DU Call to primary action! March 2nd Texas

[WonderGrunion]

Neither of Texas' Senators are up for election in 2010. There are no Democrats running in the races for Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, State Agricultural Commissioner, Congressional Districts 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,14,19,24 and 31. Henry Cueller (Dist 28) is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and is running unopposed.


Texas - March 2
Elections & Elected Officials

Filing Deadline (D/R): January 4, 2010
Primary: March 2, 2010
Run-Off: April 13, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2010
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

GOVERNOR:
Rick Perry (R)
Active Candidates:

* Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
US Senator, Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
* Larry Kilgore (R)
Texas Secession Activist, Telecommunications Worker
* Bill Lawrence (R)
* Debra Medina (R)
Wharton County GOP Chair, Ron Paul Campaign Activist, Nurse & Rancher
* Felix Alvarado (D)
Teacher & Vietnam War Veteran
* Ronnie Earle (D)
Ex-Travis County District Attorney, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Municipal Judge
* Kinky Friedman (D)
Country Music Singer, Author & '06 Candidate
* Hank Gilbert (D)
Whitehouse School Board Member, Rancher, Teacher & '06 State Agriculture Comnr. Nominee
* Tom Schieffer (D)
Ex-Ambassador, Ex-Texas Rangers Baseball Team General Manager & Ex-State Rep.
* Farouk Shami (D)
Businessman
* Mark Thompson (D)
Blind Services Therapist & '08 Railroad Commission Candidate
* Jeff Daiell (Libertarian)
Ex-State Party Chair, Businessman
* Kenneth Griffin (Libertarian)
* Steve Nichols (Libertarian)
Ex-Frisco City Councilman & Real Estate Appraiser
* David Carpenter (Independent)
* Fran Cavanaugh (Independent)
Businessman & Realtor
* Clement Glenn (Independent)
* Curtis "Tank" Hartfield (Independent)
* Kenneth Richardson (Independent)
* John Roland Ross (Independent)
* Les Sanderfer (Independent)
Bartender & Army Veteran

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
David Dewhurst (R)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Greg Abbott (R)
Active Candidates:

* Ted Cruz (R)
Ex-State Solicitor General & Attorney
* Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)
Attorney, Community Activist & '06 US Senate Candidate
* Barry Cooper (Libertarian)
Businessman, Ex-Police Officer & Drug Legalization Activist

COMPTROLLER:
Susan Combs (R)

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
Jerry Patterson (R)

Active Candidates:

* Bill Burton (D)
Ex-Henderson County Justice of the Peace Judge, Real Estate Broker & Army Veteran

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Todd Staples (R)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Louie Gohmert (R)

District 2:
Ted Poe (R)

District 3:
Sam Johnson (R)

Active Candidates:

* Chris Claytor (Libertarian)
Engineering Program Manager, Army Veteran

District 4:
Ralph Hall (R)

Active Candidates:

* B.D. Blunt (R)

District 5:
Jeb Hensarling (R)

Active Candidates:

* Justin Boyd (R)

District 6:
Joe Barton (R)

Active Candidates:

* David Cozad (D)
Software Engineer

District 7:
John Culberson (R)

Active Candidates:

* David McCurrach (Independent)
Businessman & Pastor

District 8:
Kevin Brady (R)

Active Candidates:

* Tyler Russell (R)
Energy Executive & USAF Veteran

District 9:
Al Green (D)

Active Candidates:

* Michael Hope (R)
Businessman & Ex-Correctional Officer

District 10:
Mike McCaul (R)

Active Candidates:

* Joe Petronis (R)
Businessman
* Jack McDonald (D)
Businessman, Attorney & Community Activist

District 11:
Mike Conaway (R)

Active Candidates:

* Canyon Clowdus (R)
Businessman & Army Veteran
* Chris Younts (R)
Rancher, Insurance Agent & Ex-Firefighter

District 12:
Kay Granger (R)

Active Candidates:

* Mike Brasovan (R)
Energy Consultant & Businessman
* Sam Finley (R)
Engineer, Oil Worker & USMC Veteran
District 13:
Mac Thornberry (R)

Active Candidates:

* Michael Barrett (R)
Baptist Pastor & Navy Veteran

District 14:
Ron Paul (R)

Active Candidates:

* Jeff Cherry (R)
Teacher
* John Gay (R)
School District Administrator & Coast Guard Veteran

