We are contacting all the candidates in contested races for whom we find viable contact information, multiple times, with multiple emails, and social media reachouts. If a candidate did not respond, Texas-VoGue urges voters to consider that the candidate's lack of response indicates an unwillingness to go on record about prison and criminal justice reform issues, if not an actual disregard for/dismissal of the concerns of reform advocates. Please consider their attitude toward our concerns when you vote.
Candidates in the following Texas House of Representatives Districts are unopposed in the November 2022 election: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36, 38, 40, 43, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 68, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 96, 101, 104, 106, 109, 110, 116, 126, 127, 130, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 146. We did not ask them to respond to the candidate survey. Unopposed candidates in House Districts 113, 114, and 147 have surveys on file which they completed during the primary election season earlier this year.
If candidates in your district have not responded to the survey for their office, please call, email, Tweet, and message, asking them to help you decide who to vote for! Ask them to visit www.Texas-VoGue.com, then ask for their survey link from info1@texas-vogue.com.
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“I support diversion programs; specialty courts, including for mental health, addiction/substance abuse, prostitution, veterans, and youthful offenders; restorative justice initiatives; and increased support for reentry programs to reduce recidivism.”
“I am a 26-year criminal defense lawyer and am infinitely familiar with the over-charging of persons charged with crimes and disparate treatment by law enforcement and district attorneys across Texas.”
Would like to see passed: “The George Floyd Act in its entirety. Any criminal justice reforms that deal with living conditions for inmates and correctional staff, officers and employees. Increased pay for correctional officers.”
“…the vicious cycle of incarceration … causes harm not only to victims, but to offenders and their families. … I have seen the damage that a lifetime of incarceration has on families … I will fight to help families impacted by incarceration and help to improve conditions in our state facilitates.”
“Drug use is a medical health crisis, not a criminal one.”
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“I am a 26-year criminal defense lawyer and am infinitely familiar with the over-charging of persons charged with crimes and disparate treatment by law enforcement and district attorneys across Texas.”
"I can tell you about the value of restorative justice from both personal and professional experiences. … I can speak regarding restorative justice as a victim and as a defense lawyer trying to help them turn their lives around."
"We cannot call ourselves the most free nation in the world with the highest per capita rate of incarceration."
"At the VERY least, we need to be utilizing restorative justice strategies for those under 18; to end the school-to-prison-pipeline. I think starting here will do wonders for support for it beyond that; but I realize we are long overdue in implementing this as policy for certain infractions across the board. The data proves it decreases incarceration and conflict within a community."
"We have to get a handle on our drug laws and sentencing. We are antiquated compared to most states...and probation reform: it is currently so draconian, we are failing them if they are sent to prison on minor infractions."
" End for-profit prisons! Exonerate those convicted of minor and nonviolent substance possession charges. Focus on rehabilitation and reintegration and enact more sensible and progressive parole policies,:
“Drug use
“During this past session, I supported HB 686, which would have allowed for earlier parole consideration to be made for people who committed serious crimes before they were the age of 18. This bill received strong bipartisan support but was vetoed by Governor Abbott.”
Many people are shocked to learn that Texas does not have air conditioning in its prisons. In my opinion, this is an embarrassment for our state. … I think it is time the state stops the millions of dollars in ongoing legal battles to resist installing cooling units.
Every Texas State Representative has to stand for re-election every two years. Incumbent representatives may or may not have a challenger from within their own party when the primary election takes place. There may, or may not, be one or more than one challenger to their position from the other major party. When there is more than one candidate seeking the same office, the election is "contested." In the primaries, it could be contested between Republicans only, Democrats only, or within both parties. After the primary election, third-party and independent candidates may meet state requirements to be added to the general election ballot.