Harris County Young Democrats General Election Endorsed Candidates
The Harris County Young Democrats (HCYD) is pleased to announce its slate of endorsed candidates for the 2018 General Election:
- Governor: Lupe Valdez
- Lieutenant Governor: Mike Collier
- Attorney General: Justin Nelson
- Comptroller Of Public Accounts: Joi Chevalier
- Commisoner of the General Land Office: Miguel Suazo
- Commissioner Of Agriculture: Kim Olson
- Railroad Commissioner: Roman McAllen
- All Democratic Supreme Court & Court of Appeals Candidates
- State Board of Education: Lawrence Allen, Jr (Inc.)
- State Senator, District 7: Dave Romero
- State Senator, District 15: No endorsement
- State Senator, District 17: Rita Lucido
- State Representative, District 126: Natali Hurtado
- State Representative, District 131: Alma A. Allen (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 132: Gina Calanni
- State Representative, District 134: Allison Lami Sawyer
- State Representative, District 135: Jon E. Rosenthal
- State Representative, District 137: Gene Wu (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 138: Adam Milasincic
- State Representative, District 139: Jarvis Johnson (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 140: Armando Lucio Walle (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 141: Senfronia Thompson (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 142: No endorsement
- State Representative, District 143: Ana Hernandez (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 144: Mary Ann Perez (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 145: Carol Alvarado (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 146: Shawn Nicole Thierry (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 147: Garnet Coleman (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 148: Jessica Cristina Farrar (Inc.)
- State Representative, District 149: Hubert Vo (Inc.)
- All Harris County Democratic Judicial Candidates
- County Judge: Lina Hidalgo
- District Clerk: Marilyn Burgess
- County Clerk: Diane Trautman
- County Treasurer: Dylan Osborne
- County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large: Richard Cantu
- County School Trustee, Position 4, Pct. 3: Andrea Duhon
- County School Trustee, Position 6, Pct. 1: Danyahel (Danny) Norris
- County Commissioner, Precinct 2: Adrian Garcia
- County Commissioner, Precinct 4: Penny Shaw
Election Information
Early voting runs from Monday, October 22nd until Friday, November 2nd.
Election day is Tuesday, November 6th.
To find the early voting location nearest you click here.
To find your election day polling location and view your specific voter ballot, just follow this link.
Identification Required for Voting
Texas voters who possess one of the seven approved forms of photo ID that they must present that ID at the polls. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID may execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form, available to them at each polling location, and provide a supporting form of identification. In addition, certain voters may qualify for certain exemptions to presenting an acceptable form of photo identification or following the Reasonable Impediment Declaration procedure.
The seven forms of approved photo ID are:
Click for examples of acceptable ID
Election day is Tuesday, November 6th.
To find the early voting location nearest you click here.
To find your election day polling location and view your specific voter ballot, just follow this link.
Identification Required for Voting
Texas voters who possess one of the seven approved forms of photo ID that they must present that ID at the polls. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID may execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form, available to them at each polling location, and provide a supporting form of identification. In addition, certain voters may qualify for certain exemptions to presenting an acceptable form of photo identification or following the Reasonable Impediment Declaration procedure.
The seven forms of approved photo ID are:
- Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
- Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
- United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
- United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
- United States Passport (book or card)
Click for examples of acceptable ID
Endorsement information
Participants:
To vote during the endorsement meeting, participants must be 14-40 years of age and paid members of HCYD.
Candidates:
Candidates were screened prior to the endorsement meeting by the HCYD Endorsement Committee after completing a questionnaire and returning by the designated deadline. Due to the volume of candidates, the committee selected certain contested state and local races (non-judicial). The committee then voted to recommend candidates for endorsement. Recommendations were presented to the membership body for consideration and discussion, and a final vote at the February general meeting decided the official slate of endorsements.
Committee:
Andrew Martinez and James Burnett, Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs, led a group of 12 Young Democrats through the endorsement process.
To vote during the endorsement meeting, participants must be 14-40 years of age and paid members of HCYD.
Candidates:
Candidates were screened prior to the endorsement meeting by the HCYD Endorsement Committee after completing a questionnaire and returning by the designated deadline. Due to the volume of candidates, the committee selected certain contested state and local races (non-judicial). The committee then voted to recommend candidates for endorsement. Recommendations were presented to the membership body for consideration and discussion, and a final vote at the February general meeting decided the official slate of endorsements.
Committee:
Andrew Martinez and James Burnett, Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs, led a group of 12 Young Democrats through the endorsement process.
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