2024EndorsementSlateforIndependent Votersin
HarrisCounty,Texas–Tuesday, November5,2024–PresidentialElection
(HARRISCOUNTY,TEXAS)–Thisnonpartisanpresidentialelectionendorsementslateispublished toassist“OPEN-MINDED”voterswhocanvoteonTuesday,November5,2024,inHarrisCounty, Texas. Democrats,Republicans,andIndependentsarestronglyencouragedtovotefortheirfavorite candidatesastheyproceeddown-ballotcastingtheirvotes.
Intheraceswhereyou“DONOT”knowthecandidate,pleasefillinthoseraceswiththenameofour “ENDORSEDCANDIDATE”inthoseparticularraces.
Ifyoudonotlikeeithercandidateinaparticularrace,youarestronglyencouragedto“HOLDYOUR VOTE”forthatspecificraceandproceedtothenextdown-ballotrace.
This“VOTEREMPOWERMENTSLATE”hasbeendevelopedtoprotectthepublicandtoweedout corrupt,unqualifiedcandidateswhomaybeill-preparedtoperformthedutiesofthejobtheyare seeking. Thatsaid,AubreyR.TaylorCommunications,thepublisherofHoustonBusiness Connections,aimstoassistourreadersbyprovidingthemwithhelpfulinformation.
WhenspeakingwithlocallawfirmsandattorneyswhopracticeinlocalHarrisCountycourtrooms, manyofthese‘officers-of-the-courts’assuredusthatexceptforafewlocal“DEMOCRATJUDGES,” theybelievethatmostoftheincumbentsareworthyofbeingreelectedonTuesday,November5, 2024,inHarrisCounty,Texas.
Afterreviewingthe“CAMPAIGNFINANCEREPORTS”filedby“BLACKDEMOCRATICJUDGES”and otherdown-ballotAfricanAmerican“DEMOCRATJUDICIALNOMINEES,”wediscoveredthatlocal andregionallawfirmsarereadilydonatingtoDemocratsovertheirRepublicanrivals.
Withthesediscoveriesinmind,our“VOTEREMPOWERMENTSLATE”forHarrisCounty,Texas,is designedtoassist“OPEN-MINDED”voterstoflextheirmusclesattheballotbox.
President/VicePresident
▭ DONALD J. TRUMP / JD VANCE
Republican Party
▭ KAMALA D. HARRIS / TIM WALZ
Democratic Party
▭ CHASE OLIVER / MIKE TER MAAT
Libertarian Party
▭ JILL STEIN / RUDOLPH WARE
Green Party
▭ Write-In
United States Senator
TED CRUZ
Republican Party
COLIN ALLRED
Democratic Party
▭ TED BROWN
Libertarian Party
▭ Write-In
United
States Representative, District 2
DAN CRENSHAW
Republican Party
▭ PETER FILLER
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 7
▭ CAROLINE KANE
Republican Party
LIZZIE FLETCHER
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 8
MORGAN LUTTRELL
Republican Party
▭ LAURA JONES
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 9
AL GREEN
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 18
LANA CENTONZE
Republican Party
▭ SYLVESTER TURNER
Democratic Party
▭ Write-In
*United States Representative, District 18
Unexpired Term
▭ MARIA DUNN
Republican Party
▭ KEVIN O. DURAL
Republican Party
ERICA LEE CARTER
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 22
TROY E. NEHLS
Republican Party
▭ MARQUETTE GREENE-SCOTT
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 29
▭ ALAN GARZA
Republican Party
SYLVIA GARCIA
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 36
BRIAN BABIN
Republican Party
▭ DAYNA STEELE
Democratic Party
United States Representative, District 38
WESLEY P. HUNT
Republican Party
▭ MELISSA MCDONOUGH
Democratic Party
▭ Write-In
Railroad Commissioner
CHRISTI CRADDICK
Republican Party
▭ KATHERINE CULBERT
Democratic Party
▭
HAWK DUNLAP
Libertarian Party
▭
EDDIE ESPINOZA
Green Party
▭ Write-In
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
JIMMY BLACKLOCK
Republican Party
DASEAN JONES
Democratic Party
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
JOHN DEVINE
Republican Party
▭
CHRISTINE VINH WEEMS
Democratic Party
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
JANE BLAND
Republican Party
▭
BONNIE LEE GOLDSTEIN
Democratic Party
▭ J. DAVID ROBERSON
Libertarian Party
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
▭ DAVID J. SCHENCK
Republican Party
HOLLY TAYLOR
Democratic Party
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
GINA PARKER
Republican Party
▭ NANCY MULDER
Democratic Party
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
LEE FINLEY
Republican Party
▭ CHIKA ANYIAM
Democratic Party
Member, State Board of Education, District 4
STACI CHILDS
Democratic Party
State Senator, District 6
▭ MARTHA FIERRO
Republican Party
CAROL ALVARADO
Democratic Party
State Senator, District 7
PAUL BETTENCOURT
Republican Party
▭ MICHELLE GWINN
Democratic Party
State Senator, District 15
JOSEPH L. TRAHAN
Republican Party ▭ MOLLY COOK
Democratic Party
State Senator, District 17
JOAN HUFFMAN
Republican Party
KATHY CHENG
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 126
E. SAM HARLESS
Republican Party
▭ Write-In
State Representative, District 127
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM
Republican Party
▭ JOHN LEHR
