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January 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Should have done this a long time ago, just to close the books on the 2020 election cycle, but for a variety of reasons I didn’t. With the forthcoming special election in CD06, I now have a reason to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

October 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is it, the last quarterly finance report roundup for the cycle. It’s been quite the time, hasn’t it? Let’s do this and see where we are as voting continues. The January 2019 roundup is here, which closed out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, DCCC, Donna Imam, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Julie Oliver, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, redistricting, Rick Kennedy, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Menefee and more

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses Christian Menefee for Harris County Attorney. Christian Menefee was still celebrating his victory in the Democratic primary over longtime incumbent Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan when the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. Lockdowns and social distancing left the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD01, CD10, Christian Menefee, Congress, Election 2020, endorsements, Hank Gilbert, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Louie Gohmert, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Texas | 3 Comments

Interview with Hank Gilbert

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I will have a few interviews to present for the November election. Nearly all of the people I wanted to talk to in the greater Houston area were in contested primaries, and thus I have already interviewed them, but there … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD01, Congress, Election 2020, Hank Gilbert, interviews, Texas | 7 Comments

Louie Gohmert gets COVID-19

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The universe works in mysterious ways. U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, he said in an interview with East Texas Now where he speculated that he may have caught the virus from wearing his … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged CD01, Congress, coronavirus, Election 2020, face masks, Hank Gilbert, Louie Gohmert, Texas | 46 Comments

July 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations, everyone. Not only have we made it to the other side of another quarterly reporting period, we have also successfully navigated the primary runoffs. My next quarterly finance report post for Congress will thus be shorter, as this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD31, CD32, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, coronavirus, David Jaramillo, DCCC, Democratic primary, DNC, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Biden, Joe Kopser, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, President, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Texas, Todd Litton, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

April 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, remember politics? You know, races and finance reports and stuff like that? Yeah, it’s still happening, weird as that may seem right now. As we are well into April, the Q1 Congressional finance reports for 2020 are in, and … Continue reading →

January 2020 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The big ones for this cycle the Q4 2019 Congressional finance reports. For the last time, we have new candidates joining the list, and a couple of folks dropping out. Let’s do the thing and see where we are going … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD14, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Colin Allred, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dan Jangigian, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Efrain Valdez, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Henry Cuellar, Jaime Escuder, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Jessica Cisneros, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lizzie FLetcher, Lulu Seikaly, Mat Pruneda, Michael Grimes, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nyanza Moore, Pritash Gandhi, Ricardo Madrid, Richard Fleming, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sam Vega, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tammy Young, Tanner Do, Texas, Travis Olsen, Wendy Davis, William Foster | 4 Comments

After-deadline filing review: Congress

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s continue our walk through the filings. I’m going to take a look at some of the interesting Congressional races, skipping over the ones we just looked at. CD01: It’s still not remotely competitive, but I once again want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Candace Valenzuela, CD01, CD03, CD11, CD12, CD13, CD14, CD17, CD20, CD21, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD31, CD33, CD34, CD35, Chet Edwards, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Filemon Vela, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Joaquin Castro, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lloyd Doggett, Louie Gohmert, Lulu Seikaly, Marc Veasey, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Sean McCaffity, Tanner Do, Texas, Wendy Davis, William Foster | 7 Comments

October 2019 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Moving on to the Q3 FEC reports, we again have new candidates making their appearance. The January roundup is here, which closed out the 2017-18 election cycle, the April report is here, and the July report is here. For comparison, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, campaign finance reports, Candace Valenzuela, Carol Ianuzzi, CD01, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD31, CD32, Chet Edwards, Chris Bell, Christine Eady Mann, Christopher Suprun, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Crystal Fletcher, Dan Crenshaw, Dan Jangigian, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Eric Hanke, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Hank Gilbert, Heidi Sloan, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, John Biggan, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, Liz Wahl, Lorie Burch, Louie Gohmert, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Murray Holcomb, Nyanza Moore, Pete Sessions, Pritash Gandhi, Rick Kennedy, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Royce West, Sean McCaffity, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Sri Kulkarni, Stephen Daniel, Tanner Do, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

The UT/TT poll’s track record in past Democratic primaries

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The one result in that UT/TT poll from Monday that has people freaking out is the one that shows nutball LaRouchie Kesha Rogers leading the Senate race with 35%, followed by David Alameel with 27%. I expressed my skepticism of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Barbara Radnofsky, Bill White, David Alameel, David Dewhurst, Debra Medina, Democratic primary, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Farouk Shami, Gene Kelly, Governor, Grady Yarbrough, Hank Gilbert, Kesha Rogers, Kinky Friedman, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Paul Sadler, polls, primaries, Rick Noriega, Rick Perry, Ronnie Earle, runoff, Sean Hubbard, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 2 Comments

