Key Topics & Facts:

• Election Day: May 4; Early Voting: April 22 – 30
• Newly created elected positions are on this May’s ballot
• Republicans are working to pack local boards as low turnout favors conservatives
• Your vote means more in low turnout, high impact elections

Get Out the Vote

Your vote on May 4 (or anytime before April 30, vote early!) directly impacts local communities and governance structures, like the newly created local appraisal district offices in counties with 75,000 people or more. These elections will influence your daily life. Low turnout, high impact elections amplify the significance of each vote cast, and will magnify your influence on the outcomes. With this in mind, make your plan to vote now, and bring a friend with you!

Progressive Principles Win

Extremists want to pack governing bodies with those against local control, breeding decisions which choose MAGA values and corporate profits over people. It’s our job to ensure our friends and family know who to vote for and why progressive values win. Good people are running to strengthen our public schools and ensure adequate funding for community projects from public transportation to affordable housing. Further, we must pick candidates who want to make elections easier to participate in, fostering a healthier, more inclusive democratic process. 

To choose the best, check out our list of Progress Texas endorsed candidates, Certified Progressive Candidates, and a consolidated list of local Democratic-leaning candidates in many areas of the state below.

Progress Texas Endorsed:

Travis County

• Travis County Appraisal District, Place 1: Jett Hanna
• Travis County Appraisal District, Place 2: Shenghao "Daniel" Wang
• Travis County Appraisal District, Place 3: Dick Lavine

Certified Progressives:

Bexar County Democrats (Endorsed candidates):

• Bexar County Appraisal District, Place 2: Stephen Spears
• Bexar County Appraisal District, Place 3: G.L. (Larry) Lamborn

Brownsville: (Democratic leaning candidates): 

• Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 1: Patrick Everitt
• Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 3: Andres Rios
• Brownsville Port Commissioner Place 5: Josette Cruz Hinojosa

Corpus Christi/Nueces County Democrats (Democratic leaning candidate):

• Nueces County Appraisal District, Place 2: Joseph E. Titlebaum

DFW Democrats: (Certified Progressives)

• Dallas County Appraisal District, Place 2: Kendall Scudder
• Denton County Appraisal District, Place 3: Jordan E. Villarreal 
• Dallas ISD Trustee District 9: Edward Turner
• Tarrant County Appraisal District, Place 3: Lee Henderson

Fort Bend County Democrats (Democratic leaning candidates):

• Fort Bend County Appraisal District, Place 3: Amer Kumar
• Fort Bend ISD Trustee, Position 2: M. Asher Baptiste (endorsed by Gulf Coast Labor Federation)

Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation (AFL-CIO Labor Endorsed candidates):

Harris County

• Harris County Appraisal District Place 1 Kathy Blueford Daniels
• Harris County Appraisal District Place 2 Melissa Noriega
• Harris County Appraisal District Place 3 Pelumi Adeleke
• Humble City Council Place 5 Bobby Panzarella

Fort Bend County

• Fort Bend ISD Trustee, Position 2 Dr. Asher Baptiste
• Fort Bend ISD Trustee, Position 6 Angel Hicks

Brazoria County

• Brazoria County Appraisal District, Position 1 Robert York-Westbrook
• Pearland ISD, Position 6 Jenny Francis
• Alvin ISD Trustee, Position 2 Travis Boldt
• Alvin ISD Trustee, Position 3 Danielle Swiney

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• Make a plan to vote! GoVoteTexas.org has you covered with polling locations to sample ballots.
• Do you live in an urban county? Why the May Appraisal Elections are actually important.
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