08:17 AM CST on Saturday, December 17, 2005

FILINGS FOR PRIMARY RACES

Following are the names, ages and occupations of those who have filed to run in the 2006 primary races, as of Friday. The names are in alphabetical order by seat sought.

REPUBLICAN PARTY

* 158th District Court Judge

Jake Collier, 65, Flower Mound (incumbent)

* 211th District Court Judge

L. Dee Shipman, 50, Denton (incumbent)

* 367th District Court Judge

Lee Gabriel, 51, Sanger (incumbent)

* Commissioner, Precinct 4

Jim Carter, 74, Trophy Club (incumbent)

* Constable, Precinct 2

Mike Carroll, 53, Little Elm, retired

* County Court at Law No. 1

Christine (Chris) Ventura, 49, Carrollton, attorney

Darlene A. Whitten, 60, Denton, attorney, judge (incumbent)

* County Court at Law No. 2

Margaret E. Barnes, 47, Corinth (incumbent)

* County Criminal Court No. 1 Judge

Jim Crouch, 46, Lewisville (incumbent)

* County Criminal Court No. 2 Judge

Virgil Vahlenkamp Jr., 47, Denton (incumbent)

* County Criminal Court No. 3 Judge

David D. Garcia, 47, Denton (incumbent)

* County Criminal Court No. 4 Judge

Joe Bridges, 55, Denton (incumbent)

* County Criminal Court No. 5 Judge

Richard “Ski” Podgorski, 60, Oak Point (incumbent)

* County Judge

Mary Horn, 60, Sanger (incumbent)

Ken L. Stout, 65, Denton, self-employed manager of rental property

* County Clerk

LeDena Ferrell, 57, Krugerville, chief administrator for Denton County Commissioner Jim Carter, Precinct 4

* County Treasurer

Cindy Yeatts Brown, 37, Sanger (incumbent)

* Denton County Republican Party chair

Dianne Edmondson, 64, Denton, recruiter

* District Attorney

Bruce Isaacks, 49, Carrollton (incumbent)

Paul Johnson, 47, Highland Village, attorney

* District Clerk

Sherri Adelstein, 44, Denton (incumbent)

* Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

Joe Holland, 54, Denton, business owner

* Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3

Becky Kerbow, 43, Lewisville (incumbent)

* Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4

Jeff Shaw, 58, Denton, investigator

J.W. Hand, 69, Flower Mound, investigator

* Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5
Mike Bateman, 44, Sanger (incumbent)

* Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6

Patty Larson, 58, Carrollton, chief administrator for County Commissioner Sandy Jacobs, Precinct 2

Terry Simons, 49, Carrollton, contractor

* Probate Court Judge

Don R. Windle, 57, Denton (incumbent)

* State Rep. District 63

Ricky Grunden, 54, Krum, financial advisor

Anne Lakusta, 46, Flower Mound, Realtor

Tan Parker, 34, Flower Mound, businessman

* State Rep. District 64

Myra Crownover, 58, Denton, self-employed

SOURCE: Denton County Republican Party

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

* Denton County Democratic Party chair

John Gossett, 53, Denton, UNT professor