Interview with Hank Gilbert

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For the third and final Commissioner candidate, we have Hank Gilbert, who is running for Agriculture Commissioner. Gilbert ran in 2006 and was the top non-judicial vote-getter for the Democrats that year. Gilbert is a rancher from the Tyler area … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Election 2006, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, interviews, Texas | 1 Comment

UT/TT poll: Perry 39, White 33

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Another poll result. Republican Gov. Rick Perry leads his Democratic challenger, Bill White, by 6 percentage points — 39 percent to 33 percent — in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Libertarian Kathie Glass has the support of 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Barbara Radnofsky, Bill White, David Dewhurst, David Porter, Election 2010, Governor, Greg Abbott, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Jeff Weems, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, polls, Railroad Commission, Rick Perry, Texas, Todd Staples | Comments Off

More on the broadband map of Texas

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Shouldn’t a map that purports to document broadband availability in Texas do a better job than this of actually including broadband providers? At an unveiling last month, the Texas Department of Agriculture touted its map of broadband Internet availability as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, broadband, Connected Nation, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, Todd Staples | Comments Off

Fundraising: Other statewides

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Bill White kicked butt in the fundraising department, but how did the other statewide candidates do? Not nearly as good, unfortunately. Here’s a look: http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/php/summary.php?rn=458383&form=COH Totals From Report For Linda Chavez-Thompson Filed on: July 15 2010 Covering the Period February … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, Barbara Radnofsky, David Dewhurst, David Porter, Election 2010, Greg Abbott, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Jeff Weems, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Railroad Commission, Texas, Todd Staples | 1 Comment

Richie re-elected as TDP Chair, Two-Step survives

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The first, Boyd Ritchie’s re-election as TDP Chair, was expected. The second was more unexpected. Texas Democrats this afternoon overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to scrap the Texas Two-Step system of awarding presidential delegates through both a primary and caucuses. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, liveblogging, Senfronia Thompson, TDP, Texas | Comments Off

Was there no one in Texas that could tell us about our broadband situation?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’m a little late in picking this up, so bear with me. Last week, the Texas Department of Agriculture published a map detailing where broadband access exists and doesn’t exist in Texas. Democratic candidate for Ag Commish Hank Gilbert, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, broadband, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, stimulus, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, Todd Staples | 1 Comment

Meet the statewides: Uribe and Gilbert

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing with the TDP’s “Meet the Statewides” production, here we have intro videos for two more candidates. First up is my favorite candidate for this cycle, Land Commissioner hopeful Hector Uribe. Next up is the Democratic candidate for Texas Agriculture … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Land Commissioner, Texas, videos | Comments Off

The Commissioners

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a look at how the candidates in the three Commissioner races did across Texas. – In the Democratic primary for Land Commissioner, Bill Burton won a majority in an astonishing 193 counties; of those, he scored better than 70% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill Burton, David Porter, Democratic primary, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, precinct analysis, Railroad Commission, Republican Party, Texas, Victor Carrillo | 1 Comment

Election results: Other statewides

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The big story in the other statewide primaries is the loss of Railroad Commission Chair Victor Carillo to a first-time candidate. David Porter, who moved to Giddings after building a business in Midland, ousted Victor Carrillo, the highest-ranking nonjudge Latino … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, David Porter, Democratic primary, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Jeff Weems, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Rick Green, Ronnie Earle, Texas, Victor Carrillo | 3 Comments

Two Trib primary stories

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib has done a series of good, informative stories on primary battles across the state, which I recommend you read. Two of their most recent are especially worthwhile: First is HD43, in which freshman Dem Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Democratic primary, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Hank Gilbert, HD43, JM Lozano, Juan Escobar, Kinky Friedman, South Padre Island, Speaker's race, Tara Rios Ybarra, Texas, The Lege, Tom Craddick | Comments Off

Eight days out reports

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The 8 days out reports aren’t available on the TEC website yet for the Governor’s races, so I can’t show you the details. The Trib did it the old-fashioned way, by viewing the actual paper forms, so go look at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill Burton, Democratic primary, Election 2010, fundraising, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Marc Katz, Ronnie Earle, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Land Commish and Ag Commish

