I am running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (“JP2”), which handles civil claims up to $10K, Class C Misdemeanors, Juvenile Truancy cases, evictions, and other important matters. I graduated from UT and St. Mary’s University School of Law, and have been a licensed attorney and a certified mediator for past 12 years trying cases in JP court; handling civil law suits and criminal matters; representing children in CPS cases, and resolving disputes as a mediator. In 2006-2007, I served as the … [Read more...]
Eva Guzman for Texas Supreme Court Place 9
Justice Eva Guzman was appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas by Governor Rick Perry on October 8, 2009. Before her appointment, Justice Guzman served as an Associate Justice on the Houston-based Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals. A three- time gubernatorial appointee, she has served in the Texas judiciary for more than a decade, first as a trial court judge in Harris County Family Court and then as a member of a nine-justice appellate court that serves a ten-county area. While on the trial … [Read more...]
Debra Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
The Texas Supreme Court does not have the level of child protective service (CPS) and family law experience that is necessary to handle these critically important cases. Having served as a family law judge for over 22 years, my election would fulfill the need for a jurist with this type of experience. No other candidate in this race has this type of expertise. My 22 years of service as a judge is almost double the amount of judicial experience of any other candidate in this race. The type of … [Read more...]
Bill Burton for Texas Land Commissioner
I am Bill Burton and I am running for the Texas Land Commissioner's Office because, its time for politics as usual to stop. Our Public School Fund is being treated with total disregard. Its time to put our schools and colleges back on the priority list. As Land commissioner I will work to see that the revenue generated from the oil and leases and from the renewable energy resources are not mis-directed. I will be accountable and responsible to the people I serve, "You". I will … [Read more...]
Daniel Bradford for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1
Daniel Bradford grew up mostly in small-town Ohio, finished high school in Brazil, and now lives in East Austin, where he's lived for the last ten years. Having lived in Brazil and in the United States, Bradford knows firsthand the difference that responsive government makes in the lives of a country's citizens. At Ohio State, he studied the systems that produced the different political outcomes in these two great nations. In law school at UT, he learned how to create systems to have positive … [Read more...]
Karen Sage for 299th District Court Judge
I am running to be your judge of the 299th District Court because I believe in public service and I believe in justice. For most of my career, I have been a public servant, and I have always tried to do justice no matter what role I have occupied. Justice is the backbone of our democracy, it is the safeguard of our rights, and it is the last bastion of our civilization. I believe that I have the courage, the compassion, and the commitment to be a great judge. I have been an attorney for … [Read more...]
Bill Gammon for 147th District Court Judge
After representing the residents of Travis county for over twenty two years, both as a Plaintiff and Defense attorney, I have now decided to run for Judge in the 147th District Court.During my years as an attorney, I have witnessed far too many proceedings that have not involved the kind of fairness and adherence to the law that I feel is merited in a courtroom. Justice is every citizen's birthright. To accept less goes against my values and runs counter to the principles upon which our legal … [Read more...]
Understanding the Texas Primary Election
Primary election day in Texas is March 2. Everyone needs to WAKE UP and get out to VOTE because there are several key contested races this time around. Many people don’t realize that the primary election is quite a big deal. It allows the people to decide who is the best candidate for their party. A primary is actually held by the government on behalf of the major political parties to determine which candidate will serve as the party’s nominee in the November election. To give you an idea … [Read more...]
