Midterm Elections 11.06.18 2018 SPECIAL EDITION
FULL CANDIDATE LISTING FOR THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 ELECTION IN GRIMES COUNTY Editor’s Note: All candidates running on a Grimes County ballot for the Nov. 6, 2018, General Election were contacted and given the opportunity to provide a submission for The Examiner’s Meet the Candidates 2018 special section. U.S. Senator Republican *Ted Cruz Democrat Beto O’Rourke Libertarian Neal M. Dikeman U.S. Representative District 8 Republican *Kevin Brady Democrat Steven David Libertarian Chris Duncan Governor Republican *Greg Abbott Democrat Lupe Valdez Libertarian Mark Jay Tippetts Lieutenant Governor Republican *Dan Patrick Democrat Mike Collier Libertarian Kerry Douglas McKennon Attorney General Republican *Ken Paxton
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Democrat Justin Nelson Libertarian Michael Ray Harris Comptroller of Public Accounts Republican *Glenn Hegar Democrat Joi Chevalier Libertarian Ben Sanders Commissioner of General Land Office Republican *George P. Bush Democrat Miguel Suazo Libertarian Matt Pina Commissioner of Agriculture Republican *Sid Miller Democrat Kim Olson Libertarian Richard Carpenter Railroad Commissioner Republican *Christi Craddick Democrat Roman McAllen Libertarian Mike Wright Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 Republican Jimmy Blacklock Democrat Steven Kirkland
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 Republican *John Devine Democrat R.K. Sandill Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 Republican *Jeff Brown Democrat Kathy Cheng Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Republican *Sharon Keller Democrat Maria T. (Terri) Jackson Libertarian William Bryan Strange III Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 Republican *Barbara Parker Hervey Democrat Ramona Franklin Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 Republican Michelle Slaughter Libertarian Mark Ash State Senator, District 5 Republican *Charles Schwertner Democrat Meg Walsh Libertarian Amy Lyons State Representative,
District 13 Republican *Ben Leman Democrat Cecil Ray Webster Sr. Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2 Republican *Jane Bland Democrat Gordon Goodman Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6 Republican *Harvey Brown Democrat Sarah Beth Landau Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7 Republican Terry Yates Democrat Julie Countiss Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8 Republican *Michael Massengale Democrat Richard Hightower Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9 Republican *Jennifer Caughey Democrat Peter Kelly Justice 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 Republican *Brett Busby
Democrat Jerry Zimmerer Justice 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Republican *Marc Brown Democrat Charles Spain Justice 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5 Republican *Martha Hill Jamison Democrat Frances Bourliot Justice 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6 Republican *Bill Boyce Democrat Meagan Hassan Justice 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8 Republican *John Donovan Democrat Margaret “Meg” Poissant District Attorney 506th Judicial District Republican **Andria Bender Grimes County Judge Republican **Joe Fauth Judge, County Court–at-Law Republican **Tuck Moody McLain District Clerk Republican
**Diane LeFlore County Clerk Republican Vanessa Burzynski County Treasurer Republican *Janice A. Trant County Commissioner Precinct 2 Republican *David E. Dobyanski County Commissioner Precinct 4 Republican **Phillip Cox Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Republican **Christopher M. Acord Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Republican *Lester Underwood Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Republican Mark S. Laughlin Democrat Ronnie Wells County Chairman Republican Susan Patrick Democrat James D. Harris *denotes incumbent. **denotes interim appointment.
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GRIMES COUNTY ELECTION INFORMATION WHAT, WHEN, WHERE EARLY VOTING DATES Oct. 22, 2018 – Nov. 2, 2018
EARLY VOTING HOURS Monday, Oct. 22 & Monday, Oct. 29— 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 23-26 & Oct. 30-Nov. 2 —8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Special extended hours ** Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. **
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Grimes County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Anderson Navasota Center, 101 Stadium Drive, Navasota
NOV. 6, 2018 – UNIFORM ELECTION 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. •The candidates who won their respective party’s primary will run against each other in the Nov. 6, 2018, Uniform Election for the positions listed on page 2 of this special section. The last day to register to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. The last day to apply for ballot by mail is Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. County-wide polling locations can be found on the back cover (page 12) of this special edition.
