Tag Archives: Senate

Primary precinct analysis: Everyone did something in the Senate primary

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So while we wait for actual precinct data from the primary, I thought I’d take a look at some county-level data from the non-Presidential races, as they have the county-by-county breakdown on the SOS election night pages. The US Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Ocegueda, Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Bastrop, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Chris Bell, Collin County, Comal County, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, DR Hunter, El Paso, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Jack Foster, Jefferson County, Lubbock, Maverick County, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Montgomery County, Nueces County, precinct analysis, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Smith County, Tarrant County, Texas, Victor Harris, Webb County, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Does getting to 40% make you likely to win the runoff?

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I was talking with some fellow political nerds last week, and one of the topics was the forthcoming runoffs. As is usually the case, this year we have some runoffs between candidates who finished fairly close together in round one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Al Edwards, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Borris Miles, Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD13, CD15, CD17, CD23, CD24, CD27, CD31, CD32, CD34, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Congress, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gabby Garcia, Governor, Greg Sagan, Gus Trujillo, Harold Dutton, HD105, HD109, HD119, HD133, HD137, HD138, HD142, HD146, HD148, HD27, HD37, HD42, HD45, HD47, HD64, HD76, HD95, Helen Delgadillo, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, judicial races, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lite Gov, Liz Campos, Lulu Seikaly, Michelle Palmer, Mike Siegel, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, Railroad Commission, Rick Kennedy, Roland Gutierrez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD17, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 1 Comment

Eckhardt declares for SD14

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

And now there are two. Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt resigned from her position Tuesday ahead of a run for the open seat in the Democrat-leaning Texas Senate District 14. “I’m leaving the warmth and friendship of public service at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adam Loewy, Eddie Rodriguez, Election 2020, Greg Casar, Jose Vela, Kirk Watson, Rudy Metayer, Sarah Eckhardt, SD14, Senate, special election, Texas | 1 Comment

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez announces for SD14

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Others are sure to follow. State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, an Austin Democrat, announced Saturday that he is running for Texas Senate District 14. “It is truly an honor to even be running [for] the Senate,” Rodriguez said at B.D. Riley’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adam Loewy, Celia Israel, Eddie Rodriguez, Election 2020, Greg Casar, HD51, Jose Vela, Kirk Watson, Rudy Metayer, Sarah Eckhardt, SD14, Senate, special election, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

DNC to target Texas

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Game on. The Democratic National Committee [added] Texas to its list of 2020 targets just days before Super Tuesday, vowing to invest heavily in the state to help Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in the latest sign that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Congress, DCCC, DNC, DSCC, Election 2020, MJ Hegar, President, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Runoff roundup

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Here, as best as I can determine, are the runoffs of interest for May: US Senate – MJ Hegar versus Royce West CD02 – Sima Ladjevardian versus Elisa Cardnell CD03 – Lulu Seikaly versus Sean McCaffity CD10 – Mike Siegel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Akilah Bacy, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Anna Eastman, Bryan Slaron, Candace Valenzuela, Candance White, Carrie Isaac, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Chris Diaz, Christine Eady Mann, Chrysta Castaneda, Cody Vasut, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Dan Flynn, David Jaramillo, Democratic primary, Dennis Bonnen, Diana Alexander, Don Zimmerman, Donna Imam, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Gina Ortiz Jones, Glenn Rogers, Harold Dutton, HD02, HD100, HD119, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD25, HD26, HD45, HD47, HD59, HD60, HD67, Jacey Jetton, Jasmine Crockett, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Fleck, Jennifer Ramos, Jerry Davis, Jerry Garcia, Jon Francis, judicial races, Kathaleen Wall, Kent Wymore, Kim Olson, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Liz Campos, Lorenzo Sanchez, Lorraine Birabil, Lulu Seikaly, Matt Morgan, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, MJ Hegar, Penny Shaw, Pete Sessions, primaries, Railroad Commission, Raul Reyes, recount, Renee Swann, Rick Kennedy, Ro'Vin Garrett, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Rocio Hernandez, Roland Gutierrez, Royce West, runoff, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD11, SD19, SD27, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Shelby Slawson, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Suleman Lalani, Susan Criss, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, The Lege, Tom Adair, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis, Wesley Hunt, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 2 Comments

It’s Hegar versus West for the Senate nomination

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The last undetermined race on the Dem side has an answer. MJ Hegar and Royce West are advancing to a runoff for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Hegar, the former Air Force helicopter pilot backed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, Royce West, runoff, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

2020 primary results: Senate and Congress

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In the US Senate primary, MJ Heger is clearly headed to the runoff. It’s less clear who’s in second place, in part because the statewide results are so out of date on both the Trib and SOS pages. As of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Candace Valenzuela, CD02, CD03, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD12, CD17, CD18, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD28, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Gina Ortiz Jones, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Julie Oliver, Kathaleen Wall, Kay Granger, Kim Olson, Laura Jones, Lulu Seikaly, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, primaries, Royce West, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Troy Nehls, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

