Texas Informed Democrats

02/03/2024

Election season is here. Here are the key dates in February to know for Dallas County voters. More details are at https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/election-day/upcoming-election-information/.
We will be posting the candidate scorecards in the next few days. We look forward to seeing you out there at voting centers, informed and making a difference.

05/26/2022

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/05/24/dallas-county-primary-runoff-results-commissioners-court-criminal-court-and-more/

Texans cast their votes Tuesday in statewide and local races ahead of the November election. In Dallas County, a number of local races were being decided in...

05/26/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/texas/2022-primary-runoffs/

Live-updating results, maps and analysis of the 2022 Texas primary runoff elections from The Washington Post.

05/25/2022

Congratulations to the Democratic Runoff winners:
Judge Juan Jasso
Sommerman for Commissioner
Janet Dudding for Texas
John Warren
Monique J. Huff for Judge
Venton Jones for Texas State Representative for House District 100
Jay Kleberg for Texas Land Commissioner
Margaret O'Brien
Jan McDowell for Congress
Mike Collier
State Representative Jasmine Crockett
Rochelle Garza

05/21/2022

Behind Democratic Primary Runoff Campaigns

Early voting has ended. Most democratic runoff candidates are fighting a good fight with integrity, good faith, and respect for self and others. We have also observed few candidates exhibiting unethical and disturbing behaviors in their fight for survival. We are sharing a few for voters' awareness.

1. Verbal attack - https://www.dallaobserver.com/news/lgbtq-group-sandra-crenshaw-should-apologize-for-homophobic-attack-against-runoff-opponent-14039229
Sandra Crenshaw attacked his opponent Venton Jones for Texas State Representative for House District 100 recently in a public event. Ms. Crenshaw and Mr. Jones are run-off candidates for state rep for House District 100.

2. Mailer attack - Ms. Michelle Ocker has most recently sent out mailers with false and misleading information about her opponent Sommerman for Commissioner. In her first mailer without any details, she misrepresented herself of having more endorsements from organizations and public officials than Mr. Sommerman. The fact is she has zero endorsement from officials vs. Mr. Sommerman has 12. We are flattered that Ms. Ocker copied our analysis format except she got the data all reversed. The facts are detailed in our analysis on March 30th post.

In Ms. Ocker's second mailer, she attacked Mr. Sommerman with a false accusation of him being Prolife. There has been no evidence of that claim. Mr. Sommerman provided a video rebuttal on his FB page.

We are calling out candidate's disappointing behaviors behind the scenes for voters to choose wisely. Leaders must first be people that can be trusted and respected, with strong moral character. We should not expect or tolerate anything less than that from worthy candidates.

Through our research process, we found the following candidates are clear winners:

Judge Juan Jasso for Justice of Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2
Atalia Garcia Williams for Justice of the Peace 2-1 for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
Sommerman for Commissioner Dallas County Commissioner, District 2
Janet Dudding for Texas for Comptroller
John Warren for Dallas County Clerk
Monique J. Huff for Judge for Dallas Co. Criminal Court 10
Venton Jones for Texas State Representative for House District 100 State Rep for House District 100
Jay Kleberg for Texas Land Commissioner for Texas Land Commissioner

If you haven't voted, vote informed. See you out there on Tuesday.

04/22/2022

The Second Step to be an Informed Voter

Do your research. Learn and check the facts, differentiate facts from opinions and claims.

1. Learn and check the facts. Focus on candidates' past accomplishment and impact. That is a good indicator of whether they will continue to drive change and impact once they take office.

2. Differentiate facts from opinions and claims. There is more opinion than fact in the world of overloaded media. Do your homework on facts and formulate your own opinion.

3. You are in charge. You are the hiring manager for the political positions that the candidates apply for. Treat voting the same as the hiring process. Think about qualifications and traits needed for the job, assess the candidates if they have the ability and the proven track record to be successful. Keep an open mind. Make the best choice.

04/19/2022

The First Step to be an Informed Voter

The first step to becoming an informed voter is to become a voter. That means you need to register to vote. Texas law requires voters to register by the 30th day before election day.

Key Dates for May 24th Primary Runoff Elections:

Monday, April 25th - Last day to register to vote
Friday, May 13th - Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
Monday, May 16th - First day of Early Voting
Friday, May 20th - Last day of Early Voting
Tuesday, May 24th - Election Day

For more details for Upcoming Deadlines for May 7 and May 24 statewide elections, visit https://www.sos.texas.gov/about/newsreleases/2022/041922.shtml?msclkid=0e2f8ec0c02d11ec9e27206d81808957

To learn more about voter registration in Texas, visit https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/.

Registering to vote in Texas is easy! So long as you are eligible, you will be able to register to vote in your county of residence to make your voice heard in local, state and federal elections.

04/10/2022

We have concluded the run-off analysis series for the runoff election on May 24th, 2022. If you have additional information to provide on any candidate, please feel free to share it in the comment section with source web site address. We will update our post.

We have tried to keep the analysis succinct with the most relevant and to-the-point data. If you want us to add information in categories we did not have previously, we will create the category, research and publish the information for both candidates to provide the most unbiased information for voters to make their own informed decisions.

04/10/2022

2022 Runoff Candidate Scorecard Series
Dallas Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, Place 2

Judge Juan Jasso Vs. Cooks for JP- 5:2

04/04/2022

2022 Runoff Candidate Scorecard Series

Dallas Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1

Margaret O'Brien Vs. Atalia Garcia Williams for Justice of the Peace 2-1

03/30/2022

2022 Runoff Candidate Scorecard Series

Dallas County Commissioner #2

Sommerman for Commissioner vs. Michelle Ocker for Dallas County Commissioner District 2

03/28/2022

Dallas County Clerk

Dallas Clerk John Warren vs Ann Cruz for Dallas County Clerk