2024 Candidates
United States Presidential Candidate
In the first 3 years of his Presidency, President Biden:
-Created over 14 Million jobs
– Had historically low unemployment
-Capped the cost of Insulin to $35 a month
-Promises to Veto any National Abortion Ban
-Created 791,000 manufacturing jobs
-Cancelled student loan debt for millions of college students
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009. He graduated from the University of Delaware before earning his law degree from Syracuse University. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and to the U.S. Senate in 1972. As a senator, Biden drafted and led the effort to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. In 2008, Obama chose Biden as his running mate, and he was a close counselor to Obama during his two terms as vice president. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, defeated incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence. He is the first President to have a female vice president.
Candidate for United States Senator
He played football in college at Baylor University and also played for the NFL. After sustaining a career-ending injury, Colin became a Civil Rights Attorney. Colin then ran for Congress in Texas’ 32nd District. With the help of a broad coalition of Texans he defeated a 22-year Republican incumbent in 2018, won reelection in his battleground district in 2020, and then won a third term in 2022.
In Congress, Colin has shown time and time again he’s more interested in getting things done than playing politics. He’s partnered with Republicans on major bipartisan initiatives such as:
- Bringing a new VA Hospital to Garland
- Strengthening the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal
- Passing an historic investment in rebuilding our roads and bridges
- Working with Texas Senator John Cornyn to pass the first meaningful gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years
Recognizing his work to bring people together, Colin is a rare member of Congress to be endorsed by both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and leading labor unions like the AFL-CIO in both of his re-election campaigns. More than 70% of the bills he’s cosponsored have been bipartisan.
Candidate for United States Representative, District 6 – John Love III
From John:
I am a 5th generation Texan. I am proud of my family and shared heritage in this state and this country. My father was born in Tulsa, OK, 15 years after the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. My mother was born in Pelham, TX, because my family traveled there from Galveston after the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. Our community, in Navarro County, is one of the last Black enclaves in Texas.
My roots across Texas start with my family and have continued as I attended college at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. I am an award-winning small business owner and a proud member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Incorporated, the NAACP, and other community organizations.
I have served the people of this state, from my service on the Midland City Council to the state of Texas’ Border Trade Advisory Committee. I also served as the 110th President of the Texas Municipal League, dedicated to helping 99% of all Texas cities where I advocated for local control.
Now I am asking you to send me to Washington, D.C., to serve the people of Texas and solve the challenges we are facing every day. I want to continue my service by fighting for my family and yours. I will push on behalf of my mother, who was a fierce believer in women’s reproductive rights, and I will fight for my brother, a Veteran who deserves quality health care and benefits for his service to our country.
We need a Congressman who will stand for the 2nd amendment, while also acknowledging that gun violence is the number 1 killer of children in this country. We must be willing to work across the aisle for responsible legislation because no one’s life or liberty should be at risk for others. You and I know that and so should our members of Congress. There is no more time for political chess, only time for doing what is right for all people and all communities.
Join me on this journey and be one of the first 1000 donors of this campaign to win for the people of the 6th district, Texas, and this nation. Again, I appreciate you for standing with me, and together, we will win in 2024.
Candidate for Railroad Commissioner – Kathrine Culburt
An experienced leader, Katherine understands the importance of oil & gas for the Texas economy and believes we’ve got to hold corporations accountable, enforce safety standards, and protect our environment.
With your help, Katherine will be a voice for everyday Texans and work to ensure we thrive and prosper.
Candidate for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 – DaSean Jones
Judge DaSean Jones is a combat veteran, district judge, and public servant. Judge Jones presently serves as a Texas district court judge. He is a husband, father, and decorated veteran with over 22 years of service. He continues to serve his country as an Army Reserve officer. Judge DaSean Jones made history and became the first combat veteran and minority to preside over the 180th Criminal District Court. As a Judge, he believes that “fair is fair” and the law must be applied as it is written and not adjusted or abated to support subjective interests. Financial status, connections, and other variables not available to everyone should not come into play in regard to the administration of justice.
Candidate for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 – Christine Vinh Weems
Christine Vinh Weems is the sitting judge of the 281st Civil District Court in Harris County Texas. She is excited to be running as a Democrat for the Texas Supreme Court Place 4 in 2024!
