Tag Archives: HD28

Let’s temper our expectations just a bit in HD28

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s an important race, and winning it would be a big boost, but let’s no go overboard. When Beto O’Rourke traveled to his home state of Texas for the recent Democratic presidential debate, he made a surprising stop: at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, HD28, special election, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 3 Comments

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

Try, try again

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

A lot of women ran for office as Democrats in 2018. A lot of them won, and a lot of them who didn’t win are trying again. [Gina Ortiz Jones isn’t] the only woman who’s back for a second round. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ann Johnson, Annie's List, Brandy Chambers, CD11, CD14, CD21, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, Celina Montoya, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD108, HD112, HD121, HD126, HD134, HD26, HD28, Jan McDowell, Jennie Lou Leeder, Joanna Cattanach, Julie Oliver, Kim Olson, MJ Hegar, Natali Hurtado, Rish Oberoi, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, Senate, Shawn Terry, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

The special election lineups are set

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the Trib: Democrats in HD-28 have coalesced around Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz, who was the only Democrat to file. Markowitz, a Katy teacher, unsuccessfully ran last year for State Board of Education District 7, which overlaps with HD-28. Six Republicans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Alva Trevino, Anna Allred, Anna Eastman, Anna Nunez, Carol Denson, Chris Carmona, Christopher Watt, Clinton Purnell, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Eric Johnson, filing deadline, Gary Gates, Gary Hale, HD100, 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 | 4 Comments

Interview with Eliz Markowitz

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to the city, HISD, and HCC races, the November ballot includes two special legislative elections in the greater Houston area. The first one that came about is in HD28, where outgoing Rep. John Zerwas stepped down to pursue … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2019, Elizabeth Markowitz, HD28, interviews, special election, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Special election set for HD148

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Straight from the source. Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 5, 2019 as the special election date to fill the Texas House of Representatives District 148 seat recently vacated by former Representative Jessica Farrar. Candidates who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Santos, Eric Johnson, HD100, HD148, HD28, Jessica Farrar, John Gorczynski, John Zerwas, Penny Shaw, special election, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

Special election set in HD28

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like I was a bit confused about this. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday set a Nov. 5 special election to fill the Texas House seat being vacated by state Rep. John Zerwas, who last month announced he would retire … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2019, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Greg Abbott, HD28, John Zerwas, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, Tricia Krenek | 2 Comments

There will be a special election in HD28

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Missed this the other day. The chair of the powerful House budget-writing Appropriations Committee, state Rep. John Zerwas, will be the new executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Texas System. Zerwas, a doctor by training, announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Election 2016, Election 2020, HD120, HD139, HD28, John Zerwas, special election, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

July 2019 campaign finance reports: State Reps

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

State legislative races tend to get less attention than Congressional races. Fewer candidates, less money, very little news coverage. That’s probably going to be less true this year, as both parties are going to expend a lot of effort and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, campaign finance reports, Dwayne Bohac, Ed Thompson, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, Gina Calanni, HD126, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD138, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD85, John Zerwas, Jon Rosenthal, Josh Wallenstein, Natali Hurtado, Phil Stephenson, Rick Miller, Ruby Powers, Sam Harless, Sarah Davis, Sarah DeMerchant, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

State Rep. John Zerwas to retire

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Big news. Rep. John Zerwas, the head of a powerful budget-writing committee in the Texas House, announced Wednesday his retirement at the end of September. “It has been an absolute honor to represent House District 28, and I am proud … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, HD28, John Zerwas, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: 2018 State House

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Beto O’Rourke won 76 State House districts. Out of 150. Which is a majority. Let me say that again so it can fully sink in. BETO O’ROURKE WON 76 STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS. Remember that after the 2016 election, Democrats held … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ann Johnson, Beto O'Rourke, Bill Zedler, Brad Buckley, Craig Eiland, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, GD31, Greg Abbott, HD102, HD105, HD106, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD117, HD121, HD122, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD14, HD23, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD32, HD34, HD43, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD74, HD84, HD85, HD89, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, Hillary Clinton, Jimmie Don Aycock, JM Lozano, Joe Straus, Jonathan Stickland, Matt Krause, precinct analysis, redistricting, Texas, The Lege, Todd Hunter | 11 Comments

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Did you know that Fort Bend County went blue in 2018 as well? Of course you did. Let’s take a closer look at how that happened. Dist Cruz Beto Dikeman Cruz% Beto% Dike% ====================================================== HD26 32,451 33,532 406 48.88% 50.51% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Brian Middleton, Commissioners Court, County Judge, District Attorney, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Governor, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Hillary Clinton, Justin Nelson, Kim Olson, KP George, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, precinct analysis, Senate, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

The Fort Bend blue wave

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s not forget that what happened in Harris County happened in Fort Bend, too. Across the state, the “blue wave” that had long been a dream of the Democratic Party faithful failed to materialize in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with Republicans … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Barack Obama, Beto O'Rourke, Brian Middleton, CD22, Commissioners Court, Congress, County Judge, demography, District Attorney, District Clerk, Donald Trump, Election 2008, Election 2016, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD28, KP George, Meghan Scoggins, Pete Olson, Sarah DeMerchant, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 8 Comments

