2007 Candidate Endorsements & Ratings

November 2007 General Election We greatly appreciate the candidates and our members who participated in our candidate screening process. We are pleased to announce that at our General Meeting on August 28th, 2007, our membership voted to endorse and rate the candidates below.  If you have any questions, please contact the HCYD Political Action Commitee.  Endorsements with GOTV Campaign Support: Selected candidates will receive, in addition to the promotion as an endorsed candidate, volunteer hours when possible. Wanda Adams, City Council District D Endorsements with Public Support: Candidates will be promoted as a HCYD endorsed candidate. Peter Brown, City Council At-Large 1 Sue Lovell, City Council At-Large 2 Melissa Noriega, City Council At-Large 3 Ronald Green, City Council At-Large 4 Zaf Tahir, City Council At-Large 5 Jarvis Johnson, City Council District B Adrian Garcia, City Council District H Paula Harris, HISD District Trustee 4 Qualified Rating: Non-endorsed candidates that support HCYD principles, hae qualifications necessary for the position and are deemed to have a viable campaign. Lawrence A. Allen, City Council District D Michael P. Williams, City Council District D Manisha Mehta, City Council District E John Marron, City Council District I James Rodriguez, City Council District I Jolanda Jones, City Council At-Large 5 Principled Rating: Non-endorsed candidates that support HCYD principles. Marlon Barabin, City Council At-Large 5  May 2007 Special Election - City Council At-Large 3 Position We are pleased to announce that at our General Meeting in February 2007 our membership voted to endorse Melissa Noriega for the At-Large 3 Position of Houston City Council.    Endorsements with GOTV Campaign Support: Selected candidates will receive, in addition to the promotion as an endorsed candidate, volunteer hours when possible. Melissa Noriega

2006 Candidate Endorsements

Endorsement with Financial Support: The selected candidate will receive, in addition to the promotion as an endorsed candidate, an intern who will provide 10 hours per week to the campaign and volunteer hours when possible. Hubert Vo, Texas State Rep., Dist. 149 (GOTV will include Campaign Invasion) Endorsements with GOTV Campaign Support: Selected candidates will receive, in addition to the promotion as an endorsed candidate, volunteer hours when possible. Please note that HCYD will provide GOTV campaign support to other candidates, when possible, whose districts overlap with those endorsed at this level. Ellen Cohen, Texas State Rep., Dist. 134 (GOTV will include Campaign Invasion) Rep. Scott Hochberg, Texas State Rep., Dist. 137 Kristi Thibaut, Texas State Rep., Dist. 133 Mark McDavid, Texas State Rep., Dist. 138 Jim Henley, U.S. Rep., Dist. 7 Endorsements with Public Support: Candidates will be promoted as a HCYD endorsed candidate. Barbara Radnofsky, U.S. Senator Gary E. Binderim, U.S. Rep., Dist. 2 Al Green, U.S. Rep., Dist. 9 Ted Ankrum, U.S. Rep., Dist. 10 Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Rep., Dist. 18 Nick Lampson, U.S. Rep., Dist. 22 Gene Green, U.S. Rep., Dist. 29 Chris Bell, Governor Maria Luisa Alvarado, Lieutenant Governor David Van Os, Attorney General Fred Head, Comptroller of Public Accounts VaLinda Hathcox, Land Commissioner Hank Gilbert, Agriculture Commissioner Dale Henry, Railroad Commissioner William E. (Bill) Moody, Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 2 J.R. Molina, Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Lawrence A. Allen Jr., State Board of Education, Dist. 4  F. Michael Kubosh, Texas State Senate, Dist. 7 Rodney Ellis, Texas State Senate, Dist. 13 John Whitmire, Texas State Senate, Dist. 15 Chad Khan, Texas State Rep., Dist. 126 Diane Trautman, Texas State Rep., Dist. 127 Sherrie Matula, Texas State Rep., Dist. 129 Alma Allen, Texas State Rep., Dist. 131 Scott R. Brann, Texas State Rep., Dist. 136 Sylvester Turner, Texas State Rep., Dist. 139 Kevin Bailey, Texas State Rep., Dist. 140 Senfronia Thompson, Texas State Rep., Dist. 141 Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Texas State Rep., Dist. 142 Ana E. Hernandez, Texas State Rep., Dist. 143 Janette Padilla Sexton, Texas State Rep., Dist. 144 Richard J. (Rick) Noriega, Texas State Rep., Dist. 145 Borris L. Miles, Texas State Rep., Dist. 146 Garnet F. Coleman, Texas State Rep., Dist. 147 Jessica Christina Farrar, Texas State Rep., Dist. 148 Dot Nelson-Turnier, Texas State Rep., Dist. 150 Jim Sharp, Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, 9 Leora T. Kahn, Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, 6 Robert Voigt, Justice, 183rd Judicial District Randall Kallinen, Judge, Criminal District Court, 185 Charles (Chuck) Silverman, Judge, Civil District Court, 189 Herb Ritchie, Judge, 232nd District Court Mary Kay Green, Judge, Judicial District Court (Family) Lydia Clay-Jackson, Judge, Criminal District Court, 248 Bill Connolly, Judge, Juvenile District Court, 315 Joan Nwuli, Judge, County Criminal Court at Law, #1 Silvia Pubchara, Judge, County Criminal Court at Law, #2 Alfred (Bud) Valdez, Judge, County Criminal Court at Law, #8 Randy Roll, Judge, County Criminal Court at Law, #9 James Pierre, Harris County Clerk John Shike, Harris County District Clerk Richard Garcia, Harris County Treasurer Andrew C. Burks, County School Trustee, Position 3 Sylvia R. Garcia, Commissioner, Precinct 2 David Patronella, Justice of the Peace, Prnt. 1, Place 2 George Risner, Justice of the Peace, Prnt. 2, Place 2 Tony Polumbo, Justice of the Peace, Prnt. 3, Place 2 Armando V. Rodriguez, Justice of the Peace, Prnt. 6, Place 2 Zinetta Burney, Justice of the Peace, Prnt. 7, Place 2