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INSIDE: THE CANDIDATES ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE IN HARRIS COUNTY

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PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW

06. Meet U.S. Congresswoman Lee

06. Meet DeLoyd Parker

07. Meet Charles X White

12. Meet U.S. Senator Thad Cochran

12. Meet State Senator Chris McDaniel

13. Meet JewDon Boney

PEOPLE ASKING FOR YOURVOTE IN HARRIS COUNTY

20. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady

22. Attorney John Schmude

24. Judge Kyle Carter

26. Judge Jay Karahan

27. Lt. Col. Sean Seibert

39. Judge Wesley Ward

40. Judge Loyd Wright

41. Judge Christine Riddle Butts

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23. Bishop Anthony A. Allen

25. Bishop K.J. Brown

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“It’s a conspiracy. Believe that,” Parker said. “A conspiracy is not just when somebody is

out to get you, but they create conditions that allow you to be gotten, and they know it.”

This report was written by:

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U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Community LeaderDeLoyd Parker

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By Robert StantonON ASSIGNMENT FOR HOUSTON BUSINESS

CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE

he stakes are high for mi-

nority children in Houston

as federal officials launch

an investigation into the clo-

sure of two inner-city

schools by HISD.

“Houston ISD as it

presently exists and the way

it operates, inversely impacts minorities and

people of color,” said DeLoyd Parker, execu-

tive director of S.H.A.P.E. Community Center

in Houston. “It’s wrong, and it’s criminal.”

Last month (July), the U.S. Department of

Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) agreed

to investigate the Houston Independent

School District’s decision to close Jones High

and Dotson Elementary.

HISD officials said that Jones would

be converted to a specialty vocational

school, while Dotson would see its doors

closed next year.

Community activist Charles X. White,

who filed the complaint challenging the clo-

sures, said HISD’s “vague” board policies

consistently discriminate against black and

Hispanic students and hurt the communities

where they live.

“HISD used a board policy to close Jones

for low enrollment, but they removed pro-

grams that would attract students,” said

White, president of the Sunnyside/South Park

Super Neighborhood Council. “As programs

were removed from Jones, students migrated

to the campuses where programs were in

abundance.”

Meanwhile, Dotson Elementary had a

waiting list of students and “there was an ad-

ministrative decision to stop accepting stu-

dents, which triggered the policy to enact the

closure of Dotson based on the enrollment,”

White said. “The money follows the students.”

HISD is fully cooperating with the federal in-

vestigation, the district officials said in a pre-

pared statement.

“HISD is in the process of responding to a

request made by the Office of Civil Rights

(OCR) regarding complaints of discrimination

in the district's process and application of

board policies and procedures in the school

closure and repurposing proposal presented

last spring,” the statement read.

Federal probe into HISD school closures moves forward

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“HISD takes these complaints very se-

riously and is responding in full to the

OCR's request for data. We believe that

once the OCR has all the information it

needs, HISD's intent of providing the best

schools for all children will be clear,” ac-

cording to the statement.

Since 2001, HISD has closed or re-

purposed 75 schools, of which 42 were lo-

cated in two trustee districts. Mostly

recently, 23 schools were closed in

Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones’ district,

and 19 in Trustee Paula Harris’ district,

White said.

“The total number of black and brown

schools closed or repurposed is 63 out of

75,” he said.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

(D-Houston) said HISD’s decision – cou-

pled with the state’s closure last year of

North Forest ISD – “raises questions

about the process of making decisions to

close neighborhood schools.”

“I am disappointed in the (HISD)

Board’s decision to close the Dodson Ele-

mentary-Montessori School,” Lee said in

prepared remarks. “The students of that

school are doing very well and their teach-

ers and administrators are dedicated to

educating the school children. To close

this school without careful reflection and

analysis of the tangible and intangible

costs would be a short sighted action with

long-term consequences.”

The decision to repurpose Jones and

its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer-

ing and Math) Academy was also “disap-

pointing,” Lee said. “The communities in

which these schools are located are the

least able to absorb the loss of a valuable

neighborhood school.”

Parker, of S.H.A.P.E., agreed.

