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
✔ 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
✔ 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.
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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© 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 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.