Burnt Orange Report

Filing Information on All Offices

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

Filing for a place on the Democratic Primary Ballot began Saturday, December 3 and continues through Monday, January 2, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Please note that this is the deadline for the receipt of the application and payment of the filing fee or petition in lieu of a filing fee. Postmark dates do not count.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some overnight services, such as FedEx and UPS, will not deliver on Monday, January 2. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver Express Mail on that date. Please check with your local post office for more details, or better, file early and beat the rush!

If the geographic boundary of the office you plan to seek is totally contained in one county, you file with the Democratic County Chair in that county. If the geographic boundary has territory in more than one county, you should file with the Texas Democratic Party in Austin, Texas. All offices up for electoin down to the precinct level are listed in the extended entry.

Donate to the Texas Democratic Party to help get the Online Voter File geared up for this next election cycle. They are looking for $7,500 in the next 10 days. Be sure to check out their candidate checklist as well.

U. S. Senator
6 yr. term
Kay Bailey Hutchison

All 32 United States Representatives
2 yr. term

Governor
4 yr. term

Lieutenant Governor
4 yr. term

Attorney General
4 yr. term

Comptroller of Public Accounts
4 yr. term

Commissioner of General Land Office
4 yr. term

Commissioner of Agriculture
4 yr. term

Railroad Commissioner
6 yr. term
Elizabeth A. Jones

Chief Justice, Supreme Court
2 yr. unexpired term
Wallace Jefferson

3 members of the Supreme Court
6 yr. term
David Medina, Place 4
Nathan Hecht, Place 6
Open, Place 2

1 member of the Supreme Court
2 yr. unexpired term
Phil Johnson, Place 8

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
6 yr. term
Sharon Keller

2 members of the Court of Criminal Appeals
6 year term
Barbara Hervey, Place 7
Charles Holcomb, Place 8

16 State Senators
4 yr. term
Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 29

All 150 State Representatives
2 yr. term

8 Members, State Board of Education
4 yr. term
Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15

Various Court of Appeals Justices
6 yr. term

Various District Judges, Criminal District Judges, Family District Judges
4 yr. term

All Criminal District Attorneys
4 yr. term

All County Judges
4 yr. term

*Statutory County Court Judges
4 yr. term

All District Clerks
4 yr. term

All District and County Clerks
4 yr. term

All County Clerks
4 yr. term

County Treasurers
4 yr. term

County Surveyors
4 yr. term

County Commissioners, Precincts 2 & 4
4 yr. term

*Justices of the Peace (except those with a place 1 designation)
4 yr. term

Inspectors of Hides and Animals
County Chairs of both parties
Precinct Chairs of both parties
4 yr. term