“The trend lends toward adversely im-

pacting minorities when it comes to the

closing of black and Hispanic schools, and

it’s devastating,” he said. “You’ve got gen-

trification taking place and the underfund-

ing of schools.

“It’s a conspiracy. Believe that,” Parker

said. “A conspiracy is not just when some-

body is out to get you, but they create con-

ditions that allow you to be gotten, and

they know it.”

About RobertStanton

Robert Stanton is a former Houston

Chronicle reporter. He served as a reporter

for the Houston Chronicle, Houston’s only

daily newspaper from 2000 to 2013. He

also served an urban affairs reporter for

the Houston Post from 1988 to 1995.

Robert Stanton served as a breaking

news reporter at the Houston Chronicle

2000 to 2013. Stanton is a veteran journal-

ist with over 30 years in the news business.

He began his career in 1982 at The Galve-

ston Daily News, and in 1987 joined The

Houston Post as a general assignment re-

porter, covering police, criminal courts and

minority affairs. He also has worked on the

assignments desk at KHOU-11 News, was

news editor at The Houston Defender, and

has written freelance articles for publica-

tions that include Agence France-Presse,

Minority Business News, BETWeekend, In-

side Houston and The Houston Press. He

lives in Galveston, Texas.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) said HISD’s decision – cou-

pled with the state’s closure last year of North Forest ISD – “raises questions

about the process of making decisions to close neighborhood schools.”“


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U.S. Senator Thad Cochran

State Sen. Chris McDaniel

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By Robert StantonON ASSIGNMENT FOR HOUSTON BUSINESS

CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE

s his hotly contested pri-

mary run-off election fast

approached, Sen. Thad

Cochran (R-MS) needed

nothing short of a miracle

to fend off Tea Party chal-

lenger State Sen. Chris

McDaniel.

McDaniel, a former conservative talk

show host, was named a “Rising Star” in 2012

in the Republican Party by The Clarion-

Ledger, centering his message on two big is-

sues: federal spending and the conservative

credentials of both candidates.

The race was shaping up to be a tough

fight for Cochran, who was elected in 1972 to

represent the Mississippi’s Congressional

Fourth District. He needed a magic wand –

and fast.

Cochran’s wish came true on June 24,

with his victory over McDaniel, thanks to the

unlikely support of black Democrats who

didn’t want to see an extreme Tea Partier

walking away with the Senate seat.

When the dust settled from the closely

watched primary race, Cochran had boosted

his vote total by more than 38,000 votes,

while McDaniel managed to pull off an addi-

tional 30,000. With the pivotal support from

black voters, Cochran garnered enough votes

to top McDaniel, 51 percent to 49 percent.

The election sent shockwaves through the

GOP, with conservative talk show host Laura

Ingraham accusing Cochran of “race-baiting’

and Sarah Palin threatening to leave the Re-

publican Party altogether.

Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh added to

the conservative disgust, with Beck going so

far as to fire a rifle on his show and Limbaugh

labeling the black supporters as “the black

Uncle Tom voters.”

While it’s unusual for black voters to come

to the rescue of a conservative candidate, the

election was not unprecedented, said former

Houston Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Jew

Don Boney.

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think it’s necessarily indicative of a trend,” he

said. “It shows to a degree that Cochran’s

political team realized that he had a case to

make for African-American support.”

Cochran, he said, is a moderate who has

supported historically black colleges and uni-

versities and other black causes in the past.

Blacks and Hispanics “have often had to

vote the lesser of the two evils,” Boney said.

“In Mississippi they were facing the reelec-

tion of an incumbent moderate Republican

senator or a radical Tea Party Republican

who is antithetical” to the interests of minor-

ity voters.

That stark choice, Boney said, was

enough to mobilize black voters to support

Cochran.

“It (election) shows a degree of sophisti-

cation that African Americans can vote their

interests,” he said. “We have to understand

what is going on in Washington. The Tea

Party wants to see further cuts in food

stamps and Pell loans, and no extension of

federal unemployment benefits. There is

nothing in the Tea Party that addresses our

interests at all.”

