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Campaign 2012

The Filing Deadline for the 2012 campaign season began on November 28th and concluded on December 19th. A second filing period will open once the federal courts have resolved the new interim maps for 2012 elections. It is expected that the second filing deadline will be February 1, 2012.

Notable challengers and open-seat filings are noted below.

Filed:

  • US Senate ... Paul Sadler (D); David Dewhurst (R); Ted Cruz (R); Tom Leppert (R); Craig James (R)
  • Congress ... Dan Grant (D - CD10, challenge); Jay Old (R - CD14, open); Michael Truncale (R - CD14, open); Nick Lampson (D - CD14, open); George Harper (R - CD14, open); Randy Weber (R - CD14, open); Mark Mansius (R - CD14, open); David Cantu (D - CD15, primary challenge); Joaquin Castro (D - CD20, open); Pete Gallego (D - CD23, challenge); Michael Williams (R - CD25, open); Bill Burch (R - CD25, open); Barbara Mallory Caraway (D - CD30, primary challenge); Taj Clayton (D - CD30, primary challenge); Kathleen Hicks (D - CD33, open); Marc Veasey (D - CD33, open); Kyev Tatum (D - CD33, open); Bill Lawrence (R - CD33, open); Murphy Junaid (D - CD34, challenge); Mark Young (R - CD34, primary challenge); Susan Narvaiz (R - CD35, open); Ciro Rodriguez (D - CD35, open); Sylvia Romo (D - CD35, open); Jerry Doyle (R - CD36, open); Mike Jackson (R - CD36, open)
  • SBOE ... Andres Muro (D - SBOE1, challenge); Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D - SBOE5, challenge); Donna Bahorich (R - SBOE6, open);
  • RR Commish ... Dale Henry (D); Christi Craddick (R); Warren Chisum (R)
  • TX Supreme Court ... Steven Wayne Smith (R - Place 2, primary challenge); John Devine (R - Place 4, primary challenge)
  • State Senate ... Scott O'Grady (R - SD8, open); Jack Ternan (D - SD8, open); Kelly Hancock (R - SD9, open); Toby Goodman (R - SD9, open); Mark Shelton (R - SD10, challenge); Daniel McCool (R - SD11, open); Larry Taylor (R - SD11, open); Elizabeth Ames-Jones (R - SD25, primary challenge)
  • State House ... Jim Pruitt (R - HD3, ); Charles Morgan (D - HD8, challenge); Tommy Merritt (R - HD7, primary challenge); Chris Paddie (R - HD9, primary challenge); Marsha Farney (R - HD20, open); Greg Bonnen (R - HD24, open); Vy Nguyen (D - HD26, open); Rick Miller (R - HD26, open); Jacquie Chaumette (R - HD26, open); Sonal Bhuchar (R - HD26, open); Debra Rosenthal-Ritter (R - HD29, open); Ed Thompson (R - HD29, open); Solomon Ortiz, Jr (D - HD33, challenge); Abel Herrerro (D - HD34, challenge); Joseph Campos (D - HD35, open); Terry Canales (D - HD40, open); Ryan Downton (R - HD47, primary challenge); Efrain Valdez (D - HD74, open); Poncho Nevarez (D - HD74, open); Joe Moody (D - HD78, challenge); Delwin Jones (R - HD83, primary challenge); Paula Pierson (D - HD93, open); Chris Turner (D - HD93, open); Nicole Collier (D - HD95, open); Dulani “Jamal Jones” Masimin (D - HD95, open); Sidney Thompson (D - HD95, open); Craig Goldman (R - HD97, open); Susan Todd (R - HD97, open); Dick Elkins (R - HD101, open); Carol Kent (D - HD107, open); Larry Taylor (D - HD110, open); Cedric Davis (D - HD110, open); Toni Rose (D - HD110, open); Steve Nguyen (R - HD115, open); Bennet Ratliff (R - HD115, open); Matt Rinaldi (R - HD115, open); Bennett Ratliff (R - HD115, open); Matt Rinaldi (R - HD115, open); Wanda Adams (D - HD131, primary challenge); Ann Johnson (D - HD134, challenge); Jamaal Smith (D - HD137, open); MJ Khan (R - HD137, open); Joe Madden (D - HD137, open); Gene Wu (D - HD137, open); Sarah Winkler (D - HD137, open); Kevin Risner (D - HD144, challenge); Ornaldo Ybarra (D - HD144, challenge); Mary Ann Perez (D - HD144, challenge); Al Edwards (D - HD146, primary challenge)
  • Harris County ... Zack Fertitta (D - Dist. Atty.); Lloyd Wayne Oliver (D - Dist. Atty.); Ann Bennett (D - Tax Assessor, challenge); Mike Sullivan (R - Tax Assessor, primary challenge); Robert Talton (R - County Attorney, challenge)
  • Bexar County ... Albert Uresti (D - Tax Assessor, open)

Showcase

  • 2011 Elections page in progress. Presently complete with results for Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio municipal elections. Writeup in progress for Houston.
  • 2010 State Rep Election Contests: HD47 (Bolton); HD48 (Howard); HD50 (Strama); HD90 (Lon Burnam); HD92 (Todd Smith); HD93 (Paula Pierson); HD96 (Chris Turner); HD101 (Robert Miklos); HD102 (Carol Kent); HD105 (Linda Harper-Brown); HD106 (Kirk England); HD107 (Allen Vaught); HD108 (Dan Branch); HD113 (Joe Driver); HD114 (Will Hartnett); HD126 (Patricia Harless); HD127 (open); HD132 (Bill Callegari); HD133 (Kristi Thibaut); HD134 (Ellen Cohen); HD137 (Scott Hochberg); HD138 (Dwayne Bohac); HD141 (Senfronia Thompson); HD143 (Ana Hernandez); HD144 (Ken Legler); HD148 (Jessica Farrar); HD149 (Hubert Vo); HD150 (Debbie Riddle)

