Tag Archives: 7th Congressional District

Texas Runoff Results: Phelan Survives, Most Followers Don’t

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Lawrence Person

We have the results of yesterdays runoff election, and it’s a mixed bag. Sitting Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan survived Dave Covey’s challenge by less than 400 votes. Evidently a ton of gambling special interest money an encouraging Democrats to … Continue reading →

Texas Gains 2 Congressional Seats, California, New York Lose 1 Each (With Some Thoughts On Texas Redistricting)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Lawrence Person

The 2020 Census results are out: Florida and Texas gained House seats while California and New York lost one seat each as a result of population shifts, according to the 2020 census results announced on Monday. Texas gained two House … Continue reading →

Joe Rogan Interviews Wesley Hunt

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Lawrence Person

You may remember Wesley Hunt, the former Apache helicopter pilot and Republican candidate for the Texas Seventh Congressional District, from his appearance in Dan Crenshaw’s Texas Reloaded ad. Well, Joe Rogan seems to have hit the ground running after his … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas, video | Tagged 2020 Election, 2020 Presidential Race, 7th Congressional District, black, Green New Deal, Joe Biden, Joe Rogan, nuclear power, oil industry, Republicans, Texas, video, Wesley Hunt | 4 Comments

Dan Crenshaw And Texas GOP Drop This Year’s Coolest Campaign Ad

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Lawrence Person

This is that rare political ad you actually enjoy watching. Enjoy Texas reloaded. Complete with Superhero Landing™! And because I offer a full service blog, here are links for each of the candidates in the ad (in order of appearance): … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Military, Republicans, Texas, video | Tagged 2020 Election, 2nd Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Apache Helicopter, August Pfluger, Beth Van Duyne, Dan Crenshaw, Elections, F-22, Genevieve Collins, Military, Republicans, Texas, Texas 24th Congressional District, Tony Gonzales, video, Wesley Hunt | 6 Comments

Texas Election Results Analysis: The Warning Shot

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Lawrence Person

This is going to be a “glass half empty” kind of post, so let’s start out enumerating all the positives for Texas Republicans from the 2018 midterms: Ted Cruz, arguably the face of conservatism in Texas, won his race despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2018 Election, 2018 Texas Gubernatorial Race, 2018 Texas Senate Race, 32nd Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Austin, Beau Boulter, Beto O'Rourke, Dallas, Don Huffines, Elections, fundraising, Harris County, Hays County, James Talarico, Jefferson County, John Bucy, John Culberson, Konni Burton, Pete Sessions, Ron Reynolds, Tarrant County, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Democratic Party, Texas House District 136, Texas House District 52, Tony Dale, Williamson County | 2 Comments

Inter-Blue Fratricide for Texas 7th U.S. Congressional District

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I haven’t done a roundup on the Texas 7th U.S. Congressional District race because Republican incumbent John Culberson is not retiring, and he won his two most recent races by 56.2% to 43.8% in 2016, and 63.3% to 34.5% in … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas | Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, 2018 Election, 7th Congressional District, Alex Triantaphyllis, Alyssa Milano, Arun Chaudhary, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democrats, Elections, EMILY's List, Gerald Merfish, Hillary Clinton, Houston, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Laura Moser, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Sherry Merfish, Texas | 1 Comment