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With the March Republican primary quickly approaching, we’re taking a look at who has endorsed the candidates running for each office in Potter and Randall Counties. To conduct this experiment, we are surveying the candidates’ social media accounts and websites, as well as results for the candidates following quick Google searches.
For this survey, we are only including notable endorsements. In order to qualify as a notable endorsement, the endorsement has to meet one of the following criteria:
A current or former officeholder of any federally-elected office; or
Current officeholder of any elected office in Texas; or
Current elected statewide or countywide party officer; or
Former elected official who fits one of the above three categories and whose term concluded within the past ten years; or
An individual who is a former candidate for elected office whose most recent election occurred within the past year, and who received at least 15% of the vote; or
An individual who is so well-known to the public for their contributions to local government issues that they are widely recognized as being notable; or
A recognized local political group or civic organization
Please note: In this round-up, we are not including state legislative races, as the leading candidates for both Amarillo-area House seats have received many endorsements. We will do a separate round-up at a later date for these races to focus on just those individual contests.
It is also worth noting that for this round-up, we did not include individuals’ names who have donated to candidates, but who have not formally endorsed those candidates. While contributions are certainly expressions of support for candidates, we decided to focus solely on those who have actually put their names behind candidates in this election cycle.
Applying these criteria, the candidates for local office have received the following endorsements:
Potter County
Judge, 108th District Court
Tim Pirtle
None
Sam Brown Silverman
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas
Pamela Sirmon
None
Joe Marr Wilson
Potter County Law Enforcement Association FOP 57
Harley County Sheriff Chanze Fowler
Dallam County Sheriff Shane Stevenson
84th District Attorney Mark Snider
31st District Attorney Franklin McDonough
Carson County Attorney Scott Sherwood
Gray County Attorney Josh Seabourn
Dallam County Attorney Whitney Hill
Retired Hartley County Sheriff Franky Scott
Potter County Tax Assessor-Collector
Thomas Warren III
U.S. Congressman Ronny Jackson
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi
State Rep. Carl Tepper
State Board of Education Member Aaron Kinsey
Amarillo City Councilman Tom Scherlen
Randall County Commissioner Tam Boatler
Constable Darryl Wertz
Constable Georgia Estrada
Fairly Group President Alex Fairly
Odessa Mayor Javier Joven
Claude ISD Trustee Carsen Roberts
State Republican Executive Committeewoman Tisha Crow
Potter County Republican Chairman Dan Rogers
Randall County Republican Chairman Kelly Giles
Former State Senator Don Huffines
Former Amarillo City Councilman Randy Burkett
Save Amarillo PAC
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas
Tamra Read Dickerson
Potter County Tax Assessor Sherri Aylor
Former City Council candidate Claudette Smith
Potter County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Chip Hunt
Potter County Republican Chairman Dan Rogers
Former City Council candidate Dean Crump
H.R. Kelly
None
Potter County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Kim Gray
Potter County Republican Chairman Dan Rogers
John Coffee
Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley
Amarillo City Councilman Tom Scherlen
Randall County Commissioner Tam Boatler
Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas
Potter County Attorney Scott Brumley
District Attorney Jason Herring
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas
Teamsters Local 577 DRIVE
FOP Lodge 57
Potter County Constable, Precinct 1
Darryl Wertz
Constable Georgia Estrada
Constable Idella Jackson
Former Constable Mike Duval
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas
Teamsters Local 577 DRIVE
Zack Coleman
None
Randall County
Sheriff
Roger Short
None
Chris Forbis
Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley
Randall County Criminal District Attorney Robert Love
Former Sheriff Joel W. Richardson
Amarillo Police Officers Association
Randall County Sheriff’s Association
Potter County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas
CLEAT PAC
Randall County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Brian Bailey
Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley
Palisades Mayor Jerry Lane
Lake Tanglewood Mayor Tiffany Rogers
Teamsters Local 577 DRIVE
Rick Cooper
Former Sheriff Joel W. Richardson
Randall County Republican Party Chair
Kelly Giles
None
Pat Bohlender
None
Brien Maxwell
None