About RobertStanton

Robert Stanton is a former Houston

Chronicle reporter. He served as a reporter

for the Houston Chronicle, Houston’s only

daily newspaper from 2000 to 2013. He also

served an urban affairs reporter for the

Houston Post from 1988 to 1995.

Robert Stanton served as a breaking

news reporter at the Houston Chronicle 2000

to 2013. Stanton is a veteran journalist with

over 30 years in the news business. He

began his career in 1982 at The Galveston

Daily News, and in 1987 joined The Houston

Post as a general assignment reporter, cov-

ering police, criminal courts and minority af-

fairs. He also has worked on the

assignments desk at KHOU-11 News, was

news editor at The Houston Defender, and

has written freelance articles for publications

that include Agence France-Presse, Minority

Business News, BETWeekend, Inside Hous-

ton and The Houston Press. He lives in

Galveston, Texas.

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sarily indicative of a trend. It shows to a degree that

Cochran’s political team realized that he had a case to make

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U. S. Senator

John Cornyn, Republican VS. David M. Alameel, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is asking your vote in the race for United States

Senator at this time. Rebecca Paddock is a Libertarian candidate also

running for U.S. Senator for Texas.

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United States Representative District 2

Ted Poe, Republican VS. Niko Letsos, Democrat -- *Neither can-

didate is asking your vote in the race for the 2nd Congressional Dis-

trict of Texas at this time. Cecil Anthony Ince is a Libertarian

candidate also running for United States Congress for District 2.

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John Culberson, Republican VS. James Cargas, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is asking your vote in the race for the 7th Congres-

sional District of Texas at this time.Gerald Fowler is a Libertarian can-

didate also running for United States Congress for District 7.

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Kevin Brady, Republican

*No Democratic Opponent on

November 4, 2014 in

the Midterm Election for

United States Congress for

the 8th Congressional Dis-

trict of Texas. Ken Petty

is a Libertarian candidate also running for

United State Congress for District 8. Con-

gressman Kevin Brady is the only candi-

dates asking for your vote in this race.

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Al Green, Democrat *No Republican

Opponent on November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election for United States Con-

gress for the 9th Congressional District of

Texas. Johnny Johnson is a Libertarian

candidate also running for United States

Congress for District 9. *Neither candidate

is asking for your vote in this race.

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Michael McCaul, Republican VS.

Tawana Walter-Cadien, Democrat -- *Nei-

ther candidate is asking for your vote in the

race for the 10th Congressional District of

Texas at this time. Bill Kelsey is a Liber-

tarian candidate also running for United

States Congress for District 10.

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Randy Weber, Republican VS. David

Brown, Democrat, and John Weider, the

Libertarian candidate. This is one of our

featured races taking place outside of Har-

ris County, Texas. -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for the 14th

Congressional District of Texas at this time.

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Sean Seibert, Republican VS. Sheila

Jackson Lee, Democrat -- *Sean Seibert

(R) is the only candidate asking for

your vote in the race for the 18th

Congressional District of

Texas at this time.

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"My fellow Houstonians of District 18. I am

seeking your support to be your reasonable

voice in Congress. I will champion the

causes that are important to you, my con-

stituents. I’m listening to you, I will take your

concerns forward, and I will fight for the

causes that best serve you. I appreciate your

support to become your advocate and leader

in Washington."

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Pete Olson, Republican VS. Frank

Briscoe, Democrat -- *Neither candidate

is asking your vote in the race for the 22nd

Congressional District of Texas at this

time. Rob Lapham is a Libertarian candi-

date also running for United States Repre-

sentative for District 22.

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Gene Green, Democrat *No Republi-

can Opponent on November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election for United States Con-

gress for the 29th Congressional District of

Texas. James Stanczak is a Libertarian

candidate also running for United State

Representative for District 29. *Neither

candidate is asking for your vote.

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Brian Babin, Republican VS. Michael

K. Cole, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for the 36th

Congressional District of Texas at this time.

Rodney Veach is a Libertarian candidate

also running for United States Representa-

tive for District 36.

