WORK EXPERIENCE:Amegy Bank of Texas, Houston, Texas 2005-Present
April 2005-Present
Private Banking, Senior Vice President/Team Leader-Northwest Harris County and Montgomery County, Texas
Responsible for personal loan portfolio of $78 Million,
Responsible for personal depository portfolio of $67 million
Responsible for market development for Private Banking in Northwest Houston and Montgomery County, Texas.
Manage a team of three Private Bankers and three support staff with an aggregate loan portfolio of $118 million and deposit portfolio of $163 million
Whitney National Bank, Houston, Texas 2004-2005
Relationship Manager, Vice President Private Client Services
August 2004- April 2005
Responsible for $18 million of $88 million department portfolio.
Responsible for assisting in developing a marketing plan for Private Client Services as it relates to the Retail, Business Banking, and Commercial departments within the Houston, Texas Market.
JP Morgan Chase Bank, Houston, Texas 1985-2004
Personal Financial Services, Vice President /Team Leader
March 2004 - June 2004
Responsible for business development for the Medical Center market for Personal Financial Services.
Managed three full time PFS bankers and one support staff.
Develop a marketing strategy for the market incorporating the Personal Bankers, Personal Financial Advisors, and Branch Staff.
Personal Financial Services, Vice President/ Texas Lending Manager
March 2002- March 2004
Managed $185 million loan portfolio.
Managed effort to consolidate 6 statewide loan portfolios into a centralized lending group housed in Houston.
Managed 3 full time lenders and 6 support staff.
Decisioned loans for six PFS markets throughout Texas.
As part of consolidation of statewide loan portfolio worked to bring exception and past due ratios back in compliance. Efforts resulted in a B internal audit grade in 2003.
Worked to build and implement an automated scored loan product for PFS nationwide. Efforts resulted in implementation in 2003. The first year of operation resulted in $6 million with no charge offs. Past due ratio well below .50%.
Private Banking, Vice President and Team Leader
October 1999- March 2002
Managed team of six relationship managers and five support staff in the Houston Medical Center and Northwest Area of Houston.
Loan portfolio consisted of $65 million in loans.
Monitor and implement marketing strategy of the Medical & NW Private Bank including loan growth, investment management, and trust services.
Monitor and manage relationship managers for compliance with documentation and global exposure exceptions. Results were within bank standards.
Private Banking, Vice President and Relationship Manager
November 1992- October 1999
Handled loan portfolio of $30 million.
Top producer 1997 & 1998 resulting in revenue generation in excess of $600 M for each year.
Retail Banking, Vice President and Team Leader Consumer Credit Operations Center.
October 1989- November 1992
Manager of the Home Improvement division.
Managed staff of three lenders and one support staff.
Assisted in the organization and implementation of the Consumer Credit Center in Houston.
Managed the consolidation of employee loans in Texas into the centralized lending group.
Commercial Banking- Vice President Relationship Manager.
September 1985- October 1989
Retail and Business Banking Relationship Manager
Portfolio of $18 million
Klein Bank, Houston, Texas 1983-1985
Commercial and Consumer Banking- Vice President
November 1983 – September 1985
Relationship manager Commercial and Consumer Banking
Compliance Officer
Heights State Bank, Houston, Texas 1982-1983
Commercial and Consumer Banking- Vice President
February 1982- November 1983
Monroe Banking and Trust Company, Aberdeen, MS. 1980-1982
Commercial and Consumer Banking- Vice President
March 1980- February 1982
Citizens National Bank, Meridian, MS. 1978-1980
Commercial and Consumer Banking- Assistant Vice President
June 1978- March 1980
EDUCATION:Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.
Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance, graduated May 1978.
Mississippi School of Banking, University of Mississippi
Completed two year course in 1980
School of the Banking of the South- Louisiana State University
Completed three year course in 1987
Community Activities:
Director Lone Star Family Health Center- Conroe, Texas (Term ends Oct. 31, 2014)
Advisory Director of Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Hospital
Past Treasury of Heart of Montgomery County
Past Treasurer –Rotary Club of the Woodlands
Past Chairman of South Montgomery County Economic Development Partnership
Past Director of the South Montgomery County YMCA
Director of Grace Point Council Center- The Woodlands UMC
Past Director of Education for Tomorrow Alliance- The Woodlands, Texas
Finance and Economics Advisory Board –Mississippi State University
Past United Way of Montgomery County Clinic Capacity Chairman
Challenger: John Hennigan
Campaign website unknown
CV
Hospital Director At-Large, Position 2
Incumbent: Kenn Fawn
Campaign email: kennfawn@sbcglobal.net>
CV
Education and Work Experience: Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of California. Worked for a major oil company for 36 years in research, operations, and designing chemical plants and as project leader during their construction and startup. Worked an additional 4 years as a consultant.
Military: Served the Nation in the Army Reserve and National Guard for 34 years. Retired as a colonel and began as a private. Graduate of the US Army War College.
Personal: Married 52 years to sweetheart. Have 2 children, 5 grandchildren. 40 year Texas resident and 16 years in Montgomery County.
After moving to Montgomery County, became interested in the Hospital District. He was appointed to the Board in 2006 and was re-elected in contested elections in 2006 and 2010. Chairman of the board for the last two years. Previously, served as chairman and/or member of the EMS, Planning, and Finance committees.
Fiscal Policy: Dedicated to efficient use of tax payer funds. This is demonstrated in the performance of the District staff. Tax rates have been reduced every year since being on the Board. The EMS department named Texas EMS provider of the year for 2013 and routinely ranks in as one of the top services in the Nation.
Indigent health care costs have been brought down in the face of rising costs Nationwide. This is due to the dedication of the staff in providing quality care while managing to appropriate care levels. MCHD also leverages its costs through partnering with hospitals in obtaining Federal funds for indigent care.
If re-elected, will work with the Board and Staff to continue in managing costs and look at cost effective ways to improve efficiency.
Education: no info
Experience: no info
Priorities:
-good govt
-vision
-community service
-less crime
-more officers
-public safety
-lower taxes
-reduced debt
-fire protection
-iso rating 1 from insurance
Experience
-libertarian-moderate-conservative activist in foreign and economic and constitutional policies
-PEE party founder
-trial lawyer
---mostly criminal jury cases
-appellate work
Priorities
-retrieving moderates
-retrieving conservatives
-retrieving libertarians
-energize Democratic Party
-reach out
-collaborate
-oppose intimidation
-liberal/libertarian socially
-pro-gay rights
-mild pro-choice
-decriminalization of drug laws
-humans corruptible
-pressure for good
-fair taxes on Churches
-preachers stop meddling
-tolerance
-sense of humor
-life overrated
-sex overrated
-football overrated
-free speech
-damn political correctness
-oppose boycotting
-understanding
-punish but forgive
Challenger: Sharon Lavery
Campaign website unknown
CV
Challenger: Jim Meszaros
Campaign website unknown
CV
Education: graduated from *couldn't hear clearly during speech* university
Experience:
-Air Force
-Vietnam War
-Carpet world
-Insurer for Northeast
-Financial Representative for Trident Financial
Priorities:
-responsible growth
-quality of life
-traffic
-recreation facilities
-electricity/water
Education
Major in Accounting, Baylor University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University
Jobs
CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co.
Officer in the Army Reserve and National Guard
VP of Sales and Manufacturing for a large, mid-west stainless steel fabricator
Retired from Accenture in 2000 as a Senior Partner
Volunteer work
volunteers in the annual Woodlands Waterway Art Festival
Volunteered at Village Events- Flea Market, Bar B Que and Haunted House
Positions & Committees
Clear Lake area
-President of Economic Development Corporation (2 years)
-City Council Member overseeing the economic development, financial functions and road improvement program (6 years)
-Formed and Chaired the resident committee charged with building a Community Pool
-Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. (2 years)
The Woodlands
-Treasurer of the Sterling Ridge Village Association (2010 & 2011)
-Sterling Ridge Residential Design Review Committee (2010)
-Design Standards Committee (DSC) (2010 to February 2012)
-Kirkpatrick Glen Neighborhood Watch Coordinator (2008 to 2014)
-Township Board of Directors
-Township’s Ad Hoc Transportation Committee
-Director and Treasurer of the The Woodlands Waterway Art Council
-Member of the Woodlands Rotary and the Woodlands Road Utility District #1
Education: no info posted
Jobs
25 years of finance and accounting experience
Operational management experience
Former Naval and Army Reserve Officer (Retired LCDR)
Volunteer work
Volunteer with Interfaith of the Woodlands a
Community watch coordinator for his neighborhood
Education:
attended the University of Houston and studied Business Management
Experience:
Director of Residential and Commercial Remodeling Business of DE Flooring Granite Remodeling
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Clear Creek High School - 2001,
University of Texas at Austin, BBA in Finance - 2005,
MBA from University of Texas at Austin - May 2013
Experience:
Employee Benefits and HR Consultant,
small buisness owner.
League City Finance Committee- Board Member,
League City Chamber of Commerce,
CCISD District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC),
CCISD Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC),
University of Texas Chancellor's Committee
Priorities: see website above
Education: no info posted
Experience:
13 years practicing law,
including family law,
criminal law,
personal injury,
contracts and civil rights.
admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court,
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and
the Texas Supreme Court.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Houston Community College with a degree in Fire Science and Safety Technology.
Bachelor of Science degree with Columbia Southern University.
Experience:
31 year veteran Houston Fire Fighter,
Master Peace Officer,
Firefighter,
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator,
Arson Investigator,
Fire Inspector,
Hazardous Material Technician, and an
Emergency Medical Technician.
served as a League City Volunteer Fire Firefighter,
Co-Chairman of the Holiday in the Park,
a board member of the League City Proud Committee,
League City Zoning Board member, and
a member of the CCISD Facility Needs and Planning Committee.
Priorities: see website above
Education: no info posted
Experience:
United States Air Force,
police officer for over 20 years,
responsible for developing and managing a $16.2 million dollar budget for the Galveston Police Department as Commander.
Priorities: see website above
Education: no info posted
Experience:
-Retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after 20 years on active duty including 18 months in Vietnam
-teaching Speech as an adjunct instructor for Houston Community College and, later, for Lone Star College, North Harris
-appointed as a full time professor at LSC-Kingwood and retired from LSC in 2012
Priorities:
-fiscal responsibility by opposing more debt
-keeping taxes and student fees down
-better utilization of existing facilities
-working hand in hand with local businesses to develop the training they need
-insuring a fair and safe working and learning environment for students and employees
What is your current occupation? What is your background?
I am currently an instructor in the Education Department at Lone Star College - Montgomery.
Previously I have been an assistant principal, a classroom teacher, a Soldier in the United States Army, a cadet at Texas A&M University, and a sacker at Klein’s Supermarket.
How many years have you been in the Tomball area?
My parents moved our family to Tomball in 1986 and enrolled me in Tomball Elementary School. Tomball ISD was my parents’ number one incentive for that move. With the exception of my years serving in the United States Army and the time I was a student at Texas A&M University, I have lived in Tomball ever since.
What makes you a qualified candidate for TISD school board?
If elected, I will be the only Trustee who has worked as a classroom teacher or campus administrator. I will also be the only Trustee with a master’s degree in education. This is a degree that emphasizes school administration and organization, effective leadership strategies, campus business management, and federal, state, and local school regulations in addition to providing the skills necessary to evaluate programs for overall school improvement, implement research to improve instruction and curricula, and understand how diverse populations and special programs affect a school and its community.
Our current School Board of Trustees is an incredibly successful group of men and women who have an impressive diversity of skillsets that are vital to the successful governing of the school district, but not one of the Board members has ever walked a mile in the shoes of our teachers. I believe there should be at least one member of the Tomball ISD School Board who has had to plan a lesson, gather materials, manage behavior in a classroom, administer a state mandated test, grade mountains of assignments on nights and weekends, and everything else our teachers do. I have done all of these things, and I feel qualified to speak to the effects that proposed Board decisions would have on students and teachers in the classroom.
I have a very unique perspective of our school district because of the many roles I have played within it. I have been:
1) A student, starting in Tomball Elementary and finishing at Tomball High School
2) A substitute teacher, at Tomball Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, Rosehill Elementary, Tomball Intermediate, Beckendorf Intermediate, Tomball Junior High, Willow Wood Junior High, and Tomball High School.
3) An assistant principal, at Willow Wood Junior High for four years, followed by a year as an administrator for Special Services working with special needs students at Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball Intermediate, and Decker Prairie Elementary.
This unique perspective is something that only I bring to the table in this election. Other candidates have seen the district from the outside looking in as parents, or as Board Trustees looking down from the top, but I've seen Tomball ISD from inside the trenches, where the boots get muddy. I believe that the things I have experienced over the years will allow me to add important thoughts to all discussions in the board room that would otherwise not be a part of the conversation.
