The self-employed small business owner from Conroe says hes running because the area lacks true Republican representation in Washington, D.C. Kalmbach, a realtor and longtime northwest Houston resident, is making her first run for the Texas House. Walker, who won his last general election by 1.2 million votes, seeks a second term. Though they may put certain guidelines in place, these facilities would not be allowed to prohibit residents from visiting with their designated caregivers. An energy attorney from Midland, Stogner is self-funding her campaign to show independence from wealthy oil and gas contributors. Wakeland is an engineer, attorney and Navy Reserve veteran who has never held public office. A Houston native, Republican Tina Blum Cohen is campaigning on protecting borders, a powerful energy sector, efficient entitlement programs and more. The Republican-leaning district includes most of the Energy Corridor, along with Cypress and Tomball. State Rep. Valoree Swanson, elected as a tea party favorite to represent this fast-growing north Harris County district in 2016, faces a rematch in this year's GOP primary against Debbie Riddle, the former lawmaker who she unseated six years ago. Voters chose former President Donald Trump there by more than 20 points in 2020. He also campaigned for Fort Bend County Court in 2010, winning the Democratic primary but losing in the general. She is also a leading activist in opposing the Interstate 45 expansion plan. A senior leader, the representative has used her status to benefit her constituents and is one of the most productive legislators. Daniel, a Spring resident, is an ordained minister. Moran has served as Smith County judge since 2016 and is running with the backing of some big Texas GOP names, including state Sen. Bryan Hughes. Editorial: We recommend Dennis Paul for House District 129, Chronicle Editorial Board recommends Beto O'Rourke for governor. A crowded field of Republicans is vying to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, in the newly configured 8th Congressional District. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee faces one Republican and no Democratic primary challengers for this solidy blue Houston district after winning 77 percent of the vote over six Democrats in 2020. Certified public accountant and business owner Stephenson has held this seat for almost a decade. Flowers holds a Ph.D. and her work is in promoting STEM education; her campaign website saying she has raised millions toward closing achievement gaps. Procedures for Candidates, 2019-2021. DeAyala, chairman of the Hispanic Republicans of Texas, which operates a political action committee that supports GOP candidates, has served since 2017 on a nine-person board that oversees the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A retired Army veteran, Leon is says U.S. House District 9 needs younger representation as he campaigns on congressional term limits, energy independence, border security, and purging voter rolls. Both uncontested in their respective primaries, April Farris, the Republican incumbent, and Democrat Mike Engelhart will compete in the general election race this November. Haire is a retired nuclear scientist who says he believes in science and in trusting consensus expert opinion. Haire was motivated to run for Congress, he says, because our countrys democracy is in danger, citing new state voting laws and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Five Republican candidates are running for Harris County's Precinct 2 commissioner seat in the upcoming March primaries. Bolanos is a certified residential appraiser. If all goes according to his plans, he wont be commuting to Austin for much longer. Hays is an attorney from rural West Texas who advised prospective Texas hemp producers after the law changed to allow the crop in 2019, and she is centering her campaign around anger at Sid Miller after his political aide was arrested in May 2021 for allegedly soliciting thousands in cash and campaign donations in exchange for hemp production licenses. Download a printable ballot application. Kolkhorst, a small business owner, has served in the Texas Senate since 2014. Montgomery is a Porter resident who says he is self-employed, plans to fund his own campaign and supports term limits for members of Congress. Thompson was the breakout star of the Texas Democrats stay in Washington, D.C, as they pushed for federal voting rights legislation. A pastor and rancher, Teague is making his second run for Congress after losing to Rep. Al Green in 2020. Harvey Tong [email protected] Cy Fair ISD. Small business owner and father of four girls who does not appear to have a campaign website. The Verity Duo system is now in use. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct began reviewing in 2020 allegations that he improperly favored certain private defense attorneys over the county's Public Defender's Office. Willing to critique his own partys extremists, the representative is a consistent conservative voice who has delivered federal funding for projects that benefit the district. A handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the state's highest civil court to rule . Keller, a businessman and longtime Republican activist, represented much of this area on Houston City Council in the early 2000s. Carreon, an electrician, has run at least five times for the Fort Bend Independent School District Board of Trustees. Retired law enforcement officer and educator who does not appear to have a campaign website. In order to become the Republican or Democratic Party nominee for a particular office, you must file an application (PDF) for a place on the ballot with the county or state party chair, as appropriate (see chart). Republican primary ballots in Harris County, by contrast, include 15 contested primaries in those same 41 legislative districts. Gov. The Houston real estate investor is taking her third run at the 29th Congressional District seat. He lists border security as a top issue and says he wants to fight for the sovereignty of the United States.. He also ran in 2020 for the 26th district. Smith works