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University Democrats & Central Austin Democrats 2008 Primary Endorsements

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 07:00 AM CST

Here are the results of the University Democrats (UT-Austin) & Central Austin Democrats (CAD) endorsements for Travis County and statewide elections. Those who are underlined have been endorsed by both groups unless otherwise noted.

The margin of the victory's listed below are for University Democrats ONLY as they are made available by Article VII, Section 8 of the University Democrats Constitution. Central Austin Democrats does NOT release the margin of victory except to campaigns as requested.

University Democrats and Central Austin Democrats meet jointly but vote separately. Their endorsement is highly anticipated as one of the most important in Austin because in races where they jointly endorse, candidates can claim the endorsement of the Austin Progressive Coalition (APC) which distributes close to 15,000 yellow doorhangers that list the APC candidates in progressive Austin precincts.

U.S. Senate

100% Rick Noriega

0% Ray McMurrey

0% Rhett Smith

0% Gene Kelly

Texas Congressional District 10

80% Dan Grant

20% Larry Joe Doherty

Texas Supreme Court Place 7

75% Sam Houston

25% Baltasar Cruz

Supreme Court Place 8

77% Linda Yanez

23% Susan Criss

Railroad Commissioner

86% Art Hall (endorsed)

10% Dale Henry

4% Mark Thompson

State House District 46

85% Brian Thompson

15% Dawnna Dukes

98th District Court

69% Andy Hathcock

31% Rhonda Hurley

0% Robert Ettinger

CAD endorsed Rhonda Hurley. No APC endorsement.

353rd District Court

100% Scott Ozmun

0% Madeleine Conner

427th District Court

100% Jim Coronado

0% Karyl Krug

District Attorney

61% Mindy Montford

19% Rosemary Lehmberg

13% Rick Reed

06% Gary Cobb

CAD endorsed Rosemary Lehmberg after a runoff. No APC endorsement.

Court at Law #8

76% John Lipscombe

24% Carlos Barrera

Tax Assessor-Collecter

100% Glen Maxey

0% Nelda Wells Spears

County Commissioner 3

87% Karen Huber

13% No Endorsement

0% Albert Gonzales

CAD did not vote in this race. No APC endorsement.

Constable Pct 1

97% Willie Joe Madison

3% Danny Thomas

0% Janie Serna

Constable Pct 2

84% No Endorsement

10% Adan Ballesteros

6% Paul Labuda

CAD endorsed Paul Labuda. No APC endorsement.

Constable Pct 3

CAD & UDems did not vote in this race. No APC endorsement.

Constable Pct 4

90% Maria Canchola

10% Alonzo Reyes

Travis County Democratic Party Chair

94% Andy Brown

6% Fidel Acevedo

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University Democrats & Central Austin Democrats 2008 Primary Endorsements | 12 comments

Here's a roundup of other endorsements for Sam Houston and Linda Yanez (2.00 / 1)

The North by Northwest Democrats endorsed Sam Houston.

The West Austin Democrats endorsed Sam Houston (by a 93% to 7% landslide) and endorsed Linda Yanez (by an 88% to 12% landslide).

The Association of Women Attorneys endorsed Sam Houston and endorsed Linda Yanez.

The Austin Progressive Coalition endorsed Sam Houston and endorsed Linda Yanez.

The Texas AFL-CIO endorsed Sam Houston (and endorsed Jim Jordan with a dual endorsement for Linda Yanez and Susan Criss).

The South Austin Democrats endorsed Linda Yanez.

The Southwest Austin Democrats endorsed Linda Yanez.

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by: Take Back the Texas Supreme Court @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 07:42:29 AM CST

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I'm confused... (2.00 / 1)

I thought the University Democrats weren't endorsing anyone in the CD-10 race? Has that endorsement been confirmed?

by: MeanRachel @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 12:37:50 PM CST

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Re: I'm Confused... (2.50 / 2)

The University Democrats endorsed Dan Grant as listed with 80% of the vote. I was never aware of any intention of not endorsing in that race as both candidates have campaigned for that endorsement for the past few months.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 12:47:29 PM CST

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Big Mo' for Dan! (3.00 / 1)

Way to go!!!

"A time comes when silence is betrayal." Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by: liberaldemdave @ Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 14:44:01 PM CST

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wow (0.00 / 0)

no votes at all for Nelda Wells Spears? Did she not show up or something? Did the UDems compile a list of which candidates showed up?

by: Kedron Touvell @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 13:10:51 PM CST

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Nelda was there (0.00 / 0)

but Dukes did not show up. I believe most everyone else was there, save maybe for a couple statewide candidates like McMurrey, Smith, Kelly, Thompson, etc

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 13:15:04 PM CST

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Mark Thompson (0.00 / 0)

Just to clarify, I was referring to mark Thompson for RR Comm who I don't think was there. Brian Thompson was there.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 13:16:57 PM CST

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vote for nelda (0.00 / 0)

pretty sure nelda got votes from CAD - I'm a CAD member and I voted for her, for example. the percentages are just for UDems, but I agree it's kinda misleading! I am sure that nelda did receive support, despite the very sympathetic reception glen received specifically due to the hit-job in the morning's paper.

by: wings @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 16:21:21 PM CST

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Glen has put a huge amount of work into UDems (3.00 / 1)

not campaigning, but doing voter registration, getting UDems deputized, etc. etc. We see him at nearly every meeting and know all the hard work he does.

The endorsement meeting was the first time most of us had ever even seen Nelda, and what we did know about her we didn't like.

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."- James A. Baldwin

by: Timothy @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 19:14:33 PM CST

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Railroad Commissioner Endorsement (0.00 / 0)

Not sure why there's no vote record available. Our official totals were:

Railroad Commissioner:
Henry- 3
Thompson- 1
Hall- 25

-Alex Ferraro, University Democrats Vice President

by: AlexFerraro1 @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 15:37:21 PM CST

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I updated it (0.00 / 0)

It wasn't included in the totals I was emailed. Thanks for the numbers.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 16:00:34 PM CST

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Who funds the Austin Progressive Coalition? (0.00 / 0)

The Austin Progressive Coalition has received about half ($10,000) of its reported campaign funds from one law firm -- Nix, Patterson, & Roach of Dangerfield, Texas - in one check last Monday (see Texas Ethics Commission reports).

Wouldn't you like to know which candidate APC is fronting the money for? So would I.

by: ssuits @ Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 17:00:24 PM CST

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University Democrats & Central Austin Democrats 2008 Primary Endorsements | 12 comments

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