Tag Archives: Mike McCaul

Sen. Eckhardt will run for CD10

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Game on. State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt launched her campaign for Texas’ 10th Congressional District on Monday, saying voters in the district, long held by Republicans, deserve choices. The Austin Democrat’s announcement comes a month and a half after Rep. Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD10, Chris Gober, Congress, Dawn Marshall, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, fundraising, Jessica Karlsruher, Mike McCaul, redistricting, Sarah Eckhardt, Tayhlor Coleman, Texas | Leave a comment

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt may run for CD10

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. Democratic state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt of Austin said Wednesday she is seriously considering a run for Congress in the GOP-leaning district being vacated next year by 20-year Republican Michael McCaul, saying its time for candidates in her party to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged CD10, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, fundraising, Mike McCaul, redistricting, Sarah Eckhardt, Tayhlor Coleman, Texas | 1 Comment

More on the re-redistricting proposal

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Votebeat addresses a few questions. How do Texans in Congress feel about the proposal? On Capitol Hill, members of the Texas GOP delegation huddled Monday night to discuss the prospect of reshaping their districts. Most of the 25-member group expressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD28, CD32, CD34, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Killer Ds, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Pete Sessions, quorum, redistricting, special session, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Veronica Escobar, Wesley Hunt | Comments Off

Texas Congressional Republicans considering a new map for 2026

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

WTF? President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority, according to people … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, CD07, CD15, CD16, CD23, CD24, CD28, CD32, CD34, Colin Allred, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, Julie Johnson, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Ron Reynolds, special session, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Trey Martinez-Fischer, Veronica Escobar | 2 Comments

The only constant is change

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This DMN story is about the wave of changes to the various legislative caucuses in North Dallas, but if you pull the lens back just a little, you can see how universal it is. Proponents of term limits complain that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Al Green, Alma Allen, Ana Hernandez, Armando Walle, Collin County, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, Election 2012, Election 2022, Gene Wu, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Hubert Vo, Jane Nelson, Joan Huffman, John Whitmire, Kel Seliger, Larry Taylor, Lawrence Allen, Mary Ann Perez, Mike McCaul, redistricting, SBOE, Senate, Senfronia Thompson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Republicans want to get the I-45 project going again

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We all want things. Seven Republican members of Congress from the Houston area are urging federal transportation officials to quickly wrap up a review of Texas’ planned Interstate 45 rebuild, arguing that much of the opposition to the project is … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Brian Babin, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Federal Highway Administration, Harris County, I-45, Kevin Brady, Michael Cloud, Mike McCaul, Pete Buttigieg, Randy Weber, Texas, Troy Nehls, TxDOT | 4 Comments

What about Lizzie?

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Lizzie Fletcher is waiting to see what happens to her district with redistricting, just like the rest of us. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher’s political career became something of a trophy to Washington Democrats in 2018 after she won the Houston-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD10, CD22, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Election 2018, Election 2022, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, redistricting, Texas, The Lege, Troy Nehls, Wesley Hunt | 10 Comments

July 2021 campaign finance reports: Congress

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s July, and that means its campaign finance report season. I’m going to do a tour through the finance reports as I have done before, beginning with Congressional reports. I have posted reports from January 2021, which is the completion … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, campaign finance reports, CD02, CD03, CD07, CD08, CD10, CD15, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, CD34, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Derrik Gay, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Filemon Vela, John Carter, John Lira, Larry Wallace, Matthew Berg, Michelle Beckley, Mike McCaul, Monica de la Cruz-Hernandez, Morgan Luttrell, redistricting, Texas, Tony Gonzales, Troy Nehls, Van Taylor, Vicente Gonzalez | 4 Comments

Precinct analysis: Congressional districts

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction All right, let’s get this party started. In the past I’ve generally done the top races by themselves, but any race involving Trump provides challenges, because his level of support just varies in comparison to other Republicans depending on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Chrysta Castaneda, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Jim Wright, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, MJ Hegar, precinct analysis, President, Railroad Commission, redistricting, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Wendell Champion, Wesley Hunt | 5 Comments

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

CD10 poll: McCaul 45, Siegel 43

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

One more Congressional district polled. A new internal poll from the Democratic nominee for Texas’ 10th Congressional District, Mike Siegel, showed the race against Rep. Michael McCaul within just two points. The poll found a narrowing lead for McCaul, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD10, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Joe Biden, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, polls, President, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas | 4 Comments

Abandon ship!