Priorities:
Read more HERE
Education
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering , University of Kansas
Masters in Business Administration , University of Colorado
Shawnee Mission North High School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas Jobs
Commissioned Officer, US Navy
Division Manager in large money center commercial bank
Manager of Acquisitions & Divestitures in large independent oil & gas company
General Manager of producing division in large independent oil & gas company
CFO for premier oil and gas transaction advisory firm
Managing Director for investment bank serving middle market companies
Multi‐year coach of youth soccer teams
Volunteer work
Volunteer instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL)
Volunteer provider of income tax preparation services to low income individuals and senior citizens
Volunteer mentor at the elementary level in KISD
Active in baseball, scouting activities and various other youth activities
Priorities: refer to BIO
Education
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Tri‐Cities High School
Jobs
Teacher in the Atlanta City Public Schools:
Assistant Principal in Hickman Mills High School,
Principal of the Hickman Mills C‐1 School District’s
Education Policy Fellow for the states of Missouri and Kansas
Principal of Albert Thomas Middle School in Houston Independent School District
Network Executive Director of Jefferson Parish Public School System
Performance and Continuous Improvement Manager for Houston Independent School District
Priorities: refer to BIO
Katy ISD
Early voting locations:
http://www.katyisd.org/dept/sb/Documents/Early%20Voting%20Locations.pdf
Description of Candidates:
http://www.katyisd.org/dept/sb/Documents/Election%2014/Voter%27s%20Guide%202014%20Web%20Version.pdf
Background:
-real estate licensed
-owner of A.H. Baker Services construction company
-8 years ago decided to relocate into Magnolia ISD on purpose
-Wildwood United Methodist Church member
Experience:
-MISD board member, appointed
-Wildwood United Method Church youth programs teacher, 4th year
Priorities:
-job as wife
-job as mother
-keep "main thing"
-"main thing" = children
-best district
-fiscal responsibility
-not a politician
-people
-babies
-best for all
-opportunity
-love, respect, worth
-support families
-good families
-accountability
Education:
-Master's of Business Administration, Finance
-University of Houston, 1999
Licenses:
-Enrolled Agent : licensed to represent taxpayers at all administrative levels within the Internal Revenue Service
-Master Peace Officer, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards & Education, Active
Professional Experience:
-Cypresswood Financial, LLC
Padgett Business Services
Owner 2004-present
Tax representation & preparation firm with locations in Houston & The Woodlands
-Brassell Eyecare
Owner (with my wife, Dr. Nicole Brassell, OD) 2007 - present
Optometrist's office
-BKB Outdoors, Inc.
President 1999-present
Retail shooting sports store
Previous Positions:
-Stewart & Stevenson
Power Rental Manager
Rental Business Analyst - financial analyst for US rental business operations
-National Equipment Services
Manager - Financial Analysis, South US Region
-Compaq
Financial Analyst V
-Houston Police Department
Police Officer
Volunteer Work and Public Service:
-Prior precinct 112 chairman
-General election judge 2010-2013
-Volunteer sheriff's deputy, MCSO
-Prior volunteer Police Officer, Magnolia PD & City of South Houston PD
Fred Grundmeyer
Campaign website unknown
Resume requested
Chad Khan
Campaign website unknown
Resume requested
Pat Krupka
Campaign website unknown
Resume requested
Richard Rankel
Campaign website unknown
Resume requested
Emergency Services District #7 (Spring Volunteer Fire Dept)
Voting Information: (called SVFD at 281.355.1266 and emailed ESD#7 Attorney, Howard Katz at katz@coveler.com)
Incumbent: Leslie Fuller
Campaign website: none
Resume
Gayle Fuller
Commissioner, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 7
2010 – present
Work Experience
Harris County, Texas:1981-1983, 1987-1990, 2000 – present
State of Texas:1974, 1980-1981, 1983-1986, 1990-2000
United States:1975-1980
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Sam Houston State University, December, 1973
Legal Assistant Certificate, Southwestern Paralegal Institute, 1998
Activities and Affiliations
Conservative Republican
Campaign Volunteer
Past Member of Cherrytree Republicans and Texas Tea Party Republican Women
Past and current delegate to Precinct Conventions, County Conventions, and Republican State Conventions.
FAMILY MAN, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER & HARD WORKING CONSERVATIVE:
Married 14 years; wife Belinda is local OB/GYN; they have three young sons
Managing partner and practicing physician of Georgetown Orthopedics, LLC, a medical clinic with over 50 employees that provides annual care to over 20,000 local patients
Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin
Worked his way through medical school as a pharmacist
Active members of St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Georgetown
Past President of the Williamson County Medical Society
Son of a farmer and rancher; Father retired Air Force Officer; Mother retired RN
Father-in-law retired Army Sergeant Major
Six generations of family farming and ranching roots in Texas
Proven Conservative Leadership:
Member: Williamson County Republican Party, Texas Right to Life, National Rifle Association (NRA), & Texas State Rifle Association
Active Member of Texas House Republican Caucus
Named “Taxpayer Advocate” by prominent taxpayer watchdog group Empower Texans
“Most Conservative Lawmaker in Central Texas”based on voting record during 82nd legislative session
Endorsed for State Senate by “Conservative Republicans of Texas”
Acknowledged by Governor Rick Perry for his leadership in the Texas House during the Governor’s Presidential campaign announcement speech in South Carolina
Member, Texas House Committees on Appropriations and Public Health
Proven Conservative Results:
Helped write and pass a balanced state budget without raising taxes
Passed a resolution calling for a federal balanced budget amendment
Co-authored and passed voter Photo ID legislation
Passed legislation that requires proof of citizenship to obtain a Texas Drivers license
Co-authored and passed the “sonogram bill”
Co-authored and passed “loser pays” tort reform legislation
Co-authored and passed stronger private property owner protections
Passed stronger gun owner protections
Secured an additional $1.6 billion for public education funding
Expert on Health Care:
“I strongly oppose President Obama's national health care reform”
With health care reform at the forefront of political debate, Charles will also use his background as a doctor to protect patient rights from government intrusion, health insurance company abuses and rationing of care, especially as it pertains to care for seniors.
Partner with all Texans to make Texas the nation's leader in agriculture, fortify our economy, empower rural communities, promote healthy lifestyles, and cultivate winning strategies for rural, suburban and urban Texas through exceptional service and the common threads of agriculture in our daily lives.[TDA]
Education: no info posted
Experience:
farmer/rancher and independent horticultural consultant;
member of the NRA, TSRA, Libertarian Party, and The Bastrop Co, Freedom Coalition;
Priorities: see website above
PRIMARY
Job Description:
Partner with all Texans to make Texas the nation's leader in
agriculture, fortify our economy, empower rural communities, promote
healthy lifestyles, and cultivate winning strategies for rural, suburban
and urban Texas through exceptional service and the common threads of
agriculture in our daily lives. href="http://texasagriculture.gov/Home/MissionStatement.aspx"
target="_blank">[TDA]
The Land Office's core mission is the management of state lands and mineral-right properties totaling 13 million acres. Included in that portfolio are the beaches, bays, estuaries and other “submerged lands” out to 10.3 miles in the Gulf of Mexico, institutional acreage, grazing lands in West Texas, and timberlands in East Texas. In managing that property, the Land Office issues oil and gas leases and surface leases and sells state land. Sale and lease proceeds from Permanent School Fund lands go into the Permanent School Fund, an endowment for Texas public education. Since the Permanent School Fund was established in 1854, the Land Office has earned more than $13.23 billion for it, mostly from oil and gas leases and real estate sales and trades.
The Land Office also operates all state veterans benefit programs for the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB). This currently includes three loan programs, which fund over $500 million per year for land and housing, and the Texas State Veterans Homes, which provide more than 1,000 skilled nursing care beds. Four Texas State Veterans cemeteries have been completed in Killeen, Mission, Abilene, and Corpus Christi. As the oldest and most diverse state agency in Texas, Land Office responsibilities cover many other areas. The agency's Archives and Records division houses original Spanish, Mexican, and Republic of Texas land grants. The Adopt-A-Beach program and Coastal Resources and Oil Spill Prevention and Response divisions work to protect our natural resources. The Land Office triggers economic development through its natural gas marketing initiatives, loan programs offered to veterans through the VLB, and investments through commercial transactions involving PSF land.[GLO]
The Land Office's core mission is the management of state lands and
mineral-right properties totaling 13 million acres. Included in that
portfolio are the beaches, bays, estuaries and other “submerged
lands” out to 10.3 miles in the Gulf of Mexico, institutional acreage,
grazing lands in West Texas, and timberlands in East Texas. In managing
that property, the Land Office issues oil and gas leases and surface
leases and sells state land. Sale and lease proceeds from Permanent
School Fund lands go into the Permanent School Fund, an endowment for
Texas public education. Since the Permanent School Fund was established
in 1854, the Land Office has earned more than $13.23 billion for it,
mostly from oil and gas leases and real estate sales and trades.
The Land Office also operates all state veterans benefit programs for
the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB). This currently includes three loan
programs, which fund over $500 million per year for land and housing,
and the Texas State Veterans Homes, which provide more than 1,000
skilled nursing care beds. Four Texas State Veterans cemeteries have
been completed in Killeen, Mission, Abilene, and Corpus Christi. As the
oldest and most diverse state agency in Texas, Land Office
responsibilities cover many other areas. The agency's Archives and
Records division houses original Spanish, Mexican, and Republic of Texas
land grants. The Adopt-A-Beach program and Coastal Resources and Oil
Spill Prevention and Response divisions work to protect our natural
resources. The Land Office triggers economic development through its
natural gas marketing initiatives, loan programs offered to veterans
through the VLB, and investments through commercial transactions
involving PSF land. href="http://www.glo.texas.gov/GLO/agency-administration/compact-with-texans.html"
target="_blank">[GLO]
The Comptroller is the chief steward of the state’s finances, acting as tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator and chief treasurer for all of state government.[CPA]
The Comptroller is the chief steward of the state’s finances,
acting as tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator and
chief treasurer for all of state government. href="http://www.window.state.tx.us/about/"
target="_blank">[CPA]
Background
-licensed attorney
-Harvard
-University of Texas Law School
-Texas A&M University
-hunter, gun owner, and Concealed Handgun License holder
-4th generation Texan from east Houston
-married 27 years with four children
Experience
-2012: Railroad Commissioner
---sued Environmental Protection Agency seven times
---led effort for Railroad Commission employees to carry concealed
handguns into Commission buildings
---implemented first ever agency-wide CHL training at the Commission
-2011: appointed to the Railroad Commission
-worked through college
-National Rifle Association A+ rating
-Public Utility Commission Chairman
---helped make Texas electric market competitive-free-market based
---helped cut costs and eliminated unnecessary expenditures
-Harris County D.A. Office prosecutor
---prosecuted family assaults and drunk driving
-17 years of public finance experience
---helped state and local governments save hundreds of millions of
dollars
Priorities
-conservative values
-defend Texans
-defend Texas Consitution
-enforce laws
-secure border
-life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
-hard work
-Christian faith
-grow industry
-protect jobs
-protect energy
-families
-future Texans
-2nd Amendment
Note from Referee PAC: Mr. Bettencourt left office within a month after being elected in 2008 to his 3rd term, "Bettencourt's exit surprises county officials".
object type="text/html" width="100%" height="600" data="http://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Bettencourt">
Background
-Graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government
-Proud husband and father of two children in the Klein ISD
-Eagle Scout
-Life-long Republican and Member of Memorial Baptist Church
Experience
-Former Regional Director for US Senator Phil Gramm
---managing operations and outreach in both South and Central Texas
-Chief of Staff during the 75th Session for Rep. Bill Siebert
-Director of Economic Development, Garland Chamber of Commerce
-Legislative Assistant the 74th and 73rd Sessions for Rep. Joe Driver
-President of Wilson Risk Management LLC
-Cherry Tree Republicans member
-Northwest Forest Republican Women associate member
-Texas Tea Party Republican Women associate member
-Memorial West Republican Woman associate member
-Cy-Fair Republican Women clubs associate member
Priorities
[see above]
Wilson is a licensed insurance agent and the President of Wilson Risk Management LLC. He has worked for major insurance carriers and brokers, and has served on several industry committees for local insurance organizations and associations. Locally, he has served on the board of his neighborhood homeowners association as Treasurer, Vice President and President.
Education:
Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Economics from University of Texas.
Experience:
instrumental in establishing and running a logistics company;
eight years teaching in his field of discipline.
