Monday, October 14, 2024

A Flawed Down-ballot Strategy Could Cause Black Judicial Candidates with ‘Ethnic Sounding’ Names to Suffer Defeats


Pastor Terrance Hall (left) is working hard to help his Democrat and Republican clients win their races on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Mike Doyle (second from left), the chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party, currently has $368,011.82 in his Harris County Democratic Party Executive Committee bank account. Cindy Siegel (right), the chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, currently only has $58,718.00 in her Harris County Republican Party Executive Committed bank account. FOLLOWING THE MONEY... Between 7/01/2024 and 9/26/2024, Cindy Siegel spent $18,000.00 as an advertising expense for her down-ballot judicial candidates. Between 7/01/2024 and 9/26/2024, Mike Doyle received thousands of donations from his down-ballot judicial candidates. He transferred $205,732.15 out of the (CEC) bank account to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an "ALLOCABLE" amount.



Pastor Terrance Hall is pictured above with Mike Doyle. Harris County Democratic Party Chairman Mike Doyle still has $368,011.82 left inside his (CEC) account. Will he spend any of this money advertising on KCOH 1230, the SOURCE, between now and Tuesday, November 5, 2024. And what about local Black-owned media companies and consultants? I’m unsure why “BLACK NEWSPAPERS” owners haven’t started sounding the alarms yet. Still, Sonceria Messiah Jiles, the owner of the Houston Defender Newspaper; Kieth “Mr. Demars” Davis, the owner of the D-Mars Business Journal; Francis Page, Jr., the owner of Houston Style Magazine; Karen Carter Richards, the CEO and Publisher of the Forward Times Newspaper, and Roy D. Malonson, the owner of the African American News & Issues should be appalled and upset that the Harris County Democratic Party has failed to respect, their Black readership.

- MONEY TRANSFERS -

On 9/23/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $68,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 9/09/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $10,289.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 9/03/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,213.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/30/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $5,562.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/26/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,319.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/19/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,416.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/12/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,928.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,576.46 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,576.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,894.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $20,588.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $6,372.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $3,200.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/23/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,704.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/22/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $10,674.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/15/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $3,725.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/12/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $11,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/08/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $4,979.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/08/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/01/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $5,682.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.



Cindy Siegel, the chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, is pictured above with Congressman Morgan Lutrell, who is running for reelection against a Democrat named Laura Jones. As you can see above, Cindy Siegel only has $58,718.00 inside her Harris County Republican Party Executive Committee Campaign account.



On 9/24/2024, the Harris County Republican Party (CEC) wrote a check for $18,000.00 to Bluestone Creatives, LLC, located at 306 N. Broadway Street, Joshua, Texas 76058, as an “ADVERTISING EXPENSE” for an ad promoting their Republican judges.

A Flawed Down-ballot Strategy Could Cause Black Judicial Candidates with ‘Ethnic Sounding’ Names to Suffer Defeats

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

By not answering the negative attack ads airing on local TV news networks against “DEMOCRATIC JUDGES,” the Harris County Democratic Party Chairman (Mike Doyle) appears to be making it more difficult for down-ballot “BLACK DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” with ‘ethnic-sounding’ names emerge successful on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Harris County, Texas.

It’s almost like the Harris County Democratic Party has a ‘silent agreement’ not to help their down-ballot judicial candidates and leave them to fend for themselves.

Democrats are using the same playbook that cost them two seats on the Harris Central Appraisal District Board a few months ago. This flawed strategy is the same one that caused “BLACK DEMOCRAT JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” to lose their countywide races in the 2022 Midterms when other Democrats running countywide emerged victoriously.

What we’re seeing play out in real-time may be a real-live attempt to purge “LOCAL JUDICIAL BENCHES” of African American judges through a coordinated effort.

What is Mike Doyle, the chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP), doing? With less than a week left before “EARLY VOTING” begins on Monday, October 21, 2025, Mike Doyle, who serves as the chairman and treasurer for the (HCDP), appears to be leaving down-ballot “JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” to fend for themselves while Cindy Seigel, the chairman of the Harris County Republican Party (HCRP) has doubled-down for her down-ballot judicial candidates.

Their most recent campaign finance reports show that the Harris County Democratic Party has $368,011.82 inside their County Executive Committee (CEC) bank account. Comparatively speaking, the Harris County Republican Party has $58,718.00 sitting inside their County Executive Committee (CEC) Bank Account.

You should notice that while Cindy Siegel is chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, she does not control the money. Republicans have a check and balance system set up on their side. Their treasurer is David R. Millard, III, who signs off on the campaign finance reports under penalty of perjury.