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

LOL. During Troy Nehls’ recent bid for the Republican nomination in one of Texas’ battleground congressional districts, the Fort Bend County sheriff prominently displayed his support for President Trump across his campaign website. “In Congress, I will stand with President … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, CD07, CD10, CD22, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, George Bush, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, President, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Troy Nehls | 1 Comment

Three runoff stories

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a sample from three high-profile and highly-contested Democratic primary runoff races. TX-SEN: MJ Hegar versus Royce West No two issues have impacted the Texas primary runoffs like the coronavirus pandemic and the protests surrounding George Floyd’s death, but as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD24, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, Kenny Marchant, Kim Olson, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, Royce West, runoff, Senate, Texas | 3 Comments

Runoff reminder: Congress

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, we looked at the two statewide runoffs in the Democratic primary. Today we’re going to look at four Congressional primary runoffs. There are more than four total runoffs in Congressional primaries, but these are in the districts that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD03, CD10, CD24, CD31, Christine Eady Mann, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Donna Imam, Election 2018, Election 2020, Emily's List, fundraising, Kim Olson, Lulu Seikaly, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pritash Gandhi, runoff, Sean McCaffity, Texas, Van Taylor | 1 Comment

Here comes Everytown

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Bring it. Gun safety groups planning to spend millions to turn Texas blue this year are rolling out their first round of ads, which say COVID-19 isn’t the only public health crisis facing the state. Everytown for Gun Safety, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD10, CD21, Chip Roy, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Election 2020, Everytown, fundraising, gun control, Michael Bloomberg, Mike McCaul, Sima Ladjevardian, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

Trib overview of the CD10 primary

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. When Mike Siegel made a long-shot bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, two years ago, few were watching — until he surprised political observers and came within 5 points of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD10, Congress, DCCC, Democratic primary, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Harris County, Lloyd Doggett, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Pritash Gandhi, redistricting, Shannon Hutcheson, Texas, Travis County | 2 Comments

PPP: Competitive Congressional districts are competitive

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Some nice data points for you. A handful of Republican-held House seats in the Texas suburbs represent fertile ground for competitive races in 2020, according to recent Democratic polling. The surveys in six GOP districts, shared first with CQ Roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Chip Roy, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, polls, Texas, Wendy Davis, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Rep. Mac Thornberry to retire

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Six down. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2020, making him the sixth GOP congressman from Texas to say he’s retiring in recent weeks. “It has been a great honor for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Al Green, Bill Flores, CD13, Congress, Craig Washington, Eddie Berniece Johnson, Election 1994, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gene Green, Henry Cuellar, Jake Pickle, Joe Barton, John Carter, Kay Granger, Kenny Marchant, Lamar Smith, Lloyd Doggett, Louie Gohmert, Mac Thornberry, Michael Burgess, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Sam Johnson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas, Will Hurd | 4 Comments

McCaul’s hustle

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Turns out, running for re-election is hard work. Rep. Michael McCaul does not have to be here, at Carl’s BBQ on the side of a highway, in a wood-paneled backroom, seated at a bare table in front of a stuffed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bastrop County, Beto O'Rourke, CD10, Congress, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Pritash Gandhi, Shannon Hutcheson, Tawana Cadien, Ted Cruz, Texas, Travis County, turnout, voter registration | Comments Off

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

Marchant joins the exodus

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The line at the door keeps growing. U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant will not seek reelection in 2020, two sources confirmed to The Texas Tribune late Sunday. He is the fourth member of the Texas delegation to announce his retirement in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Candace Valenzuela, CD10, CD11, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Crystal Fletcher, Election 2018, Election 2020, Kenny Marchant, Kim Olson, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, redistricting, Texas, Tom DeLay, Will Hurd | 3 Comments

Rep. Will Hurd to step down

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. I did not see this coming. The U.S. House’s last black Republican member, Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, announced Thursday that he is retiring from Congress. President Donald Trump’s racist comments about elected officials weighed heavily on Hurd, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Blake Farenthold, CD02, CD03, CD04, CD05, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD11, CD15, CD16, CD19, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD27, CD29, CD32, Congress, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gene Green, Gina Ortiz Jones, Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, John Culberson, John Ratcliffe, Kenny Marchant, Lamar Smith, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Pete Sessions, Randy Neugebauer, Rosey Ramos Abuabara, Ruben Hinojosa, Sam Johnson, Ted Poe, Texas, Will Hurd | 7 Comments

We’ll have a much better idea of who the candidates are soon

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There are a lot of people filing to run for Congress as Democrats. It remains to be seen how many of them are viable. Three times as many Democrats have already filed to run for Congress in Texas this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, Chip Roy, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Gina Ortiz Jones, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Will Hurd | Comments Off

Where the Republicans think they’re vulnerable

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Always good to get the opposing perspective on these things. Eight House Republicans, including the three from districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016, have been named to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s list of incumbents expected to face tough … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Congress, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, NRCC, Pete Olson, Texas, Will Hurd | 1 Comment