Currently, an Associate Professor of Economics at Collin College
Priorities: see website above
PRIMARY
Incumbent:
target="_blank">Senator John Cornyn href="http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/"
target="_blank">http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/
Note: Representative Stockman has failed to disclose sources of his
income while serving in US government, href="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/us/article/Stockman-s-filings-don-t-explain-his-income-5006941.php?t=e7e7844f8f4d372650#/0"
target="_blank">"Stockman's filings don't explain his income," Houston
Chronicle.
Background
-attended Kilgore Junior College and Southwest Texas State University
(Texas State)
-1984: graduated West Rusk High School in New London, TX
-married 22+ years
-father worked on Alaskan Pipeline in the 70s
-born in Baytown, TX and raised in an Humble Oil Company "Camp"
Experience
-started Diamon K Equipment Inc.
---2011: branched off into emissions testing in the oil field
---specialized in bridge construction all over Texas
-Tarkington ISD Board of Trustees member
-community youth sports associations supporter
-Lyondell-Citgo Refining work
-ARCO refinery operator for 13 years
-worked summers in Rusk County oil fields
Priorities
-limited government
-Jeffersonian principles
-true conservative
-Independence and liberty
---regardless of party
---regardless of culture
-federalism
-republicanism
-proud Texan
Background
-Harvard Law School
-Texas Christian University
---graduated first in class
---academic scholarships, student loans, state and federal grants help
-Tarrant County Community College
-single mother
Experience
-2013: instrumental in getting majority of public school funding restored
-2011: filibustered a budget slashing $5M+ from public schools
-2008: elected to the Texas Senate
---passed law addressing backlog of tens of thousands of DNA samples collected from sexual assaults
---filed legislation to give preference to Texans in the award of state contracts
---protected the Veterans' Assistance Fund from being used to fill budget gaps
---fought against women's health care cuts
-9 years: Forth Worth City Council member
---Economic Development Committee chair
------public-private partnerships
------brought thousands of new jobs to Tarrant County
-grew a successful business
-Age 19: Working two jobs
-Age 14: working after school
Priorities
-public service
-children's education
-create jobs
-reducing standardized tests
-cost-of-living
-veterans and families
-accountability
-economic development
-opportunity
-rewarding success
Recent Awards:
2013 Meritorious Service Award — Texas Council on Family Relations
Camelot Award — Child Protection Roundtable
2013 Legislative Champion — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
2013 Legislative Crime Fighter of the Year — Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)
Silver Star Award — Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
2013 Legislator of Excellence Award — Texas State Independent Living Council
2013 Women Who Dared Award — National Council of Jewish Women
2013 Champion for Social Change Award — Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
Judy Coyle Texas Liberty Award — Association of Texas Professional Educators
Horizon Award — Christian Life Commission
2012 Texas Women's Health Champion Award — Texas Association Of OB-GYNs
Bold Woman Award — Girls, Inc.
Golden Apple Award — Texas Association of Mid-Sized Schools
Distinguished Service Award — Texas Rural Education Association
Champion for Children — Equity Center
Taxpayer Champion — Texas Conference of Urban Counties
Leadership Award — Texas Veterans Commission
Veterans Service Award — Jewish War Veterans Post #755
Freshman of the Year — AARP
Legislative Star — Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Best of Senate Legislative Award — CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Distinguished Legislative Service — Texas Municipal League
Freshman of the Year — Texas Watch
Friend of Texas Historic Preservation — Preservation Texas
Texas Outstanding Public Servant — Public Citizen Texas
Appreciation Award — Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems
Friend of County Government — Texas Association of Counties
Readers' Choice, Best Servant of the People — Fort Worth Weekly
Best Person to Watch — Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
83rd Session Committee Membership
Open Government — Vice-Chair
Economic Development
Transportation
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Background
-Harvard Law School
-Texas Christian University
---graduated first in class
---academic scholarships, student loans, state and federal grants
help
-Tarrant County Community College
-single mother
Experience
-2013: instrumental in getting majority of public school funding
restored
-2011: filibustered a budget slashing $5M+ from public schools
-2008: elected to the Texas Senate
---passed law addressing backlog of tens of thousands of DNA samples
collected from sexual assaults
---filed legislation to give preference to Texans in the award of state
contracts
---protected the Veterans' Assistance Fund from being used to fill
budget gaps
---fought against women's health care cuts
-9 years: Forth Worth City Council member
---Economic Development Committee chair
------public-private partnerships
------brought thousands of new jobs to Tarrant County
-grew a successful business
-Age 19: Working two jobs
-Age 14: working after school
Priorities
-public service
-children's education
-create jobs
-reducing standardized tests
-cost-of-living
-veterans and families
-accountability
-economic development
-opportunity
-rewarding success
Recent Awards:
2013 Meritorious Service Award — Texas Council on Family Relations
Camelot Award — Child Protection Roundtable
2013 Legislative Champion — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
2013 Legislative Crime Fighter of the Year — Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)
Silver Star Award — Texas Council of Administrators of Special
Education (TCASE)
2013 Legislator of Excellence Award — Texas State Independent Living
Council
2013 Women Who Dared Award — National Council of Jewish Women
2013 Champion for Social Change Award — Texas Association Against
Sexual Assault
Judy Coyle Texas Liberty Award — Association of Texas Professional
Educators
Horizon Award — Christian Life Commission
2012 Texas Women's Health Champion Award — Texas Association Of
OB-GYNs
Bold Woman Award — Girls, Inc.
Golden Apple Award — Texas Association of Mid-Sized Schools
Distinguished Service Award — Texas Rural Education Association
Champion for Children — Equity Center
Taxpayer Champion — Texas Conference of Urban Counties
Leadership Award — Texas Veterans Commission
Veterans Service Award — Jewish War Veterans Post #755
Freshman of the Year — AARP
Legislative Star — Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Best of Senate Legislative Award — CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas)
Distinguished Legislative Service — Texas Municipal League
Freshman of the Year — Texas Watch
Friend of Texas Historic Preservation — Preservation Texas
Texas Outstanding Public Servant — Public Citizen Texas
Appreciation Award — Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement
Systems
Friend of County Government — Texas Association of Counties
Readers' Choice, Best Servant of the People — Fort Worth Weekly
Best Person to Watch — Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
83rd Session Committee Membership
Open Government — Vice-Chair
Economic Development
Transportation
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Background -educated in law, media, and marketing
-aspired for and reached a better life in Texas -naturalized US
citizen -survivor of family violence, learned that love conquers
in Texas
Experience -Present: international representative in the oil
and gas industry -broadcast journalist -created a small
company -operated several small businesses -worked several
jobs as a young girl to help parents support brothers and sisters
Major Goals: -Keep Texas a low-state tax. -Provide
proper funding for public education. -Reduce the power of state
government over the affairs of the People. -Make all governments
in Texas more transparent to the public. -And promote individual
liberties and the Constitution of the United States – especially
the Bill of Rights – which limit the powers of the federal
government and protect the rights of all citizens, such as freedom of
speech and the right to own guns.
Priorities -children's future -overcome injustice
-beneficial policies -local and state -US Constitution
-serve the People -Texas values -transparency
-humility -fairness -open heart -open mind -open
door
DBC has lived in Harris County, Texas, for 40 of his 51 years. He has observed Houston and Harris County growing in ways both positive and negative. The population of the county has doubled since his arrival in 1966, with people arriving from all over the world, creating a beautiful patchwork quilt of cultures, ideas, and spirits. He has also seen and lived with the effects of urban sprawl, with its heavy dependence on automobiles resulting in deadly air pollution and collisions. Dave's primary focus in this campaign will be a long-term project to turn sprawl into interconnected regional hubs with vastly increased public transit, a county-wide (and eventually regional) expansion of the vision of Houston Tomorrow.
The Basics:
Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, 13 November 1962
Moved to New Jersey as an infant, then to Houston at age 3; moved away to California and Connecticut since then but returned, and back in Harris County continuously since 1991
Graduate of Cypress Creek High School and Rice University (BA, Classics)
Worked at various times as a high school teacher, taxi driver, airline customer service agent, music retail clerk, résumé writer, IT training consultant, and IT support services analyst
Member, Harris County Green Party, since 2000, but also with the Green Party Organizing Committee beginning in 1997; served on the crew of GreenwatchTV
Veteran of the 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 Green Party of Texas petition drives to secure a ballot line in state elections
foster parent
dedicated church volunteer
Greater Arlington Mansfield Democratic Women's Club member
The Arlington Landmark Preservation Commission member
360 Corridor Democratic Action member
Practice Areas: Family Law; General Civil Litigation
Admitted: 1983, Texas
1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Law School: St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, J.D., with
honors, 1983
College: Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S.F., cum laude, 1980
Professional Activities:
-State Bar of Texas
-Arlington Bar Association
-Tarrant County Bar Association
-Tarrant County Family Bar Association --
---(Director 1993-1994; Secretary 1997; President-elect 1999; President
2000)
-1989, Joined Goodman & Clark in Arlington, Texas
-Appointed ad litem for children by Family Law District Courts
-Participated as an in-take attorney for West Texas Legal Services and
volunteered service
-1990, Moot Court Judge in Jackson-Walker Moot Court competition at SMU
School of Law
-Reserve member of Fee Arbitration Committee
Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Office Assistant D.A. - 1984-1986 Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecutor
Prosecuted: Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Sexual Assault,AggravatedRobbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary of a Habitation with intent to commit a sexual assault, Burglary of a Building, Driving While Intoxicated, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Theft, Prostitution and various other crimes.
Handled thousands of criminal cases throughout the State of Texas
Almost 30 years of legal experience
Peer-Reviewed as a lawyer of preeminent legal ability with the highest ethical standards
Appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas to serve 6 years on the State Bar of Texas District 7A Grievance Committee
Fellow in the College of the State Bar of Texas, surpassing for the past 17 years the continuing legal education required of attorneys
Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Association Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of the legal profession
Volunteer providing free legal services through Legal Aid of North Texas
Managed and runs his own law practice since 1995, earning invaluable small business experience
Lubbock County Criminal
District Attorney's Office Assistant D.A. - 1984-1986 Felony and
Misdemeanor Prosecutor
Prosecuted: Murder, Attempted
Murder, Aggravated Sexual Assault,AggravatedRobbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary of a Habitation
with intent to commit a sexual assault, Burglary of a Building, Driving
While Intoxicated,
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Theft, Prostitution and various
other crimes.
Handled thousands of criminal
cases throughout the State of Texas
Almost 30 years of
legal experience
Peer-Reviewed as a lawyer of
preeminent legal ability with the highest ethical standards
Appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas to serve
6 years on the State Bar of Texas District 7A Grievance Committee
Fellow in the College of the State Bar of Texas, surpassing
for the past 17 years the continuing legal education required of
attorneys
Fellow of the Tarrant County
Bar Association Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization
dedicated to the advancement of the legal profession
Volunteer providing free legal services through Legal Aid of
North Texas
Managed and runs his own law
practice since 1995, earning invaluable small business
experience
Preside over felony jury trials and criminal cases.
Attorney
Ruben Gonzalez, P.C.
Practice emphasis on criminal defense in Federal and State of Texas courts.
Provided representation in all levels of prosecution: investigation, pre-indictment, trial and appeals.
Worked with Federal and State of Texas agencies including U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, DEA, ICE, and DOJ/IG; U.S. Secret Service, ATFE; U.S. Department of Transportation’s FAA, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas; State of Texas law enforcement agencies: DPS, TWC, CPS, TABC and numerous local State of Texas law enforcement agencies, and Prosecutors of Tarrant, Dallas, Parker, Johnson, Hood, Denton, and Palo Pinto Counties.
Federal Trial experience: conducted appeals and oral arguments to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Member of the Criminal Justice Act panel – Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
Co-Founder
Defend One Security Company Security and Investigations
Co-founder and shareholder of a private security company providing armed and unarmed guard services to Fort Worth, Texas, area businesses.
Clients also retain the company to conduct private investigations into alleged criminal activities to aid law enforcement authorities, employee theft, background checks, and employment law related issues.
Military
Former United States Air Force Officer
Honors
United States Meritorious Service Medal – in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Joint Service Commendation Medals (2)
U.S. Air Force Electronic Combat Intelligence Officer’s Course – Honor Graduate
U.S. Air Force Advanced Intelligence Officer’s Course Graduate
U.S. Air Force General Applications Intelligence Officer’s Course Graduate
Public Service
Republican Party State Delegate from State Senate District 10 & U.S. Congressional District 6, Republican State District and Precinct 1347 Delegate - 2008
Hispanic Advisory Council Member to Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
St. Andrew’s Catholic School Advisory Committee 2006-2009
Preside
over felony jury trials and criminal cases.
Attorney
Ruben Gonzalez,
P.C.
Practice emphasis on criminal defense in Federal and State of Texas
courts.
Provided representation in all
levels of prosecution: investigation, pre-indictment, trial and
appeals.
