Candidate and Election News for November 29

Filing for a place on the 2018 continues until 6 p.m. local time on December 11. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. GOV: Dallas Co. Sheriff Lupe Valdez (D) is considering resigning her office as early as the end of next week in order to seek the...

Candidate News for October 15

Campaign Finance: Today is the deadline for federal officeholders and candidates to file quarterly campaign finance reports if required. We will explore the results of those reports during the week. ED7: Katy researcher and tutor Eliz Markowitz established a campaign...

Candidate Filings and Announcements for October 9

GOV: Former Balch Springs Mayor Cedrick Davis Sr. announced he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott (R). Dallas businessman Jeffrey Payne announced his candidacy this weekend (We previously reported his entry into the race.). At least...

Five Republican Incumbents Draw New Challengers

As the legislative session enters its second half, at least two Republican representatives, and perhaps a third, have drawn potential challengers. All three, likely Democrats, filed campaign treasurer appointments. Two Republican members of Congress have also drawn...

Election News for March 7

CD3: Collin Co. Judge Keith Self (R-McKinney) has formed an exploratory committee as he considers a race for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Plano). The act of forming an exploratory committee does not trigger resign-to-run laws as it does not...