I might also add that Cindy Siegel, the chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in ‘good standing’ with the State of Texas.

While reviewing the campaign finance report filed under penalty of perjury by the HCRP for the period covering 7/01/2024 – 9/26/2024, the HCRP only listed two expenditures.

On 9/24/2024, the Harris County Republican Party (CEC) wrote a check for $18,000.00 to Bluestone Creatives, LLC, located at 306 N. Broadway Street, Joshua, Texas 76058, as an “ADVERTISING EXPENSE” for an ad promoting their Republican judges.

On 9/05/2024, the Harris County Republican Party (CEC) transferred $12,500.00 to the Harris County Republican Party for their “OFFICE OVERHEAD” and rental expenses.

On the other hand, what concerns me most about what’s happening within the Harris County Democratic Party with Mike Doyle serving as the chairman and treasurer is that, for the most part, all Mike Doyle seems to be doing is taking in donations from his local nominees and then transferring their money to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC, as an “ALLOCABLE AMOUNT” which makes it hard to identify what’s happening to the transferred money.

One thing’s for sure: These thousands upon thousands of dollars (transferred) aren’t benefiting their local down-ballot “JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” in a measurable way, as they should.

- MONEY TRANSFERS -

On 9/23/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $68,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 9/09/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $10,289.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 9/03/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,213.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/30/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $5,562.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/26/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,319.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/19/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,416.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 8/12/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $7,928.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,576.46 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,576.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/31/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,894.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $20,588.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $6,372.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/29/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $3,200.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/23/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $8,704.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/22/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $10,674.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/15/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $3,725.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/12/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $11,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/08/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $4,979.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/08/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $2,000.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

On 7/01/2024, the Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) transferred $5,682.00 to the Harris County Democratic Party (FED) PAC as an “ALLOCABLE” amount.

“FLAWED STRATEGY.”

The current strategy that Mike Doyle and the Harris County Democratic Party are running proved flawed and not in the best interest of African American candidates running in countywide races for judicial positions on the Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Presidential Election ballot.

I’m unsure why “BLACK NEWSPAPERS” owners haven’t started sounding the alarms yet. Still, Sonceria Messiah Jiles, the owner of the Houston Defender Newspaper; Kieth “Mr. Demars” Davis, the owner of the D-Mars Business Journal; Francis Page, Jr., the owner of Houston Style Magazine; Karen Carter Richards, the CEO and Publisher of the Forward Times Newspaper, and Roy D. Malonson, the owner of the African American News & Issues should be appalled and upset that the Harris County Democratic Party has failed to respect, their Black readership.

African Americans are the backbone of the Democratic Party, yet Blacks aren’t getting anything for their loyalty. To make matters worse, Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking to make history by becoming the first female black president of the United States. The local Harris County Democratic Party doesn’t feel any sense or semblance of responsibility to deliver equity by supporting “BLACK-OWNED” media outlets in any way, shape, or form – that’s shameful.

Sonceria Messiah Jiles, Keth Davis, Francis Page, Jr., Karen Carter, and Roy Douglas Malonson deserve much more respect than the Harris County Democratic Party is giving them.

I cannot understand why I must bring this issue to the forefront of this “2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION” political cycle—it is embarrassing.

“BLACKS ARE TARGETS.”

For the last few weeks, television ads have run on local TV Stations asking voters to kick “Soft on Crime Democratic Judges” out of office on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Harris County, Texas. But these TV ads are aimed at Black judges.

As it stands today, “BLACK JUDGES” hold a majority of the judicial benches in Harris County, Texas, and are on the verge of claiming more benches on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, if the Harris County Democratic Party gets its act together between now and Election Day.

But the onus is on Mike Doyle to do what’s right. The “BLACK COMMUNITY” must demand respect and stop being afraid to address the underlying issues and problems that have plagued our community for far too long.

A few months ago, a highly-respected “BLACK FEMALE” Federal Judge by the name of Judge Erica Hughes was called an animal by an LGBTQ+ Attorney by the name of Ben L. Aderholt. From what I can remember, the Harris County Democratic Party, as a body, didn’t even address the issue satisfactorily – if my memory serves me correctly. At the same time, the “QUALIFICATIONS OF BLACK FEMALES” was also called into question, and Mike Doyle and the Harris County Democratic Party found themselves accused of “TARGETING BLACK FEMALE CANDIDATES” and working covertly to help incumbent white male judges.

“WHAT’S UNFOLDING.”