Worked with Federal and State
of Texas agencies including U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, DEA, ICE,
and DOJ/IG; U.S. Secret Service, ATFE; U.S. Department of
Transportation’s FAA, United States Attorney’s Office for the
Northern District of Texas; State of Texas law enforcement agencies:
DPS, TWC, CPS, TABC and numerous local State of Texas law enforcement
agencies, and Prosecutors of Tarrant, Dallas, Parker, Johnson, Hood,
Denton, and Palo Pinto Counties.
Federal Trial experience: conducted appeals and oral arguments to
the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Member of the Criminal Justice Act panel – Northern District of
Texas, Fort Worth Division.
Co-Founder
Defend One Security Company Security and
Investigations
Co-founder and shareholder of a private security company providing
armed and unarmed guard services to Fort Worth, Texas, area
businesses.
Clients also retain the company
to conduct private investigations into alleged criminal activities to
aid law enforcement authorities, employee theft, background checks, and
employment law related issues.
Military
Former United States Air Force Officer
Honors
United States Meritorious Service Medal – in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Joint Service Commendation Medals (2)
U.S. Air Force Electronic Combat Intelligence Officer’s
Course – Honor Graduate
U.S. Air
Force Advanced Intelligence Officer’s Course Graduate
U.S. Air Force General Applications Intelligence
Officer’s Course Graduate
Public Service
Republican Party State
Delegate from State Senate District 10 & U.S. Congressional District
6, Republican State District and Precinct 1347 Delegate - 2008
Hispanic Advisory Council Member to Fort Worth
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
St.
Andrew’s Catholic School Advisory Committee 2006-2009
White House Fellow Regional Finalist –
1998-1999 href="http://clinton6.nara.gov/1998/03/1998-03-09-regional-finalists-for-white-house-fellowships.html">(link
to the National Archives and Records Administration)
Commissioner, City of Fort Worth, Human Relations
Commission, 1998-2001
National Student
American Bar Association Liaison to the ABA’s Standing Committee
on Law and National Security, 1994–1995
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Established a solo law office
is 1988 concentrating in Criminal Law. Candidate in the 1998
Republican run-off election for Judge, County Criminal Court Number
5. Active Judge in Teen Court for the City of North Richland
Hills. Former Adjunct Professor, Tarrant County Junior
College.
ACADEMIC PROFILE
Admitted to
Practice - State Bar of Texas
April 1988
Doctor of Jurisprudence - Texas
Southern University - Houston, TX
May 1984
Bachelor of Science in Criminal
Justice - University of Texas in Arlington
July 1981
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Solo Practitioner Law Office of Glynis
Adams McGinty - Fort Worth, TX
April 1988
Present
Associate Judge - Teen Court
Judge - North Richland Hills, TX
February 2003
Present
Adjunct Professor - Tarrant
County Junior College
1994 and
1997
Legal Assistant - Law Office of Don E. Peavy, P.C.
March 1987
April 1988
Legal Assistant - Law Office of Michael B. roberts
June 1985
June 1987
Senior
Law Intern - Gulf Coast Legal Foundation
January 1984
May 1984
Senior Law Intern - Texas
Southern University Legal Aide Clinic
May 1983
July 1983
Law Clerk - Gilbert D.
Smith, Attorney at Law
December 1980
April
1981
AFFILIATIONS
Tarrant
County Black Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar Association
Fort Worth
Black Women Lawyer Association
Fort Worth Republican Women,
Chairman
Literacy Committee
Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer
Association
Education:
Carol’s formal education includes a Bachelor degree from Texas Women’s University with an emphasis on Special Education, Sociology an Elementary education. Carol also has a Master’s degree in Elementary education from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Experience:
35 year invested educator
involved in educational policy, community service, counseling, consulting
currently engaged in the day to day operations of a high achieving school for children ages 2.7-5, owner of Young Einstein Math and Science Academy, a preschool in Spring.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Sam Houston State University where he completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a minor in Business.
Experience:
founder and former owner of High Point Financial Group in The Woodlands,
for 8 years he has taught the EfTA Future Focus curriculum to hundreds of junior high students in CISD.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Melanie is a product of South Garland High School.
She graduated from SMU in May 2002,
Experience:
started a solo contract bookkeeping practice in 2001.
in May 2006, Melanie developed her bookkeeping practice in Harris and Montgomery Counties.
incorporated her practice as Better Bookkeepers, Inc. in July 2010, rapidly expanding from a one woman shop to a thriving practice with eleven bookkeepers.
Community Involvement:
Executive Women’s Alliance, President-Elect (2012), President (2013), Past-President (2014), Women of Vision Mentor (2010-present), 2010 – Present
Alden Bridge Village Association, Treasurer, September 2011 – Present
Barbara P. Bush PTA/PTO, Treasurer (2011-2012); Boosterthon Committee (2012- present); Site Planning Committee (2013-present), September 2010 – Present
Leadership Montgomery County, Leadership Development Committee, September 2013 – Present
Class of 2013, now involved with the Alumni
Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce, Chair (2014-2015), Co-Chair Legislative Team (2013-2014), 2010 – Present
Greater Conroe/Lake Conroe Area Chamber of Commerce,December 2013 – Present
Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce, January 2013 – Present
Montgomery County Republican Women, Silent Auction Committee Chair (2011); Treasurer (2012); Finance Chair (2014), 2010 – Present
Interfaith of The Woodlands, Five Who Share Underwriting Committee, October 2012 – Present
Lone Star College Women’s Advisory Board, 2014 – Present
Crossroads Baptist Church, Preschool Teacher (2006-2011); Kids Ministry Worship Leader (2012-2014); Youth Ministry Volunteer (2014-present), August 2006 – Present
Priorities: see website above
Education:
graduated high school in Southern California,
Experience:
family’s restaurant since age 9
hospitality industry serving and managing in hotels, concessions and 4 star restaurants.
effectively and efficiently run my home while serving my family and community.
Today, run a successful software development company.
member of the Rayford Road Civic Association
volunteer in our schools and community.
Priorities: see website above
Two children, Alicia and Charles “Rip”, graduates of Magnolia High School
Four grandchildren, Kynlee, Karlee, Bryton and Kade.
Professional
Precinct Operations Manager for Montgomery County Precinct 2 for the past 13 years
Oversees day to day operations, including personnel, equipment, materials, and managing the budget of a rapidly growing Precinct
Liaison for several community and homeowner associations.
Community
Currently serving his third term as a School Board Trustee for Magnolia ISD and is immediate past president of that Board
Founding member and past President of The Magnolia Education Foundation
Past Vice President of The Montgomery County Committee on Aging (Friendship Center)
Founding member and current board member of the Magnolia Community Foundation
Current board member of the Montgomery County United Way
Member of the Montgomery County Search & Rescue
Member of the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce
Member of Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce
Member of Magnolia Lions Club
Sponsor, supporter and actively involved in the Shattered Lives Program.
Lifetime member of the Montgomery County Fair Association
-Served on the Calf Scramble Committee
Attends Magnolia Cowboy Church where he currently serves as the music team leader
Texas Montgomery County Party Chair
DEMOCRATIC
Incumbent: Bruce Barnes
Campaign website unknown
CV
[requested by email: mcdp75@gmail.com]
Challenger: Walter Boyd
Campaign website unknown
[email: walterboyd770@yahoo.com]
CV [summarized from bio]
Background
-moved to The Woodlands 3-4 years ago
Experience
-libertarian-moderate-conservative activist in foreign and economic and constitutional policies
-PEE party founder
-trial lawyer
---mostly criminal jury cases
-appellate work
Priorities
-retrieving moderates
-retrieving conservatives
-retrieving libertarians
-energize Democratic Party
-reach out
-collaborate
-oppose intimidation
-liberal/libertarian socially
-pro-gay rights
-mild pro-choice
-decriminalization of drug laws
-humans corruptible
-pressure for good
-fair taxes on Churches
-preachers stop meddling
-tolerance
-sense of humor
-life overrated
-sex overrated
-football overrated
-free speech
-damn political correctness
-oppose boycotting
-understanding
-punish but forgive
In May, 2000, the Harris County Republican Executive Committee nominated R. Jack Cagle as the party nominee for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1. In the general election of 2000, he was elected by the voters of Harris County to this position and re-elected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Jack Cagle has presided over more than 725 civil jury trials and tens of thousands bench trials, involving every aspect of contested legal issues.
Education:
Baylor School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1986
Rice University, BA Triple Major, History, Economics & Managerial Studies (1983)
Professional:
Judge: Harris County Civil Court at Law #1, 2000- present,
Staff litigation Counsel, Probate Court #3,
Associate Judge, 311th Family District Court,
Substitute Associate Judge, 257th and the 309th District Courts,
Special Master, condemnation cases for Harris County Civil Courts,
Intern, McLennan County District Attorney's Office,
Private law practice: represented litigants in more than 700 cases, in commercial, real estate, constitutional, personal injury, probate, family, juvenile and criminal law.
In addition to his community service, Judge Cagle is an
Adjunct Professor of Law at the University Houston Law Center;
Former Board Member, Mexican American Bar Association;
Former Director, Association of Women Attorneys;
Houston Bar Association Night Court participant;
Lecturer, CLE (Continuing Legal Education) for Houston Bar Association, Texas Center for Judiciary, South Texas College of Law, SMU, and St. Mary's College of Law;
Faculty member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA);
Adjunct Professor of Law at the University Houston Law Center;
Administrative Judge, all four county civil courts;
President, Texas Association of County Court at Law Judges, 2011
Awards:
Civil "Judge of the Year", P.O.L.I.C.E. Inc., (Peace Officers Looking Into Court House Excellence);
"Amicus" award, Mexican American Bar Association of Houston;
County Civil "Judge of the Year", Houston Police Officer's Union (HPOU);
Consistently high ratings from the Houston Bar Association and other bar organizations
Family:
Jack and Janet Cagle celebrated 29 years of marriage and have three children; Richard, a wildlife biology major at Texas A&M Kingsville, Victoria, a High School ballerina, and Elizabeth, an Elementary soccer player. They serve at Second Baptist Church Cypress Campus. Judge Cagle enjoys family time, the outdoors, classical literature and playing his bass guitar.
Political:
Justice Cagle has served as a Republican Precinct Chair in two precincts covering a span of eight years. He has attended every precinct and senatorial district convention since 1988. He has been a delegate to numerous Republican state conventions.
Campaign website requested at donsumners@yahoo.com
CV
[email contact info unknown]
Referee PAC Note: In the absence of any information on the candidates, the Houston Chronicle has provided some background on the Republican candidates. "Harris County Department of Education"
Texas Harris County Dept of Ed., At-Large, Position 5
Note from Referee PAC: This is the only news article we've been able to find on this race on the Republican ballot. "Others who spoke either do not have a Republican opponent or their opponent did not attend. These candidates included Orlando Sanchez, asking to be re-elected as Harris County Treasurer; R.W. Bray, seeking to be elected to the Harris County Department of Education board, at large place 5; Melanie Flowers (distributed carnations to all the guests), who is seeking to be the judge of the 247th District Court; and Dan Hinde, running for the judicial seat of the 269th District Court." from "Republicans gear up for March 4 primary" in The Tribune
Education:
undergraduate and law degree from The University of Texas
graduate of the Career Prosecutors Course at the National College of District Attorneys
Experience:
-appointed Harris County District Attorney on September 26th 2013.
-prosecutor for 12 years at the Houston DA’s office trying some of the worst criminals including, the “Railroad Killer,” Angel Maturino Resendiz. She was a Chief Felony prosecutor for 5 years and tried over 100 felony jury trials including 7 capital murders.
-2005, elected to serve as State District Judge in the 177th Criminal District Court. presided over an average of fifty jury trials a year involving all levels of felony offenses including capital murder, murder, child abuse, kidnapping, arson, and drug and property crimes. supervised hundreds of probationers and monitored their compliance with conditions of their probation to ensure community safety and promote rehabilitation.
-volunteered to supervise a special docket of non-violent offenders who struggled with substance abuse addictions.
-2009 started criminal defense firm. appointed Special Prosecutor by Walker County District Judge Kenneth Keeling.
-National College faculty adviser and trial advocacy instructor.
-taught continuing legal education classes for the State Bar of Texas and the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.