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Governor of Texas

Greg Abbott, Republican VS. Wendy

R. Davis, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Governor

of Texas at this time. Kathie Glass is a Lib-

ertarian candidate also running for Governor

of Texas in the 2014 Midterm Election.

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Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick, Republican VS. Leti-

cia Van de Putte, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate is asking for your vote in the

race for Lieutenant Governor of Texas at

this time. Robert Butler is a Libertarian

candidate also running for Lieutenant

Governor of Texas.

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Attorney General

Ken Paxton, Republican VS. Sam

Houston, Democrat -- *Neither candidate

is asking your vote in the race for Texas At-

torney General at this time. Jamie Balagia


Attorney General of Texas.

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Comptroller of Public Accounts

Glenn Hegar, Republican VS. Mike

Collier, Democrat -- *Neither candidate

is asking for your vote in the race for

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at

this time. Ben Saunders is a Libertarian

candidate also running for Comptroller of

Public Accounts.

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Commissioner of the General Land

Office for the State of Texas

George P. Bush, Republican VS.

John Cook, Democrat -- *Neither candi-

date is asking your vote in the race for

Commissioner of the General Land Office

at this time. Justin Knight is a Libertarian

candidate also running for Commissioner

of the General Land Office.

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Commissioner of Agriculture

Sid Miller, Republican VS. Jim

Hogan, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Com-

missioner of Agriculture at this time. Rocky

Palmquist is a Libertarian candidate also

running for Commissioner of Agriculture.

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Railroad Commissioner

Ryan Sitton, Republican VS. Steve

Brown, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Texas

Railroad Commissioner at this time. Mark

Miller is a Libertarian candidate also run-

ning for Texas Railroad Commissioner.

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Chief Justice, Supreme Court

Nathan Hecht, Republican VS.

William Moody, Democrat -- *Neither


race for Chief Justice, Supreme Court at

this time. Tom Oxford is a Libertarian

Candidate also running for Chief Justice,

Supreme Court of Texas.

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Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

(Unexpired) in Texas

Jeff Brown, Republican VS. Lawrence

Edward Meyers, Democrat -- *Neither can-

didate is seeking your vote in the race for

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 (Unex-

pired) at this time. Mark Ash is a Libertar-

ian candidate also running for Supreme

Court Justice Place 6, Texas.

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Jeff Boyd, Republican VS. Gina Be-

navides, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Justice,

Supreme Court, Place 7 at this time. Don

Fulton is a Libertarian candidate also run-

ning for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7.

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Phil Johnson, Republican *No Demo-

cratic Opponent on November 4, 2014 in

the Midterm Election for Justice, Supreme

Court, Place 8 in Texas. Roberto Koelsch


Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8. *Neither

candidate is asking for your vote.

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Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Bert Richardson, Republican VS.

John Granberg, Democrat -- *Neither can-

didate is asking for your vote in the race for


at this time. Mark Bennett is a Libertarian

candidate also running for Judge, Court of

Criminal Appeals Place 3.

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Kevin Patrick Yeary, Republican *No

Democratic Opponent on November 4,

2014 in the Midterm Election for Judge,

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 in

Texas. Quanah Parker is a Libertarian

candidate also running for Judge, Court of

Criminal Appeals Place 4. *Neither candi-

date is asking for your vote at this time.

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David Newell is the Republican in this

race. -- *Neither candidate is asking for

your vote in the race for Judge, Court of

Criminal Appeals, Place 9 at this

time.William Bryan Strange III is a Liber-

tarian candidate also running for Judge,

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9.

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Member, State Board of

Education, District 4

Dorothy Olmos, Republican VS.

Lawrence A. Allen Jr., Democrat -- *Nei-


race for Member, State Board of Educa-

tion, District 4 at this time.

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State Senator, District 7

Paul Bettencourt, Republican VS.

Jim Davis, Democrat -- *Neither candidate

is asking for your vote in the race for State

Senator, District 7 at this time. Whitney Bi-

lyeu is a Libertarian candidate also run-

ning for State Senator for District 7.

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Ron Hale, Republican VS. John Whit-

mire, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is ask-

ing for your vote in the race for State

Senator, District 15 at this time. Gilberto Ve-

lasquez, Jr. is a Libertarian candidate also

running for State Senator for District 15.

