Keeping an Eye on 2016 Dem Primary

Yes, most political insiders and activists have all eyes open for Bernie, O’Malley, and Clinton, but there will be much more on the 2016 Democratic Primary Ballot. The Harris County Democratic Party already has a webpage up to give you the latest filings for the Primary, which shall be held on March 1, 2016.

Although there does not seem to be a lot of contested races, the deadline to file is December 14, 2016, so we can expect more. There is some scuttlebutt as to an opponent for HD137s Gene Wu. The race to replace Sylvester Turner in HD139 already has two candidates, including Randy Bates, whom I’ve known from his service on the Lone Star College board, and Kimberly Willis. Also, although only Mary Ann Perez has filed, I’ve heard of at least two more filing soon to take back HD144.

On the judicial side, the 11th Civil District Court has two, thus far, with Rabeea Collier, whom I’ve known from my Kingwood days, and Julie Countiss. I won’t write about other prospective contests until they actually file. Judicial candidates require signatures, whether they pay the filing fee or not, so, I don’t want to get ahead of myself and announce anyone that may end up failing to collect them.

All of this said, just keep visiting Harris County Democratic Party to stay updated on filings. There will always be some who will be upset with the possibility of contested primaries becoming divisive, but, that’s why we have primaries; so we can have a choice.

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