TEXAS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (D/R): January 2, 2008
Primary: March 4, 2008
Run-Off: April 8, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 26, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 31, 2008

This page was last updated on July 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Rick Perry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Leo Berman (R) - State Rep.
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) - US Senator
Larry Kilgore (R) - Texas Secession Activist, Telecommunications Worker & Frequent Candidate
Kinky Friedman (D) - Country Music Singer, Author & '06 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
David Dewhurst (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Greg Abbott (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) - Attorney, Community Activist & '06 US Senate Candidate

COMPTROLLER:
Susan Combs (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
Jerry Patterson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Todd Staples (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION:
Michael Williams (R)* - Next Election in 2008.
Mark Thompson (D) - Blind Services Therapist, Ex-Police Officer & Disabilities Rights Advocate
David Floyd (Libertarian)

Victor Carrillo (R)* - Next Election in 2010.

Elizabeth Ames Jones (R)* - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. SENATOR:

John Cornyn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick Noriega (D) - State Rep. & National Guard Officer
Yvonne Adams Schick (Libertarian) - Real Estate Investor & Fair Tax Activist
Jacquie Henderson (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer
Robert Belt (Independent) - Retiree
Robert Devine (Independent) - Consultant
Michael Powell (Independent) - Accountant
W. Leon Smith (Independent) - Newspaper Publisher

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Louie Gohmert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Stephen King (Constitution)
Roger Owen (Independent) - Swimming Pool Contractor & '06 Democratic Nominee

District 2:
Ted Poe (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Craig Wolfe (Libertarian)

District 3:
Sam Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Daley (D) - Attorney, Ex-Businessman, Ex-Stock Broker & USMC Veteran
Mary Joan Boidock (Green)
Chris Claytor (Libertarian) - Engineering Program Manager, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 4:
Ralph Hall (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Glenn Melancon (D) - College Professor, Community Activist & '06 Nominee
Fred Annett (Libertarian) - Retired Army NCO
David McCurrach (Independent) - Consultant

District 5:
Jeb Hensarling (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Ashby (Libertarian) - Retired Teacher, Engineer & Frequent Candidate
Michael Sprinkle (Libertarian)
Michael Dougan (Independent) - Retail Worker

District 6:
Joe Barton (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ludwig Otto (D) - Educator, Evangelist & Consultant
Max Koch III (Libertarian)
Perry Munger (Libertarian)
Kenneth Jacobs (Independent) - Cashier, Shuttle Driver & Ex-Retail Store Manager

District 7:
John Culberson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Skelly (D) - Businessman
Drew Parks (Liberarian) - Research Scientist, Vietnam Veteran & Frequent Candidate
John Flatten (Independent) - Retiree
John Truitt (Independent) - Consultant

District 8:
Kevin Brady (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kent Hargett (D) - Non-Profit Group Director
Brian Stevens (Libertarian)

District 9:
Al Green (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brad Walters (Libertarian)
Amanda Ulman (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Meatpacker

District 10:
Mike McCaul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Larry Joe Doherty (D) - Attorney, TV Actor, Singer & Poet
Matt Finkel (Libertarian) - Carpenter
Danny Kuehn (Independent) - Truck Driver

District 11:
Mike Conaway (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Strohm (Libertarian) - Computer Programmer
Floyd Crider (Independent) - Minister, School Counselor, Ex-San Angelo NAACP President & Army Veteran

District 12:
Kay Granger (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tracey Smith (D) - Realtor
Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (Libertarian)
Christopher Dobson (Independent)
Jeff Long (Independent) - Teacher

District 13:
Mac Thornberry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Roger Waun (D) - Businessman, Lay Preacher & '06 Nominee

District 14:
Ron Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Eugene Flynn (Libertarian) - Attorney
James Harvey Jr. (Independent) - Businessman & College Instructor
Gregory Roof (Independent) - College Professor

District 15:
Ruben Hinojosa (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Eddie Zamora (R) - Salesman, Minister & '06 Candidate
Gricha Raether (Libertarian) - Company Marketing Director