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Joan Huffman, Republican VS. Rita

Lucido, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for State

Senator, District 17 at this time. George

Hardy is a Libertarian candidate also run-

ning for State Senator for District 17.

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State Representative House District 126

Patricia Harless, Republican *No


2014 in the Midterm Election for State

Representative for House District 126 in

Texas. Chris Hernandez is a Libertarian

candidate also running for State Represen-

tative for House District 126. *Neither can-

didate is asking for your vote at this time.

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Dan Huberty, Republican *No Demo-



the Midterm Election for State Representa-

tive for House District 127 in Texas.

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Wayne Smith, Republican *No Demo-



tive for House District 128 in Texas. Ken

Lowder is a Libertarian candidate also

running for State Representative for House

District 128. *Neither candidate is asking

for your vote at this time.

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Dennis Paul, Republican VS. John

Gay, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is ask-

ing for your vote in the race for State Repre-

sentative House District 129 at this time.

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Allen Fletcher, Republican *No Dem-

ocratic Opponent on November 4, 2014 in



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Alma A. Allen, Democrat *No Repub-

lican Opponent on November 4, 2014 in



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Michael Schofield, Republican VS.

Luis Lopez, Democrat -- *Neither candi-

date is asking for your vote in the race

for State Representative House District

132 at this time.

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Jim Murphy, Republican VS. Laura

Nicol, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for


at this time.


Sarah Davis, Republican VS. Alison

Ruff, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is ask-

ing for your vote in the race for State Repre-

sentative House District 134 at this time.

----------------------------


Gary Elkins, Republican VS. Moiz

Abbas, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for State Rep-

resentative House District 135 at this time.

----------------------------


Morad H. Fiki, Republican VS.

Gene Wu, Democrat -- *Neither candi-



137 at this time.

----------------------------


Dwayne Bohac, Republican VS. Fred

R. Vernon, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for State Rep-


----------------------------


Sylvester Turner, Democrat *No

Republican Opponent on November 4,

2014 in the Midterm Election for State

Representative for House District 139

in Texas.

----------------------------


Armando Lucio Walle, Democrat *No

Republican Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for State Represen-

tative for House District 140 in Texas.

----------------------------


Senfronia Thompson, Democrat *No

Republican Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for State Represen-

tative for House District 141 in Texas.

----------------------------


Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Democrat

*No Republican Opponent on Novem-

ber 4, 2014 in the Midterm Election for

State Representative for House District

142 in Texas.

----------------------------


Ana Hernandez, Democrat *No Re-

publican Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for State Repre-

sentative for House District 143 in Texas.

----------------------------


Gilbert Pena, Republican VS. Mary

Ann Perez, Democrat -- *Neither candi-



144 at this time.

----------------------------


Carol Alvarado, Democrat *No Republi-

can Opponent on November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election for State Representative

for House District 145 in Texas.

----------------------------


Borris L. Miles, Democrat *No Re-

publican Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for State Repre-

sentative for House District 146 in Texas.

----------------------------


Garnet F. Coleman, Democrat *No


2014 in the Midterm Election for State Rep-

resentative for House District 147 in Texas.

----------------------------


Chris Carmona, Republican VS.

Jessica Cristina Farrar, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is asking for your vote

in the race for State Representative

House District 148 at this time.

----------------------------



Al Hoang, Republican VS. Hubert Vo,

Democrat -- *Neither candidate is seeking

your vote in the race for State Representa-

tive House District 149 at this time.

----------------------------


Debbie Riddle, Republican VS. Amy

Perez, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

seeking your vote in the race for State Rep-


----------------------------

Chief Justice, 14th Court

of Appeals District

Kem Thompson

Frost, Republican VS.

Kyle Carter, Democrat --

*Judge Kyle Carter is the

only candidate asking for

your vote in the race for Chief Justice, 14th

Court of Appeals District at this time.

----------------------------

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals

District, Place 3

Russell Lloyd, Republican VS. Jim

Sharp, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Justice,

1st Court of Appeals District, Place 3 at

this time.

