TSTA 2012 Endorsed Candidates

Endorsed State House Friendly Incumbents Alma Allen HD131 D Primary Roberto Alonzo HD104 D Carol Alvarado HD145 Houston/Pasadena D Rafael Anchia HD103 Dallas D Lon Burnam HD90 Ft. Worth D Primary Garnet Coleman HD147 Houston D Primary Drew Darby HD72 San Angelo R Yvonne Davis HD111 Dallas D Joe Deshotel HD22 Jefferson Co. D Dawnna Dukes HD46 Austin D Harold Dutton HD142 Houston D Craig Eiland HD23 Galveston D Joe Farias HD118 San Antonio D Jessica Farrar HB148 Houston D Charlie Geren HD99 Ft. Worth D Helen Giddings HD109 Dallas Co. D Naomi Gonzalez HD76 El Paso D Lance Gooden HD4 Terrell R Primary Ryan Guillen HD31 Rio Grande City D Roland Guitierrez HD119 San Antonio D Tuffy Hamilton HD19 Hardin Co. R Primary Ana Hernandez Luna HD143 Houston D Chuck Hopson HD11 Jacksonville R Primary Donna Howard HD48 Austin D Todd Hunter HD32 Corpus Christi R Eric Johnson HD100 Dallas Susan King HD71 Abilene Tracy King HD80 Rural South and part of Webb Co. D Primary Eddie Lucio III HD38 Brownsville Marisa Marquez HD77 El Paso Primary Mando Martinez HD39 Weslaco, Hidalgo Co. D Primary Trey Martinez Fischer HD116 San Antonio Ruth Jones McClendon HD120 San Antonio Jose Menendez HD124 San Antonio Borris Miles HD146 Houston D Primary Sergio Munoz, Jr. HD36 Mission, Hidalgo Co. Elliott Naishtat HD49 Austin Rene Oliveira HD37 Brownsville D Primary Diane Patrick HD94 Arlington R Primary Larry Phillips HD62 Sherman Joe Pickett HD79 El Paso Jim Pitts HD10 Waxahachie R Primary Richard Raymond HD42 Laredo Ron Reynolds HD27 Ft. Bend Co. Allan Ritter HD21 Jefferson, Orange Co. R Primary Eddie Rodriguez HD51 Austin Mark Strama HD50 Austin Senfronia Thompson HD141 Houston Vicki Truitt HD98 Tarrant Co. R Primary Sylvester Turner HD139 Houston Mike Villareal HD123 San Antonio Hubert Vo HD149 Houston Armando Walle HD140 Houston

Contested House Primaries (No Friendly Incumbent) Mary Lookadoo HD5 R Tommy Merritt HD7 R Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles HD43 D Chris DeCluitt HD56 R Poncho Nevarez HD74 D Mary Gonzalez HD75 D Delwin Jones HD83 R Mike Leyman HD96 R Justin Rodriguez HD125 D Mary Ann Perez HD144 D Chris Turner HD101 D James Wilson HD150 R

Early Endorsements, House General Election John Adams HD45 D Carol Kent HD114 D

Endorsed State Senate Friendly Incumbents Wendy Davis SD10 Ft. Worth SD13 Houston Mario Gallegos SD6 Houston Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa SD20 Hidalgo/Nueces Counties Eddie Lucio Jr. SD27 Brownsville Jose Rodriguez SD29 El Paso Kel Seliger SD31 Amarillo to Midland-Odessa R Primary Carlos Uresti SD19 San Antonio, West Texas Border region Leticia Van de Putte SD26 San Antonio Kirk Watson SD14 Austin Royce West SD23 Dallas John Whitmire SD15 Houston Judith Zaffirini SD21 Laredo, South Texas Brush Country

Contested Senate Primaries Todd Smith SD9 Tarrant Co. R Primary

Endorsed State Board of Education Friendly Incumbents Lawrence Allen, Jr. SBOE4 Houston/Ft. Bend D Primary Patricia “Pat” Hardy SBOE11 Tarrant Co., Ft. Worth area Thomas Ratliff SBOE9 Northeast Texas R Primary Michael Soto SBOE3 San Antonio

Contested SBOE Primaries (No Friendly Incumbent) Ruben Cortez SBOE2 D Rita Ashley SBOE7 R Linda Ellis SBOE8 R Sue Melton SBOE14 R Anette Carlisle SBOE15 R

NEA/TSTA Endorsed Congressional Candidates Ruben Hinojosa CD15 Silvestre Reyes CD16 Joaquin Castro CD20 Pete Gallego CD23 Eddie Bernice Johnson CD30 CD35