As I have said in the past, running for office isn’t a damn game especially in Harris County.

Ask the citizens of Hays County. Back in 2020 Avery Anderson won the election for District Clerk. He beat a 3 term incumbent with 32 years of experience in the office. Avery had absolutely no experience besides flipping burgers at a local burger joint. Avery had just graduated….from high school. He was 19 at the time. He raised no money, as in zero dollars. He had no website. He had no social media presence. Voters in Hays County, a county that Democrats worked hard to turn blue, voted for the 19 year old, inexperienced, high school graduate.

Avery resigned 2 years later citing the job of District Clerk was more than he expected. (DUH!) Others in the office resigned with decades of experience. Elected officials called for his resignation since he was unable to do the job. A judge deemed him incompetent to hold the office. It was a disaster.

Here in Harris County we have a similar situation. Alex Maldonado, a 23 year old college student has little if any applicable experience for the office of District Clerk. He is in a runoff with Darell Jordan in the Democratic primary. Jordan has a very impressive resume with experience in the Military, as an attorney, legal counsel for the Texas Legislature, and as a Judge. He has enough experience to give the supporters of Maldonado something to throw rocks at. You can’t throw rocks at Maldonado’s experience because he has none. Why any organization (AFL-CIO, Texan Democrats) would endorse an unqualified candidate over an excellent, experienced Democrat is troubling.

I’m all for young people getting involved in politics but for f*** sakes, come with some applicable experience. Democrats have had other young people run for office with disastrous results. Mike Floyd ran for Pearland ISD Trustee and won. He was still in high school. He was the talk of the town being featured on MSNBC and other news networks. He also resigned after 2 years. Lina Hidalgo was 29 years old with no experience when she took control of the 3rd largest county in the United States. Her time in office needs no further discussion. And recently Democrats elected a young, inexperienced, candidate, who has no Democratic voting record, to lead the Harris County Democratic Party.

The Democrats should do well in Harris County since the republicans have become as popular as herpes at a hot tub party but for f*** sakes we have a candidate who is young with excellent, applicable, experience on the ballot. Electing a young inexperienced, unqualified candidate as the nominee of the Democratic Party would give the Republican Party yet another target along side of Lina Hidalgo. According to the Houston Chronicle the office needs help and proven leadership.

Another lawyer we spoke with described the clerk’s office as a “disaster” with an added expletive thrown in. Nobody we spoke with blames the front-line clerks. They are underpaid and can’t on their own clear the blockages between various fiefdoms run by the district attorney, sheriff and judges.

Running for office is not a g**damn game.