-President of the Board of Directors for the Harris County Drug Court Foundation
-member of the San Jacinto Republican Women
-volunteer for the Bellaire Girls Softball Association
awards:
2014 Premier Women in Law, Association of Women Attorneys
2014 Policy Setter Award, MADD
2014 Early Leader Award, Waco ISD Advanced Academic Services
Priorities: see website above
Education:
juris doctor from University of Houston 1977;
B.S. Unviersity of Houston 1971
Experience:
leader in the youth services field developing half-way houses for runaway and throwaway kids in the greater Houston and Texas area;
created a number of tax exempt organizations servicing the needs of families in distress in Houston during law school;
built his law firm to serve the community of Houston;
Harris County AFL-CIO Council, Houston Trial Lawyers Association.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
law degree (J.D.) from Duke University;
a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from Southern Methodist University;
a Master of Judicial Studies degree (M.J.S.) from the National Judicial College
Experience:
presided over Harris County Probate Court #3 since 1999;
taught at the law school at the University of Houston and
taught judges at the National Judicial College
Priorities: see website above
2003- present: Guardian / Attorney Ad Litem under Texas Probate Code § 646
1997 Certificat Pratique de Français Commercial et Économique de la Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris (avec la mention bien [with honors]); Paris, France
Honors and Awards:
Judge Norman W. Black Award – State Bar of Texas, 2004
The College of the State Bar of Texas (State Bar of Texas Honor Society) – Current
Golden Key National Honor Society – Lifetime Member since 1996
Pi Delta Phi, International French Honor Society - Lifetime Member since 1995
Member of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section; the Litigation section; and the LGBT Law Section
The Houston Bar Association
Chair of the AIDS Outreach Committee, 2003-2004
Member of the Probate, Trusts and Estates section
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
Attorneys in Tax and Probate
Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association
The Stonewall Law Association of Greater Houston
President, 2002-2004, 2006
Legal Experience:
Galligan and Manning, January 2011 - present
Associate Attorney
Litigation counsel in probate, guardianship, trust, and other fiduciary matters
Estate planning and business organizations.
Harris County Probate Court No. 1 , June, 2009 – December 2010
Staff Attorney / Guardianship Coordinator
Review all guardianship matters for substantive and procedural compliance
Set guardianship docket for contested and uncontested matters
Brief the judge on motions and applications
Simoneaux and Frye, PLLC, 2001 – December, 2008 (formerly the Simoneaux Law Firm 2001-2004)
Senior Managing Partner
Responsible for tax compliance, accounting, and payroll
Provide services to clients in the areas of real estate, property tax issues, estate planning, probate, guardianships, business planning, litigation in the areas of commercial, probate, guardianships and fiduciary
South Texas College of Law, 2006 – 2007
Adjunct Professor of Law
Taught legal dissertation courses on HIV and the Law, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Issues.
Legislative Appointments:
Director - Harris County Improvement District No. 6, The East Montrose Management District – 2005 to present.
Appointed by House Bill 3518, 79th Regular Session, 2005
Re-appointed by Mayor Bill White, 2009
Published Cases:
Ross v. Goldstein, 203 S.W.3d 508, (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006, no pet.)
Community Organizations:
Galveston Historic Society, Texas Seaport Museum – US Coast Guard Certified Volunteer Crew Member for Elissa, the Official Tall Ship of Texas – July 2011 through present
Bayou City Performing Arts – Board of Directors, 2008 to 2009
The Kellett Foundation – Board of Directors and Secretary, 2006 to 2010
Montrose Counseling Center Permanent Endowment, Inc. – Pro Bono Counsel, 2004 to 2008
Southeast Texas Legal Clinic – Board of Directors, 2004-2006
Selected Articles and Speeches:
Author - Estate Planning and Elder Law Issues after Windsor, Houston Lawyers Magazine, January 2014.
Speaker/Co-Author and Editor – Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples – 27th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, September 20, 2012
Speaker/Co-Author and Editor – Advanced Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples – 2012 Advanced Estate Planning Conference – Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants CPE Foundation, August 22, 2012
Speaker/Author – The Basic Duties of an Attorney Ad Litem: You’ve Been Appointed, So Now What? –26th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, September 21, 2011.
Speaker/Author – The Roles, Duties, and Obligations of the Guardian – Adult Protective Services CLE, August 18, 2011
Speaker/Author – The Various Roles of Ad Litems in Probate Court; Houston Bar Association CLE, June 3, 2011
Speaker – Criminal Implications of Elder Abuse and Exploitation; Advanced Elder Law Seminar, Texas Bar CLE, April 7, 2011
Moderator – Harris County Probate Court Judges’ Panel; Disability and Elder Law Attorneys’ Association, February, 2011.
Program Committee / Speaker – Guardianship Estate Administration, 25th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, August 2010
Program Director / Speaker – Attorney Ad Litem Certification, Probate Court1, June 6, 2010
Speaker—Legal Protections for GLBT People-University of Texas, October 16, 2007
Speaker – Cultural Competency in the Practice of Law – South Texas College of Law CLE, April 12, 2007.
Author/Speaker--Estate and Incapacity Planning for Persons with HIV/AIDS--University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, June 2006
Author/Speaker – Practicing Law in the Grey Shadow of the Texas Marriage Amendment -- State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education Webcast, April 2006 [Cited in Acquiring Separate Property on Credit: a Review and Proposed Revision of Texas Marital Property Doctrine, _____ St. Mary's L.J. _____ . by Professor James W. Paulsen, South Texas College of Law. (FORTHCOMING)]
Speaker / Program Director--Legal Representation of Non-Traditional Families--State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education--April 2006
Author/Speaker--Estate and Incapacity Planning for Persons with HIV/AIDS--University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, June 2005
Speaker - Current Issues Faced by GLBT People - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, March 2005
Speaker - Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples - South Texas College of Law, February 2005
Author/Speaker - The Equitable Power of Texas Courts, Stonewall Law Association of Greater Houston, CLE, October 2004
Author/Speaker--Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption Issues--Prairie View A&M University, July 28, 2004
Speaker--Wills and Probate Basics--Westbury Civic Organization, Senior Citizen Forum Westbury Baptist Church, July 17, 2004
Author/Speaker--Estate and Incapacity Planning for Persons with HIV/AIDS--University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, June 2004
Keynote Speaker - Community Law Day, Bering United Methodist Church, June 2004
Author/Speaker--The Law, Civil Rights, and Sexual Minorities--Montgomery College, May 13, 2004
Judge Mike Wood has been judge of Harris County Probate Court No. 2 since August 1993. He has served on the Executive Committee of the National College of Probate Judges for over seven years, and was President of the College from 2012-13. He was also a voting member of the ten-member committee that revised the National Probate Court Standards, and was one of 50 voting delegates to the Third Guardianship Summit.
Education:
JD from the University of Houston in 1981;
BBA (1977 - accounting) and
MBA (1980 - accounting/taxation) from the University of Texas.
Experience:
4th year Judge of Harris County Probate Court No. 1;
attorney with over 27 years experience in probate, trust guardianship, estate planning, and elder law;
licensed to practice in all Courts in the State of Texas, the United States District Court (Southern District), the United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit), and the United States Tax Court;
two terms as a member of the District 4A grievance committee and Chair in 1994;
member of: the State Bar of Texas Real Estate(Probate and Trust Section, Taxation Section and Litigation Section), the Houston Bar Association (Probate, Trusts and Estate Section, Taxation Section and Litigation Section),the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association and Attorneys in Tax and Probate.
Priorities: see website above
In my ten-plus years as a trial lawyer, I've handled cases in the following areas:
probate/trust litigation
fiduciary litigation
contract disputes
intellectual property litigation
business divorce
personal injury/medical malpractice.
I have worked on appeals in many of these cases, including arguing before the Texas Supreme Court and the First Court of Appeals in Houston.
MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS
Member, State Bar of Texas
Admitted, United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas
Admitted, United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
Member, Houston Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Houston Estate & Financial Forum
Sustaining Member, Harris County Democratic Party
Member, Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
Member, Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Sustaining Member, Houston Young Stonewall Democrats
Member, Houston GLBT Caucus
Sustaining Member, Area 5 Democrats
Member, Bay Area New Democrats
Member, Bay Area Association of Democratic Women
Vice-President and President-elect, Texas Democratic Women, Harris County Metro Area Chapter
Co-Chair, HBA HAY Center Committee 2014-15
Member, ACLU Texas
University of Houston, Order of the Barons
University of Houston, Order of the Coif
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
National Merit Scholar
Minnie M. Edmonds Foundation Scholar
EDUCATION
University of Houston Law Center, May 2003, Summa Cum Laude, Houston Law Review, 2001-02
Rice University, M.A. in Human Factors Psychology, May 1994
The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate study, developmental psychology, Aug. 1987 –Aug. 1989
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Honors Liberal Arts, May 1987, High Honors (Magna Cum Laude)/Special Honors in Psychology
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
“Texas Voting Rights and the Disabled,” presented to the Houston Commission on Disabilities (Aug. 14, 2014).
“Why You Should Exercise Your Right to Vote, and How To Do It,” presented at the HAY Center Legal Seminar (June 24, 2014).
“Volunteerism at the Houston Bar Association: Improving Lives,” presented at the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association’s Second Annual Summer CLE (June 19, 2014).
N. Kimberly Hoesl, New Texas Rules Of Civil Procedures Effective As Of January 1, 2014, Headlines: Houston Ass’n of Legal Prof’ls (Dec 2013/Jan 2014).
N. Kimberly Hoesl, Things Adobe Acrobat Can Do, Highlights: 53 Official Journal of The Houston Ass’n of Legal Prof’ls (2011).
N. Kimberly Hoesl and Marianne Ibrahim, Tech-Talk: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the New Media for Lawyers, Legal Professionals, and Lay-Persons Alike, Highlights: 52 Official Journal of The Houston Ass’n of Legal Prof’ls (2009).
Anderson L. Cao, Joel W. Mohrman, Van A Cates, Thomas D. Kennedy, N. Kimberly Hoesl, & Lisa Pittman, Recent Developments in Business Litigation, 44 Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J. 297 (2009).
Anderson L. Cao, Joel W. Mohrman, Van A Cates, Thomas D. Kennedy, N. Kimberly Hoesl, & Lisa Pittman, Recent Developments in Business Litigation, 43 Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J. 299 (2008).
Raymond L. Britton and N. Kimberly Bohannon, “Perp” Walk or Cake Walk? A Study of the S.E.C.’s Enforcement of the Securities Laws Through Agreed Settlements, 5 Hou. Bus. & Tax L. J. 240 (2005).
N.K. Bohannon, Insight Problem Solving: An Examination of the Process and Training of Insight (1994) (unpublished Master’s thesis, Rice University) (on file with Rice University).
K.R. Laughery, Sr., N.K. Bohannon, & S.L. Young, Age Factors in the Effects of Alcohol Warnings in Advertising (paper presented at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference) (1993).
N.K. Bohannon & S.L. Young, Effectiveness of Print Warnings in the Media, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc’y 37th Annual Meeting 974 (1993).
Presiding over County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 since November 1995, Judge Hughes has served over 43 years in the criminal justice system in the courts, law enforcement and corrections. She is former Presiding Judge of the 15 County Criminal Courts at Law and currently serves as chair of Criminal Justice Legislation for the State Bar of Texas Judicial Section and Chair-Elect of the Texas Association of County Courts at Law Judges. She served on the National Judicial College "Mental Competency – Best Practices Model" Standards Panel which developed practices for handling mental incompetency issues in the criminal justice and mental health systems and has served as a pilot court for several mental health programs to better serve the needs of misdemeanor defendants with mental health issues.
Background and Experience:
Raul Rodriguez has been practicing law as a criminal defense attorney since 1992. He has handled misdemeanor cases (Classes A, B and C) and all levels of felony cases.
During his 22-year career, Raul has been representing clients through his own private practice and also through the Harris County court-appointed attorney system. Qualifications for attorneys to be given such appointments can be found at:
http://www.ccl.hctx.net/attorneys/FDA/Attorney%20Qualifications.pdf
In 2005, Raul Rodriguez was appointed as an associate judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts by Mayor Bill White.
Educational Background:
High School: John H. Reagan High School, Houston, Texas
Undergraduate: University of Houston, Bauer College of Business, B.B.A., Houston, Texas
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., Houston, Texas
Judge Mike Fields was elected to the bench in November of 1998. Prior to that time, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas under then D.A. Johnny Holmes. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of Texas and a private practitioner. In nearly sixteen years of judicial service, he's never had a jury trial verdict overturned.