Initial thoughts: The Lege

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Live by the gerrymander, die by the gerrymander. At the end of the 2011 legislative session, state Rep. Rafael Anchia, a Dallas Democrat, sat down to dinner with a Republican colleague from the Texas House. Anchia was exhausted and incensed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Celia Israel, Chris Turner, Dallas County, Donald Trump, Donna Howard, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Erin Zwiener, Gina Calanni, HD102, HD105, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD121, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD14, HD150, HD23, HD26, HD28, HD29, HD32, HD43, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD54, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD70, HD84, HD85, HD89, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD96, HD97, Hillary Clinton, James Talarico, Jessica Gonzalez, Joe Pickett, John Bucy, John Turner, John Whitmire, Jon Rosenthal, Julie Johnson, Kirk Watson, Mary Gonzalez, Michelle Beckley, Rafael Anchia, redistricting, Texas, The Lege, Tracy King, turnout, Vikki Goodwin | 4 Comments

Interview with Meghan Scoggins

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We move out to the west end of Fort Bend County, where the population is booming. HD28 covers this part of the county, and the number of votes cast in Presidential years here has increased by more than fifty percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Election 2018, HD28, interviews, Meghan Scoggins, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

July 2018 campaign finance reports: State House

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We’e seen a lot of very good campaign finance reports, all of which speak to the enthusiasm and engagement of Democrats this cycle. This batch of reports is not as good. These are July reports from State House candidates, take … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Alexander Karjeker, Allison Sawyer, Amanda Jamrok, Ana-Maria Ramos, Annie's List, Beth McLaughlin, Brandy Chambers, campaign finance reports, Dee Ann Torres Miller, Election 2018, Erin Zwiener, fundraising, Gina Calanni, HD102, HD105, HD107, HD108, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD126, HD129, HD132, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD138, HD23, HD28, HD43, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD65, HD66, HD97, James Talarico, Joanna Cattanach, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, Julie Johnson, Meghan Scoggins, Michelle Beckley, Natali Hurtado, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, Sharon Hirsch, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Victoria Neave, Vikki Goodwin | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: A veritable plethora, part 2

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

A quick look at the Chron’s endorsements page shows they basically did a massive update on Sunday night/Monday morning. Most of them are in legislative races, but there are a couple of others. I think I’m going to need two … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Allison Sawyer, Audrie Lawton, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Democratic primary, Don Coffey, Election 2018, endorsements, Fort Bend County, Gina Calanni, Harris County, HD126, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD138, HD28, Jenifer Pool, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Lloyd Oliver, Lucia Bates, Martin Schexnayder, Meghan Scoggins, Natali Hurtado, Ray Shackelford, Sandra Moore, Texas, The Lege, Undrai Fizer | 1 Comment

Two upcoming candidate forums

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Mark your calendars, Part I, for the CD2 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum. CD2 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum Hosted by Humble Area Democrats, Kingwood Area Democrats, Spring Democratic Club, and Democracy for Houston Tuesday, January 23 at 6 PM – 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ali Khorasani, Brazoria County, candidate forum, CD02, CD14, CD22, Congress, Democratic primary, Dylan Forbis, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HCDP, HD28, HD29, HP Parvizian, Indivisible Texas District 2, Meghan Scoggins, Our Revolution, Silky Malik, Steve Brown, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton | Comments Off

Filing roundup: Outside Harris County

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

A look at who filed for what on the Democratic side in the counties around Harris. These are all predominantly Republican counties, some more than others, so the Democrats are almost all challengers. On the flip side, there are many … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ahmad Hassan, Amanda Jamrok, Beverly Walker, Brazoria County, CD08, CD14, CD22, Congress, County Clerk, County Judge, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dylan Wilde Forbis, Election 2014, Election 2018, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, Fran Watson, Galveston, HD03, HD15, HD16, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, James Pressley, Jay Stittleburg, Jennifer Cantu, John Phelps, John-Brandon Pierre, KP George, Letitia Plummer, Levy Barnes, Lisa Seger, Lorena McGill, Mandy Sunderland, Margarita Johnson, Mark Gibson, Meghan Scoggins, Mike Midler, Montgomery County, Rita Lucido, Robert Pruett, Ron Reynolds, Rose MacAskie, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD17, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Steve Brown, Steven David, Texas, The Lege, Wilvin Carter | 2 Comments

Post-holiday weekend filing update

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Pulling this together from various sources. – According to the Brazoria County Democratic Party, Beto O’Rourke has company in the primary for Senate. Sema Hernandez, whose campaign Facebook page describes her as a “Berniecrat progressive” from Houston, is a candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adam Milasincic, Beto O'Rourke, Brazoria County, CD02, CD10, CD22, Congress, Darnell Jones, Democratic primary, Election 2018, filing deadline, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HD133, HD138, HD139, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Jarvis Johnson, Jenifer Pool, Jennifer Cantu, Letitia Plummer, Mark Gibson, Martin Schexnayder, Michael Siegel, Randy Bates, Richie DeGrow, Ron Reynolds, Ryan Stone, Sandra Moore, Sarah DeMerchant, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Steve Brown, Tami Walker, Tawana Cadien, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton, Wilvin Carter | 6 Comments

Precinct analysis: Fort Bend State Rep districts

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Following on from yesterday’s post, here’s a look at the vote in Fort Bend from the perspective of the State Rep districts. Office Rep Dem Rep % Dem % =============================================== President 35,005 31,558 52.59% 47.41% CJ, 1st CofA 40,047 28,336 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Commissioners Court, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD85, Hillary Clinton, John Zerwas, precinct analysis, President, Rick Miller, Texas, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

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