Paris Eley, the general manager for KCOH Radio, has a unique opportunity to position his radio station as "ELECTION CENTRAL" during the upcoming "SPECIAL ELECTION" to fill the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat after the untimely death of the late Congressman Sylvester Turner. As of today (Thursday, April 3, 2025), several candidates have filed their "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY" with the Federal Election Commission. Above, the "FRONT RUNNER" at this time, Amanda Edwards (top third from right), Christian Menefee (top second from right), James Joseph (top far right), Robert Slater (middle third from right), Salena Samuel (middle second from right), Khristopher Beal (middle far right), Cyrus Sajna (bottom third from right), Kivan Polimis (bottom second from right), and Isaiah Martin (bottom far right), are key candidates.
Amanda Edwards
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Cyrus Sajna
(Republican)
(Republican)
Isaiah Martin
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Kristopher W. Beal
(Independent)
(Independent)
Robert Slater
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Derrell Sherrod Turner
(Independent)
(Independent)
Christian Menefee
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
James Joseph
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Kivan Polimis
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Earnest Clayton
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
Selena Samuel
(Democrat)
(Democrat)
As of Thursday, April 3, 2025, HBC Newspaper© has former CD-18 candidate and former City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards as the bonified "FRONT-RUNNER" in the race to fill the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat. A lot can change when other candidates enter the field, but Amanda Edwards looks good today. Based on our research and our perceived projected strength of candidacies, we have Amanda Edwards (1st), Isaiah Martin (2nd), Christian Menefee (3rd), Robert Slater (4th), and James Joseph (5th). We do not have enough information on the other candidates, but we will continue monitoring the race.
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (Democrat) couldn't even beat his Republican challenger (Jacqueline Lucci Smith) during the early "EARLY VOTING" period, which began on Monday, October 21, 2024, and ended on Friday, November 1, 2024. Looking at the "CUMMULATIVE REPORT DATA" below, you will see that Christian Menefee was one of the weakest Democrats running countywide in Harris County, Texas, during the 2024 Presidential Election. Ultimately, Christian Menefee won the race by receiving 739,048 votes, 50.58%, to Jacqueline Lucci Smith's 722,031 votes, 49.42%. However, compared to the performance of other down-ballot Democrats highlighted below, Menefee's weakness as a Democrat becomes glaring.
MENEFEE IS WEAK…
Don’t buy what acting County Attorney Christian Menefee and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis are selling. In my opinion, Menefee was one of the weakest DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES running countywide in Harris County, Texas, in his race for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Menefee’s challenger, Jacqueline Lucci Smith, beat him
during their race’s “EARLY VOTING PERIOD,” of their race. Did you know that?
Early voting for the 2024 Presidential Election started on
Monday, October 21, 2024, and ended on Friday, November 1, 2024, in Harris County,
Texas. During the early voting period, Jacqueline Lucci Smith received 562,903
votes, for 50.45%, and Christian Menefee received 552,835 votes, for 49.55%,
according to the Harris County Clerk.
Menefee ultimately won his re-election bid, but it wasn’t
easy. Christian Menefee received 739,048 votes for 50.58%, and Jacqueline Lucci
Smith received 722,031 for 49.42%.
DOESN’T MEASURE UP…
By comparison to his fellow “TOP-TIER” Democrats, who were present down-ballot, running countywide in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Christian Menefee was one of the weakest Democrats in the entire election. What am I talking about?
DaSean Jones (Democrat) received 759,358 votes and lost his race for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2, but he still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Christine Vinh Weems (Democrat) received 780,002 votes and lost her race for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Holly Taylor (Democrat) received 748,048 votes and lost her race for Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, but she still received more votes than Christian Menefee, who received 739,048 votes to win his re-election bid.
Nancy Mulder (Democrat) received 749,604 votes and lost her race for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Chicka Anyiam (Democrat) received 740,448 votes and lost her race for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8, but she still received more votes than Christian Menefee, who received 739,048 votes to win his re-election bid.
