Bay Area Houston

NOTE: The Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) does NOT endorse in the primary. This group is NOT associated with the HCDP in any way.

The Harris County Democratic Endorsed (HCDE) is sending out endorsements in the upcoming Democratic primary. So far I have received an unsolicited text referencing their Instagram account and their website. Their logo is very similar to HCDP’s as is their website which is hosted on WordPress. (rookies) Their endorsement is paid for by Community Justice PAC a PAC created late last year. So who is spending money on this deceiving endorsement? Glad you asked.

The Community Justice PAC has only one report filed. They raised $50,000 from two individuals/entities, spent over $13,000, and has over $36,000 COH. Joshua Lee donated $25,000 and the law firm Push & Nguyen donated $25,000. The treasurer, Jarvis Calhoun, lists Lee as an attorney with Armstrong Lee & Baker LLP. You can read the entire report here. Of the $13,000 $7626 was paid to Christian Alexander with a PO Box for JC National for consulting expense and $5000 to John Humphries with a PO Box for Loud Inc for a reimbursement for the the JRR Dinner. Jarvis Calhoun has an address associated with Loud Inc.

What is interesting about this “endorsement” is their endorsement of Judge Mike Engelhart’s opponent. His opponent, although well qualified, makes one wonder “Why are you running?”. Seriously. Judge Engelhart is a very well respected Democratic Judge. The HCDE has endorsed other candidates like Judge Kyle Carter, Robert K. Schaffer, and R.K. Sandill, all great Judges then they endorse Engelhart’s opponent?

It seems, on the surface, this deceiving endorsement is targeting Judge Engelhart. I have reached out to the treasurer to discuss but he has refused. They have $36,000 COH and early voting starts in a week or so.

BTW. People who send out unsolicited texts can be held accountable for $1500 for each text. Anyone interested in pursuing this?

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