January 2026 Newsletter

2026 Primary Season


At the “C” Club, we’re on a mission to build a stronger, more prosperous Houston through fiscal responsibility, principled leadership, and effective governance. We do this by identifying and supporting quality candidates who share our values and possess the tenacity to fight for them in elected office. In order to win tough general elections, it is critical to ensure strong nominees emerge from the primary contests. That is why we have meticulously poured through dozens of races ahead of the 2026 GOP Primary and made our selections. Below you will see the first round of endorsements we made in a host of statewide races, as well as numerous federal, state, judicial, and local contests.

Our Endorsements

 

State Officials

  • Governor – Greg Abbott
  • Lt. Governor – Dan Patrick
  • Land Commissioner – Dawn Buckingham
  • State Board of Education, District 6 – Barbara Denson
  • Comptroller – Kelly Hancock

Texas Supreme Court

  • Chief Justice – Jimmy Blacklock
  • Place 2 – James P. Sullivan
  • Place 7 – Kyle Hawkins
  • Place 8 – Brett Busby

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

  • Place 3 – Lesli Fitzpatrick
  • Place 4 – Kevin Patrick Yeary
  • Place 9 – Jennifer Balido

Fifteenth Court of Appeals

  • Chief Justice – Scott Brister
  • Place 2 – Scott K. Field
  • Place 3 – April Farris

Congressional Districts

  • U.S. Representative District 7 – Alexander Hale
  • U.S. Representative District 8 – Jessica Hart Steinmann
  • U.S. Representative District 9 – Alex Mealer
  • U.S. Representative District 22 – Trever Nehls
  • U.S. Representative District 36 – Brian Babin
  • U.S. Representative District 38 – Shelly deZevallos

State Legislative Districts

  • House District 15 – Brad Bailey
  • House District 28 – Gary Gates
  • House District 126 – Stan Stanart
  • House District 127 – Charles Cunningham
  • House District 128 – Tom Butler
  • House District 129 – Bob Mitchell
  • House District 130 – Tom Oliverson
  • House District 132 – Mike Schofield
  • House District 133 – Mano DeAyala
  • House District 135 – Liz Ramos
  • House District 137 – Helen Zhou
  • House District 138 – Lacey Hull
  • House District 150 – Valoree Swanson
  • State Senate District 4 – Brett W. Ligon
  • State Senate District 11 – Dennis Paul
  • State Senate District 18 – Lois W. Kolkhorst

Local Seats

  • Harris County District Clerk – Chris Daniel
  • Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4 – Steve Radack
  • Harris County Republican Party Chair – Cindy Siegel

Courts of Appeals

  • First Court of Appeals, Place 3 – Todd Frankfort
  • First Court of Appeals, Place 4 – David Gunn
  • First Court of Appeals, Place 5 – Jessica Caird
  • Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Chief Justice – Kevin Jewell
  • Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 7 – Ken Wise

Harris County Civil District Courts

  • 55th District – Nile Copeland
  • 113th District – Paul M. Sullivan
  • 157th District – Gerald Fowler
  • 189th District – Vance Christopher
  • 270th District – Brian Staley
  • 281st District – Chris Carmona
  • 295th District – Greg Travis

Harris County Criminal District Courts

  • 180th District – Tami C. Pierce
  • 182nd District – Brent Haynes
  • 183rd District – Lance Long
  • 184th District – Heather Hudson
  • 185th District – Mark Goldberg
  • 208th District – Stephen F. Driver
  • 228th District – Caroline Dozier
  • 230th District – Megan Long
  • 232nd District – Chuck Silverman
  • 248th District – David W. Overhuls
  • 262nd District – Nathan Moss
  • 263rd District – Jason A. Campo
  • 482nd District – Bryan Honeycutt
  • 495th District – Lori Ann DeAngelo
  • 496th District – Dan Simons
  • 497th District – Peyton Peebles

Harris County Family District Courts

  • 245th District – Paula Vlahakos
  • 280th District – Rose Cardenas
  • 309th District – Melissa Fertel
  • 311th District – Joe Radler
  • 312th District – Jesus Guillen

Harris County Juvenile District Courts

  • 313th District – Amy Strickling
  • 315th District – Maria Valeria Brock

Harris County Civil Courts At Law

  • No. 1 – Paul Coselli
  • No. 2 – Mark Montgomery
  • No. 3 – Israel Garcia
  • No. 4 – John Donovan

Harris County Criminal Courts At Law

  • No. 1 – Erin Swanson
  • No. 2 – Matt Alford
  • No. 3 – Leslie R. Johnson
  • No. 4 – Rebecca Philips Aceto
  • No. 5 – Stella Stevens
  • No. 6 – Joshua Normand
  • No. 7 – Thomas Adam Brodrick
  • No. 8 – Victor Flores
  • No. 9 – Xavier Alfaro
  • No. 10 – Bao Hoang
  • No. 11 – Elizabeth Buss
  • No. 12 – Anna Emmons
  • No. 13 – Amber Cox
  • No. 14 – Jessica N. Padilla
  • No. 15 – Stephen C. St. Martin

Harris County Probate Courts

  • No. 1 – Loyd H. Wright
  • No. 2 – Paul Shanklin
  • No. 3 – Ronald Schramm
  • No. 4 – Kevin Fulton

Justices of the Peace

  • Precinct 2, Place 2 – Jack Ezell
  • Precinct 4, Place 2 – Laryssa Korduba
  • Precinct 5, Place 2 – Bob Wolfe
  • Precinct 8, Place 2 – Louie Ditta

Fired Up To Vote

We also wanted to take this opportunity to highlight another local group that is doing great work and that is Fired Up To Vote. Their free software empowers engaged citizens in Harris County to educate and activate their personal networks to get out and vote. They’re asking conservatives to commit to making sure at least 10 like-minded individuals vote in the primary election.

Join Fired Up To Vote and use their simple, state-of-the-art tool to:

  • Receive friendly reminder texts you can easily share with your personal network
  • See when your friends have voted, so you know your outreach is working

Watch this short VIDEO to see how quickly you can create your list and get started. Questions? Contact Amy Leibman at [email protected] or 832-659-4292.

Onward and upward,

The “C” Club of Houston