Brendetta Scott (Democrat) received 747,028 votes and lost her race for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Sara Beth Landau (Democrat) received 751,761 votes and lost her bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Julie Countiss (Democrat) received 756,089 votes and lost her bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Richard Hightower (Democrat) received 750,139 votes and lost his bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8, but he still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Amber Boyd-Cora (Democrat) received 748,316 votes and lost her race for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Frances Bourliot (Democrat) received 741,331 votes and lost her bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Meagan Hassan (Democrat) received 741,605 votes and lost her bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Margaret “Meg” Poissant (Democrat) received 744,220 votes and lost her bid for re-election in the race for Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8, but she still received more votes than the 739,048 votes Christian Menefee received to win his re-election bid.
Kristen Hawkins (Democrat) received 759,292 votes to win her re-election bid for District Judge, 11th Civil District Court, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
Michael Gomez (Democrat) received 754,949 votes to win his re-election bid for District Judge, 129th Civil District Court, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
Lillian Henney Alexander (Democrat) received 742,087 votes to win her race for District Judge for the 507th Family District Court, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
Sean Teare (Democrat) received 749,403 votes to win his race for Harris County District Attorney, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
Ed Gonzalez (Democrat) received 789,828 votes to win his re-election bid for Harris County Sheriff, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
Annette Ramirez (Democrat) received 755,786 votes to win her race for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, but Christian Menefee only received 739,048 votes to win his race.
THE WRONG CANDIDATE…
County Attorney Christian Menefee would have a lot of trouble making the runoff against the current field, which has only eleven (11) candidates in the race as it stands right now (Thursday, March 4, 2025).
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KCOH Radio Must Rise to the Occasion; Menefee is a Weak Democratic Candidate Who Won’t Make the Runoff
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
It’s time to stop playing games. The legendary KCOH Radio must become “ELECTION CENTRAL” for the upcoming “SPECIAL ELECTION” to fill the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat.
Now isn’t the time to play favorites or try to protect the feelings of your friend Paris Eley. Our people are dying of cancer in those 5th Ward “CANCER CLUSTERS.” At the same time, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who was/is a Union Pacific stockholder, pretends to be fighting for the people. The same goes for his “PUPPET” County Attorney Christian Menefee, who doesn’t care about those men, women, and children who are dying of cancer in the historic 18th Congressional District of Texas.
While the members of Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s “CULT-LIKE” political regime are attempting to paint a wholesome picture featuring the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and the late Congressman Sylvester Turner as upstanding citizens, the people of the 18th Congressional District are thirsty for the truth.
I understand that times are tough, and Paris Eley, the general manager for KCOH Radio, is timid and afraid to rock the boat. But this dude is the Former Senior Vice President of Marketing and Promotions at Motown Records. YES, that’s “THE MOTOWN” records I’m referring to right now.
Paris Eley has the pedigree and know-how to shake things up and push KCOH to the top of the local radio market. But why is he so reluctant to claim or reclaim the old go-get-em attitude he once possessed?
It’s almost like Paris Eley, the general manager, is one of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s “PUPPETS” too – what’s going on Paris?
Why is Parris Eley afraid to give his predominantly “BLACK LISTENING AUDIENCE” the facts on some issues – like the fact that “OUR PEOPLE” are being sold up the river by these two-bit politicians without a paddle to row their boat?
And why hasn’t Paris Ely said anything about the fact that Commissioner Rodney Ellis has formed a “CULT-LIKE” political regime comprised of “PUPPETS” who must hop, skip, jump, speak, shuffle their feet, and do the “WATUSI DANCE” whenever Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis pulls on their strings.
Listen! The people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas deserve to know the truth about how they were led to this road of taxation without representation – straight with no chaser. However, before I understand how this fiasco occurred, the general public must know that the 18th Congressional District of Texas is no longer a majority-Black district.
Based on official ethnicity data found in the Cook Partisan Voting Index, the 18th Congressional District of Texas is 43.4% Hispanic, 32.2% Black, 16.7% White, 4.9% Asian, and 2.2% Two or more races – that’s the unadulterated truth.
