And the beat goes on. The South Belt Area Republicans will be hosting a judicial candidates forum tonight for the runoff election.
Location: HEP Bookstore, 11665 Fuqua, Suite A100, Houston, Texas 77034 (map)
Time: Social, 6:30 pm, Meeting, 7:00 pm
Confirmed candidates:
247th Family Court – John Schmude and Judge M. L. Walker
311th Family Court – Judge Denise Pratt and Alicia Franklin
County Criminal Court 10 – Dan Spjut and Tonya McLaughlin
One word of caution for those that are thinking of attending solely to harass Judge Denise Pratt. I went to a Cypress Texas Tea Party meeting Saturday and we did discuss Judge Pratt’s placement in the runoff. After the meeting, a middle-aged couple approached me and wanted to talk about her. They told me that she had been at one of their forums and that there were several people that insisted on interrupting her throughout her speaking time. They told me that one lady in particular stood at the door and yelled “Liar” continually. Because of the behavior of these people, this couple voted FOR Judge Pratt. You have to be careful how you approach negative campaigning because it often backfires and has the opposite effect, as in this case. People generally do not like boorish behavior.
This will be the first meeting of South Belt that I’ve been able to attend and I’m looking forward to it. Hope to see you there!