The lack of a response by the Harris County Democratic Party to the negative TV ads that are currently airing on local television stations is unacceptable – especially given the fact that most of the down-ballot “JUDICIAL NOMINEES” who find themselves in contested races happen to be African American.

The troubling thing about these “POLITICAL ADS” being run to defeat local “DEMOCRAT JUDGES” is that these “POLITICAL ADS” worked to defeat four Democrats running countywide in Harris County, Texas, in the “ERROR-FILLED” Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Midterm Election – all of whom mysteriously turned out to be African American – no joke!

As a refresher, Judge Ronnisha Bowman, Porscha Natasha Brown, Je’Rell A. Rogers, and Gemayel L. Haynes all lost their down-ballot judicial races in 2022, while the rest of their fellow Democrats managed to win their judicial races.

“ONLY 267 VOTES.”



Porsha Natasha Brown lost to Leslie Johnson by 267 votes with 1,059,031 votes recorded in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3. But what’s remarkable is that neither candidate ran any campaign to secure votes from “OPEN-MINDED VOTERS” from outside their respective party base, which resulted in 48,087 voters skipping over their race.

“ONLY 4,889 VOTES.”


Judge Ronnisha Bowman lost to Paula Goodhart by 4,889 votes with 1,058,707 votes recorded in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2. But what’s remarkable is that neither candidate ran any campaign to secure votes from “OPEN-MINDED VOTERS” from outside their respective party base, which resulted in 48,406 voters skipping over their race.

“ONLY 2,676 VOTES.”


Gemayel L. Haynes lost to Kristin M. Guiney by 2,676 votes with 1,066,738 votes recorded in the race for District Judge, 183rd Judicial District Court. But what’s remarkable is that neither candidate ran any campaign to secure votes from “OPEN-MINDED VOTERS” outside their respective party base, resulting in 40,642 voters skipping over their race.

“ONLY 14,290 VOTES.”


Je’Rell A. Rogers lost to Jessica N. Padilla by 14,290 votes with 1,053,356 votes recorded in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14. But what’s remarkable is that neither candidate ran any campaign to secure votes from “OPEN-MINDED VOTERS” from outside their respective party base, which resulted in 53,566 voters skipping over their race.

“CLOSING THOUGHTS.”

Republicans and Democrats are locked in a “DEAD HEAT” in the absentee mail ballot category as the start of early voting nears. That said, it is incumbent upon every voter to do their research and make informed and empowered voting decisions during the “EARLY VOTING PERIOD” and on “ELECTION DAY” if you can’t vote early.

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



Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall School of Law) could be on the verge of making history. In the early mail ballot returns, Dan Simons, a Thurgood Marshall School of Law graduate, outperforms his opponent, Sean Teare. Congressman Wesley Hunt's 38th Congressional District leads the way in the "ABSENTEE MAIL BALLOTS," with 2,264 absentee mail ballots cast in his district through Wednesday, October 9, 2024. (CLICK HERE) View the complete "MAIL BALLOT" breakdown as the start of early voting nears.


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.

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


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

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United States Senator

✔ TED CRUZ
Republican Party

✔ COLIN ALLRED
Democratic Party

TED BROWN
Libertarian Party

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United States Representative, District 2

✔ 
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PETER FILLER
Democratic Party


United States Representative, District 7

CAROLINE KANE
Republican Party

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United States Representative, District 8