In the 2024 Democratic Party Primary election, when former City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards challenged Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, 417,430 registered voters lived within the boundaries of the 18th Congressional District of Texas.
During the Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Democratic Party Primary, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee only received 23,629 votes from a possible 417,430 registered voters. Comparatively speaking, Amanda Edwards only received 14,668 votes, based on the official cumulative report published by the Harris County Clerk’s Office.
When considering that Sylvester Turner (Democrat) received 151,834 votes for 69.42% of the vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, against Lana Centonze, the Republican, who received 66,810 votes for 30.55%, you have to remember that Turner received 151,834 votes. Still, 417,430 registered voters were eligible to vote, which means 265,596 eligible voters did not vote for Sylvester Turner in the general election.
As for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter (Erica Lee Carter), who is a Democrat, she only received 146,413 votes on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, running against a solid Republican (Lana Centonze) and two write-in candidates – Kevin Dural and Vince Duncan.
Lana Centonze (Republican) received 66,810 votes out of an eligible 417,430 registered voters, which was a pretty decent showing, considering that the 18th Congressional District is a majority Democratic-leaning district.
All things considered, if Commissioner Rodney Ellis and his “CULT-LIKE” regime of political bandits had run Sylvester Turner for the “UNEXPIRED-TERM” which was only two months, and run Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter (Erica Lee Carter), or another healthy member of their little “CULT-LIKE” political regime for the two-year “FULL TERM,” the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas would have a representative today.
If you want to know the truth, selfishness, arrogance, ego, corruption, heartlessness, and a thirst for power are the driving factors behind what the late Congresswoman Shiela Jackson Lee did, and the late Congressman Sylvester did to the people of the 18th Congressional District.
Three out of the last four 18th Congressional District Congressmembers had died in office, which is why running a dying Sylvester Turner for the “FULL TERM” when he was visibly sick, feeble, and wasting away daily made not plausible sense.
If you think back to Congressman Micky Leland, he served as the U.S. Representative for the 18th Congressional District of Texas from January 3, 1979, through August 7, 1989; he died in a plane crash while on a mission trip.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2011. She didn’t tell the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas until 2012, which means she kept her diagnosis a secret for over a year.
When “SHE-JACK” developed pancreatic cancer, she, once again, chose not to resign or tell the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas that she was dying.
It wasn’t until my reporting caught the attention of the local media networks that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee finally revealed her cancer diagnosis on a Sunday night to control the narrative and prevent the story from getting out of hand on the following Monday morning.
It wasn’t long after revealing to the people of the 18th Congressional District that she had pancreatic cancer that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee selfishly allowed herself to waste away in office without resigning and passed away on July 19, 2024, when she could have chosen a successor, and protected the constituents she claimed to love.
Sheila Jackson Lee served as the U.S. Representative for the 18th Congressional District of Texas from January 3, 1995, through July 19, 2024.
As for “SLY,” he wasn’t in any shape to be running for Congress when he walked into that Harris County Democratic Party Precinct Chair “ELECTION” held at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church on August 13, 2024, to throw his name in the hat to replace the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on the November 5, 2024, Presidential Election ballot in the race for the 18th Congressional District of Texas.
Ultimately, after two rounds, a very weak, feeble, and dying Sylvester Turner, with the help of At-Large Position #4, Councilwoman Letitia Plummer, was able to finagle his way into getting the nomination by a (41 to 37) margin of victory.
What the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas need to come to grips with is that there was nothing honorable about SLY interjecting himself into the 2024 race to succeed the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when he knew that his cancer had returned with a vengeance. He possibly didn’t have much longer to live.
As a refresher, in November 2022, Sylvester Turner, while he was still the Mayor of the City of Houston, disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
According to “SLY,” he claimed that he had undergone surgery and was cancer-free after six weeks of radiation treatment. That said, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, and Councilwoman Letitia Plummer were fully aware that something was wrong with Sylvester Turner when they pushed his candidacy on August 13, 2024, at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, to those 80-or-so Democratic Precinct Chairs.
