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Trib profile of Sima Ladjevardian

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

CD02 gets a boost in profile. In the final hours before the filing deadline on Dec. 9, Sima Ladjevardian arrived at the Harris County Democratic Party office in Houston to make a little bit of news: She was running for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, Sima Ladjevardian, Texas, Todd Litton, Travis Olsen | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: DSCC picks MJ Hegar

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure no one will have any feelings about this. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is endorsing MJ Hegar in the crowded primary to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. The move by the DSCC, the political arm of Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, DSCC, Election 2020, endorsements, fundraising, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

8 Day runoff 2019 campaign finance reports

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We start with a Chron story. Mayor Sylvester Turner raked in more than $1.7 million from late October through early December and spent roughly the same amount, leaving him with almost $600,000 for the final days of the runoff, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Cynthia Bailey, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District F, District H, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, fundraising, George Zoes, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 5 Comments

Our first Congressional race ratings

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From Politico, here’s the early view of the state of Texas’ Congressional races in 2020. Lean Dem CD23 (Open, R) CD32 (Allred, D) Tossup CD07 (Fletcher, D) CD22 (Open, R) CD24 (Open, R) Lean GOP CD02 (Crenshaw, R) CD10 (McCaul, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD17, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Chet Edwards, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, Lizzie FLetcher, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Texas, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

Will Kay Granger get KO’ed?

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Henry Cuellar isn’t the only longtime Texas Congressperson facing a serious primary challenge. It’s the question on the minds of Republicans from Washington to Cowtown: Is one of Texas’ most powerful U.S. House members in political trouble? Enough people … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD12, Chris Putnam, Congress, Election 2020, fundraising, Kay Granger, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas | 2 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

8 Day Finance Reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said yesterday, I’m not going to go through all of the city of Houston 8 day finance reports. I will however present the 8 day reports from the two area legislative special elections, as those races had such … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

8 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Erik Manning spreadsheet is here, the July reports from Mayoral candidates are here, the July reports from Controller candidates (which in this case was just Chris Brown) are here, and the 30 day reports for both Mayorals and Controllers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged advertising, attack ads, Bill King, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Chron overview of the HD28 special election

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As they did with HD148, the Chron does brief profiles of the candidates in the HD28 special election. I think we have a pretty good impression of Democrat Eliz Markowitz, who has consolidated support from the various establishment groups, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anna Allred, campaign finance reports, Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, HD28, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | Comments Off

30 Day finance reports: HISD

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron notes that where there are elections there are contributions, even for our diminished HISD Trustees. The threat of state officials stripping power from Houston ISD trustees has not scared off donors interested in the district’s school board elections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Cris Moses, Dani Hernandez, Diana Davila, Election 2019, fundraising, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jevon German, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Matt Barnes, Patricia Allen, Reagan Flowers, Sergio Lira | 2 Comments

30 day campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 2

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Finishing up with City Council candidates. Part One, for the other open seats, is here. July reports for F, J, and At Large #5 are here, and for At Large #4 are here. All of the finance reports that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Nelson, Ashton Woods, At Large #4, At Large #5, Barry Curtis, Bill Baldwin, campaign finance reports, District F, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Freddie Cuellar, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, John Nguyen, Letitia Plummer, Nelvin Adriatico, Nick Hellyar, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Tiffany Thomas, Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Van Huynh | 1 Comment

30 day campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 1

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As before, my look at the July 2019 finance reports for these candidates is here, and all of the finance reports that I have downloaded and reviewed are in this Google folder. Except for the reports that were filed non-electronically, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alvin Byrd, Alyson Quintana, Amy Peck, Bob Nowak, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Candelario Cervantez, Carla Brailey, Daphne Scarbrough, District A, District B, District C, District D, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Greg Meyers, Houston, Houston City Council, Iesheia Ayers-Wilson, Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Mary Jane Smith, Renee Jefferson Smith, runoff, Shelley Kennedy, Tarsha Jackson | Comments Off

30 Day campaign finance reports: Incumbents and challengers for Council

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, campaign finance reports, Crystal Pletka, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District E, District G, District H, District I, District K, Election 2019, fundraising, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Larry Blackmon, Marcel McClinton, Martha Castex-Tatum, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra, Robert Gallegos, Sam Cleveland, Willie Davis, Yolanda Navarro Flores | 1 Comment

30 day finance reports: Metro referendum

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There may be some opposition to the Metro referendum, but so far no one’s putting their money where their mouths are on that. Supporters of a $3.5 billion transit bond election less than four weeks away have a sizable — … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Metro, Moving To The Future, Responsible Houston PAC | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: A and H

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like we’re going to keep getting these endorsements in pairs. Today’s duo includes an incumbent and an open seat candidate. First up, incumbent Karla Cisneros. Poverty and lack of academic achievement are problems that concern all of Houston, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Amy Peck, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District A, District H, Election 2011, Election 2013, endorsements, fundraising, Gaby Salcido, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Karla Cisneros | Comments Off

30 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All right, I’ve made some progress in the endless number of city candidate finance reports. We’re in crunch time, and the 30 day reports can tell us not just what kind of momentum candidates have had, but also whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Fallon stands pat

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Big John Cornyn can breathe a little easier. State Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, has decided against a primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Fallon revealed the decision Thursday, about a month after he announced at a North Texas Tea … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Dwayne Stovall, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, Mark Yancey, Pat Fallon, primaries, Republican Party, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

30 Day finance reports: Special legislative elections

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As I said earlier, I’m still working my way through the unfathomably ginormous number of 30-day campaign finance reports for City of Houston candidates. There are other elections of interest for which 30 day reports are required, so we’ll take … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, campaign finance reports, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Zerwas, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Lui LaRotta, Mia Mundy, Michele Leal, Penny Shaw, Rob Block, Ryan McConnico, Sarah Laningham, special election, Terah Isaacson, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 2 Comments

