ELECTION
2018
ENDORSEMENTS
The Houston Chronicle editorial board makes these endorsements in the 2018 general election. Early voting runs from Monday,
Oct. 22 through Friday, Nov. 2. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. For more information about the candidates, go to
HoustonChronicle.com/opinion/endorsements. For more information about voting, go to HarrisVotes.com or call 713-755-6965.
United States Senator:
Beto O’Rourke
United States Representative, District 2:
Todd Litton
United States Representative, District 7:
Lizzie Fletcher
United States Representative, District 8:
Steven David
United States Representative, District 10:
Mike Siegel
United States Representative, District 14:
Randy Weber
United States Representative, District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee
United States Representative, District 22:
Sri Preston Kulkarni
United States Representative, District 29:
Sylvia R. Garcia
United States Representative, District 36:
Dayna Steele
Governor:
Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor:
Mike Collier
Attorney General:
Justin Nelson
Comptroller of Public Accounts:
Glenn Hegar
Commissioner of the General Land Office:
Miguel Suazo
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Kim Olson
Railroad Commissioner:
Christi Craddick
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2:
Steve Kirkland
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4:
R.K. Sandill
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6:
Jeff Brown
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals:
Maria T. (Terri) Jackson
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7:
Barbara Parker Hervey
State Senator, District 3:
Robert Nichols
State Senator, District 7:
David Romero
State Senator, District 15:
John Whitmire
State Senator, District 17:
Joan Huffman
State Representative, District 3:
Lisa Seger
State Representative, District 15:
Lorena Perez McGill
State Representative, District 26:
D.F. “Rick” Miller
State Representative, District 28:
John Zerwas
State Representative, District 29:
Ed Thompson
State Representative, District 85:
Phil Stephenson
State Representative, District 126:
E. Sam Harless
State Representative, District 129:
Dennis Paul
State Representative, District 130:
Tom Oliverson
State Representative, District 131:
Alma A. Allen
State Representative, District 132:
Gina Calanni
State Representative, District 133:
Marty Schexnayder
State Representative, District 134:
Sarah Davis
State Representative, District 135:
Jon E. Rosenthal
State Representative, District 138:
Adam Milasincic
State Representative, District 144:
Mary Ann Perez
State Representative, District 147:
Garnet F. Coleman
State Representative, District 148:
Jessica Cristina Farrar
State Representative, District 150:
Michael Shawn Kelly
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 2:
Jane Bland
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 6:
Harvey Brown
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7:
Julie Countiss
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8:
Richard Hightower
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 9:
Peter Kelly
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3:
Brett Busby
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 4:
Marc Brown
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5:
Martha Hill Jamison
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 6:
Bill Boyce
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8:
John Donovan
District Judge, 55th Judicial District:
Jeff Shadwick
District Judge, 113th Judicial District:
Michael Landrum
District Judge, 157th Judicial District:
Randy Wilson
District Judge, 180th Judicial District:
Catherine Evans
District Judge, 182nd Judicial District:
Danilo “Danny” Lacayo
District Judge, 183rd Judicial District:
Vanessa Velasquez
District Judge, 184th Judicial District:
Reneé Magee
District Judge 185th Judicial District:
Jason Luong
District Judge, 189th Judicial District:
Scot “Dolli” Dollinger
District Judge, 190th Judicial District:
Debra Ibarra Mayfield
District Judge, 208th Judicial District:
Denise Collins
District Judge, 209th Judicial District:
Brian Warren
District Judge, 228th Judicial District:
Marc Carter
District Judge, 230th Judicial District:
Brad Hart
District Judge, 232nd Judicial District:
Kristin M. Guiney
District Judge, 234th Judicial District:
Wesley Ward
District Judge, 248th Judicial District:
Katherine Cabaniss
 District Judge, 262nd Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 4:
Tammy J. Thomas Shannon Baldwin
District Judge, 263rd Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 5:
Amy Martin Xavier Alfaro
District Judge, 269th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 6:
Dan Hinde Linda Garcia
District Judge, 270th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 7:
Brent Gamble Andrew A. Wright
District Judge, 281st Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 8:
Sylvia Matthews Franklin Bynum
District Judge, 295th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 9:
Donna Roth Toria J. Finch and John Wakefield
Family District Judge, 245th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 10:
Roy L. Moore Lee Harper Wilson
Family District Judge, 246th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 11:
Angela Graves-Harrington Aaron Burdette
Family District Judge, 247th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 12:
John Schmude John Spjut
Family District Judge, 257th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 13:
Melanie Flowers Raul Rodriguez
Family District Judge, 280th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 14:
Angelina D.A. Gooden Mike Fields
Family District Judge, 308th Judicial District: Judge, County Criminal Court No. 15:
Gloria Lopez Roger Bridgwater
Family District Judge, 309th Judicial District: Judge, County Probate Court No. 1:
Sheri Y. Dean Loyd Wright
Family District Judge, 310th Judicial District: Judge, County Probate Court No. 2:
Sonya Heath Ray Black
Family District Judge, 311th Judicial District: Judge, County Probate Court No. 3:
Alicia Franklin York Jason Cox
Family District Judge, 312th Judicial District: Judge, County Probate Court No. 4:
David Farr Christine Riddle Butts
Family District Judge, 313th Judicial District: District Clerk:
Natalia Oakes Chris Daniel
Family District Judge, 314th Judicial District: County Clerk:
Michelle Moore Diane Trautman
Family District Judge, 315th Judicial District: County Treasurer:
Michael “Mike” Schneider Orlando Sanchez
County Judge: County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large:
Ed Emmett Richard Cantu
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1: County School Trustee, Position 4, Precinct 3:
Clyde Raymond Leuchtag Andrea Duhon
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 2: County Commissioner, Precinct 2:
Jim F. Kovach Adrian Garcia
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 3: County Commissioner, Precinct 4:
Linda Storey R. Jack Cagle
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4: Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2:
Sophia Mafrige Sharon M. Burney
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 1: Fort Bend County District Attorney:
Alex Salgado Brian Middleton
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 2: City of Houston, PROPOSITION A:
No endorsement For
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3: City of Houston, PROPOSITION B:
Erica Hughes Against