In essence, what Sylvester Turner did was selfish in the worst way because he knew he was dying. He still pushed his feeble, deteriorating body into the race to replace “SHE-JACK” when he and his fellow members of Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s “CULT-LIKE” political regime were fully aware that he was visibly wasting away.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT ISN’T AT FAULT…
The shenanigans played by Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Sylvester Turner, County Attorney Christian Menefee, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter (Erica Lee Carter) are the culprits responsible for the debacle that’s unfolding with the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat.
The sense of urgency, on behalf of County Attorney Christian Menefee’s campaign, is a clear sign that Menefee and Commissioner Ellis are afraid to allow time for other potential candidates like State Rep. Ron Reynolds (HD-27), State Rep. Jolanda Jones (HD-147), and former State Rep. Jarvis Johnson (HD-139), to get their ducks lined up in a row.
State Reps. Ron Reynolds and Jolanda Jones are still tending to their constituents' business. Remember, the current 89th Legislative Regular Legislative session began on January 14, 2025, and will end on June 2, 2025.
Suppose you want to be truthful about it. In that case, County Attorney Christian Menefee is cowardly trying to force Governor Greg Abbott to set the “SPECIAL ELECTION” for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas seat to take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, because it will only give State Rep. Ron Reynolds, and State Rep. Jolanda Jones five days after the regular legislative session ends to get their campaigns up and running if they decide to run.
What am I talking about? If you remember, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee proved himself to be selfish and insensitive on Saturday, March 15, 2025, when he left the funeral for the late Congressman Sylvester Turner and raced to file his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” while the other potential candidates were still mourning and grieving the death of their dear friend – Congressman Sylvester Turner.
As his campaign continues to lose traction daily, Christian Menefee has already become desperate and anxious as he watches the field of candidates take form.
Right now, Christian Menefee might already be trailing former Councilwoman Amanda Edwards (Democrat) and Isaiah Martin (Democrat), and the “BIG DAWGS” haven’t even come out to play yet as Governor Abbott continues to stall and give them time.
I doubt that former Councilwoman Amanda Edwards and Isaiah Martin are much stronger candidates than Christian Menefee and would finish ahead of him if the field remains as it is today.
TWO HOUSE SEATS FILLED IN FLORIDA…
The playbook Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump are running worked according to plan on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, with the “SPECIAL ELECTIONS” in Florida. “THE GOP retained the 1st Congressional District of Texas seat and the 6th Congressional District of Texas seat, which helps House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump maintain their slim Republican majority in the United States Congress.
In the 1st Congressional District race in Florida, Jimmy Patronis, the Republican, defeated his Democratic opponent, Gay Valimont. In the 6th Congressional District race in Florida, Republican Randy Fine held off on the hard-charging Josh Well to win.
As things stand today (Thursday, April 3, 2025), there are now, (220) Republican Members serving in the 119th United States Congress, (213) Democrat Members serving in the 119th United States Congress, and only two vacancies – or open seats.
Both open seats in the 119th United States Congress became open because the Democratic members died while in office.
The late Congressman Sylvester Turner (D-TX) died on March 5, 2025, and the late Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) passed away on March 13, 2025, a little over a week after Turner.
On September 23, 2025, the “SPECIAL ELECTION” for the 7th Congressional District seat in Arizona will take place, and a candidate will get elected to serve out the remainder of the late Congressman Raul Grijalva’s unexpired term.
As it relates to the 18th Congressional District of Texas, Democrats have decided to use pressure tactics to try to force Governor Abbott to set a date for the “SPECIAL ELECTION” before the already scheduled Tuesday, November 4, 2025, “UNIFORM ELECTION,” which is already on the books.
In my opinion, Governor Greg Abbott should ignore the chatter and not cost the taxpaying citizens of Harris County, Texas, the added burden of running an off-cycle “SPECIAL ELECTION” when Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Sylvester Turner, and County Attorney Christian Menefee, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter (Erica Lee Carter) are the culprits who created the problem in the first place, with their bone-headed shenanigans.
