By Betsy Dolan Eleven candidates have filed the necessary paperwork to run as Democrats in the 2012 election. The field includes some newcomers as well as some seasoned veterans. Fort Bend County Commissioner Precinct 1 (D) Richard Morrison is the incumbent. He was elected to his first term in 2008. Prior to becoming commissioner Morrison [...]
By Betsy Dolan Texas’ redistricting tug-of-war may be far from settled but the county’s field of candidates for the general election is now set. The December 19 filing deadline revealed an intriguing cast of experienced Republicans and Democrats. “The Fort Bend Star” will devote the next few weeks profiling these candidates. State Representative HD 26 [...]
Three Republican Sheriff’s Candidates sign up and pay to run for office. Billy Frank Teague, Troy Nehls and John Minchew.
Vy Nguyen announced today that she is entering the race for the newly drawn State Representative District 26. Vy obtained her Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Houston and her law degree with Honors from TSU Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She manages her own law firm, is a legal writing [...]
Michael Ellison has announced his bid for the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s race in the Democratic primary. Ellison is a 26-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office who lives in Sugar Land with his wife Rossiline, who was his high school sweetheart. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Ellison is currently a [...]
Sugar Land businessman Lee Duggan, III, is a conservative Republican running for the newly drawn State Representative House District 85, an open seat. HD 85 includes southwestern Fort Bend County and all of Wharton and Jackson Counties. “I was honored when leaders and members of the community asked me to run for State Representative of [...]
“After prayerful and careful consideration, I have decided not to run for the state legislative seat for House District 26,” said Tom Abraham, who is currently active as the At Large, Position 1 city council member for the City of Sugar Land and principal as a Regional Director of the Texas Municipal League holding its [...]
Runoff recount in Sugar Land council District 3 race brings up need to examine voter registration By Elsa Maxey The recent runoff race in Sugar Land has opened up the need to take a serious look at voter registration on the part of the electorate, those of us voting. The petitioned recount for the June [...]
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For results of the May 14 Election , check the Fort Bend County Elections Administration’s Cumulative Report, which shows the total number of votes of the election. At this point, the results in the Cumulative Report are unofficial until the votes are canvassed. See the results here: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/upload/images/elections_administration/election_results/er110514_01.pdf
