Dallas Labor Recommends Candidates
Final statewide endorsements by the Texas AFL-CIO are below our Dallas endorsements.
The Dallas AFL-CIO Executive Board ratified the decisions made by the largest and most thorough screening processes in our history. Six panels of 8-14 activists rated over 150 candidates on a scale of 1 to 5. No candidate with an average score lower than 3.7 (74%) was recommended.
Office Sought U.S. Senator | Candidate Beto O'Rourke | ||
Governor | Lupe Valdez | ||
Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller Land Commissioner Agricultural Commissioner Railroad Commissioner TX Supreme Court Place 2 TX Supreme Court, Place 4 TX Supreme Court Place 6 TX Ct Criminal Appeals Presiding TX Ct Criminal Appeals Place 7 | Mike Collier Justin Nelson Joi Chevalier Miguel Suazo Kim Olson Roman McAllen Steve Kirkland R.K. "Ravi" Sandill Kathy Cheng Maria T. " Terri" Jackson Ramona Franklin | ||
U.S. Representative District 5 | Dan Wood | ||
U.S. Representative District 6 | Jana Lynne Sanchez | ||
U.S. Representative District 24 | Jan McDowell | ||
U.S. Representative District 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson - Incumbent | ||
U.S. Representative District 32 | Colin Allred | ||
U.S. Representative District 33 | Marc Veasey - Incumbent | ||
State Senator District 2 | Kendall Scudder | ||
State Senator District 8 | Mark Phariss | ||
State Senator District 9 | Gwenn Burud | ||
State Senator District 16 | Nathan Johnson | ||
State Senator District 23 | Royce West - Incumbent | ||
| Open | ||
State Representative District 33 | Open | ||
State Representative District 65 | Michelle Beckley | ||
State Representative District 66 | Sharon Hirsch | ||
State Representative District 67 | Sarah Depew | ||
State Representative District 89 | Open | ||
State Representative District 100 | Eric Johnson - Incumbent | ||
State Representative District 102 | Ana-Maria Ramos | ||
State Representative District 103 | Rafael Anchía - Incumbent | ||
State Representative District 104 | |||
State Representative District 105 | Terry Meza | ||
State Representative District 107 | Victoria Neave - Incumbent | ||
State Representative District 108 | Joanna Cattanach | ||
State Representative District 109 | Carl Sherman | ||
State Representative District 110 | Toni Rose - Incumbent | ||
State Representative District 111 | Yvonne Davis - Incumbent | ||
State Representative District 112 | Brandy Chambers | ||
State Representative District 113 | Rhetta Bowers | ||
State Representative District 114 | John Turner | ||
State Representative District 115 | Julie Johnson | ||
Chief Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District | Robert Burns | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 2 | Robbie Partida-Kipness | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 5 | Erin Nowell | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 9 | Bill Pedersen | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 10 | Amanda Reichek | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 11 | Cory Carlyle | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 12 | Ken Molberg | ||
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals, Pl 13 | Leslie Lester Osborne | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 44 | Bonnie Lee Goldstein - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 68 | Martin Hoffman - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 101 | Staci Williams - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 116 | Tonya Parker - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 134 | Dale Tillery - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 160 | Jim Jordan - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 191 | Gena Slaughter - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 192 | Craig Smith - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 193 | |||
District Judge, Judicial District 194 | Ernest White - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 195 | Hector Garza - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 203 | Raquel "Rocky" Jones | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 204 | Tammy Kemp - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 255 | Kim Cooks - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 256 | David Lopez - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 265 | Jennifer Bennett - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 282 | Amber Givens-Davis - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 283 | Lela D. Mays | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 291 | Stephanie Mitchell - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 292 | Brandon Birmingham - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 298 | Emily Tobolowsky - Incumbent | ||
