PART ONE: The “State of Black Politics” in Harris County – First Quarter Report Published by HBC Newspaper©

Commissioner Rodney Ellis (top left) has  $6,414,367.00 in his campaign bank account, but he's not up for re-election until the 2028 Presidential Election. However, Commissioner Ellis's influence over local politics has weakened significantly since County Judge Lina Hidalgo (Latina), Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Latino), and Commissioner Lesley Briones have taken over 1001 Preston in downtown Houston, Texas. Judge Angela Graves Harrington (top center) and Judge Latosha Lewis Payne (far right) are two “BLACK FEMALE JUDGES” who’ve emerged as solid leaders and “MUST NOT” be challenged on “SUPER TUESDAY” in the 2026 Democratic Party Primary in Harris County, Texas. Judge Germaine Tanner (bottom second from right) has amassed $101,687.88 in her campaign bank account for the most of any “BLACK JUDGE” who is up for re-election in the 2026 Midterms in Harris County, Texas. Judge Latosha Lewis Payne has “ZERO” in her campaign bank account. Judge Melissa Marie Morris (bottom left) has “ZERO” in her campaign bank account. As of her last campaign finance report filing, Judge Sharon Burney (bottom second from left) has “ZERO” in her campaign bank account.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PART ONE: The “State of Black Politics” in Harris County – First Quarter Report Published by HBC Newspaper©

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

Commissioner Rodney Ellis is the strongest he’s ever been financially, with an astonishing $6,414,367.00 tucked away inside his campaign coffers. However, the influence he wielded just a few years ago has severely weakened since County Judge Lina Hidalgo (Latina), Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Latino), and Commissioner Lesley Briones have taken over firm control of 1001 Preston Street, Houston, Texas, which is the County Administration Building.

The Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis significantly weakened, “BLACK JUDGES” had better get their act together because Commissioner Ellis will not lift a finger to help them win re-election bids or stave off primary challengers – he’s too weak and selfish.

Politics is a dirty game. And when it comes to Harris County, Texas, the county with the longest ballot in America, the political game is downright filthy. That said, there are (26) twenty-six “BLACK INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT JUDGES” who better have their heads on a swivel as the upcoming Monday, December 8, 2025, deadline to sign up to appear on the Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Democratic Party Primary ballot approaches.

The “BLACK JUDGES” I’m referring to are Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, Judge Tamika “Tami” Craft, Judge DaSean Jones, Judge Katherine N. Thomas, Judge Beverly D. Armstrong, Judge Angela M. Lancelin, Judge Judge Angela Graves Harrington, Judge Sandra Peake, Judge Lori Chambers Gray, Judge Melissa Marie Morris, Judge Dedra Davis, Judge Damiane “Dianne” Curvey, Judge Lina Marie Dunson, Judge Germaine Tanner, Judge Michelle D. Moore, Judge Veronica M. Nelson, Judge Shannon Baldwin, Judge Toria J. Finch, Judge Juanita Jackson, Judge Sedrick T. Walker, Judge Genesis Draper, Judge Tonya Jones, Judge Audrie Lawton-Evans, Judge LaShawn A. Williams, Judge Lucia Bates, and Judge Sharon Burney.

If you remember, back during the 2022 Democratic Party Primary (12), twelve “NON-BLACK INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT JUDGES” lost their benches due to friendly fire during the 2022 Democratic Party Primary in Harris County, Texas.

The “NON-BLACK JUDGES” I’m referring to who lost their benches in the Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary are former Judge Chuck Silverman, Judge Abigail Anastasio, Judge Jason Luong, Judge Scot “Dolli” Dollinger, Judge Greg Glass, Judge Amy Martin, Judge Tristan Harris Longino, Judge Barbara “Babs” Stalder, Judge Clinton “Chip” Wells, Judge Franklin Bynum, Judge David L. Singer, and Judge Michael Newman.

With so many incumbent “DEMOCRAT JUDGES” having lost their benches in the Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary, it is highly plausible that the same sort of thing could take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, only this time to “BLACK INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT JUDGES” in Harris County, Texas who are vulnerable, and lacking the financial means to fight a “PRIMARY BATTLE” and also put forth a good “GENERAL ELECTION” fight against their Republican counterparts on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in my opinion.