Education:
1970 PHI BETA KAPPA graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. Degree in Economics;
JD degree in 1973 from University of Texas School of Law.
licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas in September 1973;
Master Peace Officer certification;
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education certifications as an Instructor and a
Firearms Instructor
Experience:
36 years practicing law-33 years as assistant district attorney in harris county;
Staff Attorney for the Texas Department of Corrections;
Assistant District Attorney-1977;
Chief Prosecutor of a Felony Trial Court in 1981;
Trial Bureau as Chief of Felony Trial Division “A”;
supervise fifteen county criminal courts at law in the Misdemeanor Trial Division of the District Attorney’s Office;
Chief of Felony Trial Division “C”;
Chief of Governmental Affairs Bureau;
commissioned Texas Peace Officer;
volunteer and Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America;
Emergency Aid Coalition and The 100 Club
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Rice University, cum laude, in 1997;
law degree from The University of Texas School of Law, with honors in 2000
Experience:
prosecutor of Harris County; County Criminal Judge;
intern to United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas and the Supreme Court of Texas;
law clerk to United States District Court Judge Royal Furgeson;
Assistant District Attorney in Harris County-2008;
member of: SNAP!, Asian American Bar Association of Houston, Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas’s Committee on Racial Diversity in the Profession, Friends of Teach For America, inaugural class of the Houston Young Lawyers Association’s Leadership Academy, Houston Bar Association, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, and Texas District and County Attorneys Association.
Priorities: see website above
Dan Spjut led a distinguished 27-year career at the Houston Police Department. His mission at the Department was to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, and enhance the quality of life in the City of Houston.
His distinguished service was commemorated by the Mayor of Houston who declared December 1, 2007 as ”Lieutenant Dan J. Spjut Day.” During his tenure with the department, Lieutenant Spjut was recognized with numerous letters of commendation from supervisors and citizens. In 1989, Lieutenant Spjut received a Chief of Police Commendation.
Dan attended school while working full time at HPD and graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown with a Bachelor of Science Degree and South Texas School of Law with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence.
Challenger: Brad Walters
Campaign website [request sent to Harris County Libertarian Party]
Education:
graduated with an honors from Florida State University with a degree in Music Theory and a certificate in vocal performance;
graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1983 from South Texas College of Law;
certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1988
Experience:
intern for a year at the Hillsborough County State’s Attorney’s Office in Tampa;
interned at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in the intake and grand jury divisions;
served as an Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas;
member of the District Attorney’s child abuse committee;
Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas serving in: the Major Offender Division, Bank Fraud Task Force, and as a district coordinator for child exploitation investigations and prosecutions;
served as litigation and compliance counsel for a Fortune 100 company;
opened the white-collar defense firm of Jay Karahan & Associates;
taught criminal trial advocacy as an Adjunct Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law;
Chair of the Administration of Justice Committee, Chair of the Criminal Law and Procedure Section, both of the Houston Bar Association;
vice-president and director of the Harris County Criminal Lawyer’s Association;
visiting judge for moot court and mock trial competitions at South Texas College of Law and at the HISD High School for Law Enforcement;
DWI Court Committee;
Priorities: see website above
Education:
graduated with honors from Texas Christian University;
Juris Doctorate Degree from Houston's South Texas College of Law;
Experience:
served two years for the White House Press Advance team in Washington, DC;
clerked for Judge Charlie Baird of the Court of Criminal Appeals;
Harris County Assistant District Attorney for 15 years;
eight years served as Felony Chief Prosecutor in the Trial Bureau and in White Collar Crime;
advocate for: child abuse and neglect, Race for the Cure, Health Care for the Homeless, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, and Water Wells for Ghana.
Priorities: see website above
Elected in 1998, Judge Pam Derbyshire has consistently maintained one of the most fair and efficient dockets in the courthouse. She is a proven leader selected by her peers to chair various committees and serve as presiding judge. She is known for her courtesy, fairness and strong work ethic.
Judge Harris was hired by Harris County District Attorney Johnny Holmes as a prosecutor in 1986, and promoted to Felony Chief Prosecutor in December 1991. She also served for many years in the Special Crimes Bureau, prosecuting Public Integrity, Major Narcotics, and Major Fraud cases.
Elected November 2002, Judge Harris took the bench January 1, 2003.
Judge Harris is currently the Co-Presiding Judge for the County Criminal Courts at Law, and serves on innovative committees designated to address challenges with the courthouse facilities and docket management. Judge Harris has also served on a committee which created the mental health courts.
Education:
Judge Harris graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University with a BS in Psychology in 1982. She then earned her JD from the University of Houston Law Center in May 1986 and was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in November of 1986.
Pd. Pol. Ad. by Judge Margaret Harris Campaign, Alan W. Harris, Treasurer
Family and community involvement:
Judge Harris has been married since 1991 to Alan Harris, a retired police lieutenant. They have two sons who attend college. Judge Harris has been involved in the parish church for the past two decades, as well as being involved in her sons' schools and extracurricular activities.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and a Minor in Criminal Justice from Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University;
Masters of Science in Sports Administration from Lynn University;
Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Experience:
Assistant District Attorney at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office;
started her law firm concentrating on criminal law, family law and wills;
Adjunct Instructor at Remington College, Houston, TX;
Volunteer’s Lawyer Program, NAACP Pro Bono Legal Defense Program, The Lady League Mentor Program and the Diamond In the Rough Mentor Program.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
criminal justice degree from the University of Houston;
studied law at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern
Experience:
Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law No. 4 in 2010;
30 years with Houston Police Department (HPD)- Robbery Division, Detective Sergeant;
Started private law firm;
worked with Shattered Dreams program;
participated in mock trial challenges at the South Texas College of Law.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
B.B.A. from Texas Southern University in May 1983;
Juris Doctorate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May 1990
Experience:
14 years as a former Associate Judge for the City of Houston;
managed a law practice focused on family law and criminal defense;
committes include: American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, National Association of Parliamentarians and the Texas Municipal Courts Association;
Legal Advisor for the McGregor Place Civic Club;
served on the Board of Directors of So La Ti Village, Inc
Priorities: see website above
Education:
B.A. in Political Science from the University of Houston,
J.D. Law Degree from South Texas College of Law.
Experience:
Licensed to practice law State of Texas: 2005;
Texas Justice Court Training Center, volunteer faculty member: 2006-2007;
Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution at South Texas College of Law; Mediation Training: 2007.
Member: State Bar of Texas, The College of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, Harris County Municipal Justice Bar Association, Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association, Heights Democrats, Harris County Tejano Democrats, Houston Heights Association, University of Houston Alumni Association, Gladney Family Association
Priorities: see website above
Education:
degree in Finance from Florida State University,
law degree from Stetson University College of Law,
Master's Degree in tax law
Experience:
administrative judge for the county civil courts, 2006-present.
Senior Assistant County Attorney and Chief of the Community Protection Division, Harris County Attorney's Office.
Criminal prosecutor in Florida.
Various State Bar of Texas committees,
member of the Harris County Animal Shelter Advisory Committee,
former board member of the Animal Law Section of the Houston Bar Association.
Priorities: see website above
Damon Crenshaw has 26 years of legal experience representing people from all walks of life, small businesses and international business entities. Because he has counseled both plaintiffs and defendants, he brings a sense of fairness and understanding of opposing sides to the bench. He is committed to the practice of law, progressive principles, and community.
Experience
Graduate of South Texas College of Law and Texas A&M University
26 years of civil trial experience
Representation of both plaintiffs and defendants
Private practice involving matters of personal injury, worker’s compensation, consumer protection, products liability, general civil issues, and criminal defense matters
Certified mediator presiding over varied civil matters
Member, Texas Bar Association – Litigation and LGBT Law Sections, Houston Bar Association, Association of Women Attorneys, Houston Lawyers Association, and Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Commitment
Volunteer Mediator for Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
Harris County Grand Jury, Assistant Foreman, Spring 2009
Sustaining Member of the Harris County Democratic Party
Member of various Democratic Party clubs
Member and volunteer with Houston GLBT Political Caucus
Education:
Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston-Main Campus,
Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law
Experience:
23 years’ experience as a trial lawyer,
Attorney Ad Litem by the Harris County District Court Judges, and
served as Judge at: Moot Court Competition, South Texas College of Law;
AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition;
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition;
Design Showcase, Brown School of Engineering, Rice University;
Undergraduate Technology Venture Challenge, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University; and
Undergraduate Elevator Pitch Competition, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University.
Business and law firm co-owner.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
M.S. in Chemical Engineering-Texas A&M University,
registered Professional Engineer,
law degree from the South Texas College of Law
Experience:
Assistant County Attorney,
Division Chief of Revenue Division and Compliance Division of the Harris County Attorney’s Office,
District Clerk of Harris County,
Associate Judge of Houston Municipal Courts,
Judge of County Civil Court #2,
Commissioner of the Commission for Lawyer Discipline of State Bar of Texas,
Board of Directors of State Bar and Asian American Bar Association,
Board of Regents of University of Houston System.
Served on the board of: Asian Chamber of Commerce,
Chinese Community Center,
International Trade Center,
YMCA,
Houston Area Urban League,
Houston Grand Opera,
Texas Executive Women and
American Leadership Forum.
Priorities: see website above
Military: U.S. Air Force Participated in Air Force College
Program Honorably Discharged in 1974
College Education
University of North Dakota B.A. Political Science 1976
Law School
South Texas College of Law Graduated 1980
Experience
Judge, Spring Valley, Texas in the 1980s Appointed by the Mayor of Spring
Valley
At present, Glenn is an Associate Judge in the 313th Judicial District Court
in Harris County, Texas. As an Associate Judge, Glenn presides over:
Juvenile Trials, Stipulations and Detention Hearings
CPS Trials, Status Hearings, Permanency Hearings, Show Causes, Adoption
Proceedings and Emergencies.
*All legal matters mentioned herein are areas of
practice Glenn Devlin currently handles in his private law
practice.
Member of Grace Presbyterian Church
Associate Memberships with Texas Tea Party RWC, Daughters of Liberty RWC and
Houston Professional Republican Women
Glenn has been married to his wife, Nancy, for 27 years. They have three
children — Sarah attends the University of Houston, Charles attends Blinn
College, and Harrison is a Junior at Memorial High School.
When Glenn isn't practicing law, he and his family enjoy ranching in south
Texas. Glenn comes from a long line of family jurists. His uncle served on the
Texas Supreme Court, and prior to that was the Chief Justice of the 4th Court of
Appeals in San Antonio, was a State District Judge in San Antonio and was also
the Dean at Baylor College of Law. Glenn's grandfather was also a State District
Judge in San Antonio and Jourdanton, Texas. Glenn has practiced juvenile law for
approximately 30 years now, and is looking to utilize his years of experience as
Judge of the 313th District Court.
Education:
graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1986. member of the Law Review and the Board of Advocates.
Experience:
-currently serves as the Judge of the Texas 262nd Criminal District Court.
-presides over one of the Harris County Success Through Addiction Recover (STAR) courts. The STAR courts work with non-violent offenders who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. The offenders receive in-patient drug treatment, transitional housing and job training in an effort to keep them from returning to the criminal justice system.
-2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Judge Bradley to the Specialty Courts Advisory Council. The council evaluates applications for grant funding for the therapeutic courts in Texas.
-District Attorney's office as a full-time intern assigned to the appellate division. argued her first case before the First Court of Appeals while she was still in law school.
-1986, prosecutor
-worked in the Trial Bureau and served as the Chief of the 177th and 185th District Courts.
-worked as the gang prosecutor and was assigned to the Major Offenders Division where she worked closely with the cold case squads of various law enforcement agencies including helping in the investigations of serial rapists, robbers and murderers.
-tried over two hundred cases as a prosecutor, including a dozen death penalty cases.
-volunteer coordinator for Special Olympics.
-elected to the bench of the 262nd District Court in November of 2010.
Priorities: see website above
Education:
Evan E. Worthing Senior High School,
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Texas Southern University.
-Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
-admitted to the State Bar of Texas
Experience:
-several years prosecuting cases in the Brazoria County District Attorney's office
-starting own practice.
-2011, was one of the inaugural group of Felony Trial Attorneys in the newly created Harris County Public Defenders Office.
-over 10 years of experience,
Priorities: see website above
Texas Harris County, 248th District Court (Criminal)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Jim L. Peacock, Houston, Texas. 1988-present.
Litigation firm emphasizing representation in trial, handling all areas of litigation including medical negligence, nursing home neglect, insurance bad faith, commercial torts, personal injury, premises liability, professional liability, criminal law, and civil rights. Trials of complex cases, including a jury trial that lasted five weeks involving commercial torts, fraud, usury and contract breach. Numerous multi-week trials concerning disability discrimination, invasion of privacy, slander, premises liability and other torts. Trials of one week or less of medical malpractice, automobile collisions, disputes on guarantees in contractual relationships, civil rights, and a variety of cases in differing areas of personal injury and commercial torts. Negotiated significant settlements in litigation of nursing home neglect, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, theft of trade secrets, tortious interference with business relations, and numerous other causes of action. Handled cases in County Courts, District Courts across Texas, Federal District Court, Courts of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas Supreme Court, and Fifth Circuit. Occasional legal analyst or commentator for regional and national television, radio and print media. As sole owner of the practice, I have carried the responsibility for supervising other attorneys and support staff, practice development, and all other management decisions necessary to maintain a law firm for over twenty five years.
