Ground Game Magazine Volume 1 No 38 Featuring Kimberly Willis for State Rep. House District 139

Turner

Houston’s New Mayor

Sylvester

FORMER DEMOCRATIC STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD-139

“Kimberly Willis best embodies the spirit of Sylvester Turner's longtime advocacy.”- HC

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“I value the vote of every Harris County voter.”

- STATE REP. SENFRONIA THOMPSON (HD-141)

State Representative Senfronia Thompson Your local Texas Representative Senfronia Thompson is ready to hear from you.

If you need to contact us about a specific issue that Senfronia Thompson’s office is known to be involved with, please call the Austin or District Office.

Capitol Office

Room 3S.6 Austin, TX 78768 Ph: (512) 463-0720 Fx: (512) 463-6303

District Office 10527 Homestead Houston, TX 77016 Ph: (713) 633-3390 Fx: (713) 633-7830

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State Representative Senfronia Thompson is the Longest Serving Women in the Legislature Rep. Thompson's legacy is one built from strong principles of faith, an unwavering defense of freedom, and a staunch belief in fairness. She exemplifies the American ideal that one person can make a difference. Texas native Senfronia Thompson was born in Booth, Texas and raised in Houston. She represents Northeast Houston and Humble. Dean of women legislators, Rep. Thompson has served longer in the Legislature than any other woman or African-American in Texas history. A Houston attorney, Ms. Thompson is currently serving her 20th term in the Texas House of Representatives.

Rep. Thompson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Education from Texas Southern University; a law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law and a Master's of Law in International Law from the University of Houston. Rep. Thompson has two adult children, one grandson, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.

Committees and Memberships

Rep. Thompson currently chairs the House Local and Consent Calendars Committee and the Women's' Health Caucus. She is co-chair of the Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking. She is a member of the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee, the House Judiciary & Civil Practices Committee and the

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“I value the vote of every Harris County voter.”

- STATE REP. SENFRONIA THOMPSON (HD-141)

Select Committee on State Sovereignty.

She is a member of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the Texas Legislative Council, the Democratic National Committee, Women in Government, the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative/Women (NOBEL/Women) and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Career Highlights

Rep. Thompson is the author of Texas´ first-ever alimony law, the James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act, laws banning racial profiling, the state's current minimum wage law, laws creating drug courts, the Contraceptive Parity law, the Sexual Assault Program Fund, the Model School Records Flagging Act, and scores of other reforms benefiting women, children and the elderly.

She also sponsored the National Domestic Violence Hot Line, passed legislation aimed at protecting women and children against domestic violence, extended protective orders to last longer and enforceable within the entire state of Texas and fought to end sexual discrimination in the work place.

Rep. Thompson pushed through major reforms in child support enforcement including the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and the Uniform Child Custody & Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, simplified probate proceedings by passing the Durable Power of Attorney Act, and made complete overhauls of statutes dealing with statutory county courts and municipal courts. In 2005, she passed legislation requiring free testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV), an early indicator of cervical cancer.

With a Republican-controlled House, Rep. Thompson passed major legislation combating human trafficking, increasing the penalty for sex offenders, obtaining insurance coverage for anti-cancer medication and banning so-called "puppy mills."

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A former public school teacher and a strong believer in education, Rep. Thompson's amicus brief court she submitted on behalf of the North Forest Independent School District was cited by the Texas Supreme Court when they declared Texas' old public school finance system unconstitutional.

In 1977, Rep. Thompson used her own personal fund to convince the United States Justice Department to successfully sue Texas for discrimination in financing, hiring and admissions at Texas' traditionally Black universities, leading the way in creating a fund to improve facilities, libraries and faculty at Prairie View A & M and Texas Southern University.

Awards and Honors

In 2011, Rep. Thompson received the Patient Care Champion Care Award from the Harris County Medical Society, the Legislator of the Year Award from the Texas Family Law Foundation, a Friend of County Government Award from the Texas Association of Counties and was named one of the most outstanding legislators by Capitol Inside's first All-Decade Team for 2000s and one of the Top 10 Best Legislators by Capitol Inside and Texas Tribune, two popular online political subscriptions.

Among many other honors, Rep. Thompson is the only recipient of the Rosa Parks Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and also received the Matt Garcia Award from the MexicanAmerican Legislative Caucus. She was selected as an Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow by the Center for Public Policy Alternatives. She has been named one of Texas Monthly´s "Top 10 Legislators"; and the Associated Press (AP) named her one of 6 lawmakers "Who Rocked the Legislature." She was selected one of the Top 5 House members

by Gallery Watch; and Nation magazine named her one of 8 legislators in the country "who could teach Congressional Democrats."