----------------------------

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals

District, Place 5

Laura Carter Higley, Republican *No


2014 in the Midterm Election for Justice, 1st

Court of Appeals District, Place 5 in Texas.

----------------------------

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District,

Place 4 (Unexpired)

Marc Brown, Republican *No Dem-

ocratic Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for Justice, 14th

Court of Appeals District, Place 4 (Unex-

pired) in Texas.

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals

District, Place 7

Ken Wise, Republican VS. Gordon

Goodman, Democrat -- *Neither candi-

date is asking for your vote in the race for

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District,

Place 7 at this time.

----------------------------

District Judge, 55th Judicial District

Jeff Shadwick, Republican VS. Kay

Morgan, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for District

Judge, 55th Judicial District at this time.

----------------------------


Michael Landrum, Republican VS.

Steven E. Kirkland, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate is asking for your vote in the race

for District Judge, 113th Judicial District at

this time.

----------------------------


Randy Wilson, Republican VS. Jim

Peacock, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



----------------------------


Catherine Evans, Republican VS.

Randy Roll, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


District Judge, 180th Judicial District at

this time.

----------------------------

District Judge, 182nd Judicial District

Jeannine Barr, Republican *No Dem-


the Midterm Election for District Judge,

182nd Judicial District in Harris County.

----------------------------

District Judge, 183rd Judicial District

Vanessa Velasquez, Republican *No

Democratic Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for District Judge,

183rd Judicial District in Harris County.

----------------------------


Jan Krocker, Republican VS. Mark

Thering, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



----------------------------


Susan Brown, Republican VS. Mack

McInnis, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



----------------------------


Bill Burke, Republican VS. Ursula A.

Hall, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



----------------------------


Patricia J. Kerrigan, Republican

VS. Farrah Martinez, Democrat -- *Nei-

ther candidate is asking for your vote in

the race for District Judge, 190th Judicial

District at this time.

----------------------------


Denise Collins, Republican VS.

Chuck Silverman, Democrat -- *Neither


race for District Judge, 208th Judicial


----------------------------


Mike McSpadden, Republican *No

Democratic Opponent on November 4, 2014

in the Midterm Election for District Judge,

209th Judicial District in Harris County.

----------------------------


Marc Carter, Republican *No Demo-





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----------------------------


Brad Hart, Republican VS. Greg

Glass, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



----------------------------


Mary Lou Keel, Republican *No Dem-




----------------------------


Wesley Ward, Republican

VS. Barbara Gardner,

Democrat -- *Judge

Wesley Ward is the candi-

date asking for your vote in

the race for District Judge,

234th Judicial District at this time.

----------------------------


Roy L. Moore, Republican *No Demo-




----------------------------


Charley Prine, Republican VS. San-

dra Peake, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


for District Judge, 246th Judicial District

at this time.

---------------------------

District Judge, 247th

Judicial District

John Schmude, Re-

publican VS. Clinton

"Chip" Wells, Democrat -- *John

Schmude is the only candidate seeking

your vote in the race for District Judge,

247th Judicial District at this time.


Katherine Cabaniss, Republican

VS. Shawna L. Reagin, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is asking for your

vote in the race for District Judge, 248th

Judicial District at this time.

----------------------------


Judy Warne, Republican *No Demo-




----------------------------


Denise Bradley, Republican VS.

Jules Johnson, Democrat -- *Neither


race for District Judge, 262nd Judicial


---------------------------

District Judge, 263rd Judicial District

Jim Wallace, Republican VS. Herb

Ritchie, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is


Judge, 263rd Judicial District at this time.

---------------------------


Dan Hinde, Republican VS.

George H. Arnold, Democrat -- *Nei-

ther candidate is asking for your vote

in the race for District Judge, 269th Ju-

dicial District at this time.

----------------------------


Brent Gamble, Republican VS.

James Hippard, Jr., Democrat -- *Neither


race for District Judge, 270th Judicial Dis-

trict at this time.

---------------------------


Lynn Bradshaw-Hull, Republican

VS. Barbara J. Stalder, Democrat --




---------------------------

District Judge, 281st Judicial District

Sylvia Matthews, Republican VS.