If the members of Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s “CULT-LIKE” political regime had half a brain, they would have run Sylvester Turner for the “UNEXPIRED” term.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT HOLDS THE CHIPS…
I like Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader (D-N.Y.). Still, I don’t like his tactic of trying to compel “OUR GOVERNOR” to set a date for the “SPECIAL ELECTION” to fill the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
Threatening to sue Gov. Greg Abbott for holding off on calling for a “SPECIAL ELECTION” when Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Congressman Sylvester Turner, County Attorney Christian Menefee, and other “PUPPETS” who are having their strings pulled by Ellis, is asinine and not very smart.
Sue Abbott for what? There’s nothing in the law books that says that Governor Abbott can’t simply ignore the entire situation and leave the 18th Congressional District of Texas seat open until the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, General Midterm Election, if that’s what he decides to do – that’s a fact.
For those of you who might not know, according to the law, Sec. 204.021. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. An unexpired term in the office of a United States representative may be filled only by a special election in the same manner provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that Section 203.013 does not apply.
When a U.S. Representative (Member of Congress) dies in office, as the late Congressman Sylvester Turner did on March 5, 2025, “the Executive Authority” is authorized to issue orders for “SPECIAL ELECTIONS” to fill House vacancies. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott is “the Chief Executive Authority” and will be responsible for calling a special election when he’s ready to do so.
NOVEMBER 4, 2025, IS A GOOD DATE…
What constitutes an emergency for the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas right now does not necessarily constitute an emergency for Governor Greg Abbott and “THE GOP” by any stretch of the imagination.
Governor Abbott did not create the dire situation that the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas face. Who’s at fault?
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and the late Congressman Sylvester Turner are at fault – not Governor Abbott. Houston City Councilwoman Letitia Plummer and Ellis, She-Jack, and Sly must bear some blame. When you get down to it, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee also played a role in getting things to this point of desperation.
Politics is a “thinking man’s game” where bonified elected leaders can think two or three election cycles ahead. The stark reality is that many “BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS” are only worried about today. Many working-class African Americans are only thinking about their next paycheck or what they’re going to do for the coming weekend.
The problem facing the 18th Congressional District didn’t start with the death of the late Congressman Sylvester Turner, who suddenly died on Tuesday, March 5, 2025, after he attended President Donald J. Trump’s “JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS” address in Washington, D.C., the previous night.
If you want to know the truth, the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas have been devoid of a “TRUE LEADER” ever since Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee got recruited by Ken Lay, the embattled leader of the Enron Corporation, and a handful of his buddies to run against Congressman Craig Washington back in 1994.
Listen. Members of Congress are not measured by how many water bottles they hand out during a storm or natural disaster. Nor are U.S. Representatives measured by how many turkeys they give out during Thanksgiving. And giving away bicycles for photo ops during Christmas makes the recipients feel good, but that doesn’t count much in the grand scheme of politics.
NOPE. Jumping in front of the nearest television camera as it rolls by does not make a politician an effective United States Representative worthy of re-election repeatedly.
We must stop focusing on “SYMBOLIC GESTURES” and focus on tangible results.
While talking smack has its place, running your mouth and talking out of the side of your neck is not what’s going to change the plight of the people of the 18th Congressional District of Texas.
I love Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, but mocking the man who has the sole authority to call the “SPECIAL ELECTION” for the 18th Congressional District, whenever he’s good and ready, “Governor Hot Wheels,” while in Los Angeles speaking at a banquet wasn’t very smart.
And now, after mocking Governor Abbott’s disability. And then having many people within our community show themselves to be insensitive to our distinguished governor’s debilitating condition, to add insult to injury, our so-called leaders are threatening to him?
The game isn’t checkers, folks. Governor Abbott is unafraid of the two-bit Harris County Attorney (Christian Menefee) who barely defeated his GOP OPPONENT in his November 5, 2025, re-election bid.