✔ MORGAN LUTTRELL

LAURA JONES
Democratic Party

United States Representative, District 9

✔ AL GREEN


United States Representative, District 18

✔ LANA CENTONZE

SYLVESTER TURNER
Democratic Party

⌧------------Write-In


*United States Representative, District 18
Unexpired Term

MARIA DUNN
Republican Party

KEVIN O. DURAL
Republican Party

✔ ERICA LEE CARTER


United States Representative, District 22

✔ TROY E. NEHLS

MARQUETTE GREENE-SCOTT
Democratic Party


United States Representative, District 29

ALAN GARZA
Republican Party

✔ SYLVIA GARCIA


United States Representative, District 36

✔ BRIAN BABIN

DAYNA STEELE
Democratic Party

United States Representative, District 38

✔ WESLEY P. HUNT

MELISSA MCDONOUGH
Democratic Party

⌧------------Write-In


Railroad Commissioner

✔ CHRISTI CRADDICK

KATHERINE CULBERT
Democratic Party

HAWK DUNLAP
Libertarian Party

EDDIE ESPINOZA
Green Party

⌧------------Write-In


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2

JIMMY BLACKLOCK
Republican Party

 DASEAN JONES


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4

✔ JOHN DEVINE

CHRISTINE VINH WEEMS
Democratic Party


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

✔ JANE BLAND

BONNIE LEE GOLDSTEIN
Democratic Party

J. DAVID ROBERSON
Libertarian Party


Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

DAVID J. SCHENCK
Republican Party

✔ HOLLY TAYLOR


Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

✔ GINA PARKER

NANCY MULDER
Democratic Party


Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

✔ LEE FINLEY

CHIKA ANYIAM
Democratic Party


Member, State Board of Education, District 4

✔ STACI CHILDS


State Senator, District 6

MARTHA FIERRO
Republican Party

✔ CAROL ALVARADO

State Senator, District 7

✔ PAUL BETTENCOURT

MICHELLE GWINN
Democratic Party


State Senator, District 15

 JOSEPH L. TRAHAN

MOLLY COOK
Democratic Party


State Senator, District 17 

 JOAN HUFFMAN

✔ KATHY CHENG


State Representative, District 126

✔ E. SAM HARLESS

⌧------------Write-In


State Representative, District 127

 ✔ CHARLES CUNNINGHAM

JOHN LEHR
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 128

✔ BRISCOE CAIN

CHUCK CREWS
Democratic Party

KEVIN J. HAGAN
Libertarian Party


State Representative, District 129

✔ DENNIS PAUL

DOUG PETERSON
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 130

 TOM OLIVERSON

BRETT ROBINSON
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 131

 ALMA A. ALLEN


State Representative, District 132

✔ MIKE SCHOFIELD

CHASE WEST
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 133

✔ MANO DEAYALA


State Representative, District 134

AUDREY DOUGLAS
Republican Party

✔ ANN JOHNSON


State Representative, District 135

 JON E. ROSENTHAL


State Representative, District 137

✔ GENE WU

LEE SHARP
Libertarian Party


State Representative, District 138

LACEY HULL
Republican Party

 ✔ STEPHANIE MORALES


State Representative, District 139

 ✔ CHARLENE WARD JOHNSON


State Representative, District 140

✔ ARMANDO LUCIO WALLE


State Representative, District 141

✔ SENFRONIA THOMPSON


State Representative, District 142

✔ HAROLD V. DUTTON JR


State Representative, District 143

✔ ANA HERNANDEZ


State Representative, District 144

✔ MARY ANN PEREZ


State Representative, District 145

✔ CHRISTINA MORALES


State Representative, District 146

LANCE YORK
Republican Party

 LAUREN ASHLEY SIMMONS


State Representative, District 147

CLAUDIO GUTIERREZ
Republican Party

 JOLANDA JONES


State Representative, District 148

 ✔ KAY SMITH

PENNY MORALES SHAW
Democratic Party


State Representative, District 149

LILY TRUONG
Republican Party

✔ HUBERT VO


State Representative, District 150

 ✔ VALOREE SWANSON

MARISELA "MJ" JIMENEZ
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2

✔ JENNIFER CAUGHEY

BRENDETTA SCOTT
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6

ANDREW JOHNSON
Republican Party

 SARAH BETH LANDAU


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7

CLINT MORGAN
Republican Party

 JULIE COUNTISS


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8

✔ KRISTIN M. GUINEY

RICHARD HIGHTOWER
Democratic Party


Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9

SUSANNA DOKUPIL
Republican Party

 ✔ AMBER BOYD-CORA


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3

 CHAD BRIDGES

VELDA RENITA FAULKNER
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 4

 TONYA MCLAUGHLIN

CHARLES SPAIN
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5

 MARITZA MICHELE ANTÚ

FRANCES BOURLIOT
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6

 KATY BOATMAN

MEAGAN HASSAN
Democratic Party


Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8

✔ BRAD HART

MARGARET 'MEG' POISSANT
Democratic Party


District Judge, 11th Judicial District

 NILE BAILEY COPELAND
Republican Party

✔ KRISTEN HAWKINS


District Judge, 61st Judicial District

