Texas House of Representatives, District 137
District 137 of the Texas House of Representatives, is located in southwestern Houston, Texas. The population of this district is 170,652, of which 57.5% are considered Hispanic.[1]
In the 2010 general election, 15,057 Total Ballots were cast, out of a registered voter base of 48,859 Registered Voters, 9,715 of which were Spanish-Surnamed Registered Voters. At the top of the ballot, Democratic candidate for Governor, Bill White, obtained over 60% of the vote. In the 2002 general election, Democratic candidate for Governor, Tony Sanchez, obtained only 49.2%of the vote, losing in the district to Rick Perry.[1]
District 137 is represented by Scott Hochberg, who is retiring, leaving an open seat.[2] Scott Hochberg was known as the "man who knows more about public school finance than anyone in the Texas House". In announcing his decision to retire, Hochberg pointed to a $5 billion cut in public school funding, which he found very discouraging.[3]
Four candidates were listed on the May 2012 Democratic primary ballot.[4]
The candidates are:
- Gene Wu, Prosecutor with Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Sarah Winkler, Alief ISD School Board Trustee
- Jamaal R. Smith, Former Executive Director for Harris County Democratic Party
- Joseph Carlos Madden, Legislative Staffer for Garnet Coleman
In the nomination election for the Texas Democratic Party, Gene Wu and Jamaal Smith wenr to a runoff election on July 31, 2012. In the runoff, Gene Wu won with 61.6% of the vote. In November 2012, Wu was to face Republican nominee, M.J. Khan who was unopposed in the Republican Primary.
May 29 Democratic Primary
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Joseph Carlos Madden | 391 | 21.8% |
Gene Wu | 773 | 43.1% |
Jamaal Smith | 431 | 24.1% |
Sarah Winkler | 197 | 11.0% |
Total Votes | 1,792 |
July 31 Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Gene Wu | 695 | 61.6% |
Jamaal Smith | 433 | 38.4% |
Total Votes | 1,128 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Texas Political Almanac". TXPoliticalAlmanac. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Scott Hochberg". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Houston state lawmaker Hochberg calling it quits". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Democratic Party Primary Election Candidates". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 March 2012.