As a refresher, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is NOT a strong candidate by any stretch of the imagination. Menefee isn’t even a strong man, for that matter.
What will Menefee do if he’s elected to serve the people of the 18th Congressional District without Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis telling him when it’s okay to go to the restroom? Huh? What’s Menefee going to do?
How will Christian Menefee know when it’s time for him to go tinkle? What would he do without Commissioner Ellis walking him to the restroom? Huh?
As of today, Thursday, April 3, 2025, I have identified (11) candidates who have officially tendered their candidacy by filing their “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission.
DEMOCRAT - Amanda Edwards has already filed her “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
REPUBLICAN - Cyrus Sajna has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Isaiah Martin has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
INDEPENDENT - Khristopher W. Beal has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Robert Slater has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
INDEPENDENT - Derrell Sherrod Turner has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Christian D. Menefee has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Dr. James Joseph has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Kivan Polimis - has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT - Earnest Clayton has already filed his “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
DEMOCRAT – Selena Samuel has already filed her “STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY” with the Federal Election Commission and has officially entered the race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas.
BONIFIED POTENTIAL CONTENDERS…
The names of several bonified potential contenders have been circulating through back channels in Harris County, Texas, as potential entrants into the “SPECIAL ELECTION” race for the vacant 18th Congressional District of Texas, which is continuing to grow.
Former State Rep. Jarvis Johnson, State Rep. Jolanda Jones, State Rep. Christina Morales, Councilwoman Letitia Plummer, State Rep. Ron Reynolds, NAACP President Bishop James Dixon, Community Activist Travis McGee, former HISD School Teacher Larry McKinzie, Businessman Julian Antonio Martinez, former State Rep. Candidate Angeanette “Angie” Thibodeaux, Former State Rep. Shawn Thierry, TSU Board Regent Dr. Richard Johnson, Community Activist Deric Muhammad, Former 18th Congressional District Candidate Carmen Maria Montiel, Former 18th Congressional District Candidate Wendell Champion, are all bonified contenders, should they enter the race.
County Attorney Christian Menefee can’t think for himself here in the Bayou City. Menefee is little more than a goldfish, guppy, or minnow in the bayou. That said, Menefee isn’t ready for the “SWAMP.”
Listen, Christian Menefee will be flipping, flopping, floundering, and gasping for air like a fish out of water trying to navigate through those treacherous waters in the Washington, D.C. “SWAMP.”
What in the heck are Commissioner Ellis and the other members of his “CULT-LIKE” political regime thinking? Christian Menefee can’t deal with those Alligators, Crocodiles, Tiger Sharks, Bull Sharks, Lionfish, Barracudas, Piranhas, and other man-eaters in the United States Congress.
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Commissioner Lesley Briones was given a $100,000.00 loan by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis's Campaign Account on 10/06/2022. Has Commissioner Rodney Ellis done anything of that magnitude for any African American male or female judge in Harris County, Texas?
Commissioner Rodney Ellis has $6,414,367.00 in his campaign bank account, more than all of the sitting incumbent "DEMOCRATIC JUDGES" combined. However, the incumbent Democratic Judges are called upon to give the lion's share of the money donated to the Harris County Democratic Party. During the 2024 Presidential Election cycle, while more than a few Democratic Judges donated upwards of $50,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party out of their hard-earned campaign money, Commissioner Ellis only gave about $6,500.00 to the HCDP, which was nothing for a man with more than $6 million in his campaign account. (CLICK HERE) Please take a moment to view Commissioner Rodney Ellis's Campaign Finance Report.
Judge Erica Hughes, Judge LaShawn A. Williams, Judge Angela Graves Harrington, Judge Shannon Baldwin, Judge Tonya Jones, and Judge Toria J. Finch have become distinguished judiciary members in Harris County, Texas. Aubrey R. Taylor Communications is proud of them and wishes them the best in future elections. In the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, there will be (26) African American Democratic incumbent judges seeking re-election. Of the twenty-six, only two of them are males. If you scroll down this report, you will see that many of the "BLACK FEMALE JUDGES" below don't have any money inside their "CAMPAIGN BANK ACCOUNTS," which paints a bleak picture for these African Americans and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis selfishly stockpiles his $6,414,367.00, and helps women from other ethnic groups over come their financial challenges.