A perfect example of what I’m talking about is what happened to a former member of the “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” phenomenon, named Judge Ronnisha Bowman, who fought valiantly against her fellow Democrat named Jannell Robles, in the Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Democratic Party Primary, but got defeated by her Republican challenger named Paula Goodhart in the Tuesday, November 8, 2022, General Election.

Speaking of Black incumbent Democratic judges, Judge DaSean Jones (Democrat), the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court, was ordered by a visiting Republican judge named David Peeples to have a “RE-DO ELECTION” scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025, with a Republican named Tami C. Pierce, whom he defeated by 449 votes back on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Harris County, Texas.

Early voting for the Saturday, May 3, 2025, “RE-DO ELECTION” between Judge DaSean Jones, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and end on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

CONTESTED HCDP PRIMARIES ARE NEEDED…

The Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) cannot afford to go into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election with a top-heavy nominee field consisting primarily of African American incumbent Democrat judges with no money or strategic plan as a show of symbolism.

In my opinion, the Harris County Republican Party’s “MAKE HARRIS COUNTY GREAT AGAIN” fundraising theme that’s already launched is much stronger than any version of a “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” campaign, which worked back during the 2018 Midterm Election – but is outdated and not a good fit for the current political climate.

Democrats had better find a way to explain better why their judges are letting all these dangerous, violent criminals out of jail on multiple bonds – or risk total obliteration at the ballot box on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – that’s a fact.

Now, suppose the Harris County Republican Party (HCRP), under the direction of Cindy Siegel, puts forth a diverse slate mixed with a few Latina females, Latino males, and at least a handful of African American males. In that case, they will cause Democrat incumbent judges all sorts of problems in the 2026 Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas.

The Harris County “GOP” was tough to beat during their “GLORY DAYS” when strong African Americans like Judge Levi Benton, Judge Clyde Leuchtag, Judge Angelina Gooden, and Judge Marc Carter got mixed into their judicial nominee field.

To match the intensity of “THE HCRP,” in my opinion, “THE HCDP” must hold hotly-contested Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Democratic Party Primary races to strengthen their field of judicial nominees and prepare for the fierce battle that lies ahead on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, when Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton, look to flow through Harris County, Texas with a “RED TIDAL WAVE,” themed, “Make Harris County Great Again.”

NEED FOR MORE CIVIL COURTS…

I believe there’s a desperate need for more Civil District Courts in Harris County, Texas. The backlogs and growing population in Harris County are part of the underlying problem. During the Thursday, February 27, 2025, Commissioners Court meeting, a 3-1 vote took place in favor of Harris County, moving forward to ask state lawmakers to approve five new Civil Courts – this is a good idea. We need more courts to ease the caseloads of our hard-working judges.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained on Thursday, February 27, 2025, vote to add more District courts. County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (Precinct One) voted “NO.” County Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Precinct Two) voted “YES.” County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (Precinct Three) voted “YES.” And County Commissioner Lesley Briones also rightly voted “YES” in favor of the agenda item.

What’s next?

Under the Texas Constitution, only the state legislature can approve the creation of new district courts for Harris County. Judge Lastosha Lewis Payne, a member of “BLACK GIRL MAGIC,” who now serves as the administrative judge for Harris County’s 67 district courts, led the discussions but couldn’t convince Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis to vote “IN FAVOR” of the item – shame on Commissioner Ellis.

County Commissioner Rodney Ellis was left alone in a show of Ellis’s weakening grip on county government, in my opinion. What does this mean?

What we witnessed on Thursday, February 27, 2025, could be the first sign that Commissioner Rodney Ellis, “THE PUPPET MASTER,” isn’t pulling the strings of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (Latina), County Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Latino), County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (Caucasian), or County Commissioner Lesley Briones, a Latina female.

I take my hat off to the three County Commissioners who voted for the agenda item and County Judge Hidalgo for abstaining rather than voting with “ROTTEN RODNEY” Ellis.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis doesn’t care about making life easier for local District Judges in Harris County, Texas. What does he care about? Commissioner Ellis cares about enriching himself, his family, and his handful of loyal “PUPPETS” who still allow Ellis to pull their strings as they dance to the beat of his drum.

With $6,414,367.00 sitting in his campaign bank account and Judge Latosha Latosha Lewis Payne having “ZERO” dollars in her campaign bank account, Commissioner Ellis has no reason to respect her or listen to her cries for him to help ease the load local judges are carrying.