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Two more endorsements from the Chron, both for the Democratic primary. First, for Ag Commish: In the Democratic primary contest to select an opponent to face Republican incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples in November, the Chronicle recommends native Houstonian and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill Burton, Bill White, Democratic primary, Election 2010, endorsements, Farouk Shami, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Star-Telegram goes Kinky

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not sure if there’s something in the water up in the Metroplex, but the Star Telegram joins its sister paper to the east in endorsing Kinky Friedman for Ag Commish. Although Friedman has pockets full of one-liners at his … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Democratic primary, Election 2010, endorsements, Hank Gilbert, Kinky Friedman, Texas | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: A split for the Lite Guvs

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The two major Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor split a pair of endorsements yesterday. The Dallas Morning News went with Ronnie Earle. Given the choice facing Democrats in the March 2 primary, the better candidate is Earle, who served 31 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Election 2010, endorsements, Hank Gilbert, Hector Uribe, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Ronnie Earle, Texas | Comments Off

Two more polls

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We are suddenly awash in hot polling goodness. First up, a new result from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll: Gov. Rick Perry is well ahead of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and former Wharton County GOP chair Debra Medina, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill White, Debra Medina, Democratic primary, Election 2010, Farouk Shami, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kinky Friedman, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Lite Gov, Marc Katz, polls, Rick Perry, Ronnie Earle, Texas | 3 Comments

Statesman on Hank versus Kinky

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Pretty good overview of the Ag Commish primary race between Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman. The winner will face Republican incumbent Todd Staples, who heads the state Department of Agriculture, which has a biennial budget of $905 million, 666 full-time … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Chris Bell, Democratic primary, Election 2006, Election 2010, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Kinky Friedman, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: DMN for Ratliff and Kinky

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Dallas Morning News has a couple of endorsements of interest, one good and one puzzling. In the good one, they endorse challenger Thomas Ratliff in his GOP primary race for the SBOE against wingnut Don McLeroy. McLeroy, a board … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Don McLeroy, Election 2010, endorsements, Hank Gilbert, Kinky Friedman, SBOE, Texas, Thomas Ratliff | 3 Comments

Kinky drops out of Governor’s race, will run for Ag Commish

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Musician and author Kinky Friedman will drop his Democratic bid for Texas governor and seek the agriculture commissioner post, instead. “This has never been about me; this has always been about what … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill White, Democratic primary, Election 2010, Farouk Shami, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, Texas | Comments Off

Carole the chameleon and Kinky the commissioner

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This would be a little too weird. [Bill] White, expected to say Friday that he’s shifting his political sights from the U.S. Senate to the Democratic nod for governor, confirmed Thursday that [former Comptroller Carole Keeton] Strayhorn has tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Austin, Bill White, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Comptroller, Election 2006, Election 2009, Election 2010, Farouk Shami, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Jerry Patterson, Kinky Friedman, Land Commissioner, Mayor, Nick Lampson, Rick Perry, Texas | 5 Comments

White makes it official

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Well, between a dead car battery, a preschool that closed early, and a wife that had an unbreakable noon appointment, I am at home instead of at the Bill White for Governor launch. At least I have Elise Hu’s liveblog … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Bill White, Election 2010, endorsements, Farouk Shami, Governor, Hank Gilbert, liveblogging, Texas | 3 Comments

Today’s the day for Bill White

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

If you’re anything like me, you have probably received multiple communications from the Bill White campaign inviting you to come down to the Hilton Americas at noon and hear White say officially what office he’ll be pursuing. The Chron attempts … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Bill White, Election 2010, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Texas | 10 Comments

Roundup and reaction to White’s announcement

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Bill White isn’t officially a candidate for Governor yet, but he’s already picked up endorsements from State Sens. Kirk Watson and Eliot Shapleigh. I feel confident that many more such endorsements will follow, perhaps even before he commits to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Bill White, Election 2010, Eliot Shapleigh, Farouk Shami, Felix Alvarado, Governor, Hank Gilbert, John Sharp, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kinky Friedman, Kirk Watson, Leticia Van De Putte, Texas, Tom Schieffer | 9 Comments

Shami and Shapleigh

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Farouk Shami will make his entry into the Democratic primary for Governor official tomorrow afternoon at his business’ headquarters in Houston; details are on his website. The Trib gives us a peek behind the curtain. Shami, running as a Democrat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2010, Eliot Shapleigh, Farouk Shami, Felix Alvarado, Governor, Hank Gilbert, Kinky Friedman, Lite Gov, Ronnie Earle, Texas, Tom Schieffer | 2 Comments

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