2020 primary results: State races

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to direct you to the Texas Tribune results page, which combines both parties’ results and is a couple orders of magnitude less sucky than the revamped SOS election night results pages. Good Lord, whoever designed that “upgrade” from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Borris Miles, Chrysta Castaneda, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Flynn, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD02, HD126, HD134, HD138, HD142, HD148, HD26, HD59, JD Sheffield, Jenifer Pool, Jerry Davis, Jim Wright, Kimberly McLeod, Lani Popp, Marsha Burnett-Webster, Michelle Palmer, Natali Hurtado, Penny Shaw, primaries, Railroad Commission, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Robert Alonzo, Robert Morrow, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, Ryan Sitton, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD13, SD19, SD27, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 4 Comments

Six questions for today’s voting

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In some semblance of an order… 1. How will the early vote differ from the Tuesday vote? I’m mostly talking about the Presidential race here. We strongly suspect today will be a very big day at the ballot box, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CD02, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Harris County, Joe Biden, MJ Hegar, polls, President, primaries, Royce West, Senate, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Four more polls say Bernie is leading in Texas

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Latino Decisions: A new poll of Texas voters published Friday by Univision shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) with a 6-point lead over his rivals in the crucial Super Tuesday state, particularly among Latino voters. The poll, conducted by polling … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Amy Klobuchar, Annie Garcia, Bernie Sanders, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, Pete Buttigieg, polls, President, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

Can someone beat Lucio?

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe this is the year. A lot of Democrats running for the Texas Legislature this cycle are hoping that the opportunity to influence the next redistricting process helps propel them to office. One Democrat, meanwhile, is hoping it keeps him … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, redistricting, Ruben Cortez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SD27, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

UH Senate poll: Hegar leads, the rest scramble

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Day Two of the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs poll, and a second result showing that MJ Hegar is in a strong position to make the primary runoff for Senate. Hegar, a Round Rock Democrat who narrowly lost a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, John Cornyn, Michael Cooper, MJ Hegar, polls, President, Royce West, runoff, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

What is “safe”?

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Saw this on Twitter, and it got me thinking: For those upset about critique of establishment politics: There are D reps in SAFE blue seats who side w/ the NRA, are anti-LGBT+, and yet are protected because they advance the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Henry Cuellar, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Cisneros, Kirk Watson, precinct analysis, President, SD14, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

Republican former Senators defend anti-majoritarian practices

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I appreciate the spirit in which this was offered, but it’s completely out of touch with reality. The purpose of the 31-member Texas Senate is similar to that of the U.S. Senate: to cool down some of the fevered legislation … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bill Hobby, Bill Ratliff, Bob Bullock, Bob Deuell, Bob Hall, Cindy Krier, Craig Estes, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, David Sibley, Election 2020, Pat Fallon, Rick Perry, Senate, Steve Ogden, Texas, The Lege, two thirds rule | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Senate and Tax Assessor

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been very interested to see what the Chron would make of the Senate primary. Now we know: Royce West is their choice. We believe that candidate is state Sen. Royce West of Dallas, an African-American trailblazer whose record over … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Ann Harris Bennett, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, endorsements, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, Jolanda Jones, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: Not Borris

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes its second major endorsement against an incumbent. Texas Senate District 13 stretches through Harris County into the northeastern corner of Fort Bend County. It winds through struggling neighborhoods such as Sunnyside and the world-renowned Texas Medical Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Borris Miles, CD09, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2020, endorsements, Melissa Morris, Melissa Wilson-Williams, SD13, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

The interviews I didn’t do

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case with the 2019 Houston elections, there were too many candidates and too many races (and in this case, too little time as well) to do a full slate of interviews. I did what I could, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Borris Miles, CD02, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD22, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Democratic primary, Derrick Reed, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, Elizabeth Hernandez, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCDE, HD126, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD148, interviews, Jerome Moore, Jerry Davis, Laura Jones, Mike Siegel, Natali Hurtado, Nyanza Moore, Penny Shaw, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, SD11, SD13, Senate, Shannon Hutcheson, Shawn Thierry, Sima Ladjevardian, Sri Kulkarni, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Olsen, Undrai Fizer | 3 Comments

Sen. Kirk Watson to retire

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Well, this was unexpected. State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Austin Democrat, is retiring from the Texas Senate. His resignation is effective at midnight on April 30, the Austin American-Statesman first reported Tuesday. Watson is leaving office to become the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Election 2020, Gonzalo Barrientos, Kirk Watson, SD14, Senate, special election, Texas, Travis County, UH | Comments Off

Five questions for the primary

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Five questions I thought of, anyway. With my own answers, some of which are admittedly on the weaselish side. Feel free to discuss/disagree/ask your own questions/etc. 1. What kind of turnout are we going to have? The short answer is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Congress, David Dewhurst, Democratic primary, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Harris County, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, polls, President, primaries, Railroad Commission, Republican Party, runoff, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 15 Comments

