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Filings for primary races

07:15 AM CST on Wednesday, January 4, 2006

FILINGS FOR PRIMARY RACES

Following are the names, ages and occupations of those who have filed to run in the March 7 Republican and Democratic primary races, as of Monday. The names are in alphabetical order by seat sought:

REPUBLICAN PARTY

158th District Court judge
Jake Collier, 66, Flower Mound (incumbent)

211th District Court judge
L. Dee Shipman, 50, Denton (incumbent)

367th District Court judge
Lee Gabriel, 51, Sanger (incumbent)

Commissioner, Precinct 2
Ron Marchant, 53, Carrollton, former justice of the peace, Precinct 6

Commissioner, Precinct 4

Jim Carter, 74, Trophy Club (incumbent)

Andy Eads, 34, Flower Mound, real estate agent

Holly Gray-McPherson, 33, Roanoke, small-business owner

Constable, Precinct 2

Mike Carroll, 53, Little Elm, retired

Michael Truitt, 44, The Colony (incumbent)

County clerk

LeDena Ferrell, 57, Krugerville, chief administrator for Denton County

Commissioner Jim Carter, Precinct 4

Cynthia Mitchell, 33, Corinth (incumbent)

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 CourtNo. 1 judge

Jim Crouch, 46, Lewisville (incumbent)

County Criminal CourtNo. 2 judge

Virgil Vahlenkamp Jr., 47, Denton (incumbent)

County Criminal CourtNo. 3 judge

David D. Garcia, 47, Denton (incumbent)

County Criminal CourtNo. 4 judge

Joe Bridges, 55, Denton (incumbent)

County Criminal CourtNo. 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 treasurer

Cindy Yeatts Brown, 37, Sanger (incumbent)

Denton CountyRepublican Party chair

Dianne Edmondson, 64, Denton, recruiter

District attorney

Bruce Isaacks, 50, 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

Kenny Kirkland, 47, Denton (incumbent)

Justice of the peace, Precinct 2

James R. DePiazza, 40, The Colony, marriage and family counselor

Carlos Gallardo, 49, Frisco, stay-at-home father

Robert C. Holliefield, 29, Little Elm, Denton County warrant deputy

Art Maldonado, 35, Little Elm, lawyer

Justice of the peace, Precinct 3

Becky Kerbow, 43, Lewisville (incumbent)

Justice of the peace, Precinct 4

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

Michael J. McCartney IV, 35, Justin, banker

Jeff Shaw, 58, Denton, investigator

Adrian Weaver, 46, Lantana, energy sales

Justice of the peace, Precinct 5

Mike Bateman, 44, Sanger (incumbent)

Justice of the peace, Precinct 6

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

Terry Simons, 49, Carrollton, contractor

Probate court judge

Don R. Windle, 57, Denton (incumbent)

State House of Representatives, District 63

Ricky Grunden, 54, Krum, financial adviser

Anne Lakusta, 46, Flower Mound, real estate agent

Bill Lawrence, 60, Highland Village, consultant

Tan Parker, 34, Flower Mound, businessman

Michael J. “Mike” Savoie, 44, Northlake, college professor

Larry T. Smith, 64, Pilot Point, businessman

State House of Representatives, District 64

Myra Crownover, 58, Denton, self-employed (incumbent)

State House of Representatives, District 65

Burt Solomons, 55, Carrollton, real estate lawyer (incumbent)

State Senate, District 12

Jane Nelson, 54, Lewisville, small-business owner (incumbent)

U.S. House of Representatives, District 26

Michael Burgess, 55, Flower Mound (incumbent)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Denton CountyDemocratic Party chair

John Gossett, 53, Denton, University of North Texas professor

Commissioner, Precinct 2

Amy Manuel, 41, The Colony, computer analyst

Justice of the peace, Precinct 1

Franklin “Mac” Poe, 62, Denton, field engineer

U.S.House of Representatives, District 26

Tim Barnwell, 55, Providence Village, consultant

State House of Representatives, District 64

John Robert McLeod, 27, Denton, mortgage banker

State Senate, District 12

Dwight B. Fullingim, 61, Denton, public relations executive

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