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I’ve said before that I’ve been a longtime fan of Rep. Nick Lampson, going back to 1996 when I donated to his campaign to unseat the loony one-term Rep. Steve Stockman. Though I admit that some of his votes this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Some quick hits on the candidate filing front: – In State House news, the Democrats now have candidates for HDs 127 and 135. Joe Montemayor will run against Joe Crabb in the Kingwood-area district, while Trey Fleming, whom we’d first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to this list (PDF) from the Secretary of State’s office (via Quorum Report), each of the five re-re-redistricted Congressional seats has at least two challengers. That contradicts this sloppy AP article, which says the following about CD21: In the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t know what will happen in CD22 now, but I will say this: Tom DeLay sure doesn’t sound like he wants to run again. If the Republicans lose on appeal, DeLay will have to decide whether to campaign for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We may know as soon as Wednesday if the Texas Secretary of State has validated the petition signatures of Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman, thus giving them each a slot on the November gubernatorial ballot. Spokesman Scott Haywood said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rhymes with Right is not happy with Tom DeLay’s June 9 resignation date. Why am I unhappy? Because the resignation will not take place before the Texas GOP convention on June 2-3 — when I had hoped to see the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve got to hand it to the Lone Star Project. They do come up with some original angles on current events. It has been more than 100 years since a Congressional District has been left without a Congressman for longer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The WaPo addresses some of the questions surrounding Tom DeLay’s sudden departure from the scene. Under siege from state and federal probes into his actions and those of his closest aides and advisers, Rep. Tom DeLay had considered resigning on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Let’s get this roundup started… The top Chron story is about GOP disarray in the wake of DeLay’s sudden departure, but the most interesting information comes at the end when the talk turns to a special election. [Texas Republican Chair … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Holy mackeral! Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol, told TIME that he will not seek reelection and will leave Congress within months. Wow. I never expected him … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Greg in TX22 and Right of Texas comes the news that the Libertarian Party has a candidate with some name recognition to run in CD22: Bob Smither. The engineering consultant is known for the tragic case that involved the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just a few random observations from the Tuesday primaries… The thing that really strikes me about Tom DeLay’s win is that his poorest showing was in his home county of Fort Bend: County DeLay vote Total vote DeLay Pct =============================================== … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just a few quick thoughts before the 24 premiere. I’m always happy to see bad news for Tom DeLay, but this poll (survey, really – if I understand the distinction correctly, a poll would be weighted by partisan ID and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’d heard a rumor on Friday about an upcoming Bob Stein/Richard Murray poll of the 22nd Congressional District. Here it is, and it ain’t pretty for Tom DeLay. Only half of those who cast ballots for DeLay in 2004 said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not going to dwell too much on the Strayhorn goes independent story, since I think by now we’re all a little tired of it. The one thing I’ll comment on is this: The two top Democrats in the race … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is still subject to some change, since not everything is yet reflected on the filings page, but here for now is the top of the Democratic ticket: U.S. Senator 12/5/2005 Barbara Ann Radnofsky, (713) 758-3846 12/6/2005 Darrel Reece Hunter, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As everyone now knows, Nick Lampson has declared himself a candidate for the Democratic nomination in CD22 for 2006. Lampson had served for eight years as the Congressman from the former CD09, taking office in 1997 after doing America a … Continue reading → Continue reading →