Tanner Garth, Democrat -- *Neither


race for District Judge, 281st Judicial


---------------------------


Caroline E. Baker, Republican VS.

Latosha Lewis, Democrat -- *Neither




---------------------------


James Lombardino, Republican

VS. Jim Evans, Democrat -- *Neither




----------------------------


Sheri Y. Dean, Republican VS.

Kathy Vossler, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate asking for is seeking your



---------------------------


Lisa Millard, Republican *No Demo-




---------------------------


Alicia Franklin, Republican VS.

Sherri L. Cothrun, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate is seeking your vote in the



---------------------------


David Farr, Republican *No Demo-



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---------------------------


Glenn Devlin, Republican VS.

Tracy D. Good, Democrat -- *Neither




---------------------------


John F. Phillips, Republican VS. Na-

talia Oakes, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


for District Judge, 314th Judicial District

at this time.

---------------------------


Michael Schneider, Republican

*No Democratic Opponent on November

4, 2014 in the Midterm Election for Dis-

trict Judge, 315th Judicial District in

Harris County.

----------------------------

District Judge, 334th Judicial

District (Unexpired)

Grant Dorfman, Republican VS. Daryl

Moore, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



---------------------------

Harris County District Attorney

(Unexpired Term)

Devon Anderson, Republican VS.

Kim Ogg, Democrat -- *Neither candidate

is asking for your vote in the race for Har-

ris County District Attorney (Unexpired) at

this time.

---------------------------

Harris County Judge

Ed Emmett, Republican VS. Ahmad

Robert Hassan, Democrat -- *UPDATE:

Ahmad Robert Hassan has pulled out of

the race for Harris County Judge. Judge Ed

Emmett will now only face a Green Party

candidate in the Tuesday, November 4,

2014 Midterm Election in Harris County.

Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1

Debra Ibarra Mayfield, Republican

*No Democratic Opponent on November

4, 2014 in the Midterm Election for

Judge, County Civil Court at Law #1 in

Harris County.

---------------------------


Theresa Chang, Republican VS.

Scot "Doli" Dollinger, Democrat --


vote in the race for Judge, County

Civil Court at Law #2 at this time.

---------------------------


Linda Storey, Republican VS. Gloria

Cantu Minnick, Democrat -- *Neither


race for Judge, County Civil Court at Law

#3 at this time.

---------------------------


Roberta Lloyd, Republican VS.

Damon Crenshaw, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate is seeking your vote in the race

for Judge, County Civil Court at Law #4 at

this time.

----------------------------

Judge, County Criminal Court No. 1

Paula Goodhart, Republican *No



County Criminal Court #1 in Harris County.

----------------------------


Bill Harmon, Republican VS. Harold J.

Landreneau, Democrat -- *Neither candi-

date is seeking your vote in the race for

Judge, County Criminal Court #2 at this time.

---------------------------


Natalie C. Fleming, Republican *No




---------------------------


John Clinton, Republican VS.

Nikita "Niki" Harmon, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is seeking your vote

in the race for Judge, County Criminal

Court #4 at this time.

---------------------------


Margaret Stewart Harris, Republi-

can VS. Ramona Franklin, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is seeking your vote



---------------------------


Larry Standley, Republican VS. Linda

Geffin, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Judge,

County Criminal Court #6 at this time.

---------------------------


Pam Derbyshire, Republican VS. She-

lia Acosta, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



---------------------------

Judge, County Criminal

Court No. 8

Jay Karahan, Republican

VS. Kelli Johnson, Democrat -

- *Judge Jay Karahan is the

only candidate seeking your vote in the

race for Judge, County Criminal Court #8

at this time.

---------------------------


Analia Wilkerson, Republican *No




---------------------------


Dan Jeffrey Spjut, Republican VS.


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George Barnstone, Democrat -- *Neither


race for Judge, County Criminal Court #10

at this time.

---------------------------


Diane Bull, Republican *No Demo-


the Midterm Election for Judge, County

Criminal Court #11 in Harris County.

---------------------------


Robin Brown, Republican *No Demo-


the Midterm Election for Judge, County

Criminal Court #12 in Harris County.