Highlights about Judge Weems:
– Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law
– Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates
– Member of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
– Licensed in Texas and California, passed the bar in New York
– Licensed in the United States Supreme Court
– Director of the Mock Trial Program at the University of Houston Law Center and Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy and Voir Dire: The Art of Jury De-Selection
– 2021 Honorary Alum award from the University of Houston Law Center Alumni Association
– 2023 Outstanding Mentor award from the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar of Texas
– Founding Board Member and Executive Director of Cone Man Running Production – an award-winning Houston-area community theatre
Candidate for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 – Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Justice Goldstein serves on the 5th District Court of Appeals, Place 3, in Dallas. This is the largest appellate court in Texas, reviewing civil, family and criminal cases from six North Texas counties, including Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Grayson, Hunt and Kaufman. Before being elected to the appellate court, Justice Goldstein presided over the 44th Civil District Court in Dallas County, and she also served on the municipal bench for several North Texas cities.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Justice, 5th District Court of Appeals, Place 3, elected 2020.
- Presiding Judge, 44th Civil District Court, Dallas County, elected 2014 and 2018.
- Three decades of combined legal and judicial experience.
- Law Degree, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
- Diverse practice history including construction litigation, education law, state and local government, contracts and procurement.
- Also served as a municipal judge for Cockrell Hill, Royse City and Dallas.
Candidate for Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals – Holly Taylor
Holly Taylor currently serves as Assistant Director for Post-Conviction Matters and Complex Litigation Support in the Civil Rights Division of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. In this position, Holly works in a supervisory capacity with the Office’s Appeals Team, the Civil Rights Unit, and the Conviction Integrity Unit, which seeks to remedy wrongful convictions. Holly has also led the Office’s Appeals Team and served as an attorney in the Public Integrity Unit working to prosecute fraud and corruption impacting government agencies.
Previously, Holly served as a staff attorney and as the Rules Attorney for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and was a member of the Court’s Rules Advisory Committee. From 2018-2020, Holly taught an advanced legal writing class as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Holly received her BA from Rice University in Houston. She earned her two graduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin: a law degree and a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Holly is Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a member of the Society of Legal Scholars. She has been admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court. She has recently co-chaired the Austin Bar Association’s CLE Committee which plans and presents free monthly training events for the local bar.
Holly has authored articles on diverse criminal justice topics including domestic violence and the juvenile justice system, jury unanimity, recent legislative changes to criminal laws, and the Rules of Appellate Procedure. She has been invited to present at several continuing legal education events, including the Robert O. Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals, the Texas State Bar’s Advanced Criminal Law Course, the Center for American and International Law’s Criminal Writs & Habeas Training, and the Texas District and County Attorney Association’s Advanced Appellate Advocacy Course.
Holly and her husband, John, originally got to know each other when they played in a band together—Holly was the lead singer. They still enjoy listening to live music together and have been longtime members of Sonic Guild, a public charity focused on funding the creation and performance of new music by local artists.
Holly and John have raised four children, who all attended Austin public schools, and hosted three foreign exchange students. Holly and John have served as PTA officers and Holly was president of the high school band parent booster club. She also coached her children’s soccer teams for many years.
Candidate for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 – Nancy Mulder
Judge Mulder presides over Texas Criminal District Court 6, a felony court with jurisdiction in Dallas County. She is the Democratic Nominee for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 in 2024.
Judge Mulder has a decade of judicial experience. Before taking the bench of Criminal District Court 6, she was first elected to Dallas County Criminal Court 4 in 2014. She now has more than 20 years of combined legal and judicial experience. In addition to her normal work, Judge Mulder’s judicial peers elected her as Presiding Judge of the Criminal Courts and County Courts of Criminal Appeals, and she served a two-year term.
Judge Mulder is Co-Chair of the Step-Up Jail Pre-Trial Release Program. She partnered with local labor unions to provide job training to young offenders processed through her court. She is also Chair, City of Dallas Cite & Release program for misdemeanor marijuana possession.
Judge Mulder has performed additional service including: Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Board; Member, Faith in Texas Criminal Justice Advisory Board; Board Member, The Heads Up! Foundation, providing after-school and summer basketball campsof or at-risk youth; Board Member, A Chance for Change, rehabilitation center for women; Implementation Board Member, Dallas County Pre-Trial Release Division; and partnering with the Dallas County Commissioners Court on a range of jail intake and release process reviews.
As a fluent Spanish speaker, Judge Mulder regularly handles pleas in Spanish in open court. Before working on the bench, Judge Mulder was a criminal defense attorney in private practice from 2007 to 2014, and she served as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County from 1995 to 2007. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law. She has volunteered on numerous Democratic campaigns, including service as a Dallas County Democratic Party Precinct Chair.
Candidate for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 – Chika Anyiam
PREPARED. HARD WORKING. FAIR.