DCCC polls Trump in three target districts

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

News flash: Donald Trump is not very popular. Surveys the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently conducted found that 41 percent of voters approved of Trump’s job performance in Texas’ 24th congressional district, where Rep. Kenny Marchant serves, while 44 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD10, CD21, CD23, Chip Roy, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, polls, President, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

More looking forward to 2020

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Gonna have some more of that sweet Congressional election action. Smelling blood after picking up two Texas congressional seats in November – along with Beto O’Rourke’s narrow loss in the U.S. Senate race – House Democrats [recently] announced six new … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, Chip Roy, Colin Allred, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Carter, John Cornyn, Kenny Marchant, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, President, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Will Hurd | 14 Comments

The first targets for 2020

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve already agreed that the 2020 election season has begun, so a little attack advertising over the shutdown seems like a good play National Democrats have five Texas Republican congressmen in their crosshairs as they begin the 2020 election cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged border fence, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD31, Chip Roy, Congress, DCCC, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, John Carter, Kenny Marchant, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Pete Olson, President, shutdown, Texas, Will Hurd | 4 Comments

What if he does it anyway?

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

That’s my question. Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s two Republican U.S. senators and a bipartisan group of 20 U.S. House members released a letter stating their staunch opposition to raiding Texas’ hard-fought Harvey money. “Recent reports have indicated that your … Continue reading →

Posted in La Migra, National news | Tagged Bill Flores, border fence, Brian Babin, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Donald Trump, Filemon Vela, Greg Abbott, Henry Cuellar, John Carter, John Cornyn, Kay Granger, Kenny Marchant, Kevin Brady, Lance Gooden, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike Conaway, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Randy Weber, Roger Williams, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Texas, Vicente Gonzalez, Will Hurd | 2 Comments

From the “If at first you don’t succeed” department

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Three Dem Congressional candidates from 2018 may try again in 2020. Among the typically deep-red districts that came down to single digits were three races around Harris County. Incumbent Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, and Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land, won by … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged CD02, CD10, CD22, Congress, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2020, fundraising, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Pete Olson, Sri Kulkarni, Texas, Todd Litton, turnout | 1 Comment

Who might be next to retire from Congress?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We may see some more exits in the coming years, some voluntary and some not. Retirement talk is generally speculative until an incumbent makes an official announcement. But many Republican operatives bet that U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, the most senior … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2020 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD04, CD10, CD13, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD35, CD36, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Joaquin Castro, John Carter, John Ratcliffe, Kenny Marchant, Lloyd Doggett, Mac Thornberry, Mike McCaul, Pete Olson, Randy Neugebauer, Randy Weber, redistricting, Roger Williams, Ruben Hinojosa, Senate, Silvestre Reyes, Steve Stockman, Texas | 1 Comment

The next round of redistricting is going to be even more fun

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Close races do complicate things. Texas Republicans collected half of the votes statewide in congressional races this month. But even after Democrats flipped two districts, toppling GOP veterans in Dallas and Houston, Republicans will control 23 of the state’s 36 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD23, CD24, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, John Carter, John Culberson, Kenny Marchant, Legislative Redistricting Board, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, redistricting, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 5 Comments

Endorsement watch: Incumbency is no advantage, part 1

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

A trio of Congressional endorsements, beginning with Steven David in CD08: A Democratic candidate hasn’t run for the 8th Congressional District since 2012, so no doubt this will be an uphill battle. Nevertheless, voters should back challenger Steven David for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Brian Babin, CD08, CD10, CD36, Congress, Dan Patrick, Dayna Steele, Election 2018, endorsements, Kevin Brady, Lite Gov, Mike Collier, Mike McCaul, Mike Siegel, Steven David, Texas | 1 Comment

Who wants to protect our voting systems from hackers?

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

You would hope the answer to that question would be “everyone”, but that’s not the world we currently live in. A bipartisan group of 21 state attorneys general are demanding Congress’ assistance in protecting the 2018 election. Writing to Rep. … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Attorney General, Congress, Election 2016, Election 2018, hacking, Ken Paxton, Mike McCaul, Russia | 4 Comments

Will we spend on some flood mitigation projects?

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. We’ll see. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of flood control infrastructure in the Houston area — things he said should have been built “decades and decades ago” — including … Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Tagged Addicks Reservoir, Army Corps of Engineers, Barker Reservoir, Congress, Dan Patrick, Election 2013, flooding, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, John Cornyn, Mike McCaul, Paul Bettencourt, rainy day fund, Senate, SWIFT, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

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