As a former member of the Texas legislature for 28 years, Commissioner Ellis believes there were too many ifs and maybes attached to the agenda item that should have gotten hashed out long before the agenda item got proposed to the Commissioners Court. “I don’t think it’s a good look,” Commissioner Ellis stated.

Commissioner Ellis also stated that the county must be more frugal in the future. However, regarding his $6,414,367.00 campaign account, he’s not practicing what he’s preaching, as he gets up nearly every day and uses his campaign funds to play the New York Stock Market.

Judge Angela Graves Harrington, the presiding judge for the 246th Family District Court, has always been one of my favorite judges. Since taking the bench, she’s tough but smart, has a good sense of humor, and has become a great judge.

What I love about Judge Angela Graves Harrington the most is that she’s not afraid to stand up and speak truth to power if necessary.

Sure, she’s had a few hick-ups along the way, but she’s rounded into an excellent judge whom I greatly respect and admire heading into the 2026 Midterm Election.

According to Judge Angela Graves Harrington, “The more civil courts you have to get these cases to their resolution more efficiently, fairly, and faster, the more money the county will have in tax revenues paid,” and Judge Angela Graves Harrington is correct.

“We are working hard and moving cases expeditiously, but this county continues to grow and diversify,” explained Judge Angela Graves Harrington. However, her words fell on deft ears and missed their mark with Commissioner Ellis as the other Commissioners listened intently to her passionate plea.

She pleaded, “Our cases are becoming much more complex, which is requiring us to spend a lot more time on each case. And so, by expanding the courts, you are actually expanding access to justice.” Still, Commissioner Ellis wasn’t listening and/or giving care about what Judge Angela Graves Harrington was talking about – Commissioner Ellis’s mind was more than likely on the New York Stock Exchange.

Commissioner Ellis’s opposition to what “THE JUDGES” were requesting came down to a situation where he claimed that the discussion on the courts’ costs and location should have transpired long before “THE JUDGES” brought the issue before the County Commissioners.

ELLIS ONLY CARES ABOUT HIMSELF…

What Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis cares about, based on his “CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS,” is resting ‘high on the hog’ and using his $6 million campaign windfall to get up each morning and get his jollies off playing in the New York Stock Market.

Nope! I’m not joking; during the 2024 Midterm Election, while “DEMOCRATIC JUDGES” like Judge Fredericka Phillips, Judge Jeralynn Manor, Judge Elaine Palmer, Judge Robert Johnson, and many others were being attacked and bombarded with “POLITICAL ATTACK ADS,” Commissioner Rodney Ellis was busy buying Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton, and Walmart stock on the New York Stock Exchange – that’s a fact.

I agree with Judge Angela Graves Harrington’s assertion that “THE CURRENT BACKLOG” causes people to wait longer for legal decisions and that additional courts would help to reduce the time that minors spend in detentions, as well as the time businesses are caught up in limbo because they can’t get a final answer of resolution on their cases, in the over-crowded courts.

Judge Graves Harrington said, “Justice delayed is justice denied.”

As it appears, Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Precinct 2), Commissioner Tom Ramsey (Precinct 3), and Commissioner Lesley Briones (Precinct 4) rightfully sided with “THE JUDGES.”

THE STATE OF BLACK JUDGES REPORT…

Our “The State of Black Politics Report” for Harris County, Texas, has been completed by Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper.

With the 2026 Midterm Election on the horizon, a horrendous year for “BLACK DEMOCRATIC JUDGES” could lie ahead if these judges try to run for re-election as a group rather than running their campaigns based on promoting themselves as individuals and connecting with voters on a personal level. Each candidate, in my opinion, should focus on their personal accomplishments, successes, and accolades achieved since they took the bench.

BLACK GIRL MAGIC IS A NO-GO IN 2026…

Based on our study, heading into the 2026 Midterm Election, “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” will be a severe liability for the Harris County Democratic Party. The HCDP must diversify its “JUDICIAL NOMINEE” field to include more white and Hispanic judicial candidates to avoid massive losses on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in Harris County, Texas, in my assessment.

My assessment is arrived at by carefully reviewing “OFFICIAL CANVASS REPORTS” and studying the “CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS” of African American judges filed in January 2025.

