A friend of mine who attends UT asked for my take on Austin elections. I told her that I “did not even want to get started with that clusterfarkacht about 8-2-1 and 10-1 and what not” However, I drafted up a list of Austin endorsements of Candidates for her, so I might as well share it with the world.
· US Representative (25th)—Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
· State Board of Education, District 5—Rebecca Bell-Metereau (Democratic)
· State Senator, District 14—Kirk Watson (Democratic)
· State Representative, District 49—Elliott Naishtat (Democratic)
· 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 2—J. Andrew Hathcock (Democratic)
· 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 3—Diane Henson (Democratic)
· 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 5—Karen Watkins (Democratic)
· 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 6—Bryan Chase (Democratic)
· 53rd District Court—Scott Jenkins (Democratic)
· 98th District Court—Rhonda Hurley (Democratic)
· 126th District Court—Darlene Byrne (Democratic)
· 167th District Court—David Wahlberg (Democratic)
· 200th District Court—Gisela Triana (Democratic)
· 345th District Court—Stephen Yelenosky (Democratic)
· 353rd District Court—Tim Sulak (Democratic)
· 390th District Court—Julie Kocurek (Democratic)
· 427th District Court—Jim Coronado (Democratic)
· County Court at Law 8—Carlos Barrera (Democratic)
· District Attorney—Rosemary Lehmberg (Democratic)
· County Attorney—David Escamilla (Democratic)
· Sheriff—Greg Hamilton (Democratic)
· Tax Collector—Bruce Elfant (Democratic)
· Constable, Precinct 2—Adam Ballesteros (Democratic)
· ACC Trustee, Place 7—Barbara Mink
· ACC Trustee, Place 8—Betty Hwang
· ACC Trustee, Place 9—Allen Kaplan
· AISD Trustee, Position 8—Gina Hinojosa
· AISD Trustee, District 5—Amber Elenz