Big Bucks Buzbee

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It is, by far, his best asset. Mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee put another $2.5 million into his campaign last month, widening his financial edge over Mayor Sylvester Turner heading into the stretch run of the race for Houston’s top elected … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 21 Comments

John B. Love III

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Meet the ninth Democratic candidate in the Senate primary. John B. Love III, a Midland city councilman, is the latest Democrat to jump into the crowded race to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, saying in his announcement that gridlock in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, John Love, Michael Cooper, Midland, MJ Hegar, Royce West, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Gina Ortiz Jones is doing big fundraising numbers again

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Nice. Gina Ortiz Jones, the leading Democratic candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, raised over $1 million in the third quarter, her campaign announced Tuesday morning. The figure represents a massive haul that her campaign described as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Election 2020 | Tagged campaign finance reports, CD23, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD148, Michele Leal, special election, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

A brief look at the Council incumbents who face contested races

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I think two, and hopefully three, of these races are truly competitive. The others, not so much. Asked how she would operate differently from City Councilwoman Karla Cisneros, the District H incumbent she is trying to unseat in November, Isabel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #3, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District H, Election 2019, fundraising, Gaby Salcido, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Marcel McClinton, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra | 8 Comments

Rodney Ellis may have an opponent in 2020

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Keep your eye on this: NEW: Maria Jackson, #HarrisCounty’s longest-serving felony court judge, today announced her resignation after 10yrs, effective 9/30. County scuttlebutt for months has been Jackson will challenge Pct. 1 Commissioner @RodneyEllis in the 2020 Democratic primary. (h/t … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amir Mireskandari, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2020, fundraising, Harris County, judicial races, Maria Jackson, Rodney Ellis | 1 Comment

The MJ Hegar movie

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Coming to Netflix. Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar stepped away from her last movie deal as it became, as she says, “too blockbuster-y.” The decorated war veteran now has a deal with Netflix for the movie that has long been in … Continue reading →

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

Bell officially begins his Senate campaign

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Yeah, I know, I also thought that this had already happened. Just a reminder that these things occur in stages. Democrat Chris Bell, the former Houston congressman and gubernatorial nominee, is formally announcing his U.S. Senate campaign. Bell, who has … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Chris Bell, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, polls, Royce West, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Beto v Briscoe

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I approve of this, with some small reservations. Presidential contender Beto O’Rourke is helping a fellow Democrat raise money to unseat the Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain, after the Republican lawmaker tweeted last week that his AR-15 is “ready” for O’Rourke. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Briscoe Cain, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, fundraising, HD128, HD28, Josh Markle, special election, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

Five for fleeing

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There goes another one. U.S. Rep. Bill Flores announced Wednesday morning that he would not run for reelection in 2020 — making him the fifth Texas Republican to announce his retirement from Congress. “Serving my country as the Representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bill Flores, CD11, CD17, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, HD14, Kenny Marchant, Mike Conaway, Pete Olson, Rick Kennedy, Texas, The Lege, Will Hurd | 2 Comments

How many Congressional seats are really in play for Texas Dems?

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

By one measure, more than you probably think. From Jonathan Tilove of the Statesman: Last weekend, I read an interview in Salon with Rachel Bitecofer, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. She is also an … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Chip Roy, Dan Crenshaw, DCCC, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elisa Cardnell, fundraising, James Talarico, John Carter, Julie Oliver, Kenny Marchant, Lorie Burch, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Rachel Bitecofer, Roger Williams, Ron Wright, Texas, Van Taylor, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

We’re up to three candidates running against Steve Radack

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Former State Rep. Kristi Thibaut announced her entry into the race to take on longtime Commissioner Steve Radack this week. You can find her campaign Facebook page here. I had previously noted some chatter about her possible candidacy. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, fundraising, Harris County, Kristi Thibaut, Michael Moore, Steve Radack | 3 Comments

The psychological shift

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. [Democratic operative Jason] Stanford has a theory about how [Texas Democratic] angst started. He says it began with the 1996 U.S. Senate race in Texas. Democrats were recovering from losing two years … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Beto O'Rourke, Chris Bell, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 1996, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, President, Royce West, Senate, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

Tzintzún Ramirez gets off to a quick start

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Impressive. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez raked in more than $200,000 in the 24 hours after she announced her run for Senate, her campaign said today — giving her a quick start as she tries to catch up to the several other … Continue reading →

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

CD23 update

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Rivard Report takes a look at the state of play in CD23 following Rep. Will Hurd’s surprise retirement. In the wake of Hurd’s announcement, former U.S. Navy officer Tony Gonzales, a Republican, has entered the race. Gonzales was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Alma Arredondo-Lynch, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, Henry Bonilla, Liz Wahl, primaries, Quico Canseco, Raul Reyes, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Will Hurd | Comments Off

Raising money to register Republicans

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeping an eye on things. A new super PAC focused on registering new Republican voters in Texas has raised nearly $10 million from some of the state’s biggest GOP donors, according to its first report to the Federal Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bell County, Blanco County, Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Election 2018, Election 2020, Engage Texas, Fort Bend County, fundraising, Harris County, Hays County, Lampasas County, Republican Party, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, voter registration, Williamson County | 2 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 2

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We come down to the last three open Council seats to examine, all the result of term-limited incumbents. The first post, with Districts A, B, and C, is here, and the rest of the non-Mayoral races is here. As before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Al Hoang, Anthony Nelson, Ashton Woods, At Large #5, Brad Batteau, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District D, District F, District J, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Nelvin Adriatico, Richard Nguyen, Sallie Alcorn, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas | Comments Off

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