UT/Trib: Hegar leads Senate primary pack

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

A small bit of clarity in a muddled race. MJ Hegar has widened her lead over her rivals for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate, but she’s one of a dozen candidates in that Texas race who remain strangers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annie Garcia, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, Royce West, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: Supreme Court and SD11

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron’s endorsement process has been a bit haphazard this season – there are times when it looks like they’ve got a theme going, then they deviate from it in some head-scratching way that makes it hard for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, endorsements, Gisela Triana, Kathy Cheng, Lawrence Praeger, Peter Kelly, SD11, Senate, Supreme Court, Susan Criss, Texas | Comments Off

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

UT-Tyler: Biden doing better than Bernie

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Poll #2 from this week stands in contrast to Poll #1. Former vice president Joe Biden has stretched his lead in Texas in the Democratic presidential fight, buoyed by gains among Hispanics, a new Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, impeachment, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, polls, President, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

January 2020 campaign finance reports: SBOE and State Senate

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s finish off our review of state offices. This post will cover State Board of Education, District 6, and the State Senate. My two-part look at the State House was here and here, Harris County offices were here, and statewide … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Borris Miles, campaign finance reports, Dan Patrick, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Eddie Lucio, Election 2020, fundraising, Kimberly McLeod, Michelle Palmer, Milinda Morris, Richard Andrews, Roland Gutierrez, Ruben Cortez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, SBOE, SD11, SD13, SD19, SD27, Senate, Susan Criss, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, two thirds rule, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 3 Comments

Lyceum poll: Trump with a mostly modest lead

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Among the large pack of Democratic presidential primary contenders still vying for the nomination to be the party’s nominee for U.S. president, former Vice President Joe Biden is currently leading in the Lone Star State, with Vermont … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, impeachment, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, MJ Hegar, Pete Buttigieg, polls, President, Royce West, Senate, Texas | 2 Comments

Dan Patrick makes the most predictable announcement ever

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Really, who didn’t see this coming? Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Thursday he may further lower the threshold required to bring bills to the Senate floor if Republicans lose one or two seats in November. Patrick made the comment at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, That's our Lege | Tagged Dan Patrick, Election 2020, Lite Gov, Pete Flores, redistricting, SD19, Senate, Texas, two thirds rule | 6 Comments

Where the primary action is

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It’s on the Democratic side in Harris County. This should come as a surprise to no one. The crowded Harris County Democratic primary field reflects a new reality in Houston politics: With the county turning an even darker shade of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Alma Allen, Ann Harris Bennett, Borris Miles, Briscoe Cain, CD07, CD22, Commissioners Court, Congress, Constable, Dan Huberty, Dennis Paul, District Attorney, Don Sumners, Ed Gonzalez, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, HCDE, HD127, HD128, HD129, HD131, HD132, HD134, HD138, HD139, HD141, HD142, HD146, HD147, HD26, Jarvis Johnson, Justice of the Peace, Kim Ogg, Maria Jackson, Mark Herman, Rodney Ellis, Russ Ridgway, Sarah Davis, SD13, Senate, Senfronia Thompson, Shawn Thierry, Texas, The Lege, Vince Ryan | 2 Comments

DMN profile of Royce West

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The fifth, and as far as I can tell final, one of these. U.S. Senate hopeful Royce West warns fellow Democrats not to nominate a “far left” candidate. Instead, he says they should choose him, the “most qualified” person in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2020, Royce West, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

DMN profile of Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The fourth entry in this series, and the first to generate some heat. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez says there’s power in her name. “Tzintzún is more Mexican than any Garcia or Lopez,” the activist told a gathering of Democratic women in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

DMN profile of MJ Hegar

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Third in the series, and first of the candidates to jump in the race, back when we still thought Beto would be a candidate. As she looks confidently to November, and a chance to try to pack U.S. Sen. John … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD31, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, MJ Hegar, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Who might run for Mayor in 2023?

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So Election 2019 is (modulo District B) safely in the books, and Sylvester Turner is in office for his second and final term. In years past at this time I’d be taking a look ahead at the next city election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Carol Alvarado, Chris Brown, District C, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2020, Election 2023, Houston, Houston City Controller, Jim Murphy, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, Sarah Davis, Senate, Sylvester Turner, The Lege | 14 Comments

DMN profile of Amanda Edwards

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Second in the series, focusing on now-former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards. On the day of her last Houston City Council meeting, outgoing at-large member Amanda Edwards wasn’t in the mood for goodbyes. “In my mind it’s not really … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Democratic primary, Election 2015, Election 2020, Houston, Houston City Council, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

We’re not going to get an independent redistricting commission

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Nice to think about, but the set of circumstances that might lead to it are exceedingly narrow. Most of the seven states that have independent commissions adopted them by a citizens’ initiative. Since Texas doesn’t have that option, the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, That's our Lege | Tagged Attorney General, Comptroller, Congress, Election 2002, Election 2020, Election 2022, Governor, Land Commissioner, Legislative Redistricting Board, Lite Gov, redistricting, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Tom DeLay | 1 Comment

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