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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