Wow, what a great turnout for the King Street Patriots Judicial Open House. Here is a list of the candidates that came out – click on their name to go to their website and find out more about them and then pick one or two to volunteer for.
Jane Bland (R) | Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 2 |
Harvey Brown (R) | Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 6 |
Michael C. Massengale (R) | Justice 1st Court of Appeals Place 8 |
Brett Busby (R) | Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 3 |
Jeff Brown (R) | Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 4 |
Martha Hill Jamison (R) | Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 5 |
John Donovan (R) | Justice 14th Court of Appeals Place 8 |
Bruce Bain (R) | District Judge, 11th District |
Jeff Hastings (R) | District Judge, 61st District |
Richard Risinger (R) | District Judge, 80th District |
John Coselli (R) | District Judge, 125th District |
Russell Lloyd (R) | District Judge, 127th District |
Michael Landrum | District Judge, 129th District |
Don Self (R) | District Judge, 152nd District |
Bud Wiesedeppe (R) | District Judge, 164th District |
Robert Summerlin (R) | District Judge, 174th District – Criminal |
Stacey Bond (R) | District Judge, 176th District – Criminal |
Ryan Patrick (R) | District Judge, 177th District – Criminal |
Roger Bridgewater (R) | District Judge, 178th District – Criminal |
Kristin M. Guiney (R) | District Judge, 179th District – Criminal |
Ken Shortreed (R) | District Judge, 215th District |
Elaine H. Palmer (D) | District Judge, 215th District |
Joseph “Tad” Halbach (R) | District Judge, 333rd District |
Ken Wise (R) | District Judge, 334th District |
Renee’ Magee (R) | District Judge, 337th District – Criminal |
Brock Thomas (R) | District Judge, 338th District – Criminal |
Brad Hart (R) | District Judge, 339th District – Criminal |
Debra Ibarra Mayfield (R) | County Civil Court at Law #1 |
Theresa Chang (R) | County Civil Court at Law #2 |
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These candidates are the cream of the crop. I wish that more candidates from other parties had come but realistically, the Republican slate is so strong that it probably intimidated most of the others. Too bad because they missed an opportunity to talk to plenty of real life voters – people that don’t care what party you belong to, they just want to vote for the best person.
I owe special thanks to Michael Landrum, candidate for the 129th Civil District Court. We needed someone to kick off the meeting by educating us on the various levels of courts in Texas and I drafted him with about 30 seconds to prepare! So here is a free plug for his fundraiser/reception to be held next Monday, October 8th, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Black Walnut Cafe located at 5512 Memorial Drive. Contact him for more information by clicking here.
One of the coolest pieces of campaign literature that I’ve seen was Justice Michael Massengale’s booklet of The Texas Bill of Rights – I’ve never seen one like it. You can put it in your pocket alongside your copy of the Constitution and then you are prepared for most anything. Here is a link to The Texas Bill of Rights in case you haven’t heard of it. Justice Massengale is also available to speak to your club on the Texas Constitution – you can contact him by clicking here.
Obviously, many thanks to Catherine Engelbrecht and Mark Antill and all of the King Street volunteers for hosting this event. They continue to set the bar for “tea party” groups and political clubs in general. Please consider making a donation to them by clicking here.
Someone asked how they could find a sample ballot specific to them – just click here to go to HarrisVotes.org if you live in Harris County. If you live in other counties, contact your County Clerk.
A few pictures:
Bud Wiesedeppe says
I think I can speak for the group in saying that we always welcome the opportunity to speak with voters about our campaigns and how the judicial positions impact the community.
plindow says
Thanks, Dave. We really appreciate the work you, Catherine, Mark, et al did to make this happen.
Ken Shortreed says
David Thank you for helping us get the truth out! Please let folks know they can vote straight R and then go back and select another candidate to void that particular race vote.(if they must) the R's are very qualified this crop!