ADDITIONAL BALLOT ITEMS •Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 voters only
Proposition A – The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages •Voting Precinct 4 – City of Plantersville voters only
Proposition A – A sales and use tax is adopted within the city at the rate of 1 ½ percent.
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Our Republicans…
BUILDING A BETTER
COUNTY... AMERICA...
FUTURE!
2018 CANDIDATES U.S. Senate Ted Cruz U.S. Rep., Dist. 18 Kevin Brady Governor Greg Abbott Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Attorney General Ken Paxton Comptroller Glenn Hegar Land Commissioner George P. Bush
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Sharon Keller, Pres. Judge Barbara Hervey, Pl. 7 Michelle Slaughter, Pl. 8 State Senator Charles Schwertner State Representative, Dist. 13
Ben Leman
Judge, 1st Court of Appeals Jane Bland, Pl. 2 Harvery Brown, Pl. 6 Terry Yates, Pl. 7 Michael Massengale, Pl. 8 Jennifer Caughey, Pl. 9
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddock Justice, Supreme Court Jimmy Blacklock, Pl. 2 John Devine, Pl. 4 Jeff Brown, Pl. 6
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Justice, 14th Court of Appeals Brett Busby, Pl. 3 Marc Brown, Pl. 4 Martha Hill Jamison, Pl. 5 Bill Boyce, Pl. 6 John Donovan, Pl. 8 District Attorney Andria Bender, 506th
County Judge Joe Fauth Judge, County Court-at-Law Tuck Moody McLain District Clerk Diane LeFlore County Clerk Vanessa Burzynski County Treasurer Janice A. Trant County Commissioner, Pct. 2 David E. Dobyanski County Commissioner, Pct. 4 Phillip Cox Justice of the Peace Chris Accord, Pct. 1 Lester Underwood, Pct. 2
Mark Laughlin, Pct. 3
REPUBLICAN
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Kevin Brady
FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 8
Kevin stays in touch with those he represents. Unlike many, Kevin never moved to Washington and commutes to work each week from Texas. He and his wife Cathy raise their two boys in Montgomery County, and Kevin’s logged nearly two million miles commuting to Congress. To make sure he is accountable to his constituents Kevin holds more than 50 town hall meetings a year. Kevin Brady is a successful small business and community leader. He has worked his way up in the U.S. House and now holds important leadership posts on key committees – which mean his constituents enjoy a bigger voice on national issues. Kevin is leading the fight to protect Texas energy jobs. He fought the Obama moratorium in the Gulf that hurt our Texas energy workers. He’s fighting President
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Obama’s new taxes on Texas oil & gas companies that would drive local energy jobs overseas. A proven pro-family, pro-business conservative. Kevin has a 95% lifetime conservative voting record, a 100% prolife record and is endorsed by the NRA. Kevin has the experience and conservative track-record needed to fight against the liberal Obama agenda. With so much at stake, now is not the time to send unproven, inexperienced representatives to Washington. Kevin has introduced the MAP Act to cut out-of-control Washington spending. The MAP Act shrinks the size of the federal government by a quarter this decade, shuts down obsolete agencies, establishes a line-item veto to cut wasteful spending, and ends forever the threat of a government shutdown.
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Steven Kirkland Justice, Supreme Court Place #2
Maria T. (Terri) Jackson Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Sarah Beth Landau Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place #6
Peter Kelly
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place #9
R.K. Sandill
Kathy Cheng
Justice, Supreme Court Place #4
Justice, Supreme Court Place #6
Ramona Franklin
Gordon Goodman
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place #7
Julie Countiss
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place #7
Jerry Zimmerer
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place #2
Richard Hightower Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place #8
Charles Spain
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals Place #3
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals Place #4
Meagan Hassan
Margaret “Meg” Poissant
EARLY VOTE: October 22nd - November 2nd ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 6th
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Joe Fauth III
FOR GRIMES COUNTY JUDGE
Vote for
JOE FAUTH III
Politically speaking, Joe is a strong Christian Conservative. He has served as Chairman of the GCRP for 9 years, chaired 4 County Conventions, chaired one CD 8 Convention, attended 4 State Conventions and was elected to attend the National Convention in 2016.