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 128
BRISCOE CAIN
Republican Party
▭ CHUCK CREWS
Democratic Party
▭ KEVIN J. HAGAN
Libertarian Party
State Representative, District 129
DENNIS PAUL
Republican Party
▭ DOUG PETERSON
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 130
TOM OLIVERSON
Republican Party
▭ BRETT ROBINSON
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 131
ALMA A. ALLEN
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 132
MIKE SCHOFIELD
Republican Party
▭ CHASE WEST
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 133
MANO DEAYALA
Republican Party
State Representative, District 134
▭
AUDREY DOUGLAS
Republican Party
ANN JOHNSON
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 135
JON E. ROSENTHAL
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 137
GENE WU
Democratic Party
▭ LEE SHARP
Libertarian Party
State Representative, District 138
▭ LACEY HULL
Republican Party
STEPHANIE MORALES
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 139
CHARLENE WARD JOHNSON
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 140
ARMANDO LUCIO WALLE
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 141
SENFRONIA THOMPSON
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 142
HAROLD V. DUTTON JR
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 143
ANA HERNANDEZ
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 144
MARY ANN PEREZ
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 145
CHRISTINA MORALES
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 146
▭ LANCE YORK
Republican Party
LAUREN ASHLEY SIMMONS
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 147
▭ CLAUDIO GUTIERREZ
Republican Party
JOLANDA JONES
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 148
KAY SMITH
Republican Party
▭ PENNY MORALES SHAW
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 149
▭ LILY TRUONG
Republican Party
HUBERT VO
Democratic Party
State Representative, District 150
VALOREE SWANSON
Republican Party ▭ MARISELA "MJ" JIMENEZ
Democratic Party
JENNIFER CAUGHEY
Republican Party ▭ BRENDETTA SCOTT
Democratic Party
▭ ANDREW JOHNSON
Republican Party
SARAH BETH LANDAU
Democratic Party
Justice,
▭ CLINT MORGAN
Republican Party
JULIE COUNTISS
Democratic Party
KRISTIN M. GUINEY
Republican Party ▭ RICHARD HIGHTOWER
Democratic Party
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9
▭ SUSANNA DOKUPIL
Republican Party
AMBER BOYD-CORA
Democratic Party
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
CHAD BRIDGES
Republican Party
▭ VELDA RENITA FAULKNER
Democratic Party
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 4
TONYA MCLAUGHLIN
Republican Party
▭ CHARLES SPAIN
Democratic Party
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5
MARITZA MICHELE ANTÚ
Republican Party
▭ FRANCES BOURLIOT
Democratic Party
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6
KATY BOATMAN
Republican Party
▭ MEAGAN HASSAN
Democratic Party
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8
BRAD HART
Republican Party ▭ MARGARET 'MEG' POISSANT
Democratic Party
District Judge, 11th Judicial District
▭ NILE BAILEY COPELAND
Republican Party
KRISTEN HAWKINS
Democratic Party
District Judge, 61st Judicial District
▭ LEE KATHRYN SHUCHART
Republican Party
FREDERICKA PHILLIPS
Democratic Party
District Judge, 80th Judicial District
▭ SONYA L. ASTON
Republican Party
JERALYNN MANOR
Democratic Party
District
Judge, 125th Judicial District
KYLE CARTER
Democratic Party
District Judge, 127th Judicial District
DENISE BROWN
Democratic Party
District Judge, 129th Judicial District
▭ WILL ARCHER
Republican Party
MICHAEL GOMEZ
Democratic Party
District Judge, 133rd Judicial District
▭ MICHAEL LANDRUM
Republican Party
NICOLE PERDUE
Democratic Party
District Judge, 151st Judicial District
ERICA HUGHES
Democratic Party
District Judge, 152nd Judicial District
TAKASHA FRANCIS
Democratic Party
District Judge, 164th Judicial District
▭ AARON GABRIEL ADAMS
Republican Party
CHERYL ELLIOTT THORNTON
Democratic Party
District Judge, 165th Judicial District
BRUCE BAIN
Republican Party
▭ URSULA A. HALL
Democratic Party
District Judge, 174th Judicial District
HAZEL B. JONES
Democratic Party
District Judge, 176th Judicial District
NIKITA “NIKI” HARMON
Democratic Party
District Judge, 177th Judicial District
EMILY MUNOZ DETOTO
Republican Party
ROBERT JOHNSON
Democratic Party
District Judge, 178th Judicial District
KELLI JOHNSON Democratic Party
District Judge, 179th Judicial District
ANA MARTINEZ
Democratic Party
District Judge, 215th Judicial District
▭ NATHAN J. MILLIRON Republican Party
ELAINE PALMER Democratic Party
District Judge, 333rd Judicial District
