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DEFENDER | SEPTEMBER 20 | 2018
Judge Maria T. (Terri) Jackson, presiding judge, candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Ramona Franklin, presiding judge, candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
Lucia G. Bates, Erica Hughes, Sandra J. Peake, Cassandra Y. Hollemon, Jackson (black and white dress), Angela Graves Harrington, Dedra Dav Tonya Jones, Sharon Burney, Michelle Moore, Lori Chambers Gray, Tori Democratic judicial nominees who will appear on the Tuesday, Nov. 6,
Sandra Peake, candidate for district judge, 257th Judicial District (Family)
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Michelle Moore, candidate for district judge, 314th Judicial District (Juvenile)
19 vie for Harris Co Germaine Tanner, candidate for district judge, 311th Judicial District (Family)
Cassandra Y. Holleman, candidate for judge, County Criminal CourtAt-Law No. 12
Lucia Bates, Candidate for justice of the peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2
Linda Marie Dunson, candidate for district judge, 309th Judicial District (Family)
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olitical history is being made in Harris County as a record 19 Black women are running for judge in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. It also marks the first time in history that 19 Black women are running for judicial seats in one county, which happens to be the third largest county in the United States. “These are 19 qualified and intelligent African-American women running for various judicial seats in this November’s election,” said Odus Evbagharu with the Harris County Democratic Party. “To celebrate this historical moment and to bring awareness to the candidates, the party created the Black Girl Magic Texas campaign. It’s imperative for our community to vote.”Evbagharu says the party is 110 percent behind these candidates. “We understand that it’s the year of the woman, especially women of color,” he added. “Women of color have been the base of the party for generations now. It’s
important to promote that and we are behin The party has stepped up efforts, distr and utilizing social media. They have ing program where voters can text B updated information on different eve The Black Women’s PAC, a grou area, is also working to support the c “It’s been said over and over tha bone of the Democratic Party,” said A with the Black Women’s PAC. “It’s o ence in most elections. The time is n own. Not only on the local level, but Statewide, 131 Black women are working diligently to promote all of
Ft. Bend, Brazoria County Black women on the ballot
Dedra Davis, candidate for district judge, 270th Judicial District (Civil)
Lori Chambers Gray, candidate for district judge, 262nd Judicial District (Criminal)
w Toni M. Wallace, candidate for Fort Bend County Court-at-Law No. 4 w Judge Teana Watson, candidate for Fort Bend County Court-at-Law No. 5 w Judge F.J. Jones, candidate for justice of the peace, Brazoria County w Arnetta Hicks Murray, candidate for Brazoria County commissioner w Adrienne Bell, Congressional candidate, TX-14
Toni M. Wallace
Teana Watson
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