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Applications roll in as filing deadline passes
By Bill Conrad, bconrad@acnpapers.com
The initial filing period for spots in the spring primaries came to an end Monday even as court decisions have held up the implementation of new district maps for several races.
The slow approval process of the legislature-drawn maps, which are the subject of a lawsuit filed against the state by several civil rights groups, led the primary to be pushed back from March 6 to April 3. The maps were not initially approved after a D.C. court found the state "used an improper standard or methodology to determine which districts afford minority voters the ability to elect their preferred candidates of choice."
The future of the state's maps, as well as those maps drawn by a San Antonio court, is expected to be decided in January, when the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Supreme Court will each hold hearings on issues related to the case. The maps require government approval due to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which aimed to prevent voter discrimination in states with a history of the practice.
The current list of candidates for all Collin County offices, as well as state House District 88 which includes portions of Plano and Frisco that lie within Denton County, is as follows:
U.S. House District 3
Sam Johnson
Harry Pierce
Josh Caesar
U.S. House District 4
Ralph Hall
John Cooper
Lou Gigliotti
Texas Senate 8
Ken Paxton
Scott O'Grady
Jack Ternan *
Texas Senate 30
Craig Estes
James Herblin
Texas House 3
Scott Turner
Jim Pruitt
Texas House 66
Van Taylor
Texas House 67
Jeff Leach
Jon Cole
John Pitchford
Roger Burns
Mabel Simpson
Jeran Akers
Texas House 70
Bracy Wilson
Scott Sanford
Texas House 88
Amber Fulton
Pat Fallon
Texas House 89
Jodie Laubenberg
County Commissioner Precinct 1
Matt Shaheen
County Commissioner Precinct 3
Chris Hill
Ray Eckenrode
Judge County Court at Law 2
Sharon Ramage
Gene Sera
Barnett Walker
Judge 199th District Court
Angela Tucker
Bob Dry
Judge 380th District Court
Terri Green
Ben Smith
Piper McCraw
Jody Johnson
Chip Jarvis
James Mosser
Judge 401st District Court
Mark Rusch
Judge 416th District Court
Chris Oldner
Justice of the Peace Precinct 3-1
Chuck Ruckel
Constable Precinct 1
Shane Williams
Constable Precinct 2
Joe Barton
Constable Precinct 3
Sammy Knapp
Constable Precinct 4
Cesare Venegonie
Joe Wright
Sheriff
Terry Box
Chuck Presley
Mike Brooks
District Clerk
Andrea Stroh Thompson
Tim Baker
Tax Assessor-Collector
Kenneth Maun
State Board of Education District 12
Tincy Miller
George Clayton
Pam Little
Gail Spurlock
* denotes filed as a Democrat
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