District Judge, Judicial District 363 | Tracy Holmes - Incumbent | ||
Criminal District Judge Court No. 1 | Tina Yoo Clinton | ||
Criminal District Judge Court No. 5 | Carter Thompson - Incumbent | ||
Criminal District Judge Court No. 6 | Jeanine Howard - Incumbent | ||
Criminal District Judge Court No. 7 | Chika Anyiam | ||
Family District Judge District 254 | Darlene Ewing - Incumbent | ||
Family District Judge District 301 | Mary Brown - Incumbent | ||
Family District Judge District 302 | Sandra Jackson | ||
Family District Judge District 303 | Dennise Garcia - Incumbent | ||
Family District Judge District 304 | Andrea Martin - Incumbent | ||
Family District Judge District 305 | Cheryl Lee Shannon - Incumbent | ||
Family District Judge District 330 | Andrea Plumlee - Incumbent | ||
District Attorney | John Creuzot | ||
County Judge | Clay Jenkins - Incumbent | ||
Judge Court At Law No. 1 | D'Metria Benson - Incumbent | ||
Judge Court At Law No. 2 | Melissa Bellan | ||
Judge Court At Law No. 3 | Sally Montgomery - Incumbent | ||
Judge Court At Law No. 4 | |||
Judge Court At Law No. 5 | Mark Greenberg - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 1 | Dan Patterson - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 2 | Julia Hayes - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 3 | Symone Redwine | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 4 | Nancy Mulder - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 5 | Lisa Green - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 6 | Angela King - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 7 | Remeko Edwards | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 8 | Carmen White | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 9 | Peggy Hoffman - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 10 | Roberto Cañas - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court No. 11 | Shequitta Kelly - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1 | Kristin Wade - Incumbent | ||
Judge Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2 | Pamela Luther | ||
Judge Probate Court No. 1 | Brenda Hull Thompson - Incumbent | ||
Judge Probate Court No. 2 | Ingrid Warren - Incumbent | ||
Judge Probate Court No. 3 | Margaret Jones-Johnson - Incumbent | ||
District Clerk | Felicia Pitre - Incumbent | ||
County Clerk | John Warren - Incumbent | ||
Sheriff | |||
Treasurer | Pauline Medrano - Incumbent | ||
Commissioner Precinct No. 2 | Wini Cannon | ||
Commissioner Precinct No. 4 | Withholding Endorsement | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1 Place 1 | Thomas G. Jones - Incumbent | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1 Place 2 | Valencia Nash - Incumbent | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, Place 1 | Anthony P. Eiland | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2 Place 2 | Katina Whitfield | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 1 | Shannon Bradford | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2 | Mauri Long | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4 Place 1 | Norris "Stretch" Rideaux - Incumbent | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4 Place 2 | Shasha Moreno | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5 Place 1 | Sara Martinez - Incumbent | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5 Place 2 | Juan Jasso - Incumbent | ||
Constable Precinct No. 1 | Tracey Gulley - Incumbent | ||
Constable Precinct No. 2 | Bill Gipson | ||
Constable Precinct No. 3 | Curtis "Traylor" Harris | ||
Constable Precinct No. 4 | |||
Constable Precinct No. 5 | |||
DCDP Chair | Chris Hamilton |
There will be further screening for District 4 Dallas City Council.
Labor's endorsement means real commitment to electoral success. Political Director Lorraine Montemayor asks recommended candidates to contact her about our next steps together. 214-826-4808.
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York also gratefully acknowledged that a number of the Dallas candidates had participated in labor's non-electoral actions.
At the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education conference January 20-21, 2018, the following were adopted:
- U.S. Senator -- Beto O'Rourke
- Lieutenant Governor -- Mike Collier
- Attorney General -- Justin Nelson
- Comptroller -- No action
- Land Commissioner -- Tex Morgan
- Agriculture Commissioner -- Kim Olson
- Railroad Commissioner -- Chris Spellmon
- Texas Supreme Court Place 2 -- Steve Kirkland
- Texas Supreme Court Place 4 -- RK Sandill
- Texas Supreme Court Place 6 -- Katy Cheng
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge -- Maria T "Terri" Jackson
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 -- Ramona Franklin
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 -- No action
- Texas Democratic Party Chair -- Gilberto Hinojosa