Candidate Status for the Democratic Primary Endorsement Forum

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 February 2012 11:58 Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:31

The following candidates have been invited to participate in our endorsement process for the 2012 Democratic Primary.  Our Candidate Forum will be held February 26 at 1:00PM in the Fiesta Room of Luby's Cafeteria, 911 N Main St, San Antonio, Texas.  [NOTE: FIE = Friendly Incumbent Endorsement. Candidates with a FIE do not have to fill out a questionnaire or attend the endorsement forum.  Also, challengers for that position will not be invited to the endorsement forum.  See our Endorsement Rules for details.  Names in bold are incumbents.  Click on names in red to go to candidate website. ] Questions about the forum should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Contact information for the candidates can be found at http://bexardemocrats.org/2012-races.html.

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2012 SDSA Friendly Incumbent Endorsements

The following Friendly Incumbent Endorsements were approved by the membership at our September 2011 monthly meeting:

Barack Obama/Joseph Biden - President/Vice President

Charles Gonzalez - US Congress, District 20

Leticia Van de Putte - Texas Senate, District 26

Trey Martinez Fischer - Texas House, District 116

Joe Farias - Texas House, District 118

Ruth Jones McClendon - Texas House, District 120

Mike Villarreal - Texas House, District 123

Martha Tanner - Judge, 166th District Court

Ron Rangel - Judge, 379th District Court

Michael Soto - State Board of Education, Place 3

Amadeo Ortiz - Bexar County Sheriff

See our "Standing Rules for Endorsement" for an explanation of Friendly Incumbent Endorsements. 

DallasVoice: DOJ explains why it believes DOMA is unconstitutional

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 21:50 Tuesday, 05 July 2011 08:10

The U.S. Department Justice has filed an unprecedented court brief explaining why the Obama administration believes the Defense of Marriage Act — which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages — is unconstitutional.  [Read more at www.dallasvoice.com.]