Feb
16
Written by:
Mark Lavergne
2/16/2010 4:31 PM
The Texas Civil Justice League Political Action Committee (TCJL PAC), a lawsuit reform group, today released a list of endorsements for the upcoming primary elections.
It's mostly Republicans, with a few Democrats mostly from the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso, all of whom have a history of supporting tort reform.
The TCJL PAC has announced support for the following candidates for statewide elected office (all Republicans):
*=Incumbent
-Governor
Rick Perry*-Lieutenant Governor
David Dewhurst* (R)
-Attorney General
Greg Abbott* (R)
-Comptroller
Susan Combs* (R)
-Agriculture Commissioner
Todd Staples* (R)
-Railroad Commission
Victor Carrillo* (R)
-Supreme Court, Place 9
Eva Guzman* (R)
Other endorsements include:
1st Court of Appeals, Place 4
Evelyn Keyes* (R) Ten counties, based in Houston
1st Court of Appeals, Place 8
Michael Massengale* (R) Ten counties, based in Houston
6th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice
Josh Morriss* (R) Nineteen counties, based in Texarkana
10th Court of Appeals, Place 3
Al Scoggins (R) Eighteen counties, based in Waco
14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Leslie Brock Yates* (R) Ten counties, based in Houston
Senate District 2
Bob Deuell* (R) Greenville
Senate District 5
Steve Ogden* (R) Bryan
Senate District 29
José Rodríguez (D) El Paso
House District 2
Dan Flynn* (R) Van
House District 4
Betty Brown* (R) Terrell
House District 7
Tommy Merritt* (R) Longview
House District 11
Chuck Hopson* (R) Jacksonville
House District 15
Rob Eissler* (R) The Woodlands
House District 38
Eddie Lucio III* (D) Brownsville
House District 43
Tara Rios Ybarra* (D) South Padre Island
House District 44
Edmund Kuempel* (R) Seguin
House District 45
Patrick Rose* (D) Dripping Springs
House District 58
Rob Orr* (R) Burleson
House District 59
Sid Miller* (R) Stephenville
House District 64
Myra Crownover* (R) Denton
House District 69
Lanham Lyne (R) Wichita Falls
House District 83
Delwin Jones* (R) Lubbock
House District 91
Kelly Hancock* (R) North Richland Hills
House District 98
Vicki Truitt* (R) Keller
House District 99
Charlie Geren* (R) Fort Worth
House District 100
Eric Johnson (D) Dallas
House District 129
John Davis* (R) Houston
Eric Johnson is running without opposition either in the primary (other than against
Terri Hodge's name on the ballot) in HD 100. Republican Lanham Lyne running in Wichita Falls (to fill the open seat left by the retiring
David Farabee) is the only other non-incumbent among those endorsed in House races.