2011 Texas Legislative Session

Administrative

Issues

Texas Geography

Texas Media Markets

Texas Counties
Major: Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant, Travis, Collin, Denton, Cameron, El Paso, Webb, Jefferson

Federal Officeholders

U.S. Senate


U.S. Congress U.S. Congressional Districts

District CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD8, CD9, CD10, CD11, CD12, CD13, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD17, CD18, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD26, CD27, CD28, CD29, CD30, CD31, CD32

New Districts for 2012: CD33, CD34, CD35, CD36

Statewide Officeholders

State Board of Education

The Texas State Board of Education is an elected board that oversees the public education system in Texas. Members run in partisan elections and represent fifteen single-member districts for four-year terms. The terms are staggered, with half of the seats being up each cycle. However, all seats are up in the first year after new districts are drawn.

Board members set the Texas Essential Knowledge Standards (TEKS) for each subject area. TEKS is the basis for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test, a standardized test used to determine whether students are meeting standards at specific grade levels. The board also oversees investments in the Permanent School Fund.

State Board of Education districts

District SBOE1, SBOE2, SBOE3, SBOE4, SBOE5, SBOE6, SBOE7, SBOE8, SBOE9, SBOE10, SBOE11, SBOE12, SBOE13, SBOE14, SBOE15


State Senate

The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members, each representing single-member districts. The term of office is four years, with no term limits. All Senators are up for re-election in the first year after redistricting, with lots drawn to determine which half of the body is up for election two years later. Republicans control the body 19-12 after the 2010 election cycle.

Senate Districts

District SD1, SD2, SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7, SD8, SD9, SD10, SD11, SD12, SD13, SD14, SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18, SD19, SD20, SD21, SD22, SD23, SD24, SD25, SD26, SD27, SD28, SD29, SD30, SD31

State House

The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House consists of 150 members elected from single-member districts. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The body is controlled by Republicans 101-49, having won 99 seats in the 2010 election cycle and gaining two more with the ensuing party-switches of Allan Ritter (Nederland) and Aaron Pena (Edinburg) to the Republican Party. The House is led by a Speaker of the House, who is elected by the body at the start of each legislative session.

Redistricting of Texas House districts is currently before the Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings are set for January 9, 2012. The Interim Plan created by a federal 3-judge panel (H302) is under review after the legislature's plan (H283) has so far not been granted pre-clearance from the Department of Justice as mandated by the Voting Rights Act.

House Districts

District HD1, HD2, HD3, HD4, HD5, HD6, HD7, HD8, HD9, HD10, HD11, HD12, HD13, HD14, HD15, HD16, HD17, HD18, HD19, HD20, HD21, HD22, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD30, HD31, HD32, HD33, HD34, HD35, HD36, HD37, HD38, HD39, HD40, HD41, HD42, HD43, HD44, HD45, HD46, HD47, HD48, HD49, HD50, HD51, HD52, HD53, HD54, HD55, HD56, HD57, HD58, HD59, HD60, HD61, HD62, HD63, HD64, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD68, HD69, HD70, HD71, HD72, HD73, HD74, HD75, HD76, HD77, HD78, HD79, HD80, HD81, HD82, HD83, HD84, HD85, HD86, HD87, HD88, HD89, HD90, HD91, HD92, HD93, HD94, HD95, HD96, HD97, HD98, HD99, HD100, HD101, HD102, HD103, HD104, HD105, HD106, HD107, HD108, HD109, HD110, HD111, HD112, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD116, HD117, HD118, HD119, HD120, HD121, HD122, HD123, HD124, HD125, HD126, HD127, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD134, HD135, HD136, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD150

Committees

Texas Judiciary

  • State Supreme Court
    • Pl. 1 - Wallace Jefferson (Chief Justice)
    • Pl. 2 - Don Willett
    • Pl. 3 - Debra Lehrmann
    • Pl. 4 - David Medina
    • Pl. 5 - Paul Green
    • Pl. 6 - Nathan Hecht
    • Pl. 7 - Dale Wainwright
    • Pl. 8 - Phil Johnson
    • Pl. 9 - Eva Guzman
  • Court of Criminal Appeals
    • Pl. 1 - Sharon Keller (Presiding Judge)
    • Pl. 2 - Lawrence Meyers
    • Pl. 3 - Tom Price
    • Pl. 4 - Paul Womack
    • Pl. 5 - Cheryl Johnson
    • Pl. 6 - Michael Keasler
    • Pl. 7 - Barbara Parker Hervey
    • Pl. 8 - vacant
    • Pl. 9 - Cathy Cochran


Texas Education

Texas School Districts

District Klein, Houston, Katy, Hurst-Euless-Bedford, San Antonio

University Systems: University of Texas System, Texas A&M System, University of Houston System

Universities: University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, University of Houston, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, University of Texas - El Paso, North Texas University, Texas State, University of Texas - San Antonio, University of Texas - Arlington, University of Texas - Pan American, Lamar University, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas Southern University, Tarleton State University, Sam Houston State University, Texas Womens University


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