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“Kimberly Willis best embodies the spirit of Sylvester Turner's longtime advocacy.�

This election will be the first time since 1988 that Sylvester Turner's name does not appear on the list of candidates for this seat. The largely black and Hispanic district, which covers northwest Houston and parts of the unincorporated Harris County north to FM 1960, has come to expect the skills and experience of a man who always kept one foot in Acres Homes even as he became an institution in Austin. But that longtime representative, voters should remember, began as a young attorney.

We encourage Democratic Party voters to look for a candidate who will emulate Turner's successful model of connecting constituents' interests

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Endorsed by: Baptist Ministers Association

of Houston & Vicinity Kimberly Willis

with the levers of state power in Austin. We believe that Kimberly Willis will be that candidate.

Willis' experience as a former staffer in the Legislature and as a social worker in Houston gives her a comprehensive view of the ways in which government programs can impact neighborhoods.

"I understand what good public policy does for a community," she told the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

Willis, 31, places specific focus on criminal justice issues, especially juvenile justice. As a behavioral specialist with the Harris County juvenile probation department, her expertise would be a fine addition to a legislature that looks ready to tackle criminal justice reform.

Willis received her undergraduate degree from Baylor University, a master's degree in forensic psychology from Prairie View A&M and a master's in social work from the University of Houston.

Also running for the position are Randy Bates, 66, a former Lone Star College trustee; Jerry Ford Jr., 23, a student activist; and Jarvis Johnson, 44, a former member of Houston City Council.

Ford has an impressive passion and said he is running to spark a movement of youth involvement in politics, but he could use a little more experience. Bates and Johnson both have that experience as elected officials. However, Bates relied too much on vagaries when he talked with the editorial board. Johnson faced allegations of unethical and illegal behavior while on City Council, including allegations of trying to direct city contracts and being charged with evading arrest. He was never indicted or convicted, but too many questions still remain about Johnson's political ethics.

Of all the candidates, Willis has the best balance of on-the-ground knowledge and legislative experience. After more than a quarter-century with Sylvester Turner, voters should send another young, ambitious product of Acres Homes up to Austin.

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Paid for by the Kimberly Willis Campaign, Treasurer Michael Willis

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Former State Rep. Sylvester Turner pictured with Kimberly Willis

Of all the candidates, Willis has the best balance of on-the-ground knowledge and legislative experience. After more than a quarter-century with Sylvester Turner, voters should send another young, ambitious product of Acres Homes up to Austin.

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Cast Your Vote Early!

Vote for Kimberly Willis!

Tuesday, February 16th - Friday, February 26, 2016

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - Democratic Party Primary

KEY 2016 PRIMARY RACES FOR HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATS

DEM

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT 2

Pat Bryan

James Cargas

DEM

DISTRICT 7

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT 9 Al Green

DEM

Calvis L. Hawes Star Locke Bernie Sanders Roque De La Fuente Keith Judd Martin J. O’Malley Willie L. Wilson Hillary Clinton

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT 10

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DEM

DEM

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Scot B. Gallaher Tawana W. Cadien

ERIC REED For Harris County Constable - Precinct 3

...willing, ready and

ABLE TO SERVE YOU! “Serving you since 1994.”

-- Eric Reed

Make a differnce!

Let your VOTE count and your VOICE be heard.

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INTEGRITY ACCOUNTABILITY TRUSTWORTHINESS

DISTRICT 18

Sheila Jackson Lee

DEM

JUDGE, COURT Of CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 5

Mark Gibson A.R. Hassan

Betsy Johnson

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

DEM

Robert Burns

DEM

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, REGION 6

Cody Garrett Lon Burnam Grady Yarbrough

DEM

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3 Mike Westergren

DEM

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 5 Dori Contreras Garza

DEM

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 9 Savannah Robinson

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DEM

Adrian Garcia Dominique M. Garcia Gene Green

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 6

R. Dakota Carter Michael Jordan Jasmine L. Jenkins

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 6

DEM

U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 29

DEM

Lawrence Myers

Sylvia Garcia

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 13 Rodney Ellis

DEM

DEM

U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 22

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 2

DEM

DEM

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

KERYL L. DOUGLAS

for JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Precinct 7, Place 1

"A Judge You can TRUST!"

* Just * Fair * Honest * Principled * Accessible

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION - Tuesday, March 1, 2016

"K.D. for J.P."

"Restoring JUSTICE and INTEGRITY to Our Courts"

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DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 134 Ben Rose

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 135 Jesse A. Ybanez

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 137 Edward Pollard Gene Wu

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 139 Kimberly Willis Jerry Ford Jr. Jarvis D. Johnson Randy Bates

DEM DEM

Senfronia Thompson

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 142

DEM

John Shike Alma Allen

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 141

Harold V. Dutton, Jr.

