIA


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 1

 VICTOR TREVIÑO III


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1

✔ WANDA ADAMS

⌧------------Write-In


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1

✔ HOLLY WILLIAMSON

⌧ CARISSA GRADY
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 1

 ALAN ROSEN


Constable, Precinct 2

 JERRY GARCIA


Constable, Precinct 3

⌧ ERICK PATINO
Republican Party

 SHERMAN EAGLETON


Constable, Precinct 4

 MARK HERMAN

⌧ SAM “HUTCH” HUTCHISON
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 5

 TERRY ALLBRITTON

⌧ JEROME MOORE
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 6

 SILVIA TREVINO


Constable, Precinct 7

✔ JAMES “SMOKIE” PHILLIPS


Constable, Precinct 8

✔ PHIL SANDLIN

Harris County Flood Control District, Election to Approve Tax Rate

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, PROPOSITION A DISTRITO DE CONTROL DE INUNDACIONES DEL CONDADO DE HARRIS, PROPOSICIÓN A APPROVING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.04897 PER $100 VALUATION IN HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, A RATE THAT IS $0.01581 HIGHER PER $100 VALUATION THAN THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE DISTRICT’S FLOOD RISK REDUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE. LAST YEAR, THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE IN HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT WAS $0.03105 PER $100 VALUATION.

 ▭ FOR - A FAVOR
▭ AGAINST - EN CONTRA

Let’s Make Something Special Happen

Early voting will begin on Monday, October 21, 2024, and end on Friday, November 1, 2024, in Harris County, Texas.  If you can’t vote early, you can still cast your vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.  That said, all Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers who are “OPEN-MINDED” are strongly encouraged to vote for their favorite candidates and then use our “2024 VOTER EMPOWERMENT SLATE” to fill out the remainder of their down-ballot races.


AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: aubreyrtaylor@gmail.com
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
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Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Israel Garcia over James Lombardino in the Harris County Justice of the Peace race for Precinct 5, Place 1. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Dan Simons over Sean Teare in the Harris County District Attorney race. For some reason, the Houston Chronicle's "EDITORIAL BOARD" chose Sean Teare, but we disagree with their decision on this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Mike Knox over Ed Gonzalez in the Harris County Sheriff race. For some reason, the Houston Chronicle's "EDITORIAL BOARD" chose Ed Gonzalez, but we disagree with their decision on this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Tom Ramsey over Saleem Malik in the Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3 race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© has issued a dual-endorsement for DaSean Jones and Jimmy Blacklock in the Judge, Supreme Court, Place 2 race. The Houston Chronicle's "EDITORIAL BOARD" chose Blacklock over Jones in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Amber Boyd-Cora over Susan Dokupil in the Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9, race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Chad Bridges over Velda Renita Faulkner in the Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3, race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Fredericka Phillips over Lee Kathryn Shuckart in the District Judge, 61st Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Jeralynn Manor over Sonya Aston in the District Judge, 80th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Cheryl Elliott Thornton over Aaron Adams in the District Judge,164th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Bruce Bain over Ursula A. Hall in the District Judge, 165th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Aaron Burdette over Vivian King in the District Judge, 486th Judicial District race. In our opinion, the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" made a solid choice in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Stacy Allen Barrow over Lori DeAngelo in the District Judge, 487th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Carvana Cloud over Matthew Peneguy in the District Judge, 488th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Lillian Henny Alexander over Dan Lemkuil in the District Judge, 507th Judicial District race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Linda Garcia over Ashley Mayes Guice in the County Criminal Court At Law No. 16 race. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Fransheneka "Fran" Watson over Ray Black, Jr., in the Judge, County Probate Court No. 5, race. In our opinion, the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" made a solid choice in this race.































AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: aubreyrtaylor@gmail.com
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
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AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: aubreyrtaylor@gmail.com
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
 (281)788-3033


Fred Taylor, the chairman of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party, has his hands full trying to overcome his predecessor's mess. However, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, a bunch of "GOOD DEMOCRATS" will be seeking the vote of and support of voters in Fort Bend County, Texas. 

AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: aubreyrtaylor@gmail.com
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
 (281)788-3033










AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: 
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
 (281)788-3033

POLITICAL INFLUENCER

"Early voting will begin on Monday, October 21, 2024, and end on Friday, November 1, 2024, for the upcoming Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Presidential Election. It is incumbent upon us to make it our business to select the best candidate available in every down-ballot race."

AUBREY R. TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS
EMAIL: aubreyrtaylor@gmail.com
957 NASA PARKWAY #251
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-3039
DIRECT CONTACT:
 (281)788-3033