2024 Down-Ballot Candidates

For Erath County Voters, here are down-ballot candidates who may not receive adequate media attention


From official websites and/or Ballotpedia


U.S. Senate, Texas   Colin Allred
    JD in Law from UC Berkeley, Former professional football player
    Served in Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Obama Administration.  
    Worked in a law office specialized in voters’ rights.
    Elected to the US House of Representatives, 2018, representing TX District 32.


Texas Supreme Court, Place 6     Bonnie Lee Goldstein
     Judge Lee serves presently in the Fifth Court of Appeals in Texas, Dallas area. 
    Previously worked in Dallas area law practices, as a city attorney, prosecutor in
     municipal court, and as a municipal judge.


Texas Supreme Court Place 4    Christine Weems
    Currently Judge in the Civil District Court of Harris County
    Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law
    Experience with anti-trust cases and corporate tort cases.  She is licensed to practice
    law in Texas, California, New York and before the US Supreme Court


Texas Supreme Court Place 2     DaSean Jones
    Currently District Judge, Texas District 180
    Decorated veteran with 22 years service, continuing as an Army Reserve Officer.
    Judge Jones stands for fairness and impartiality.


Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge     Holly Taylor
    Currently Assistant Director, Civil Rights…of Travis County District Attorney
    Served as staff attorney and Rules Attorney for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
    She has a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs
    in addition to a J.D. in Law from UT
    Proud of work to investigate claims of wrongful conviction.


Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8     Chika Anyiam
    Currently presides over Texas Criminal District Court #7, Dallas
    She has 20 years of legal experience in criminal law and has tried thousands of cases.


Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7   Nancy Mulder
    Currently  Judge in the Criminal District Court #6, Dallas
    Previously criminal defense attorney and Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County
    She worked as a prosecutor for 12 years and then switched…
    Judge Muller believes in fairness, Preparation for timely function,
    and treating people before the bench and attorneys with respect.


Texas Railroad Commission   Katherine Culbert
    Chemical Engineer with a 20-yr career in Process Safety (chemical plants and oil    
    and gas).
    Knows the industry the RRC regulates.
    Three big issues:  Protect the environment, corporate accountability, transparency.  
    Passionate about environmental Justice: worked in the Houston area on a project
    


Texas House of Representatives District 59   Hannah Bohm
    Lives in Granbury  Bachelor’s Degree Northern Arizona University
    Community Activist
    Three Big issues: Public Education, Reproductive rights / Women’s Rights, 
    Rural Healthcare


Erath County Tax Assessor-Collector    Marycruz Serrano
    Life-long resident of Stephenville.  Long experience in bookkeeping. 
    Works at the Tax Office as a Motor Vehicle Deputy Clerk,  4 ½ years of experience.
     Helped train many of the past, current, and new motor vehicle deputy clerks. 
    Motivated to run to correct discrimination at the local office level.