Candidate forums are scheduled for Democrats and Republicans vying for federal, state, district and local seats in the Tuesday, March 5 joint primary election.
A Bulverde Spring Branch Conservative Republicans’ candidate forum is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 at The Hampton Inn Bulverde Texas Hill Country, 499 Singing Oaks, Spring Branch.
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Democratic candidates will speak from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the monthly meeting of the Democrats of Comal County at the New Braunfels Public Library Westside Branch, 2910 I-35 Frontage Rd., New Braunfels.
The Comal County Republican Party hosts a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Columbus Hall, 111 Landa St., New Braunfels.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Meet-and-greet starts at 5:30 p.m.
Candidates on the primary ballot but not necessarily RSVP’d to speak at these forums include:
U.S. Senator
Republican – Ted Cruz (incumbent), Holland “Redd” Gibson, R.E. “Rufus” Lopez
Democrat – Colin Allred, Aaron Arguijo, Meri Gomez, Mark Gonzalez, Roland Gutierrez, A. “Robert” Hassan, Steven J. Keough, Heli Rodriguez Prilliman, Carl Oscar Sherman, Thierry Tchenko
U.S. House District 21
Republican – Chip Roy (incumbent)
Democrat – Kristin Hook
State Senator, District 25
Republican – Donna Campbell (incumbent)
Democrat – Merrie Fox
State Representative District 73
Republican – Carrie Isaac (incumbent)
Democrat – Sally Duval
District Judge of the 22nd Judicial District
Republican – R. Bruce Boyer
Democrat – none
District Judge of the 433rd Judicial District
Republican – Dib Waldrip
Democrat – none
Comal County – County Court at Law No. 2
Republican – Charles A. Stephens II (incumbent)
Democrat – none
Comal County – County Court at Law No 3
Republican – Deborah Linnartz Wiggington (incumbent)
Democrat – none
Comal County Sheriff
Republican – Mark W. Reynolds (incumbent)
Democrat – David Williams
Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector
Republican – Kristen H. Hoyt (incumbent)
Democrat – none
Comal County Commissioner Pct. 1
Republican – Doug Leecock, Joyce Yannuzzi
Democrat – Julie Sanders
Comal County Commissioner Pct. 3
Republican – Kevin Webb (incumbent)
Democrat – Tanya Marroquin, Bently Paiz
Comal County Constable Pct. 1
Republican – Charlie Motz (incumbent)
Democrat – none
Comal County Constable Pct. 2
Republican – Mark Cheatum (incumbent)
Democrat – none
Comal County Constable Pct. 4
Republican – David De La Fuente, Alice “Ali” Flores, Chris Garcia
Democrat – none