Eight House Republicans still need challengers.

[PDittie]

From kos.

These DeLay robots are currently unchallenged for the November ballot. Several of them are only in office today because The Hammer redrew their districts. Since we're going to take out the boss, let's knock off a few of his lickspittles while we're at it:

Louis Gohmert (TX-1: East Texas, including Tyler, Longview, Marshall, and Lufkin)
Ted Poe (TX-2: Southeast Texas, including Kingwood, Beaumont, and Port Arthur)
Mike Conaway (TX-11: West Texas, including Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, and Brownwood)
Kay Granger (TX-12: NW Fort Worth suburbs, including White Settlement, Aledo, and Weatherford)
Mac Thornberry (TX-13: the Panhandle, from Wichita Falls and Mineral Wells all the way to Amarillo)
Henry Bonilla (TX-23: Big Bend, from Laredo and Kerrville all the way out to Fort Stockton and Pecos)
Michael Burgess (TX-26: a middle slice of the Metroplex, from Fort Worth north through H-E-B to Denton and Gainesville)
Pete Sessions (TX-32: north and west Dallas suburbs, including Irving, University Park, and Richardson)

Go here, find the district's number in the list, and click on "preview map" to see the part of Texas each of these GOP rubberstamps represents.

Of course, if you'd rather serve the public a little closer to home, or in Austin, there are many other positions availble for filing at the county and statehouse level. Thinking about running for office? Check out this page from the Texas Democratic Party. It's a list of all the things you need to do to get on the ballot. For Congressional candidates, the main requirement is either a filing fee of $3,125 or 500 signatures.

People, this is the People's Party, and we need more people. Like you.

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

1. Pete Sessions (TX-32) does have challengers

Two Dallas Democrats intend to take on rubberstamp Pete.
DalCo Candidates
I don't know if either of them have offically filed their paperwork yet...

[PDittie]

2. Yes us DUers knew about Pauline Dixon, and we learned it here from

derby and ginbarn. :hi:

Great news about a contested primary in the 32nd (from the sandpoint of voter turnout).

[WestHoustonDem]

3. Do we have a candidate for Lieutenant governor yet? n/t

[PDittie]

4. Tony Buzbee of Galveston is

rumored but unfiled.

Tony Buzbee's bio:

http://www.txattorneys.com/Bio/AnthonyBuzbee.asp

Kuffner on Buzbee:

http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/005968.html

BOR on Buzbee:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/mt/archives/2005/09/buzbee_for_lt_g_1.html

edit: neglected to mention Maria Alvarado, also announced but not yet filed.

[sonias]

5. Rick Bolanos of El Paso might be a Bonilla challenger

http://thejeffersonian.blogspot.com/2005/12/congressional-roundup.html
It looks like Henry Bonilla will get his first 2006 opponent fairly soon. Rumor is that Rick Bolanos of El Paso, who some of you may know as the former coordinator of Veterans for Kerry in the Southwest, will announce in the near future. There's also another, San Antonio-based, name that's being bandied about right now. I haven't been able to confirm this one, but the moment I do I'll let you all know.

Let's hope it's true and he files. Run Rick Run!

Sonia

[TexasLinda]

6. Candidates, find local Texas Democratic Women chapters

by going to our Chapters web page at http://www.tdw.org/chapters.html. Just select the appropriate House, Senate, or Congressional district number and click on the "Find Chapter" button.

[PDittie]

7. And according to the TDP

Roger L. Owen has filed to run aginst Louie Gohmert in CD-01.

http://www.txdemocrats.org/demswhohavefiled

Thanks to Kuff:

http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/006536.html#006536

[sonias]

8. Great news!

No seat unchallenged!

Sonia