LEE KATHRYN SHUCHART
Republican Party

 FREDERICKA PHILLIPS


District Judge, 80th Judicial District

SONYA L. ASTON
Republican Party

 JERALYNN MANOR


District Judge, 125th Judicial District

 ✔ KYLE CARTER


District Judge, 127th Judicial District

 DENISE BROWN


District Judge, 129th Judicial District

WILL ARCHER
Republican Party

 MICHAEL GOMEZ


District Judge, 133rd Judicial District

MICHAEL LANDRUM
Republican Party

 NICOLE PERDUE


District Judge, 151st Judicial District

 ERICA HUGHES


District Judge, 152nd Judicial District

 TAKASHA FRANCIS


District Judge, 164th Judicial District

AARON GABRIEL ADAMS
Republican Party

 CHERYL ELLIOTT THORNTON


District Judge, 165th Judicial District

 BRUCE BAIN

URSULA A. HALL
Democratic Party


District Judge, 174th Judicial District

 HAZEL B. JONES


District Judge, 176th Judicial District

 NIKITA “NIKI” HARMON


District Judge, 177th Judicial District

 EMILY MUNOZ DETOTO

ROBERT JOHNSON
Democratic Party


District Judge, 178th Judicial District

✔ KELLI JOHNSON


District Judge, 179th Judicial District

✔ ANA MARTINEZ


District Judge, 215th Judicial District

NATHAN J. MILLIRON
Republican Party

 ✔ ELAINE PALMER


District Judge, 333rd Judicial District

BRIAN STALEY
Republican Party

 TRACY D. GOOD


District Judge, 334th Judicial District

 DAWN ROGERS


District Judge, 337th Judicial District

 COLLEEN GAIDO


District Judge, 338th Judicial District

MICHELE ONCKEN
Republican Party

 ALLISON JACKSON MATHIS


District Judge, 339th Judicial District

 TE’IVA BELL


District Judge, 351st Judicial District

 NATALIA "NATA" CORNELIO


District Judge, 486th Judicial District

 AARON BURDETTE

VIVIAN KING
Democratic Party


District Judge, 487th Judicial District

LORI DEANGELO
Republican Party

 STACY ALLEN BARROW


District Judge, 488th Judicial District

MATTHEW PENEGUY
Republican Party

 CARVANA CLOUD


District Judge, 507th Judicial District

DAN LEMKUIL
Republican Party

 LILLIAN HENNY ALEXANDER


District Attorney

 DAN SIMONS

⌧ SEAN TEARE
Democratic Party


Judge, County Criminal Court No. 16

 LINDA GARCIA

ASHLEY MAYES GUICE
Democratic Party


Judge, County Probate Court No. 5

RAY BLACK JR
Republican Party

 FRANSHENEKA “FRAN” WATSON


County Attorney

 JACQUELINE LUCCI SMITH

CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE
Democratic Party


Sheriff

 MIKE KNOX

ED GONZALEZ
Democratic Party


County Tax Assessor-Collector

STEVE RADACK
Republican Party

✔ ANNETTE RAMIREZ


County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large

DANIELLE DICK
Republican Party

 RICHARD CANTU


County School Trustee, Position 4, Precinct 3

 ERIC DICK


County School Trustee, Position 6, Precinct 1

 JOHN FITZGERALD MCGEE


County Commissioner, Precinct 1

 GERRY VANDER-LYN

RODNEY ELLIS
Democratic Party


County Commissioner, Precinct 3

✔ TOM RAMSEY

⌧ SALEEM MALIK
Democratic Party


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1

 ✔ ERIC WILLIAM CARTER


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1

 JO ANN DELGADO


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1

 JOE STEPHENS


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1

 LINCOLN GOODWIN


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1

JAMES LOMBARDINO
Republican Party

✔ ISRAEL GARCIA


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 1

 VICTOR TREVIÑO III


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1

✔ WANDA ADAMS

⌧------------Write-In


Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1

✔ HOLLY WILLIAMSON

CARISSA GRADY
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 1

 ALAN ROSEN


Constable, Precinct 2

 JERRY GARCIA


Constable, Precinct 3

ERICK PATINO
Republican Party

 SHERMAN EAGLETON


Constable, Precinct 4

 MARK HERMAN

SAM “HUTCH” HUTCHISON
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 5

 TERRY ALLBRITTON

⌧ JEROME MOORE
Democratic Party


Constable, Precinct 6

 SILVIA TREVINO


Constable, Precinct 7

✔ JAMES “SMOKIE” PHILLIPS


Constable, Precinct 8

✔ PHIL SANDLIN

Harris County Flood Control District, Election to Approve Tax Rate

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

 ▭ FOR - A FAVOR
▭ AGAINST - EN CONTRA

Let’s Make Something Special Happen

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Houston Business Connections Newspaper© endorsed Israel Garcia over James Lombardino in the Harris County Justice of the Peace race for Precinct 5, Place 1. We are still waiting to see who the Houston Chronicle "EDITORIAL BOARD" will endorse in this race.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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































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

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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."

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