Early returns in the Texas Senate District 15 Democratic primary runoff Tuesday evening indicated that State Rep. Jarvis Johnson was leading against Cook, putting Johnson ahead with one more election away from securing the four-decades long-held seat. Johnson collected 51.7 percent of the unofficial early and ballot-by-mail votes, with Cook...
State Rep. Jarvis Johnson was leading with early and ballot-by-mail votes tallied against State Senator Molly Cook .Early returns in the Texas Senate District 15 Democratic primary runoff Tuesday evening showed State Rep. Jarvis Johnson leading against Molly Cook, putting Johnson ahead with one more election away from securing the four-decades long-held seat.
Trahan’s top three legislative priorities include strengthening what he refers to as the open border, managing escalating crime rates and eventually eliminating what he calls out-of-control property taxes. He is also pro-election security, parental rights and school choice in Texas’s public schools. Despite Johnson’s finish ahead of Cook with 36.1 percent of the vote — and four other candidates — in the March primary to Cook’s 20.6 percent, Cook came out on top her second time facing off against Johnson with 57 percent of the vote to the state representative’s 43 percent.
“It should have been overwhelming, but it wasn’t because we have already been responding to disasters as organizers on the ground for the past few years,” Cook added. “So, it felt like a natural shift, and it was a privilege to do that same work with an increased access that comes with the state senate elected office.”
Johnson entered politics in his late twenties, eventually serving as a Houston City Council member and getting elected as a state representative in 2016. Since then, he has served House District 139, which encompasses part of Houston. Cook, whose boots-on-the-ground work has allowed her to connect with the community, says her unwavering commitment to serving Senate District 15 and its best interests makes her the right choice.
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