Dec 6, 2019 | Campaign News
As of the end of the day (Friday), there are just three incumbents that we expect are seeking re-election for whom we have not seen a confirmation that they have filed: Statewide: none Senate: none House: none Congress: U.S. Reps. Colin Allred (D-Dallas), Joaquin...
Dec 4, 2019 | Campaign News
Monday is the deadline for candidates to file for spots on the March 2020 primary ballot and minor party nominating conventions. Our Crib Sheets show candidates’ filing status. At least 458 candidates have filed for federal, statewide and legislative office so far. As...
Nov 20, 2019 | Campaign News
Filing for the 2020 election continues through December 9. Our Crib Sheets have up-to-date filing status of the candidates we are tracking. At least 289 candidates have already filed, and likely many more have done so. We are seeing far less information from county...
Oct 23, 2019 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the November 5 constitutional amendment, general and special elections. HD36: Mission insurance agent Abraham Padron re-established his campaign committee for a potential Democratic primary rematch against Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr. (D-Mission)....
Oct 16, 2019 | Campaign Finance
Federal officeholders and candidates were required to file quarterly campaign finance reports today (Tuesday). Our Crib Sheets have been updated with the latest numbers. SEN: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) out-raised the collective Democratic field, $3.2M to $2.8M, and he...
Oct 8, 2019 | Campaign News
Note: Jeff will be in the Big Bend region for the next week, so updates may be less frequent until he returns. SD22: Granbury resident Robert Vick established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) as a Democrat. He is the...
Sep 30, 2019 | Campaign News
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) announced he would not seek re-election, becoming the sixth Republican from Texas and 17th Republican nationally to do so. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry “It has been a great honor for me to represent the people of the 13th District of...
Sep 5, 2019 | Campaign News
HD148 special: Turns out Houston community organizer Anna Nuñez (D) did file for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston), making it a 15-candidate field. She was not included in a list of candidates posted by the Secretary of State’s office last...
Aug 2, 2019 | Campaign News
CD3: Allen resident Sean McCaffity established a campaign committee for a potential challenge of U.S. Rep. Van Taylor (R-Plano) as a Democrat. CD4: President Trump tweeted that U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Heath) has “decided to stay in Congress” and will not be...
Jul 15, 2019 | Campaign Finance
Today (Monday), federal officeholders and candidates were required to file July quarterly reports, which disclose contributions received and expenditures made between April 1 and June 30. We have updated our Crib Sheets to reflect the new numbers, although some are...
Jul 9, 2019 | Campaign News
SCCJ: Bellaire attorney and Court of Appeals Justice (Dist. 14, Pl. 3) Jerry Zimmerer amended his campaign committee for a potential challenge of Chief Justice Nathan Hecht (R) as a Democrat. Zimmerer won the Place 3 seat on the 14th Court of Appeals in 2018 by...
Jul 2, 2019 | Campaign News
The U.S. Census form that goes to all households will not include a question about citizenship, the U.S. Justice Dept. confirmed. The decision comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Commerce Dept.’s rationale for including the question was “contrived.” The...