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Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, the presiding judge for 55th Civil District Court, has “ZERO” in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Melissa Marie Morris, the presiding judge for the 263rd Criminal District Court, has not filed a campaign finance report since 7/16/2024. At that time, she reported having “ZERO” dollars inside her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Sharon Burney, the presiding judge for Harris County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 7, Place 2, has not filed a campaign finance report since 1/12/2024. At that time, she reported having “ZERO” dollars inside her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” under penalty of perjury.
Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, the presiding judge for 55th Civil District Court, has “ZERO” in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Melissa Marie Morris, the presiding judge for the 263rd Criminal District Court, has not filed a campaign finance report since 7/16/2024. At that time, she reported having “ZERO” dollars inside her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” under penalty of perjury.
Judge Sharon Burney, the presiding judge for Harris County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 7, Place 2, has not filed a campaign finance report since 1/12/2024. At that time, she reported having “ZERO” dollars inside her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” under penalty of perjury.
Judge Beverly D. Armstrong, the presiding judge for 208th Criminal District Court, only has $27.23 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Katherine N. Thomas, the presiding judge for 184th Criminal District Court, only has $96.86 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/11/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Shannon Baldwin, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.4, only has $178.54 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025, under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.11, only has $211.12 in his “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report he filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.11, only has $211.12 in his “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report he filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Sandra Peake, the presiding judge for 257th Family District Court, only has $314.00 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/14/2025 under penalty of perjury.
Judge Sandra Peake, the presiding judge for 257th Family District Court, only has $314.00 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/14/2025 under penalty of perjury.
Judge Lori Chambers Gray, the presiding judge for 262nd Criminal District Court, only has $500.00 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/11/2025 under penalty of perjury.
Judge Genesis Draper, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.12, only has $620.54 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge LaShawn A. Williams, the presiding judge for Harris County Civil Court at Law No.3, only has $999.67 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Veronica M. Nelson, the presiding judge for 482nd Criminal District Court, has not filed a campaign finance report since 12/27/2024. At that time, she reported having $1,385.03 inside her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” under penalty of perjury.
Judge Juanita Jackson, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.10, only has $1,673.50 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Toria J. Finch, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.9, only has $2,409.46 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Toria J. Finch, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.9, only has $2,409.46 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Damiane “Dianne” Curvey, the presiding judge for 280th Protective Order Court, only has $6,000.00 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/13/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Lucia Bates, the presiding judge for Harris County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, Place 2, only has $6,109.55 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/10/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Tamika “Tami” Craft, the presiding judge for 189th Civil District Court, only has $10,463.98 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/14/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Tonya Jones, the presiding judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No.15, only has $15,397.41 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Angela M. Lancelin, the presiding judge for 245th Family District Court, only has $22,588.21 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/14/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Audrie Lawton-Evans, the presiding judge for Harris County Civil Court at Law No.1, only has $29,984.00 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge DaSean Jones, the presiding judge for 180th Criminal District Court, only has $44,752.07 in his “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report he filed on 1/14/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Linda Marie Dunson, the presiding judge for 309th Family District Court, only has $58,152.12 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/12/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Michelle D. Moore, the presiding judge for 314th Juvenile District Court, only has $61,520.88 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/12/2025, under penalty of perjury.
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Judge Dedra Davis, the presiding judge for 270th Civil District Court, only has $81,878.82 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Dedra Davis, the presiding judge for 270th Civil District Court, only has $81,878.82 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Angela Graves Harrington, the presiding judge for 246th Family District Court, only has $91,804.11 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/15/2025, under penalty of perjury.
Judge Germaine Tanner, the presiding judge for 311th Family District Court, only has $101,687.71 in her “CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT” based on the finance report she filed on 1/16/2025 under penalty of perjury.