FBISDWatch Endorses Dora Olivo For State Representative!

FBISDWatch Endorses Dora Olivo For State Representative!


Due to bar association and other legal entanglements by Ms. Olivo's challenger, Ron Reynolds, in the district 27 state house race and her long dedication to education issues locally, FBISDWatch is formerly endorsing Dora in this bid for re-election. Get more from her campaign website on her service history and supporters at:

http://www.doraolivo.com/

http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Member_Directory&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=203318 (Texas Bar Association Report On Challenger)

FBN: Raymond Gains More Support From Law Enforcement Agencies With HPD Endorsement!

Houston Police Union Endorses Richard Raymond Fort Bend DA’s Race
January 28th, 2010 | by John Pape, FortBendNow

The Houston Police Officers Union this week endorsed Republican candidate Richard Raymond in his bid to unseat Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey.

Fort Bend County resident and HPOU Executive Director Mark Clark and HPOU President Gary Blankenship made the announcement.

Clark is a 31 year veteran of the Houston Police Department and has resided in Fort Bend County for 40 years.

HPOU represents all 5,092 Houston Police officers and takes an active interest in area political races.

Raymond’s endorsement by HPOU and other law enforcement leaders, including four-term Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright, appears to be in response to what many law enforcement officers believe is an anti-police bias on the part of Healey and his staff.

http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/01/28/43604

From MCC: Jubilation In Some Quarters Of Missouri City After The Announced Retirement Of Heavily Developer-backed Buddy Jimerson From City Council!

Click the following link for more: http://missouricitychatter.blogspot.com/2010/01/jimerson-announces-retirement.html

--Rumors fly over his replacement...

Clouser vs. Sherman, The Race Is On!

Click this link for the FB Star story: http://www.fortbendstar.com/012010/n_incumbent.htm

FBN: District Attorneys 2nd Debate (Sparks Fly)

Healey: I Am A Public Servant, I Am Not A Politician
January 18th, 2010 | by Jamie Mock, Fortbendnow

Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey spent a large portion of a recent debate responding to accusations that he has mismanaged the office he has held for the past 17 years.

The debate, featuring Republican candidates Healey, Richard Raymond and Nina Schaefer, was sponsored by the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women’s Club and held in Missouri City Jan. 15. According to information from the Fort Bend County Democratic Party, no Democrat filed to run for district attorney, and the three Republicans will face off in the March 2 primary.

While all three candidates touted “swift” justice, long sentences, no tolerance for crime in the county and the prosecution of white collar crime, Raymond and Schaefer repeatedly accused Healey of being “stagnant,” creating a backlog on the court dockets, mishandling the office’s budget and not working well with police and the courts...

Get more: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/01/18/43380

FBH Editorial From Hartman On DAs Race-

Column: Give Healey the boot-

GOP voters can send message to DA’s office
By Fred Hartman
Published:
Friday, January 15, 2010 12:22 PM CST

District Attorney John Healey deserves to be ousted in the March 2 Republican primary, and we were reminded again this week about why that needs to happen.

Healey faces two opponents in Nina Schaefer and Richard Raymond. Two of the central issues will be how he sanctioned wrongful prosecutions of nine men in the Holden Roofing and Jamie Roberts cases.

Essentially, Healey let “white collar crime” prosecutor Mike Elliott run amok and abuse his prosecutorial power.

When Elliott had to file multiple dismissals in both cases and failed to get any convictions, Healey fired him because he became a political liability with the election looming. Since then, Healey has offered a litany of excuses for his poor judgment and inability to control Elliott.

In a candidate forum with Schaefer and Raymond this week, Healey blamed the Fort Bend Herald’s coverage of the Holden Roofing and Roberts trials because he said we disliked Elliott. For the record, other newspapers have also been critical of Healey and Elliott, along with numerous Fort Bend and Houston lawyers.

Healey is deliberately trying to divert attention from his performance. The media’s feelings aren’t the issue. Editorial writers and columnists have a problem with arrogance, bullying tactics, withholding key evidence and general unfairness toward people who haven’t committed crimes.

We have a responsibility to hold our district attorney’s feet to the fire when he allows a prosecutor to use the grand jury as a battering ram and waste taxpayer money....get more at:

http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2010/01/15/opinion/doc4b5089e42d67c902261192.txt

http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/sworncomp/2007/270333.pdf

http://www.richarddraymond.com

FBH: District Attorney Candidates Debate

DA candidates trade punches

Three Republicans spar in first debate of political season
BY DON MUNSCH
dmunsch@fbherald.com
Published:Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:07 AM CST

District Attorney John Healey took some jabs but punched back at his two opponents in the Republican field of district attorney candidates Tuesday during a debate at the Cinco Ranch Branch of Fort Bend County Libraries in Katy.

Healey faces lawyers Nina Schaefer and Richard Raymond in the GOP primary on March 2. The debate was sponsored by Katy Area Republicans and West Fort Bend County Republican Women’s Club. The three candidates are set to spar again at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Spring Creek Barbecue on Texas 6 in Missouri City in a debate sponsored by the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women’s Club.

After candidates introduced themselves, they took questions from reporters from two local newspapers and prepared questions from the audience and then made closing statements. Around 75 people attended the debate...

... “Justice delayed is justice denied,” she said. “You elect me, you will have swift justice. We will not tolerate criminals.”

Raymond said he was the “best man for the job” and said he was a certified public accountant in addition to be a lawyer. He said his experience in running a budget and office help make him a viable candidate.

“I currently run three budgets in excess of a million dollars; two of them alone each independently are more than the budget of the district attorney’s office now,” he said. “I know how to run a payroll, I know how to run a business and I know how to do it profitably. Unlike the incumbent, when he runs out of money, he runs to commissioners court and asks for more money. You and I both know that’s not the way to run any business or any office. We have a budget and we have to stick to it.”

Full story: http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2010/01/13/news/doc4b4df75a168d9551028901.txt

Related: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2008/07/31/32696

HCN: Sherman Runs For Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace

Tony Sherman files for Justice of Peace, Precinct 2 seat

Tony Sherman
From staff reports
Updated: 01.11.10

Tony Sherman, former Texas Arts Commissioner, announced that change is needed and is coming to Precinct 2 as he released a press release announcing his candidacy for the Justice of Peace, precinct 2 seat in Fort Bend County.

Sherman recently filed his candidacy to run for the seat, currently held by Fort Bend County JP Joel Clouser.

He is seeking the Democratic nomination in the March 2 Democratic primary election, against Clouser, an 18-year politician who has filed by petition to run for re-election.



Tony's website is http://www.tonyshermanforjp.com/

FBI: Primaries Set

Battle lines drawn for party primary elections
By SESHADRI KUMAR, Fort Bend Independent

A slew of candidates have entered the Republican and Democratic party primaries for various local political offices for which the filing deadline ended on Jan. 4.

While local Republicans have some unforeseen contests, Democrats have fielded candidates to most of the offices.

The notable primary contests in the Republican Party include Precinct 4 Commissioner, District Attorney, County Court-at-Law No.2, Justice of the Peace Pct. 1, Place 2, 268th District Court and Congressional Dist. 14.

Incumbent DA John Healey faces Nina Schaefer and Richard Raymond.

Incumbent Pct. 4 Commissioner James Patterson faces Steve Smelley.

District Judge Brady Elliott is challenged by Roxie Roll.

The County Court-at-Law No. 2 is an open seat for which Jeff McMeans and Rick Forlano have filed...(get the full story at http://fbindependent.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=2204&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2531&hn=fbindependent&he=.com )