District 15:
Ruben Hinojosa (D)

District 16:
Silvestre Reyes (D)

Active Candidates:

* Tim Besco (R)
Iraq War Veteran & Nurse

District 17:
Chet Edwards (D)

Active Candidates:

* J.W. Auten (R)
Teacher & Pro-Life Activist
* Rob Curnock (R)
Businessman
* Timothy Delasandro (R)
Nurse & Navy Veteran
* Eric Finley (R)
Restaurant Owner & USAF Veteran
* Chuck Wilson (R)
Developer

District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

Active Candidates:

* Tex Christopher (R)
Businessman & Ex-Bull Rider
* John Faulk (R)
Retired Health Care Executive, Ron Paul Campaign Activist, Navy Veteran & '08 Nominee
* Brenda Page (R)
Attorney

District 19:
Randy Neugebauer (R)

District 20:
Charlie Gonzalez (D)

Active Candidates:

* Alan Strack (R)
Dependable Non-Politician Who Wants To Help Hard Working Americans Regain Their Money & Freedoms

District 21:
Lamar Smith (R)

Active Candidates:

* Lainey Melnick (D)
Real Estate Broker

District 22:
Pete Olson (R)

Active Candidates:

* Doug Blatt (D)
IT Consultant, Businessman & Army Veteran
* John Wieder (D)
Pro-Life Activist
* Tracy Hall (Independent)
Conservative Activist

District 23:
Ciro Rodriguez (D)

Active Candidates:

* Miguel Ortiz (D)
Iraq War Veteran & Attorney
* Francisco "Quico" Canseco (R)
Attorney, Businessman & '08 Candidate
* Will Hurd (R)
Ex-CIA Officer
* Mike Kueber (R)
Retired Attorney
* Vic Luebker (Libertarian)
Retired 22 Year Veteran, Founder of Hope4Heroes (For Our Veterans)

District 24:
Kenny Marchant (R)

District 25:
Lloyd Doggett (D)

Active Candidates:

* Donna Campbell (R)
Ophthalmologist

District 26:
Michael Burgess (R)

Active Candidates:

* Earl Davis (R)
Conservative Activist
* Neil Durrance (D)
Attorney & Denton County Democratic Chairman
* Don Tracey (Independent)
Businessman, Author & USMC Veteran

District 27:
Solomon Ortiz (D)

Active Candidates:

* James Duerr (R)
Del Mar College Regent & Nueces County Appraisal District Board Member

District 28:
Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29:
Gene Green (D)

Active Candidates:

* Frank "Mazz" Mazzapica (R)
Psychologist & USAF Veteran
* Eric Story (R)
Minister, Ex-Oil Worker & '06/'08 Nominee

District 30:
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

Active Candidates:

* Coach Charles "Lingy" Lingerfelt (R)
Grassroots Organizer for 32 years, Former Teacher/Football Coach, Precinct Chair, Chm. Sen. District

District 31:
John Carter (R)

District 32:
Pete Sessions (R)

Active Candidates:

* Steve Love (D)
Realtor, Retired Methodist Pastor, USAF Veteran & '08 Candidate
* Grier Raggio (D)
Attorney

[mdmc]

1. Thank you for this lone star summary

I probably won't be doing anything outside of NYS this year. But I did looking at the info you provided.

[WonderGrunion]

2. Information and comments about candidates provided by

www.uselections.com.

Kick

[NoPasaran]

3. A few corrections

"There are no Democrats running in the races for Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, State Agricultural Commissioner, Congressional Districts 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,14,19,24 and 31."

For Governor, Houston Mayor Bill White and haircare entrepreneur Farouk Shami are the leading Democratic candidates (White because many people think he can actually win and Shami because he has promised to dump $10 Million of his own money into the race.

For Lieutenant Governor, Ronnie Earle (former Travis County DA) and restaurant owner Marc Katz have filed.

For Ag Commissioner, Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman have filed.

In CD-10, Jack McDonald has dropped out, pretty much leaving us without a viable candidate.

This list seems to predate the decision of Kay Bailey Hutchison to not resign her Senate seat early as part of her challenge to governor Rick Perry, which shuffled a lot of candidates from one race to another.

[WonderGrunion]

4. Thanks for the corrections

My desire is to get this info out in time for the primaries in each state. Do you have a better site to get this information from?