Final chance to vote early in primary
It’s the last day of early voting in the Democratic and Republican primary elections. Election Day is Tuesday. Once again, we offer the Express-news Editorial Board’s recommendations. We hope they inspire — or remind — readers to cast their ballots.
To prepare these recommendations, we interviewed candidates, conducted background research, spoke with sources and evaluated their résumés. We only make recommendations in contested primaries. There are occasions when we cannot recommend a candidate because of their policy positions or backgrounds.
The Express-news Editorial Board comprises Josh Brodesky, editorial page editor; Nancy M. Preyor-johnson, deputy editorial page editor; and Cary Clack and Gilbert Garcia, editorial writers and columnists. We are independent, nonpartisan and separate from the Express-news newsroom. The Editorial Board reports to publisher Mark Medici.
We hope these recommendations are useful to readers, and we encourage voters to conduct their own research into candidates. The Express-news offers a voter’s guide, which can be found on expressnews.com. The League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area’s guide can be found online at vote411.org. Click on “Find What’s on Your Ballot.”
Democratic primary
President: Joe Biden
U.S. Senate: Colin Allred
U.S. House, District 23: Lee Bausinger
Railroad commissioner: Bill Burch
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 2: Randy Sarosdy
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 6: Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Texas House, District 118: Kristian Carranza
Texas House, District 119: Elizabeth “Liz” Campos
Texas House, District 121: Laurel Jordan Swift
Texas House, District 125: Ray Lopez
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals, Place 2: Beth Watkins
District judge, 73rd Judicial District: Elizabeth Martinez
Sheriff: Javier Salazar
County tax assessor-collector: Albert Uresti
County commissioner, Precinct 1: Rebeca Clay-flores
Republican primary
President: Nikki Haley
U.S. Senate: No recommendation
U.S. House, District 23: Tony Gonzales
U.S. House, District 28: No recommendation
U.S. House, District 35: Brandon Craig Dunn
Railroad commissioner: Petra Reyes
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 4: Brian Walker
Presiding judge, Court of Criminal Appeals: Sharon Keller
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7: Barbara Parker Hervey
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8: Michelle Slaughter
Texas House, District 119: No recommendation
Texas House, District 121: Steve Allison
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Todd Mccray
Sheriff: Dennis Casillas
County commissioner, Precinct 3: Grant Moody
Beat the Election Day crowd while doing your part for democracy