Heard, Goggan, Blair & Williams, Houston, Texas. 1987-1988.
Chief Litigator - Houston office. Represented government clients in Houston and Beaumont. Organized regional media coverage of firm’s activities. Initiated premier program of aggressive efforts in bankruptcy proceedings. Appeared in Bankruptcy Court, Federal District Court, State District Court and Special Master Hearings on behalf of various government clients. Supervised 15 attorneys and over 90 support staff. Also represented firm in complex litigation other than government issues.
Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Houston, Texas. 1982-1987.
Assistant District Attorney. Successfully tried approximately 100 felony jury trials including capital murders and over 40 misdemeanor jury trials. Case management from intake to post-trial hearings. Chief Prosecutor, 185th Judicial District Court. Frequent lecturer on Voir Dire, Opening Statement, Direct Examination, Cross Examination, and Final Argument for CLE accredited courses.
Gibbins, Burrow, Wash & Bratton, Houston, Texas 1981. Lawyer.
Client interaction, case review and preparation, deposition analysis, discovery and other matters in personal injury cases.
Sullins, Johnston, Rohrbach & Magers, Houston, Texas. 1980.
Law Clerk.
ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Texas, October 1981
U. S. District Court - Southern District of Texas, November 1987
U. S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit, August 1993
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
American Association of Justice
College of the State Bar of Texas
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas Pro Bono College
Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 1981
Rice University, B.A., Biology & Behavioral Science 1977
- President’s Honor Roll
- Varsity Basketball 1973-76
SCHOLASTIC LEGAL HONORS & AWARDS
Texas Tech University School of Law
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Member, Texas Tech Board of Barristers
- Member, 1981 Texas Tech National Mock Trial Team
- J. Hadley Edgar Trial Excellence Award 1980-81
- Mock Trial Best Advocate Award 1980-1981
- Kemp, Smith, Duncan, White & Hammond Mock Trial First Place 1980
- Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnston Moot Court Semi-Finalist
POLITCAL ACTIVITIES
Harris County Democratic Party (Sustaining Member)
Kingwood Area Democrats
Area 5 Democrats
MABAH
Houston GLBT
Tejano Democrats
Stonewall Democrats
SD 4 Caucus Delegate
Delegate to Texas Democratic State Convention in 2010, 2012, and 2014
Endorsed by Tejano Democrats
Endorsed by Mexican American Bar Association of Houston
Endorsed by the Pasadena Bar Association
Endorsed by the Houston GLBT Caucus
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the administrative unit for primary and secondary public education. Agency responsibilities include:
-managing the textbook adoption process;
-overseeing development of the statewide curriculum;
-administering the statewide assessment program;
-administering a data collection system on public school students, staff, and finances;
-rating school districts under the statewide accountability system;
-operating research and information programs;
-monitoring for compliance with federal guidelines; and
-serving as a fiscal agent for the distribution of state and federal funds.[TEA]
Education:
graduated in May 1999-Burnet, TX,
attended Blinn College in Brenham, TX.
Experience:
Worked for freight forwarding company as lead of the export department and now in procurement quality function job with a large EPCM company.
Priorities: see website above
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the administrative unit for primary and secondary public education. Agency responsibilities include:
-managing the textbook adoption process;
-overseeing development of the statewide curriculum;
-administering the statewide assessment program;
-administering a data collection system on public school students, staff, and finances;
-rating school districts under the statewide accountability system;
-operating research and information programs;
-monitoring for compliance with federal guidelines; and
-serving as a fiscal agent for the distribution of state and federal funds.[TEA]
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the administrative unit for
primary and secondary public education. Agency responsibilities
include:
-managing the textbook adoption process;
-overseeing development of the statewide curriculum;
-administering the statewide assessment program;
-administering a data collection system on public school students,
staff, and finances;
-rating school districts under the statewide accountability system;
-operating research and information programs;
-monitoring for compliance with federal guidelines; and
-serving as a fiscal agent for the distribution of state and federal
funds. target="_blank">[TEA]
Education:
appointment to the US Naval Academy, class of 1973, where he majored in Naval Science and Chinese
Experience:
worked as an English teacher, Arabic teacher, bookseller and flight instructor;
empolyed flying humanitarian missions in Mozambique for two years;
employed doing war relief aviation in South Sudan.
Priorities: see website above
Background: -life-long Texan -1981: BA in History, Southern Methodist University -political consulting and advertising -Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law -civil defense attorney with Lorance and Thompson -married for 20+ years -member of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
Experience: -3rd congressman to represent district 7 -elected in 2000 -2011 ---House Appropriations Committee member ---Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs chair ---Homeland Security Subcommittee Vice Chair ---Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee member ---Katy Freeway expansion -1986-2000: Texas House Representative -1999: Texas House Minority Whip -returned full authority over state prisons to state control
Priorities: -fiscal conservative -limited government -individual liberty -states' rights -cutting taxes -creating jobs -balancing budget -securing border -advancing research -improving transportation -less regulation -local control -veteran care -eliminate inefficiency -law enforcement -NASA
Background -Practices law in Texas, Washington DC, Michigan, and West Virginia -Environmental Law Society President -1992: Graduate from The American University's Washington College of Law -1988: English and Communications (double major) from University of Michigan -Eagle Scout -Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral member
Experience -Present: City of Houston Mayor's office counsel ---advises on contract, environmental, real estate, and regulatory matters -Board member on several energy-related non-profits -2012: congressional candidate -2008: City of Houston's energy counsel -small business work -North American Energy Standards Board Deputy Director -Secretary of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy staff ---US Dept of Energy, President's Task Force on the Southwest Border representative -Gore Presidential primary campaign staff in Iowa and Texas -1998: Clinton/Gore White House ---President's Council on Sustainable Development -environmental counsel for an interstate pipeline company -law firm -Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff -1988: Press Secretary for Representative David E. Bonior -U.S. Congress Capitol Hill intern
Priorities -discuss differences -find solutions -serve Americans -small business
Challenger: Gerald Fowler
Campaign website [requested from the Harris County Libertarian Party]
Education:
graduated from the University of Houston in 1987
Experience:
Buisness owner-Talon Air.
2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force in May 1989,
staff positions at Officer Training School,
Squadron Officer College and at the 560th Flying Training Squadron.
serves on Congressman Ted Poe’s Service Academy Nomination Board
Priorities: see website above
Education:
University of Houston,
Basic Police Certification Texas A&M University-1979,
Certified Classroom and Firearms Instructor (UHD),
Certified Mediator-University of Houston Law Center
Experience:
University of Houston Central Campus,
Patrol Officer,
Harris County Pct 6 Warrant Officer,
Clear Lake Shores Tx Patrol/Warrants/Sgt./Det.,
Licensed State of Texas,
General lines and Life Insurance Agent,
Business Consultant
Priorities: see website above
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY: -Associate Municipal Court Judge of Kemah
-27 yrs Experience as a Litigation Attorney
-Founder of The Ewing Law Firm, 1997
-Past Director of Galveston County Bar Association
-Counsel for Crisis Pregnancy Center
-Licensed to Practice Law in the Federal District Courts in the Southern District of Texas and the United States Fifth Court of Appeals
COMMUNITY LEADER: -Senior Pastor of Faith Community Church in Bayou Vista
-Past Sponsor of Republican Lincoln Day Dinner
-Youth Minister of at Mainland Community Church
-Pastoral Training from Rick Warren at Saddleback Church
-Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Mainland Christian School
-Missionary Work in in Piedras Negas, Mexico for 16 yrs with Vines & Branches Minstry
-Coach for 6 yrs of Girls’ Freshman and Pixie League Softball
-Past Color Analyst for La Marque Cougar Football Games with Coogs Sports Net
-Sponsor of Upstate Theater, a Non-Profit Theater for Teens
MEMBERSHIPS:
-Associate Member of Galveston County Republican Women
-Galveston County Republican Networking Association
-Mid-County Republican Club
-Galveston Island Pachyderms
-League City Chamber of Commerce:
GRAD SCHOOL:
-South Texas College of Law
COLLEGE:
-St. Mary’s University
HIGH SCHOOL:
-La Marque High School
Sponsor, Little League, Softball, Soccer, Basketball, Dance, Cheer competitions, UIL speech and Debate competitions throughout Galveston County
Creator, “Dealing with Divorce” seminars
Founder, organizer and sponsor of yearly County-wide toy drive, What Would Santa Do? which has provided hundreds of families over the years in shelters and throughout the community with toys and gifts for Christmas
Education
Graduate of J.S. Shaw High School in Mobile, Alabama
Honors graduate of University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Graduate of South Texas College of Law
Recognized for her academic excellence, Order of Lytae
Two time recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for highest grade in the class
Personal
Married to Mark Barnett – 28 years
Two sons, Jeffrey and Dustin, both attending Texas Colleges
Bachelor of Science degree from St. Thomas University Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Tulsa College of Law
Experienced Attorney
Over 13 years serving citizens of Galveston and Harris County Licensed to practice in all Texas State Courts Licensed to practice in the US. Federal Court for the Southern District
Memberships
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Volunteer Houston Boys and Girls Club Way Station Charities Project Cure
Constitutional Conservative
Supports Preservation of Individual Liberty Supports Small Government Member of Gun Owners of America
Background
-Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1988
-J.D. Degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law
-B.S. degree from Brigham Young University
---assistant photo editor
-graduated from a San Antonio high school
-married 29 years
-son of USAF fighter pilot in Vietnam and fine arts businesswoman
-brother presently serving in USAF Special Ops
-fluent in Spanish
-actively involved in his church and local community
Experience
-Senior Judge in the Third, Fourth and Sixth Judicial Administrative Regions in Texas
-private judge and mediator
-contributing photographer to several national and regional publications and websites
-1999 to 2009: appointed to the 379th District Court and served in that position
---presided over civil and criminal matters throughout all three Judicial Regions including capital trials, writs ordered by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and many other high profile cases
-1988 to 1999: Assistant District Attorney in Bexar County and Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
---60 appellate briefs (both State and Federal)
---wrote over and tried several capital cases before juries in Bexar County
-St. Mary’s University School of Law
---Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy for over 10 years
-San Antonio College
---taught law-related classes for several years
-participated (pro bono) in 2 international cases on Olympic team placings
-Board Certified in Criminal Law
-undergrad and law school
---photographer, employee of Southwest Airlines, and an intern in the Bexar County DA’s Office
Background
-Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1988
-J.D. Degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law
-B.S. degree from Brigham Young University
---assistant photo editor
-graduated from a San Antonio high school
-married 29 years
-son of USAF fighter pilot in Vietnam and fine arts businesswoman
-brother presently serving in USAF Special Ops
-fluent in Spanish
-actively involved in his church and local community
Experience
-Senior Judge in the Third, Fourth and Sixth Judicial Administrative
Regions in Texas
-private judge and mediator
-contributing photographer to several national and regional publications
and websites
-1999 to 2009: appointed to the 379th District Court and served in that
position
---presided over civil and criminal matters throughout all three
Judicial Regions including capital trials, writs ordered by the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals and many other high profile cases
-1988 to 1999: Assistant District Attorney in Bexar County and Assistant
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
---60 appellate briefs (both State and Federal)
---wrote over and tried several capital cases before juries in Bexar
County
-St. Mary’s University School of Law
---Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy for over 10 years
-San Antonio College
---taught law-related classes for several years
-participated (pro bono) in 2 international cases on Olympic team
placings
-Board Certified in Criminal Law
-undergrad and law school
---photographer, employee of Southwest Airlines, and an intern in the
Bexar County DA’s Office
Background
-Juris Doctor from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of
Law
-bachelor of arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin
-associate in arts degree from Stephens College
-married 39 years
-Holy Angels Catholic Church member
Experience
-1993 to Present: presiding judge of the 51st Judicial District Court of
Texas
---includes Tom Green (San Angelo), Schleicher (Eldorado) , Irion
(Mertzon), Sterling (Sterling City), and Coke (Robert Lee) counties
---handled the aggravated sexual assault trial of FLDS leader Warren
Jeffs
-Texas Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow
-Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health Community Advisory Board
member
-Previous Service
---State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section Council member
---Texas Judicial Council committee on Judicial Performance advisory
member
---Court of Criminal Appeals Education Committee appointment
---numerous Texas Center and Judicial Section education programs faculty
member
---chosen by fellow judges to teach new judges how to perform their
duties
---State Bar of Texas Judicial Section Executive Committee member
---State Bar of Texas Judicial Section Site Selection Committee