Without straight-ticket voting, which got abolished heading into the 2020 Presidential Election, the Democratic Party must abandon the “BLACK FEMALE JUDGE EXPERIMENT” and get back to the basics of fielding a more diverse body of judicial nominees.

Over the courses of the 2022 Midterm Election and the 2024 Presidential Election, what we witnessed in Harris County, Texas, is a weakening of the African American female brand from the glory days of the 2018 Midterm Election and 2020 Presidential Election, when African American females dominated local elections, and appeared to be unbeatable.

With the help of former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, in the 2018 Midterms, when straight-ticket voting was still allowed, Democrats made history by running nineteen “BLACK WOMEN” for judgeships, with seventeen of the African American women successfully winning.

Judge Maria T. Jackson, a well-known criminal court judge who presided over the 339th Criminal District Court until she stepped down from her bench to run for County Commissioner against Commissioner Rodney Ellis in 2020, was drawn into the whole “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” thing but had already proven that she could win on her own.

In the 2018 Midterm Election, Judge Jackson, a Democrat, ran for presiding judge for the Court of Criminal District Court against Judge Sharon Keller, a Republican, in a statewide race and lost.

Judge Ramona Franklin, a Democrat, was the presiding judge for the 338th Criminal District Court and allowed her name to get used as part of the “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” campaign. Still, Judge Jackson failed to win her statewide race against Judge Barbara Parker Hervey, the powerful Republican presiding over the Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7.

What you must remember about the “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” campaign is that Judge Maria T. Jackson was front and center but not at risk of losing her 339th Criminal District Court bench. However, “BETO MANIA” played a significant role in the success of the seventeen African American females who won their local judicial races.

Make no mistake, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke was the hot-ticket item in 2018, not “BLACK GIRL MAGIC,” which benefited from Beto’s popularity and straight-ticket voting, which was still allowed in Texas at the time.

Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat, who was running against Ted Cruz, a Republican, with the help of straight-ticket voting, came within 214,921 votes of defeating Senator Cruz.

What’s significant about Beto O’Rourke’s near-victory over Senator Cruz is that no Democratic candidate has won a statewide race in Texas since 1994, three decades ago.

In his heyday, in the 2018 Midterms, Beto O’Rourke was the man. And having Beto on the ballot in Harris County, Texas, helped to drive “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” to stardom – that’s the truth.

What Democrats are going to need to have success in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election is a diversified judicial field that includes more white and Latina nominees to have success.

THE STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING EFFECT…

If you think back to 2018, every down-ballot Democrat running countywide received 518,812 straight-ticket votes, while their Republican opponents only received 410,654 straight-ticket votes, which was a 108,158 advantage for all of the “BLACK GIRL MAGIC MEMBERS,” that they received because they were running as a Democrat on the ballot.

When the 2022 Midterm Election came around, straight-ticket voting was no more, and we witnessed the first signs of weakness as four “BLACK JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” lost their countywide races, but other Democrats running countywide were able to hold their benches.

Judge Ronnisha Bowman, a Democrat member of “BLACK GIRL MAGIC,” was defeated by Paula Goodhart, a Republican, in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No.2.

Paula Goodhart received 531,798 votes for 50.23%, and Ronnisha Bowman received 526,909 votes for 49.77%. Once the smoke cleared, Goodhart defeated Bowman by 4,889 votes to emerge victorious.

In the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No.3, Leslie Johnson, Republican, snatched the lifeblood out of Porsha Natasha Brown, a Democrat, by 267 votes – which remains the closes countywide race in recent memory.

With 1,059,031 votes cast and 48,087 undervotes recorded, Leslie Johnson received 529,649 votes for 50.01%, and Porscha Natasha Brown received 529,382 votes for 49.99%.

In the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14, Jessica N. Padilla, the Republican, whipped Je’Rell A. Rogers, the Democrat, by a substantial margin. In the end, Jessica N. Padilla received 533,823 votes, for 50.68% of the vote, and Je’Rell A. Rogers received 519,533 for 49.32% in his losing bid to become a judge.

Former Judge Kristin M. Guiney, a Republican, did a number on Gemayel L. Haynes, a Democrat, in the race for judge, 183rd Criminal District Court in Harris County. In the end, Kristin M. Guiney received 534,707 votes, 50.13% of the vote, and Gemayel L. Haynes received 532,031 votes, 49.87%.