District 16:
Silvestre Reyes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mette Baker (Libertarian)
Jerome Telghman (Independent) - Teacher
Ben Mendoza (Independent) - Realtor

District 17:
Chet Edwards (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Curnock (R) - Video Production Business Owner & '00/'02 Candidate
Bryan Malatesta (Constitution) - State Party Chair, Accountant & Anti-Tax Activist
Gardner Osborne (Libertarian) - Tax Preparer & '06 Nominee in CD-12
Robert Allan Vernon (Libertarian)
Dennis Yokie (Independent) - Truck Driver

District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Faulk (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Mike Taylor (Libertarian)
Steven Warshell (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Textile Worker

District 19:
Randy Neugebauer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dwight Fullingim (D) - Public Affairs Consultant & '06 State Sen. Candidate
Richard "Chip" Peterson (Libertarian) - Retired College Professor & '04 Nominee

District 20:
Charlie Gonzalez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Litoff (R) - Retiree
Mike Idrogo (Libertarian) - Retired Navy Officer & Frequent Candidate

District 21:
Lamar Smith (R)*
Dan Zavorka (Constitution) - Teacher
James Arthur Strohm (Libertarian) - Technical Writer & '06 Nominee
Robert Steven Hostetler (Independent) - USAF Veteran
Jennifer Gale (Independent)

District 22:
Nick Lampson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Pete Olson (R) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & US Navy Reserve Officer
Joel West (Green) - Engineer & '02 Nominee
John Wieder (Libertarian)
Ronald Barkley (Independent) - Ex-US State Department Employee

District 23:
Ciro Rodriguez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Lyle Larson (R) - Bexar County Commissioner
Lani Connolly (Libertarian) - Educator & Graduate Student

District 24:
Kenny Marchant (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Love (D) - Blue Collar Worker
David Casey (Libertarian) - Businessman & Navy Veteran

District 25:
Lloyd Doggett (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Morovich (R) - Environmental Contractor
Scott Trimble (Green)
Lorraine DeNardis (Libertarian)
Jim Stutsman (Libertarian)
Hugh Moore Jr. (Independent) - Security Worker & Food Server

District 26:
Michael Burgess (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Leach (D) - Civil Servant, Ex-Congressional Aide & Vietnam War Veteran
Stephanie Weiss (Libertarian)
Don Tracey (Independent) - Businessman & USMC Veteran

District 27:
Solomon Ortiz (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Willie Vaden (R) - Ex-Ingleside Mayor, Businessman, Vietnam War Veteran & '04/'06 Nominee
Robert Powell (Libertarian) - '06 Nominee

District 28:
Henry Cuellar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Fish (R) - Health Care Consultant & Retired USAF Officer
Ross Lynn Leone (Libertarian)

District 29:
Gene Green (D)*
Eric Story (R) - Minister & '06 Nominee
Joel Grace (Libertarian)

District 30:
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Fred Wood (R) - Government Contract IT Manager & '06/'02 Candidate
Mike Brooks (Constitution)
Jarrett Woods (Libertarian)

District 31:
John Carter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Brian Ruiz (D) - Radio Producer & Democratic Activist
Ed Lindsay (Green)
Barry Cooper (Libertarian)

District 32:
Pete Sessions (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Eric Roberson (D) - Attorney & Navy Veteran
Alex Bischoff (Libertarian)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Texas Communist Party
Constitution Party of Texas
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Green Party
Libertarian Party of Texas
Reform Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
Socialist Party of Texas
Southern Independence Party of Texas