---------------------------


Don Smyth, Republican VS. Jason

Long, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is



---------------------------


Mike Fields, Republican VS. David

L. Singer, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


for Judge, County Criminal Court #14 at

this time.

---------------------------

Judge, County Criminal Court No.15

Jean Spradling Hughes, Republi-

can VS. Raul Rodriguez, Democrat --

*Neither candidate is asking for your vote



---------------------------

Judge, County Probate Court No. 1

Loyd Wright, Republican

VS. Kim Bohannon, Democrat

-- *Judge Loyd Wright is

the candidate asking for

your vote in the race for

Judge, County Probate


---------------------------

Judge, County Probate Court No.2

Mike Wood, Republican VS. Josefina

Tendon, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is


County Probate Court #2 at this time.

---------------------------


Rory Robert Olsen, Republican VS.

Jerry Simoneaux, Democrat -- *Neither


race for Judge, County Probate Court #3

at this time.

---------------------------


Christine Riddle Butts,

Republican VS. James

Horowitz, Democrat

-- *Judge Christine Rid-

dle Butts is the candidate

asking for your vote in

the race for Judge,

County Probate Court #4 at this time.

---------------------------

District Clerk

Chris Daniel, Republican VS. Judith

Snively, Democrat -- *Neither candidate is

asking for your vote in the race for Harris

County District Clerk at this time.

---------------------------

Harris County Clerk

Stan Stanart, Republican VS. Ann

Harris Bennett, Democrat -- *Neither can-

didate is asking for your vote in the race

for Harris County Clerk at this time.

---------------------------

Harris County Treasurer

Orlando Sanchez, Republican VS.

David Rosen, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


Harris County Treasurer at this time.

----------------------------

County School Board Trustee,

Position 5, At-Large

Mike Wolfe, Republican VS. Debra

"Debby" Keener, Democrat -- *Neither

candidate is asking your vote in the race

for County School Trustee, Position 5, At-

Large at this time.

----------------------------

County School Trustee,

Position 7, At-Large

Don Sumners, Republican VS.

Melissa Noriega, Democrat -- *Neither


race for County School Trustee, Position 7,

At-Large at this time.

----------------------------

County Commissioner, Precinct 2

Jack Morman, Republican *No Dem-


the Midterm Election for County Commis-

sioner for Precinct 2, in Harris County.

----------------------------

County Commissioner, Precinct 4

R. Jack Cagle, Republican VS.

M.I. Badat, Democrat -- *Neither candi-


for County Commissioner for Precinct

4, at this time.

----------------------------

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2

David M. Patronella, Democrat *No


2014 in the Midterm Election race for Jus-

tice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Place 2, in

Harris County.

----------------------------


Leonila Olivares-Salazar, Republican

VS. George E. Risner, Democrat -- *Nei-


race for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2,

Place 2 at this time.

----------------------------


Don Coffey, Democrat *No Republi-

can Opponent on November 4, 2014 in

the Midterm Election race for Justice of

the Peace for Precinct 3, Place 2, in

Harris County.

----------------------------


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Justice of the Peace,

Precinct 4, Place 2

Laryssa Korduba, Repub-

lican *No Democratic Opponent

on November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election race for Jus-

tice of the Peace for Precinct 4,

Place 2, in Harris County.

----------------------------


Precinct 5, Place 2

Jeff Williams, Republi-

can *No Democratic Oppo-

nent on November 4, 2014 in

the Midterm Election race for

Justice of the Peace for

Precinct 5, Place 2, in Harris

County.

----------------------------


Precinct 6, Place 2

Armando V. Rodriguez,

Democrat *No Republican Op-

ponent on November 4, 2014 in

the Midterm Election race for



County.

----------------------------


Precinct 7, Place 2

Zinetta Burney, Democ-

rat *No Republican Opponent

on November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election race for Jus-

tice of the Peace for Precinct

7, Place 2, in Harris County.

----------------------------


Precinct 8, Place 2

Louie Ditta, Republican

*No Democratic Opponent on

November 4, 2014 in the

Midterm Election race for



County.

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