2022 MIDTERM ELECTION SHENANIGANS…

Based on our study of the “OFFICIAL CANVASS REPORTS,” Clifford Tatum, the Harris County Election Administrator, is the person who screwed up the 2022 Midterm Election. And when I say Tatum screwed up the reporting, I do mean Clifford Tatum jacked up the 2022 Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas.

Nope – Judge DaSean Jones, a Democrat, did not cheat anybody or steal any votes from Tami C. Pierce, his Republican challenger – Clifford Tatum is the culprit who screwed up the 2022 Midterm Election, and Judge DaSean Jones appears to be the scapegoat.

In the end, Tami C. Pierce finished 449 votes behind Judge DaSean Jones in the race for the 180th Criminal District Court race, which ended up being the second closest race on the 2022 Midterm Election ballot – not the closest race.

Remember the margin of victory in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3, between Leslie Johnson, a Republican, and Porscha Natasha Brown was only 267 votes.

So, why did Tami C. Pierce, the Republican, sue Judge DaSean Jones, the Democrat, when she lost by 449 votes, but Porscha Natasha Brown, the Democrat, did sue her Republican opponent, Leslie Johnson, when she only lost by 267 votes?

I believe that Porscha Natasha Brown, based on my research and investigation, was not advised to sue Leslie Johnson because the truth would have come out about Porscha Natasha Brown’s possible ineligibility situation.

Yes, you heard me right! Based on my investigation, Porscha Natasha Brown, the Democrat, may not have been eligible to be present on the 2022 Midterm Election ballot. The Harris County Democratic Party did not want the smoke that an “ELECTION CHALLENGE” would have brought because many political insiders were already whispering about Porsha Natasha Brown’s residency situation.

As for Clifford Tatum, the Harris County Elections Administrator who caused the “BALLOT PAPER” fiasco, Tatum was unscathed after achieving the job Commissioner Ellis and others recruited him to do.

Remember, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is the County Commissioner who pushed for Clifford Tatum to be hired as the County Election Administrator, even after Tatum had screwed up the elections in Washington D.C. when he served as the Election’s Chief over there.

Fast forward to the Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Midterm Election, it’s no wonder the “PAPER BALLOT” fiasco happened on “ELECTION DAY” in Harris County, Texas.

A similar fiasco happened in April 2014 in Washington, D.C., when Tatum, the D.C. Board of Elections executive director, allowed a problem with printed ballots to occur.

“After a breakdown halted the vote count for hours during the city’s April primaries and a voter guide was mailed out with an upside-down D.C. Flag printed on it, lawmakers way the future of everything about the D.C. Board of Elections hangs in the balance,” according to a published report.

Does this sound familiar? “After polls closed in the Democratic primary at 8 p.m., April 1, what is typically a 30-minute wait for early-voting results stretched into more than two hours,” according to a report published in the Washington Examiner newspaper. “And then, confusion ensued when paper tallies released to reporters at the board’s headquarters did not match numbers published on its Web site.”

Republican election judges claimed that the “PAPER BALLOT SHORTAGES” experience in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, was an intentional act to disenfranchise Republican voters. However, the only thing that resulted from a “CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION” by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office was an alleged “TIME-FRAUD-THEFT” discovered after a thorough investigation by the Texas Rangers.

The former clerk who worked under Clifford Tatum in the Harris County Elections Administrators Office during the 2022 Midterm Election got charged. The individual got accused of theft and five counts of tampering with government documents – but that’s it.

MANY BLACK JUDGES ARE STRUGGLING …

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT…

For the Harris County Democratic Party to be competitive in the 2026 Midterm Election, Mike Doyle (if he’s still the chairman) must diversify and strengthen his judicial nominee field. Yes, it’s difficult to say this, but African Americans are not going to turn out in droves to vote for a bunch of “BLACK CANDIDATES” for symbolic reasons – that ship has already sailed.

The Harris County Democratic Party isn’t even going to have enough money to run an effective “COORDINATED CAMPAIGN” with a bunch of “BLACK CANDIDATES” who have no money unless these judges are going to loan their campaigns some cash out of their salaries.

Either the “BLACK CANDIDATES” must give their campaigns a “FINANCIAL BOOST” by lending themselves some money, or they should expect to get challenged in the Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Democratic Party Primary – that’s how the political game works.

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