GRIMES COUNTY JUDGE
Joe is a Christian Conservative working hard at... � Preserving our past
To the Voters of Grimes County, Texas: I want to thank the Grimes County Commissioners for appointing me this past December 15, 2017. This appointment was to fulfill the vacated term of Judge Ben Leman. (He is making a great State Representative for District 13.) I am unopposed for the election on November 6, 2018, so it is fair to say, I will continue to serve as your County Judge for the next 4 year term starting January 01, 2019. Please know that whether or not I am your candidate of choice, it is my
solemn promise to do the best I can in serving all the citizens of Grimes County as your County Judge. There is a lot of work to be done for this County and I am willing to do what I can for the benefit of all that call Grimes County home. When we agree, I ask for your support. When we disagree, I ask for your ideas and patience. In both, I ask for your prayers for me and my family, for you and your family and for all of the citizens of Grimes County, Texas.
� Pursuing our future � Maintaining a safe environment � Staying focused on the County’s Strategic & Economic Development � Working hard for you & having fun doing it.
Election Day is March 6, 2018
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Mark Laughlin
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PCT. 3
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Qualified, fair and honest – I would be honored to have your support in the upcoming election.
My name is Mark Laughlin. I am a Republican candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3. I have been a resident of Grimes County for 18 years. My wife, Kathy, and I, as well as several of our children, make Grimes County our home. I retired as senior warden of the Wallace Pack Unit in 2006. During my career, I supervised a staff of more than 300 employees and was responsible for an annual operations budget of
$1 million. I have also served as a Reserve Deputy with Dawson County Sheriff’s Office and Jail Administrator here in Grimes County. I feel this experience qualifies me for this position. I would be honored to have your support in the upcoming election. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Mark Laughlin
ELECT
MARK LAUGHLIN for
Justice of the Peace
PRECINCT 3
þ Republican Candidate þ Grimes County Resident
þ Reserved Deputy with Dawson Co. Sheriff ’s Office
þ Retired Senior Warden of Wallace Pack Unit
þ Grimes County Jail Administrator
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2018 November Election Special Edition
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR REPUBLICANS FOR
Making America Great Again
Under the Leadership of President
Donald J. Trump!
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ECONOMY AND JOBS
Jump-started America’s economy into record growth, which created jobs and increased take-home pay for working Americans.
IMMIGRATION
Protected the American homeland by enforcing immigration laws, so that every American can feel safe in their community.
FOREIGN POLICY
Put America rst by promoting fair and reciprocal trade. This includes exiting TPP, renegotiating NAFTA, and securing major new bilateral deals with major trading partners.
NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE
Rebuilt our military, crushed ISIS, and confronted rogue nations to protect America and our allies.
REGULATION
Removed red tape and ended unnecessary regulations that stie economic growth and prosperity.
LAND AND AGRICULTURE
Created a task force on agriculture and rural prosperity that included actions to improve the lives of rural Americans.
LAW AND JUSTICE
Partnered with local communities and worked with local law enforcement to protect American communities.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Reversed years of policies that locked up American energy and restricted our ability to sell to other counties.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
One of President Trump’s biggest campaign promises was to make a government by and for the people. Throughout his rst year in ofce, the President worked to drain the swamp and created more transparency.
HEALTH CARE
Repealed the Obamacare individual mandate, expanded plan choices and increased competition to bring down costs for consumers.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Built stronger rural communities by ensuring Americans have access to the quality infrastructure they deserve.
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Protected life by ghting back against illegal drug shipments, opiod abuse, and abortion service providers.
EDUCATION
President Trump and his Administration supported the expansion of school choice across the country so every parent has a voice in their child’s education.
VETERANS
Made sure the government fullled its commitment to our country’s veterans by reforming the V.A., including ring the 500 worst managers in the agency, and providing education and health benets.
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