for the U.S. Pastor Council. Case Details Parties Documents Dockets. Abbott, West has taken a strong stance against COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. He has been a leading abortion rights opponent and most recently pushed to roll back some transparency measures around the state's large corporate tax break program, Chapter 313. Ireson is a businessman whose family has been running cattle in Brazos County for 130 years. The sitting Texas Land Commissioner and son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush has highlighted a need to improve border security and human trafficking prosecution. After U.S. Rep. Swanson, a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, authored the bill passed last year restricting which teams transgender student athletes can join. Nationally known civil rights attorney who has represented George Floyd's family and other victims of police violence says he wants to address the intersection of untreated mental health and police encounters. The retired Navy SEAL who grew up in Katy is seeking his third term in Congress. 2022 Candidate's Guide - Running for State, District or County Office; 2020 Candidate's Guide - Running for Federal, State, District or County offices. The newly created Congressional District includes more than 766,000 Harris County residents west of downtown. The Dallas native is a pastor who says he was motivated to run to stop draconian measures enacted during the pandemic. Politics Alexandra del Moral Mealer will face Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in November. Former ACLU attorney from Brownsville whose campaign is focused on health care, voting rights and reproductive rights. Alma Allen has represented this bright-blue south Houston district for over a decade. A justice on the Dallas-based Fifth Court of Appeals and chairman of the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Schenck had already announced his candidacy before Young was appointed. The results have been mixed, but his Republican challenger failed to make a compelling case for why voters should oust the incumbent. Democratic incumbent Teneshia Hudspeth faces no primary challengers for county clerk, and Stan Stanart is the only Republican who filed. Barineau, an attorney, runs an affordable housing management company with her husband and has long been active in local Republican circles, serving as a precinct chair and in other activist roles. After all, shes the only Republican out of the countys 23 felony district judges, and she wasnt elected. Five Republicans are running for the GOP nod, including Deer Park Mayor Jerry Mouton and Jack Morman, a two-term Precinct 2 commissioner Garcia beat four years ago. A general contractor, Bell is known for his fights in recent years against legalizing same-sex marriage. ORourke has focused his campaign on fixing the power grid, attracting jobs and improving education. The emergency room nurse is making her first run for office after being a volunteer on Beto ORourke's U.S. Senate campaign in 2018. Natural gas companies, which the commission regulates, made billions in profit from the crisis. He has faced scrutiny from the Texas Rangers on several occasions for allegedly mixing his personal and political interests. Truong, an Alief ISD school board member since 2015, has advocated for fiscal responsibility at the local level. Gurski is a trial lawyer who previously served as chief of staff to former Houston state representative Dwayne Bohac and as a prosecutor in the Galveston County District Attorney's Office. Missick is a minister who served in the Iraq war and has been an Army chaplain. The teacher and baseball coach says hes running for Congress because the nation is becoming unrecognizable due to elitists and socialists. The two candidates in the Republican primary for Harris County treasurer see the office in starkly contrasting ways. McKinzie is a teacher with Houston ISD who has coached and administered youth baseball at various levels in the community. She is a member of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board. Rick Perry in 2010. Exempt Ad Valorem tax surviving spouse of armed forces. With Harris County slipping from its grasp, the GOP's road to political safety in Texas and beyond grows more perilous as Democratic candidates from the top to the bottom of the ballot siphon . Greg Abbott in October 2021, this is Huddle's first time before Texas voters. Former justice on the Texas Supreme Court, the highest civil court in the state, Guzman made history in 2016 as the first Latina elected to statewide office with 5 million votes, the most in Texas in that year's election. She calls herself a "Christian constitutional conservative.". Lehrmann joined a dissenting opinion in March urging her colleagues to make a decision on whether the state's electric grid operator can be sued, and in June, she wrote the majority opinion ruling that families of the victims of the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting could not sue Academy Sports and Outdoors for negligence. They defeated John Manlove, Richard Vega, and Daniel Jason in the Republican primary for Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 on March 1, 2022. He has published two books on the subject, including 2018s TEXIT: Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union.. Will Hickman, Dan Hochman and Audrey Young are the best suited to shape the Texas curriculum and review charter school applications. He retired from the school board last year and says he now has the time and ability to bring his leadership experience to the Texas House. by Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune Dec. 9, 2022. United Republicans of Harris County is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that was formed in 1992 to aid the local party in its organizing efforts. Any Harris County voter with a mentally ill family member or friend facing a felony offense would do well to land in Hilary Ungers courtroom. A New Orleans native who is a media company owner and communications consultant. Babin, a Woodville dentist and one of the most conservative members of