Endorsements

The following leaders and organizations endorse
Chris Bell for Texas Senate

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Brazoria County Precinct Chairs
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Galveston County Precinct Chairs
Harris County Precinct Chairs
Jefferson County Precinct Chairs

United States Congress

Congressman Gene Green, District 9
Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee, District 18
Congressman Nick Lampson, District 22
Congressman Al Green, District 29
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Texas State Senators

Senator Mario Gallegos, District 6
Senator Rodney Ellis, District 13
Senator Kirk Watson, District 14
Senator John Whitmire, District 15
Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, District 20
Senator Leticia Van de Putte, District 26
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Texas State Representatives

Rep. Joe Deshotel, District 22
Rep. Craig Eiland, District 23
Rep. Dora Olivo, District 27
Rep. Mark Strama, District 50
Rep. Ellen Cohen, District 134
Rep. Scott Hochberg, District 137
Rep. Senfronia Thompson, District 141
Representative-elect Carol Alvarado, District 145
Rep. Garnet Coleman, District 147
Rep. Hubert Vo, District 149
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Local Officials

Fort Bend County Commissioner-elect Richard Morrison, Precinct 1
Fort Bend County Commissioner Grady Prestage, Precinct 2
Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee, Precinct 1
Jefferson County Commissioner Everette "Bo" Alfred, Precinct 4
Arcola Mayor Maryetta Anderson
Stafford Mayor Leonard Scarcella
West University Place Mayor Bob Kelly
Missouri City Mayor Pro-Tem Eunice Reiter
Harris County Sheriff-elect Adrian Garcia
Houston Controller Annise Parker
Bellaire Councilmember Pat McLaughlan, Position 5
Houston Councilman Peter Brown, At-Large 1
Houston Councilwoman Melissa Noriega, At-Large 3
Houston Councilman James Rodriguez, District I
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Texas Leaders

Gov. Mark White Jr.
Honorable David Bernsen, former State Senator
Honorable Carl Parker, former State Senator
Honorable Albert Luna III, former State Representative
Honorable Ed Watson, former State Representative
Honorable John Sharp, former Comptroller
Former Ambassador Arthur Schechter
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Democratic Party Officials

Texas Democratic Party Chair, Boyd Richie,
Texas Young Democrats President Shondra Wygal
Honorable Sue Funkhouser, Brazoria County Chair
Honorable Elaine Bishop, Fort Bend Democratic County Chair
Honorable Lloyd Criss, Galveston County Chair
Honorable Gerry Birnberg, Harris County Chair
Honorable Gilbert Adams, Jefferson County Chair
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Media

The Fort Bend Star
The Houston Chronicle
Jewish Herald-Voice
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Organizations

ACORN-PAC
Baptist Ministers Association PAC
Houston 80-20 Asian American PAC
Harris County Democrats
Harris County Deputies Organization, Local 154
Harris County Tejano Democrats
HOPE -- Houston Organizations of Public Employees
Houston GLBT Caucus
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Policy Committee PAC
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 341
IBEW Local 527
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
Pakistan American Council of Texas PAC
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Action Fund
Plumbers Local Union No. 68
Sierra Club
Teamsters Local Union 988
Texas AFL-CIO
Texas AFT's Committee on Political Education
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas Freedom Network
Texas League of Conservation Voters
Texas State Employees Union
Texas State Teachers Association
United Transportation Union
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Brazoria County Precinct Chairs

Anne del Prado, Precinct 08
Clarence Crocker, Precinct 14
Sharon Glass, Precinct 18
Ralph Collin, Precinct 20
Amy Chen, Precinct 22
Rene Martinez, Precinct 24
Fanny Browne, Precinct 27
Will Brooks, Precinct 45
George Bettoney, Precinct 48
Dr. Charles Bernard, Precinct 49
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Fort Bend County Precinct Chairs

Connie Meisgeier, Precinct 1007
Cynthia Bennett, Precinct 1118
Emanuel Barnes , Precinct 2033
Valarie Tates, Precinct 2034
Mary Ross, Precinct 2061
D. Carl Garrison, Precinct 3009
Stephanie Tamborello, Precinct 3020
Mohammed Imaduddin, Precinct 3032
Jenny Hurley, Precinct 3053
Riaz Hakeem, Precinct 4119
Rina Chang, Precinct 4065
Monica Garza, Precinct 4084
Geri J. Wells, Precinct 4131
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Galveston County Precinct Chairs

Anne Willis, Precinct 103
Mary Greb, Precinct 104
Oktavia Carstarphen, Precinct 222.
Nate Wilson, Precinct 224
Dallas James, Precinct 276
Diana Stevens, Precinct 115
Jim Rothgeb, Precinct 118
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Harris County Precinct Chairs

Mohammad Pirzada, Precinct 8
Clark Lord, Precinct 15
Sonja Cleary, Precinct 95
Lynn McBee, Precinct 128
Marie N. Monroe, Precinct 133
Bert Anson, Precinct 175
Patrick Durio, Precinct 182
Nancy Masterson, Precinct 215
Maggie Brown, Precinct 232
Sebastian Osueke, Precinct 256
Nancy Lomax, Precinct 268
Ronald Rea, Precinct 282
Joyce Akins, Precinct 284
Cynthia Walker, Precinct 296
Buddy Hooper, Precinct 298
Treonne Williams, Precinct 305
Abe S. Goren, Precinct 309
Mary Luckey, Precinct 316
Jerome Wald, Precinct 317
Dorthea Pindell, Precinct 338
Charlene Tanner, Precinct 350
Carol Wheeler, Precinct 362
Shahid Shaikh, Precinct 400
Alan Guttman, Precinct 403
Zinawit Damer, Precinct 431
Monica Gray, Precinct 447
Leif C. Hatlen, Precinct 461
Joseph Brown, Precinct 509
Belinda Castro, Precinct 521
Farhat Husain, Precinct 522
Mary Green, Precinct 524
Gertrude Pierre, Precinct 547
Eric Owarume, Precinct 556
Melissa Rodgers, Precinct 558
Judith Gatchell, Precinct 559
Carla Johnson, Precinct 589
Samar Nassar, Precinct 618
Aslam Hasnain, Precinct 619
Kerri Byars, Precinct 645
Michael Manning, Precinct 649
Charles Silverman, Precinct 711
Gregory May, Precinct 720
Trang Tran, Precinct 765
Azeem Husain, Precinct 773
Lakesha Rogers, Precinct 788
Ken Bielicki, Precinct 804
Jennifer Hubbs, Precinct 807
Khurshid A. Qureshi, Precinct 813
Norma Smith, Precinct 814
Guyleene Ebersole, Precinct 835
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Jefferson County Precinct Chairs

Geraldine Hunt, Precinct 33
Jim Everfield, Precinct 34
Robert Lee, Precinct 45
Mary E. Mottley, Precinct 53
Glenda Chilo, Precinct 55
Melvin Deloris Allen, Precinct 58
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