▭ BRIAN STALEY
Republican Party
TRACY D. GOOD Democratic Party
District Judge, 334th Judicial District
DAWN ROGERS
Democratic Party
District Judge, 337th Judicial District
COLLEEN GAIDO
Democratic Party
District Judge, 338th Judicial District
▭ MICHELE ONCKEN
Republican Party
ALLISON JACKSON MATHIS
Democratic Party
District Judge, 339th Judicial District
TE’IVA BELL
Democratic Party
District Judge, 351st Judicial District
NATALIA "NATA" CORNELIO
Democratic Party
District Judge, 486th Judicial District
AARON BURDETTE
Republican Party
▭ VIVIAN KING
Democratic Party
District Judge, 487th Judicial District
▭ LORI DEANGELO
Republican Party
STACY ALLEN BARROW
Democratic Party
District Judge, 488th Judicial District
▭ MATTHEW PENEGUY
Republican Party
CARVANA CLOUD
Democratic Party
District Judge, 507th Judicial District
▭ DAN LEMKUIL
Republican Party
LILLIAN HENNY ALEXANDER
Democratic Party
District Attorney
DAN SIMONS
Republican Party
▭ SEAN TEARE
Democratic Party
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 16
LINDA GARCIA
Republican Party
▭ ASHLEY MAYES GUICE
Democratic Party
Judge, County Probate Court No. 5
▭ RAY BLACK JR
Republican Party
FRANSHENEKA “FRAN” WATSON
Democratic Party
County Attorney
JACQUELINE LUCCI SMITH
Republican Party
▭ CHRISTIAN D. MENEFEE
Democratic Party
Sheriff
MIKE KNOX
Republican Party
▭ ED GONZALEZ
Democratic Party
County Tax Assessor-Collector
▭ STEVE RADACK
Republican Party
ANNETTE RAMIREZ
Democratic Party
County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large
▭ DANIELLE DICK
Republican Party
RICHARD CANTU
Democratic Party
County School Trustee, Position 4, Precinct 3
ERIC DICK
Republican Party
County School Trustee, Position 6, Precinct 1
JOHN FITZGERALD MCGEE
Democratic Party
County Commissioner, Precinct 1
GERRY VANDER-LYN
Republican Party
▭ RODNEY ELLIS
Democratic Party
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
TOM RAMSEY
Republican Party
▭ SALEEM MALIK
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1
ERIC WILLIAM CARTER
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
JO ANN DELGADO
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1
JOE STEPHENS
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1
LINCOLN GOODWIN
Republican Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1
▭ JAMES LOMBARDINO
Republican Party
ISRAEL GARCIA
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 1
VICTOR TREVIÑO III
Democratic Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 1
WANDA ADAMS
Democratic Party
▭ Write-In
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1
HOLLY WILLIAMSON
Republican Party
▭ CARISSA GRADY
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 1
ALAN ROSEN
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 2
JERRY GARCIA
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 3
▭ ERICK PATINO
Republican Party
SHERMAN EAGLETON
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 4
MARK HERMAN
Republican Party
▭ SAM “HUTCH” HUTCHISON
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 5
TERRY ALLBRITTON
Republican Party
▭ JEROME MOORE
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 6
▭ SILVIA TREVINO
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 7
JAMES “SMOKIE” PHILLIPS
Democratic Party
Constable, Precinct 8
PHIL SANDLIN Republican Party
Harris County Flood Control District, Election to Approve Tax Rate
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, PROPOSITION A DISTRITO DE CONTROL DE INUNDACIONES DEL CONDADO DE HARRIS, PROPOSICIÓN A APPROVING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.04897 PER $100 VALUATION IN HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, A RATE THAT IS $0.01581 HIGHER PER $100 VALUATION THAN THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE DISTRICT’S FLOOD RISK REDUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE. LAST YEAR, THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE IN HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT WAS $0.03105 PER $100 VALUATION.
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AGAINST - EN CONTRA
Let’s Make Something “GOOD” Happen on Election Day.
“Early voting will begin on Monday, October 21, 2024, and end on Friday, November 1, 2024, in Harris County, Texas. If you can’t vote early, you can still cast your vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. That said, all Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers who are “OPENMINDED” are strongly encouraged to vote for their favorite candidates and then use our “2024 VOTER EMPOWERMENT SLATE” to fill out the remainder of their down-ballot races.”