Congress, has pushed consistently to bolster funding for NASA during his time in the House. Harris County assistant district attorney hoping to try his hand on the state's top criminal court. Barton, a police detective and former a staffer in the U.S. Senate and the White House, says he's running because education in Texas needs change and he can help as a voice from "outside the education machine.". Dan Patrick and U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw. Two largely unknown Republicans will battle first before embarking on the uphill battle of unseating a Democrat in a district that turned a deeper shade of blue during redistricting last year. He also is pledging to improve financial literacy and economic awareness of county residents, and calls the treasurers office the last line of defense against wasteful spending by county leaders. Candidate. Dan Patrick boosts 5 Texas Senate candidates in unprecedented bid to extend his reach, Trump wades deeper into Texas politics with 20 endorsements in 2022 primaries, Bandit signs already are illegal. Fill out an application for ballot by mail and turn it in to your county elections office. (Section 172.022, Texas Election Code). The proposals were filed in response to Harris County's problems at the polls in recent . Four Republicans and a Democrat are running for House District 23 in the hopes of succeeding state Rep. Mayes Middleton, a Wallisville Republican who is running for an overlapping state senate seat. Editorial: Al Green for the 9th Congressional District. Former District Chris Daniel was the only Republican to file. Cypress Republican Tom Oliverson is unopposed in his bid for reelection to a seat he's held since 2016. A rematch from the 2020 election is set between Republican Lily Truoung of the Alief ISD board and Democratic Rep. Hubert Vo, who won their last race in 2020 by about 10,000 votes or nearly 20 percentage points. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's political future is on the line for 2022. The REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Mission We are committed to advancing limited government, lower taxes, less spending and individual liberty. A retired Seguin resident who has never run for public office before. Current Board Member Audrey Young is the only candidate who filed in either party's primary for this solidly Republican seat, which she has held since last year. Osborne, elected in 2018, is seeking a second term. John Whitmire has spent nearly 40 years representing Senate District 15, which includes parts of north Houston and Harris County. Welcome to the Website of the Conservative Coalition of Harris County CCHC PAC encourages the public to vote for conservative candidates in the general election and therefore recommends voting for Republican Party candidates in the Federal, State and County Races. A political newcomer from Houston running for office for the first time. Runoff elections can take place between the top candidates if no one reaches a 50% majority of the vote. Influential House Republican Greg Bonnen faces a sole Democratic challenger in this predominantly white district north of Galveston. This would mean a governmental entity could not limit or prohibit religious services. Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson is Democrats' breakout star in D.C. Texas is first state to make buying sex a felony, Democratic clones and Republican clones': Rep. Dutton doesn't mind getting slammed by his own party, Forced into runoff, Rep. Harold Dutton investigates opponent he says may not exist, Rep. Dutton battles to extend career in primary defined by Houston ISD takeover clash, In Senate District 6 race, leading contenders agree on policy, differ in legislative approach, Watchdog calls for stronger safeguards of industrial storage tanks, Texas lawmakers call on state to move toward canceling next years STAAR tests, After 30 years, Rep. Coleman retires for health reasons, Texas Supreme Court clears way for civil arrests of AWOL Democrats, Swanson faces familiar foe in suburban Houston district, Bill targeting transgender student athletes headed to Gov. He sits on the board of a crisis pregnancy center in Brazosport. Six incumbent losses were inevitable in 2022 due to primaries featuring two incumbents. A former U.S. Army combat medic, Stroud is running against vaccine mandates and other policies he has deemed too "radical.". What should I do to avoid problems with my ID on my mail ballot application? The general election matchup for this solidly blue district is already set, with just one Republican filing to run against the incumbent, Democratic Rep. Penny Morales Shaw. As an engineer in the energy industry who has the ability to work with Republicans, he is in a position to help fix the grid and protect Texas from the next Uri-strength storm. The Houston resident runs a consulting and management firm and touts her background as a first-generation American whose parents fled authoritarian rule in Ethiopia. Rep. McCaul is fighting to end that. State Rep. Ron Reynolds has represented this safely blue seat in Fort Bend County since 2011. Eight Republicans and four Democrats are running to succeed Land Commissioner George P. Bush as head of the Texas General Land Office, which administers disaster recovery after major storms, oversees the Alamo, manages Texas' state-run veterans homes and contributes oil and gas royalties to the state's $44 billion public school endowment. Step 2: Take the printed copy of your ballot to the Verity Scan machine to record your ballot and cast your vote. Texas election news delivered to your inbox, curated by our Austin Bureau. On her website, she vows to "protect our proud Texas history and fight back against the Biden Administration's assault on our state's oil and natural gas industry.". Can I still vote? In the eight years that Abbott has occupied the office of governor, his fellow Texans have watched him transmogrify from a shrewd yet reasonable statesman into Editorial: Joseph LeBlanc for the 22nd Congressional District, A change is needed and the army veteran and Libertarian candidate offers the best option, Editorial: