May 11, 2021 | Campaign News
On the eve of an expected vote to remove U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her leadership post, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Austin) cautioned that U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the consensus candidate to replace her, is not conservative enough. “We must avoid putting...
Mar 11, 2021 | Campaign News
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day a House of Senate bill or joint resolution may be filed without requesting permission from the respective chamber. CD5: Dallas attorney Charles Gearing established a campaign committee to challenge U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell)...
Oct 15, 2020 | Campaign Finance
Congressional candidates on the general election ballot raised more than $60M during the third quarter of 2020. In a number of races – the U.S. Senate race an exception – the candidates’ fundraising totals exceeded the same period in 2018. SEN (Lean Republican):...
Dec 10, 2019 | breaking-news, Campaign News
Rep. Bill Zedler (R-Arlington) has formally withdrawn from the 2020 primary ballot and will not seek re-election, citing health issues. He was facing a primary challenge from Mansfield Mayor David Cook, who filed yesterday (Monday) just before the deadline. Because of...
Nov 25, 2019 | Campaign News
Filing for the 2020 primary elections and nominating conventions continues through December 9. We expect this holiday week to be a fairly quiet one, and many party offices will be closed beginning Wednesday. Our Crib Sheets have the latest information of who has...
Oct 18, 2019 | Campaign News
HD52: Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) announced he would seek re-election to a second term. HD99: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) endorsed Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) for re-election. HD108: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) endorsed Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) for re-election....
Sep 20, 2018 | Campaign News
GOV: The Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Assoc. endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott (R) over former Dallas Co. Sheriff Lupe Valdez (D). AGRIC: The Dallas Morning News endorsed challenger Kim Olson (D) over Comm. Sid Miller (R). SEN: An NBC News analysis of television and radio spending...
Aug 21, 2018 | Campaign News
Six individuals filed applications and signatures with the Secretary of State for congressional and legislative offices. CD3 open: Jeff Simmons CD5: Phil Gray CD16 open: Sam Williams CD29 open: Johnathan Garza HD109 open: Casey Littlejohn HD138: Demetrius Walker Later...
May 23, 2018 | Campaign News
A few quick takes on tonight’s election results: Lupe Valdez defeated Andrew White, 53-47, to claim the Democratic nomination. The first Democratic gubernatorial runoff since 1990 failed to draw much buzz. Turnout was the lowest ever for a Democratic...
May 21, 2018 | Campaign News
CD5 open: On the eve of the runoff, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) endorsed Bunni Pounds over Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell). Meanwhile, the Office of the Attorney General has asked Kaufman Co. officials to hold nearly 600 mail-in ballots until they can be inspected by...
May 20, 2018 | Campaign Finance
State candidates are required to file daily pre-election reports detailing contributions received after the 8-day-out report period closes. Some highlights of recently filed reports: GOV: Lupe Valdez reported receiving a pair of contributions totaling $7K. Andrew...
May 17, 2018 | Campaign News
Early voting for the May 22 runoff election continues through tomorrow (Friday). In general, Democratic turnout remains ahead of Republican turnout, which is unsurprising given the lack of a statewide Republican race. Turnout statewide is likely just south of 3% for...