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 143

DEM

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 131

Amando Lucio Walle

Ana Hernandez

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 144

Cody Ray Wheeler Mary Ann Perez Bernie Aldape III

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 145

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DEM

Joy Dawson-Thomas Cris Hernandez

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 140

Carol Alvarado

DEM

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 126

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 146

DEM

DEM

JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 9

Borris L. Miles

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 148

Dave Wilson Jessica Cristina Farrar

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 149

DEM

Garnet F. Coleman

DISTRICT JUDGE 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT JUDGE, 61ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Kristen Hawkins Jim Lewis Rabeea Collier

Julie Countiss Fredericka Phillips Dion Ramos

Hubert Vo Demetria Smith

DISTRICT JUDGE, 80TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Michael Shawn Kelly

DISTRICT JUDGE, 125TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Barbara Gardner

DISTRICT JUDGE, 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 150

DEM

JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2

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DEM

Kyle Carter

R.K. Sandill

DEM

DEM

Larry Weiman

JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4

Candace White Jim Sharp

DEM

DEM

TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 147

DEM

Peter M. Kelly

Jaclenel McFarland

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 151ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Mike Engelhart

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 152ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Robert K. Schaffer

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 164TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

Shawna L. Reagin Nikita “Niki” Harmon

DISTRICT JUDGE, 177TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT JUDGE, 178TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

David L. Singer Robert Johnson

Kelli Johnson Lori Chambers Gray

DISTRICT JUDGE, 179TH CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

Alexandra Smoots-Hogan

DISTRICT JUDGE, 176TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 133RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Raul Rodriguez Mack McInnis Hazel B. Jones

DEM

Michael Gomez

DISTRICT JUDGE, 174TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 129TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Ursula A. Hall Josefina Rendon

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Randy Roll Stephen Aslett

DISTRICT JUDGE, 215TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 165TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

JoAnn Storey Joshua A. Verde Jonathan C.C. Day Elaine Palmer

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY COURT AT LAW #1

DISTRICT JUDGE, 337TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Jeff Stauber Ed Gonzalez Jerome Moore

HARRIS COUNTY TAX ASSESSORCOLLECTOR

DISTRICT JUDGE, 338TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Brandon Dudley Ann Harris Bennett

Ramona Franklin

DISTRICT JUDGE, 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE, POS. 1, PRECINCT 2

Maria T. Jackson

Sherrie L. Matula

DISTRICT JUDGE, 351ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

HARRIS COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE, POS. 2, PRECINCT 4

DEM

DEM

DEM

Theodore “Ted” Perez

Herb Ritchie

Greg Glass George Powell

HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Kim Ogg Lloyd Wayne Oliver Morris Overstreet

Marilyn Burgess

HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1

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El Franco Lee

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF

Vince Ryan

Steven Kirkland

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY

DEM

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEM

George Barnstone F. Richard Leach

Lisa Ketai Daryl Moore

DEM

DEM

DISTRICT JUDGE, 333RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Harold J. Landreneau Tanya Makany-Rivera Warren Fitgerald Jr. Shari D. Bihms

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 2, PLACE 1 Jo Ann Delgado

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 3, PLACE 1 Joe Stephens LaTonya Allen

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 4, PLACE 1 Vicky Printers Reynolds

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DEM

Eric William Carter Millen A. Zemo Kevinn Robinson

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 6, PLACE 1

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 1, PLACE 1

William “Bill” McLeod

Richard C. Vara Priscilla Vasquez

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 7, PLACE 1

DEM

Jenifer Rene Pool

Erik Michael Hassan

HARRIS COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT NO. 5, PLACE 1

Cheryl Elliott Thornton

Fred Reynolds Hilary H. Green

Desmond Earl Spivey

Keryl L. Douglas Elijah Carl Lewis Jerome Provost Joseph R. Willie, II HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 1 "Ced" Collier Alan Rosen, Jack Boatner

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3

Jasen Rabalais Michel Pappillion Eric Reed James Lee Stewart Sherman Eagleton

William “Bill” Norwood

David "Bubba" Jones Isaac Villarreal Ken Melancon

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 4 Jeff McGowen

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 3

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 7

DEM

Christopher (Chris) Diaz

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 8

DEM

Ruben Loreto George Goffney, Jr. Joe "Joey" Martinez

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 6

Silvia Trevino Ernest T. Ramirez Gilbert Reyna Moises “Moy” Davia Heliodoro Martinez

Michael Coleman May Walker

Heather Perry

HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN

DEM

DEM

HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 2

Lane Lewis

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