Lehrmann, Huddle and Young for the Texas Supreme Court. It's critical that we elect experienced and qualified judges to restore law and order and make public safety the top priority in Harris County lives quite literally depend on it. Dante, who has been linked to the QAnon conspiracy movement, is making his first run for Congress. Abbotts warrant for his arrest, New Texas law aims to protect parents wrongly accused of child abuse, Hull faces familiar foe in suburban Houston district, GOP primary for House seat in west Houston divides conservative grass roots, Concrete company, after scrapping Acres Homes batch plant project, to move out of neighborhood, Listen: Jarvis Johnson talks teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight of Texas prisons, New law requires Texas landlords to notify renters of flood risk, Texas House ready for business as three Houston Democrats return. Currently, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct may only handle complaints against existing judges. He was also one of the Republicans targeted in 2019 by former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen for voting against a bill banning taxpayer funded lobbying. Lina Hidalgo, the political novice who won in a stunning upset four years ago, is seeking a second term as county judge. Greg Abbott is seeking a third term in office but will first need to overcome 7 primary opponents, while 5 Democrats battle in their primary race. Natalie Blasingame . Ashley participates in Wake County and North Carolina Republican Party as a delegate to respective Conventions as well as gives to the work of the Party through personal and volunteer contributions. Please don't forget to vote early for the candidates of your choice on "MAY 24TH" in the 2022 Democratic Party Primary or Republican Party Primary "RUNOFF ELECTION" for Harris County, Texas. The county clerk now has fewer responsibilities since the Commissioners Court last year reassigned the duty of running elections to an unelected administrator. Stanart, whom Democrat Diane Trautman beat in 2018 before resigning for health reasons, hopes to win his old post back. We are proud to have remained active participants for 30 YEARS in the political landscape of Harris County, the third largest county in the United States. She won the GOP primary in 2020 but lost in the general election. The Democratic redistricting likely will have a great effect on the race for Precinct 4 commissioner, to the detriment of incumbent Republican Jack Cagle. He is backed by several conservatives in Congress, including Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn. She's practiced civil and appellate law at Houston law firms Baker Botts LLC and Stuart PC and became a partner at the latter firm in 2016. The mediator and former Galveston mayor who wants to create a civil rights division in the office and use the office to lead a statewide effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Their decision is usually the final word, whether its regarding a violent felony, a real estate dispute or Editorial: Mano DeAyala for House District 133, Editorial: We recommend Hubert Vo for Texas House 149. She's facing challengers from within her own party, and a crowded GOP field. Burrows, who describes herself as a mother and business woman, says she supports vouchers to offset the cost of private schools and has questioned the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Gilani, of Sugar Land, is a realtor who worked as an election judge in 2020 and 2021. Find a polling location near you for early voting or Election Day. Daniel, who served as district clerk before being defeated in 2018, is vying for his old job. Thierry the incumbent runs her own law practice. Greg Abbott and joined the court in January 2021. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our Privacy Notice. Unger, 59, a Democrat, has worked tirelessly as a judge to make the system more accommodating for Editorial: Rolland McLaughlin for 262nd Criminal District Court. From 2013 to 2018, he was a policy adviser to two members of the Texas Public Utility Commission. If Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale ruled the world, Republicans itching to unseat our first-term . Republican incumbents bring more experience and their own diverse backgrounds. Mallet-Fontenot is a teacher in Houston ISD, where she ran for school board in 2013. Ik-Ejiofor is a legislative budget analyst intern, according to her Linkedin, which says she speaks four languages English, French, Igbo and Korean. She faces an uphill climb in House District 150, which former president Donald Trump carried by 14 percentage points in 2020. Riddle, elected to the House in 2002 and viewed for years as a staunch conservative, drew the ire of hardline members of her party after becoming an ally of moderate Republican Speaker Joe Straus. She ran in 2020 for the 387th district court in Fort Bend County. Spiers is a Houston attorney and former heart surgeon who first ran for public office in 2018, when he failed to reach the runoff in the Republican primary for Texas' 2nd Congressional District. Editorial: Chuck Crews for Texas House District 128. Incumbent Will Metcalf, a Republican, is running unopposed in this red East Texas district north of Houston. Editorial: Stephanie Morales for Texas House District 138, Stephanie Morales for Texas House District 138, Editorial: Dan Crenshaw in the 2nd Congressional District. Oliverson, a Republican from Cypress, is unopposed in his bid for reelection to a seat he's held since 2016. Democrat Katherine Thomas and Republican Lori DeAngelo present an interesting generational contrast. Sometimes, we wish state Rep. Hubert Vo would put half as much energy into representing Texas House District 149 as he did in becoming a millionaire businessman by the age of 40. Democrats redrew his precinct to his likely political advantage. Weber, a former state representative and Pearland city councilman, has represented the 14th Congressional District since 2013. Each voter must select either a Republican or Democratic ballot, and pick candidates only in that party's primary.