member
---Texas Center Judiciary Curriculum Committee Chair and member
---Texas Center for the Judiciary Board of Directors member
---2007: State Bar of Texas Judicial Section Chair
---2007: Texas Center for the Judiciary Chair
---State Bar of Texas Board of Directors Judicial Section Liaison
---2007: State Bar Presidential Citation
-2008: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Texas Chapter Outstanding
Juris Award
-2004: San Angelo Schools Foundation San Angelo Angel
-1997: Girl Scout Councils of Texas 85th anniversary Woman of
Distinction
-1987 to 1992: appointed to serve as a Title IV-D Family Law Master for
the 7th Judicial Administrative Judicial Region
-1983 to 1987: private practice in San Angelo
-1977 to 1983: practiced law in Dallas
Background -law degree, magna cum laude, at University of Houston -BA English at University of Texas -married for 21 years -Eagle Scout -son of Dallas police officer -6th generation native Texas -Bellaire United Methodist Church member
Experience -2013-Present: Appointed to Supreme Court of Texas -2013: chosen by colleagues to serve as interim chief justice of the court -"Advocate" editor, State Bar's Litigation Journal Section -Houston Law Review chairman -University of Houston adjunct law professor -National Judicial College constitutional law teacher -Texas Supreme Court Historical Society board of trustees member -LifeHouse board service -Houston LIvestock Show & Rodeo committeeman -Boy Scouts of America -Bellaire United Methodist Church board of trustees member ---Scouting Ministries Coordinator -2011: Texas Association of Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists Appellate Judge of the Year -2009: Multi-District Litigation Panel appointment -State Bar's Pattern Jury Charge Committee service -Harris County's STAR Drug Court volunteer judge -2008: Texas Jaycees named one of Five Outstanding Young Texans -2007: Appointed to the 14th Court of Appeals ---authored hundreds of opinions ---remained near the top of the bar poll -2006: Texas Young Lawyers Association Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas -2001-2006: Appointed to the 55th District Court of Texas ---ranked near the top of the Houston Bar Association's judicial-evaluation polls ---received two judge-of-the-year awards -American Law Institute member -civil-litigation practice at Baker Botts -board-certified in civil trial law -Supreme Court of Texas law clerk -editor of the Houston Law Review
Priorities [see above]
Publications -Texas Rules of Evidence Handbook, Jones McClure Publishing -several law reviews and journals
Challenger: Lawrence Edward Meyers
Campaign website: Unknown
Bio
object type="text/html" width="100%" height="600" data="http://judgepedia.org/Lawrence_Meyers">
RAW PRIMARY TEXT
Incumbent: href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeff-brown/"
target="_blank">Judge Jeff Brown
Background -law degree, magna cum laude, at University of
Houston -BA English at University of Texas -married for 21
years -Eagle Scout -son of Dallas police officer -6th
generation native Texas -Bellaire United Methodist Church
member
Experience -2013-Present: Appointed to Supreme Court of
Texas -2013: chosen by colleagues to serve as interim chief
justice of the court -"Advocate" editor, State Bar's Litigation
Journal Section -Houston Law Review chairman -University of
Houston adjunct law professor -National Judicial College
constitutional law teacher -Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
board of trustees member -LifeHouse board service -Houston
LIvestock Show & Rodeo committeeman -Boy Scouts of America -Bellaire United Methodist Church board of trustees member
---Scouting Ministries Coordinator -2011: Texas Association of
Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists Appellate Judge of the Year -2009: Multi-District Litigation Panel appointment -State Bar's
Pattern Jury Charge Committee service -Harris County's STAR Drug
Court volunteer judge -2008: Texas Jaycees named one of Five
Outstanding Young Texans -2007: Appointed to the 14th Court of
Appeals ---authored hundreds of opinions ---remained near
the top of the bar poll -2006: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas -2001-2006: Appointed to the
55th District Court of Texas ---ranked near the top of the Houston
Bar Association's judicial-evaluation polls ---received two
judge-of-the-year awards -American Law Institute member
-civil-litigation practice at Baker Botts -board-certified in
civil trial law -Supreme Court of Texas law clerk -editor of
the Houston Law Review
Priorities [see above]
Publications -Texas Rules of Evidence Handbook, Jones McClure
Publishing -several law reviews and journals
Background
-Southern Methodist University School of Law (cum Laude)
---elected to Order of the Coif
-B.A. at Yale University with honors in philosophy
Experience
-2013: appointed to the position of Chief Justice
-American Law Institute member
-Texas Philosophical Society member
-American, Texas, and Dallas Bar Foundations Fellow
-2010-present: responsible to assure that the poor (veterans and their families, victims of domestic abuse, and families in jeopardy of losing their homes) have basic legal services
---worked to secure congressional and legislative support for legal aid to the poor
-2004: Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Distinguished Public Service Award
-2000: Southern Methodist University School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award for Judicial Service
-2000-2006: appointed to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules for the Judicial Conference of the U.S.
-1988-2013: elected to the Texas Supreme Court
---overseen revisions to the rule of administration, practice, and procedure in Texas courts
-1986-1988: elected to the Court of Appeals for the 5th District of Texas at Dallas
-1981-1986: appointed to the 95th District Court of Dallas County
-U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit law clerk
-U.S. Naval Reserve JAGC lieutenant
-practiced law in general litigation at Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney, & Neely
-University of Texas School of Law adjunct professor
-editor for the Southwestern Law Journal
Background
-Southern Methodist University School of Law (cum Laude)
---elected to Order of the Coif
-B.A. at Yale University with honors in philosophy
Experience
-2013: appointed to the position of Chief Justice
-American Law Institute member
-Texas Philosophical Society member
-American, Texas, and Dallas Bar Foundations Fellow
-2010-present: responsible to assure that the poor (veterans and their
families, victims of domestic abuse, and families in jeopardy of losing
their homes) have basic legal services
---worked to secure congressional and legislative support for legal aid
to the poor
-2004: Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Distinguished Public Service Award
-2000: Southern Methodist University School of Law Distinguished Alumni
Award for Judicial Service
-2000-2006: appointed to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules for the
Judicial Conference of the U.S.
-1988-2013: elected to the Texas Supreme Court
---overseen revisions to the rule of administration, practice, and
procedure in Texas courts
-1986-1988: elected to the Court of Appeals for the 5th District of
Texas at Dallas
-1981-1986: appointed to the 95th District Court of Dallas County
-U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit law clerk
-U.S. Naval Reserve JAGC lieutenant
-practiced law in general litigation at Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney, &
Neely
-University of Texas School of Law adjunct professor
-editor for the Southwestern Law Journal
Background
-Xi Kappa Lambda chapter member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Experience
-Present: Director of Small Business Initiatives at Houston METRO
-Fort Bend County Democratic Party Chairman
---2012: National Convention Delegate
---President's National Platform Committee appointment
-Fort Bend YMCA Board member
-Missouri City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board member
-launched the public affairs firm, Capitol Assets
---lobbied over $30M in state revenue for clients
---represented Houston METRO
---National Urban League public affairs strategist for the Houston, Dallas, and Austin branches
-2003-2007: American Heart Association, Texas affiliate, Vice President of Public Advocacy
---influential recognition in 2005 & 2007
-budget analyst for Sylvester Turner, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee
-1998: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee staff member
-White House intern in Office of Legislative Affairs
---advanced President Clinton's congressional priorities
Priorities
[see above]
object type="text/html" width="100%" height="600" data="http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138329/ryan-sitton">
Raw PRIMARY Text
Job Description:
The Railroad Commission of Texas is comprised of five divisions with
regulatory authority. The divisions with brief descriptions of authority
are as follows:
SAFETY - has safety jurisdiction over intrastate
pipeline that transports natural gas, crude oil and refined products;
has safety regulatory authority of propane, compressed natural gas and
liquefied natural gas.
GAS SERVICES - holds hearings when a city and gas utility
can not agree on a proposed rate change; collects the gas utility tax
and assures compliance with other statutory and regulatory requirements
for intrastate gas utilities.
OIL AND GAS - regulates the exploration and production of
oil and gas, issues permits for various activities associated with
exploration and production of oil and gas, regulates the disposal of oil
and gas waste to prevent pollution, plugs wells and cleans up oil and
gas sites abandoned by the operators to prevent pollution, and oversees
the activities of the RRC's nine district offices located across the
state.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - charged with
researching and educating the public about propane and other
environmentally beneficial fuels that can help reduce air pollution and
developing marketing, technical training, advertising, and informational
programs to increase public awareness about the fuel.
SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION - regulates surface mining
for coal and uranium, conducts a program for reclaiming lands that were
mined and abandoned before 1975, issues permits to companies for each
mining site operated within the state, studies proposed mining sites to
determine environmental impact. href="http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/sitepolicies/compact.php"
target="_blank">[RRC]
[requested by email: info@beckybergerfortexas.com]
Challenger: Malachi Boyuls
Campaign website target="_blank">http://malachifortexas.com
CV [Summarized from Bio]
Background
-JD at New York University School of Law
-BA in Religion at University of Mary Hardin Baylor
-married
-grew up in Fredricksburg, TX; first family member to graduate from
college
-Watermark Community Church in Dallas member
Experience
-Present: St. Augustine Capital Partners partner
---principal investing, brokering, and consulting services for small to
middle-market transactions in the oil and gas industry
-Richardson ISD Budget Committee member
---mentored at-risk elementary children
-Republican Party of Texas' Finance Committee member
-Dallas County Republican Party's Finance Committee Vice Chair
-Maverick PAC's Candidate Selection Committee Chairman
-Texans for Lawsuit Reform Spokesperson
-Brighter Dallas Board member
-member of multiple candidates' finance committees, including 2012 Gov
Perry's run for president
-SMU Maguire Energy Institute's Dallas Council member
-Dallas County Youth Advocate Program board member
-2011: Next Generation Project at the University of Texas' Strauss
Center for International Security Fellow
---Forth Worth Assembly participant in innovative recommendations on
more effective global policies
-2010: Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board appointee
---Budget committee chair
---set real estate service policy for safeguarding the public interest
and protecting consumers
-commercial real estate business starter
-Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher regulatory lawyer
---fighting for free enterprise vs govt in antitrust, energy,
securities, and intellectual property
---author of legal articles for revised regulations in federal antitrust
and professional responsibility
-"Annual Survey of American Law" Editor-in-chief
-Federal District Court staff
-Federal Appeals Court staff
-University of Mary Hardin Baylor football Team Captain
-University of Mary Hardin Baylor Academic All-Conference honors
-variety of community service causes
Priorities
-expanding liberty
-freedom from govt
-pro-family policies
-pro-growth business
-pro-energy policies
Challenger: Steve Brown
Campaign website target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/stevebrownfortbend
CV [Summarized from Bio]
Background
-Xi Kappa Lambda chapter member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Experience
-Present: Director of Small Business Initiatives at Houston METRO
-Fort Bend County Democratic Party Chairman
---2012: National Convention Delegate
---President's National Platform Committee appointment
-Fort Bend YMCA Board member
-Missouri City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board member
-launched the public affairs firm, Capitol Assets
---lobbied over $30M in state revenue for clients
---represented Houston METRO
---National Urban League public affairs strategist for the Houston,
Dallas, and Austin branches
-2003-2007: American Heart Association, Texas affiliate, Vice President
of Public Advocacy
---influential recognition in 2005 & 2007
-budget analyst for Sylvester Turner, Chairman of the House
Appropriations Subcommittee
-1998: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee staff member
-White House intern in Office of Legislative Affairs
---advanced President Clinton's congressional priorities
Priorities
[see above]
Challenger: Wayne Christian
Campaign website target="_blank">http://ChristianForTexas.com
CV [Summarized from Bio]
Background
-4th generation East Texan
-1969: Tenaha High School Valedictorian
-1973: BBA in General Business from Stephen F. Austin State University
(minor in Marketing)
-married for almost 40 years
-First Baptist Church member
Experience
-legislator
---American Legislative Exchange Council "Legislator of the Year"
---ranked most conservative legislator in TX
---authored amendment to prohibit tax-payer funded abortions
---fought Trans Texas Corridor
---Regulated Industries Committee Vice Chairman
---Energy Committee member
-Shelby County Senior Citizen Corp of Texas Board of Directors member
-President of the Texas Conservative Coalition
-Texas Tea Party "General"
-AIG top advisor
-Sun America President's Club member
-1987: opened Wayne Christian Financial
-1976-1979: Gospel Music Association National Board of Directors
-Mercy River Boys lead singer & manager
-family service station in Tenaha, TX
Priorities:
-fight EPA
-fight Al Gore
-fight Obama
-supports conservatives
-unborn life
-conservative values
-Texas way
-oil/natural-gas development
-poor families
-communities
-energy policy
-financial guidance
-energy production
Challenger: Dale Henry
Campaign website: Undetermined
CV
[requested via possible web site]
Challenger: Ryan Sitton
Campaign website target="_blank">http://ryansitton.com
CV
[requested by email: campaign@ryansitton.com]