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Ethics Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Abilene Reporter-News
Aledo Community News
Allen American
Alpine Avalanche
Alpine Desert-Mountain Times
Amarillo Daily News / Amarillo Globe Times
Angleton Times
Arlington Morning News
Athens Daily Review
Austin American-Statesman
Austin Business Journal
Austin Chronicle (Alternative) - (Political Section)
Austin Review
Baytown Sun
Beaumont Enterprise
Black News Online (African-American)
Brazoria County Facts
Brownsville Herald
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Canyon Lake Times Guardian
Cedar Creek Pilot
Cleveland Advocate
Conroe Courier
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corsicana Daily Sun
Cuero Record
Daily Texan (University of Texas)
D Magazine (Dallas)
Dallas Arena
Dallas Business Journal
Dallas Morning News - (Political Section)
Dallas Observer (Alternative)
Dallas Voice (Gay)
Dallas-Fort Worth Heritage (Christian)
Del Rio News-Herald
Denton Record-Chronicle
El Campo Leader-News
El Paso Times
Ellis County Press
Fort Stockton Pioneer
Frisco Enterprise
Fort Worth Commercial Recorder (Legal/Business News)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gainesville Daily Register
Galveston County Daily News
Gilmer Mirror
Greenville Herald-Banner
Groveton News
Harlingen Valley Morning Star
Hood County News
Houston Business Journal
Houston Chronicle - (Politics Section)
Houston County Courier
Houston Forward Times (African-American)
Houston Jewish Herald-Voice
Houston Press (Alternative)
Keene Star Reporter
Kilgore News Herald
Killeen Daily Herald
Kirbyville East Texas Banner
Laredo Morning Times
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lufkin Daily News
McAllen Monitor
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Moore County News-Press
Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Odessa American
Pampa News
Paris News
Pasadena Citizen
Pecos Enterprise
Plainview Daily Herald
Plano Star Courier
Pleasanton Express
Port Arthur News
Polk County Enterprise
Randall County Canyon News
Rosenberg Herald-Coaster
Round Rock Leader
San Angelo Standard-Times
San Antonio Business Journal
San Antonio Current (Alternative)
San Antonio Daily Commercial Record (Legal/Business)
San Antonio Express-News
San Marcos Daily Record
San Saba County Review
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
Seminole Sentinel
Sherman Herald-Democrat
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Sweetwater Reporter
Temple Daily Telegram
Terrell Tribune
Texarkana Gazette
Texas Almanac
Texas City Sun
Texas Monthly
Texas Observer
Texas Triangle (Gay)
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Victoria Advocate
Waco Tribune-Herald
Weatherford Democrat
Wharton Journal-Spectator
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wilson County News
Wise County Messenger

BROADCAST MEDIA:
East Texas Radio
KVUE TV-24 (ABC - Austin)
KXAN TV-36 (NBC - Austin)
KDFW TV-4 (FOX - Dallas)
KTVT TV-11 (CBS - Dallas)
KXAS TV-5 (NBC - Dallas)
WFAA TV-8 (ABC - Dallas)
KDBC TV-4 (CBS - El Paso)
KTSM TV-9 (NBC - El Paso)
KHOU TV-11 (CBS - Houston)
KHWB TV-39 (WB - Houston)
KPRC TV-2 (NBC - Houston)
KTRK TV-13 (ABC - Houston)
KAMC TV-28 (ABC - Lubbock)
KTRE TV-9 (ABC - Lufkin)
KMID TV-2 (ABC - Midland)
KENS TV-5 (CBS - San Antonio)
KSAT TV-12 (ABC - San Antonio)
WOAI TV-4 (NBC - San Antonio)
Texas Cable News
KCEN TV-6 (NBC - Waco)

POLITICAL BLOGS:
AustinBloggers.org
Blog Houston
Burnt Orange Report
Capitol Annex
Capitol Blog
Capitol Inside
Come and Take It
Common Sense
District Sixer
Ellis County Observer
Frontburner (D Magazine)
Gonzo Muckraker
Grits for Breakfast
Houston's Clear Thinkers
In The Pink Texas
The Jeffersonian
LeftyBlogs: Texas
Lone Star Report
Lone Star Times
People's Republic of Seabrook
Pink Dome
Professors R-Squared
QuorumReport.com
The Red State
Rhymes with Right
Swanky Conservative
Texas Political Resource Page
Texas Tuesdays
Texas 21
UrbanGrounds
Voice in the Wilderness

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