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After weeks of deliberation and internal reflection we are proud to announce our endorsements in federal, state, and local elections.
Some decisions were hard. Some decisions were not. Some were unanimous and some were not. In the close races, readers who voted in the BOR polls were considered and given an equal vote. We did reach a consensus in every race were we made an endorsement. Over the next 72 hours we will have detailed profiles so we can explain why voters should go vote and vote for the BOR endorsed candidates.
Here are the candidates Burnt Orange Report has endorsed for the March 4, 2008 Democratic Primary:
U.S. President: Barack Obama (endorsement post)
U.S. Senate: Rick Noriega
Railroad Commissioner: Art Hall
Justice, Texas Supreme Court Place 7: Sam Houston
Justice, Texas Supreme Court Place 8: Susan Criss
98th District Court: Andy Hathcock
353rd District Court: Scott Ozmun
427th District Court: Jim Coronado
Travis County District Attorney: Rosemary Lehmberg
County Court at Law #8: John Lipscombe (endorsement post)
Travis County Tax Assessor Collector: Glen Maxey
County Commissioner Pct 3: Karen Huber
County Constable Pct 1: Willie Joe Madison
County Constable Pct 2: Paul Labuda
County Constable Pct 3: Richard McCain
County Constable Pct 4: Maria Canchola
Travis County Party Chair: Andy Brown
U.S. Representative, TX-3: Tom Daley
U.S. Representative, TX-4: Glenn Melancon
U.S. Representative, TX-6: Steve Bush
U.S. Representative, TX-10: Dan Grant (endorsement post)
U.S. Representative, TX-16: Silvestre Reyes
U.S. Representative, TX-19: Dwight Fullingim
U.S. Representative, TX-32: (*re-voting)
TX Senate District 11: Joe Jaworski
TX House District 17: Donnie Dippel
TX House District 20: Leonard Surratt
TX House District 27: No Endorsement
TX House District 36: Sandra Rodriguez
TX House District 40: No Endorsement
TX House District 46: Brian Thompson
TX House District 77: Paul Moreno
TX House District 78: Joseph Moody
TX House District 104: Roberto Alonzo
TX House District 105: Jim Rea
TX House District 140: Armando Walle
TX House District 145: Carol Alvarado
TX House District 146: Borris Miles
TX House District 147: Garnet Coleman
TX House District 148: Jessica Farrar
We accidentally left a candidate off our editorial board ballot in TX-32 and will re-evaluate the race with him included. Our apologies. Also, please note that BOR is only endorsing in races with contested primaries at this time. If there are races that you believe we have overlooked, please note them in the comments as this list by no means is final, just the races that were of most immediate attention to the staff. |