JUDGE CHIKA ANYIAM IS EARNING A STRONG REPUTATION ON THE BENCH
“I am grateful to the voters of Dallas County for electing me to Criminal District Court #7 in 2018. I ran a campaign based on my credentials, experience, work ethic and commitment to fairness. I go to work each day honored that I am able to serve my community and be a part of the justice system that is so fundamental to our society in this country. In 2024 I am running for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals because we need change in our statewide courts to add diversity of perspective and legal experience.” – Judge Chika Anyiam
Over a career spanning more than two decades in Dallas County, Judge Anyiam has been committed to the practice of criminal law and now presiding over Texas Criminal District Court #7. She is committed to the concepts of fairness and equal access to justice, and a true passion for public service.
Judge Anyiam has broad experience in all aspects of criminal law, both from her current role as a jurist and through her long legal career before coming to the bench. Judge Anyiam’s mission is to maintain a courtroom in which the pursuit of justice is paramount. She believes that a judge’s first and most important role is to be a steward of the law and to provide a forum in which both sides of an issue are heard.
Judge Anyiam is also fully committed to modern reforms that have defined the judicial system in Dallas County, namely keeping dangerous criminals off the streets and holding them accountable, but also extending rehabilitative assistance to drug offenders, minor offenders and the mentally ill as appropriate. Judge Anyiam also supports the use alternative sentencing, and enacting bail reform to keep low-risk offenders out of our jail population.
Candidate for Constable, Precinct No. 3 – Curtis Polk Jr
As a constable, Polk Jr. is a commissioned law enforcement officer, having gone through the Navarro Police Academy. He’s also attended the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas for newly elected constables.
As constable, Polk Jr. is responsible for serving as a bailiff when the JP 3 court is in session, answering citizens’ complaints, making arrests, enforcing court directed orders, performing traffic enforcement, subpoenaing witnesses and executing judgments.
Curtis Polk Jr., the Constable for Precinct Three in Ellis County, Texas, plays a crucial role in maintaining security for the Justice of the Peace Court and handling civil process paperwork for various judicial systems. His office provides ethical, professional, and competent police services in the following areas:
- East Waxahachie
- Parts of Ennis
- Reagor Springs
For more information regarding elections and sample ballots please visit:
Upcoming Elections | Ellis County, TX Official Website
Public Offices in Texas – What are their roles?
- Governor: The Governor is the chief executive officer of the state. They oversee the administration of state government, sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature, and serve as the commander-in-chief of the Texas National Guard.
- Lieutenant Governor: The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Texas Senate, assigns bills to committees, and represents the state in official functions. They also succeed the Governor in case of vacancy.
- Attorney General: The Attorney General is the state’s chief legal officer. They provide legal advice to state agencies, represent the state in legal matters, and enforce consumer protection laws.
- Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Comptroller manages the state’s finances, including tax collection, auditing, and financial reporting. They play a crucial role in budgeting and fiscal matters.
- Commissioner of General Land Office: This office oversees state-owned lands, mineral rights, and coastal resources. They manage public lands, oil and gas leases, and environmental conservation efforts.
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Responsible for agricultural policies, promoting Texas agriculture, and ensuring food safety. They oversee programs related to farming, ranching, and rural development.
- Commissioners, Railroad Commission of Texas: The Railroad Commission regulates the oil and gas industry, pipelines, and surface mining. It ensures safe and efficient energy production.
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas: The Chief Justice leads the Texas Supreme Court, which handles civil and juvenile cases. They also oversee the state’s judicial system.
- Justices, Supreme Court of Texas: These justices serve on the Texas Supreme Court and decide legal matters related to civil law, constitutional issues, and appeals.
- Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals: The presiding judge leads the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which handles criminal appeals, writs of habeas corpus, and other criminal matters.
- Judges, Court of Criminal Appeals: These judges serve on the Court of Criminal Appeals and handle criminal cases, ensuring due process and justice.
- The County Chair position within the Texas Democratic Party plays a crucial role in local party leadership.
Organizing and Leading: County Chairs are responsible for organizing and leading the Democratic Party at the county level. They serve as a bridge between the state party and local communities.
Party Representation: County Chairs are the public face of the Democratic Party in their respective counties. They represent the party’s values, principles, and candidates.
Elections and Campaigns:
Voter Engagement: They work to identify, register, and inspire voters within their county.
Candidate Support: County Chairs support Democratic candidates running for various offices, from local to federal levels.
Campaign Coordination: They coordinate campaign efforts, including organizing events, canvassing, phone banking, and fundraising.
County Conventions: County Chairs oversee the organization of county conventions, where local Democrats gather to discuss party business, elect delegates, and adopt resolutions.
Collaboration: They collaborate with other county party officials, precinct chairs, and volunteers to strengthen the party’s presence and impact.
Advocacy and Outreach: County Chairs advocate for Democratic policies and engage with community organizations, elected officials, and activists.