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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So Houston fire Fighters Association President Marty Langton throwing his
head into the ring running for Harris County Judge joints
to talk about Charles Blaine Urban reform. Well, the Harris
County Judge fields getting a little crowded, don't you think, Brgin.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, it definitely is, you know were and we still
have a long time to go before filing, and so
we're gonna see what happens. But it is getting crowded,
certainly more on the Democratic side than the Republican side.
But this is definitely breathing some new life into the
into the Republican side.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Okay, And that was the next question I was going
to ask you. I assumed and maybe I shouldn't have assumed,
that Marty Langton is a Republican.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yes, well, I.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Mean, as all indications suggests at this point. I think
the biggest thing was that his campaign treasurer was Fred Zeidman,
who is a you know, kind of well known Republican
donor and butler here in town. And so that was
the biggest indication. But I think prior to that yet
people weren't really sure because of so much of his
involvement in city politics.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
That it just really didn't come up.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
And so and also because he has a lot of
friends on both sides as seen in the legislature with
the number of winds they've racked up for the union
of that at that level. And so yeah, I think
there's a big question marked up until that point. But
with appointing Fred Zeiman at his treasurer, I would assume
that's further indication that he's going to be fowing as
a Republican.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, you know, there is still kind of a question mark, though,
isn't there when you could because there's there's all kinds
of Republicans, just like there's all kinds of Democrats. I mean,
if you're a Democrat, you'd be you know, far progressive left,
or you could be more like a Job Whitmeyer. If
you're a Republican, you can be like a Bush Republican,
or you can be a Trump Republican, be a Maga Republican.
So we don't really know what, you know, where he
(01:29):
is on that scale, do we, right?
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, no, and we don't.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
And I think that's the thing, you know, we he's
presumably going to file as a Republican. But I think
there's yeah, a lot of question about where he's going
to come down on some of these issues, because I
think if you have followed kind of his career in
the work that he's own with the Union, most of
it has been at the city level or at the
legislative level, but not really on a partisan basis. And
so we don't know on some of these other issues
that might arise in a Republican primary or as county judge.
(01:54):
You know, take, for instance, guaranteed basic income, Like what.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Would he do with that? I can take a guess,
but I don't know.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
And so I think these are gonna be questions that
are gonna have to be ferron it out throughout the
course of this campaign. So I know it's going to
be an exciting race because we've got two can at
least two kind of more prominent candidates if you will,
who are gonna be battling out and who knows who else.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Is gonna get in between that?
Speaker 1 (02:11):
And now, yeah, true enough, what does that tell us
about Lena Hill Dodago? She has she's never really officially
said what she's doing at this point? Is she staying in?
What are you hearing? What's gonna happen with Lena Hill Dago.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
You know, I mean, everything I've been hearing has been
indicating that she was not going to stay in and
that she was going to run to replace a congressman,
Congressman Sylvia Garcia. Now with everything changing with redistricting, who knows.
I mean, you know, I was having a conversation the
other day where you know, at that point, it provides
before redistricting, it provided her an opportunity out.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
And so now if the redistricting happens.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
The way that it's looking like it will, I don't
really know where she goes from here, and so we
might we might be stuck with her running again. But truly,
I think when you watch Commissioner's Court and you see
some of the actions she's taken in the fights that
she's having with folks, it really does seem like she
has just done with this job and she's just unhappy
being County Judge.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Well, I think I don't know that she was ever
very happy doing that job, nor do I think any
of us were very happy with the job that she did.
So it probably is a good idea that she decides
not to go for it. Of the candidates who have declared,
do you see a clear front runner for each party
at this point or not.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
I really don't.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
I mean, I think it's I can kind of game
plan it out, but I really don't. On the Republican side,
I think that both the two leaning candidates, and Lisa
Dutt in the mayripining point and Marty Langton both have
to really ingratiate themselves with Republican primary voters. I think
they know a lot of voters, but the primary voters
are going to be driving this. And on the Democratic side,
I mean, sure, you've got a niece, Parker, but a
lot of the progressives have been attacking her because of
her association with Kim Ogg and how that's like the
(03:41):
old wing of the Democratic Party. And then you know,
you've got Lena who just count as the least favored
elected official in Harris County. And so it's really hard
to say, but I do think that on the Democratic side,
if Lena does run again, I do think Democrats will
go for her.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
I don't know by what margin, but I think they
will go for her.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
But I hope that's not the case, but I do
feel that's gonna be the case if she chooses to
run again.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
All Right, Charles thanks, is always good to talk to you.
Formourban reform Charles Blaine It's six twenty six
So Houston fire Fighters Association President Marty Langton throwing his
head into the ring running for Harris County Judge joints
to talk about Charles Blaine Urban reform. Well, the Harris
County Judge fields getting a little crowded, don't you think, Brgin.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, it definitely is, you know were and we still
have a long time to go before filing, and so
we're gonna see what happens. But it is getting crowded,
certainly more on the Democratic side than the Republican side.
But this is definitely breathing some new life into the
into the Republican side.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Okay, And that was the next question I was going
to ask you. I assumed and maybe I shouldn't have assumed,
that Marty Langton is a Republican.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yes, well, I.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Mean, as all indications suggests at this point. I think
the biggest thing was that his campaign treasurer was Fred Zeidman,
who is a you know, kind of well known Republican
donor and butler here in town. And so that was
the biggest indication. But I think prior to that yet
people weren't really sure because of so much of his
involvement in city politics.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
That it just really didn't come up.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
And so and also because he has a lot of
friends on both sides as seen in the legislature with
the number of winds they've racked up for the union
of that at that level. And so yeah, I think
there's a big question marked up until that point. But
with appointing Fred Zeiman at his treasurer, I would assume
that's further indication that he's going to be fowing as
a Republican.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, you know, there is still kind of a question mark, though,
isn't there when you could because there's there's all kinds
of Republicans, just like there's all kinds of Democrats. I mean,
if you're a Democrat, you'd be you know, far progressive left,
or you could be more like a Job Whitmeyer. If
you're a Republican, you can be like a Bush Republican,
or you can be a Trump Republican, be a Maga Republican.
So we don't really know what, you know, where he
(01:29):
is on that scale, do we, right?
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, no, and we don't.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
And I think that's the thing, you know, we he's
presumably going to file as a Republican. But I think
there's yeah, a lot of question about where he's going
to come down on some of these issues, because I
think if you have followed kind of his career in
the work that he's own with the Union, most of
it has been at the city level or at the
legislative level, but not really on a partisan basis. And
so we don't know on some of these other issues
that might arise in a Republican primary or as county judge.
(01:54):
You know, take, for instance, guaranteed basic income, Like what.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Would he do with that? I can take a guess,
but I don't know.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
And so I think these are gonna be questions that
are gonna have to be ferron it out throughout the
course of this campaign. So I know it's going to
be an exciting race because we've got two can at
least two kind of more prominent candidates if you will,
who are gonna be battling out and who knows who else.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Is gonna get in between that?
Speaker 1 (02:11):
And now, yeah, true enough, what does that tell us
about Lena Hill Dodago? She has she's never really officially
said what she's doing at this point? Is she staying in?
What are you hearing? What's gonna happen with Lena Hill Dago.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
You know, I mean, everything I've been hearing has been
indicating that she was not going to stay in and
that she was going to run to replace a congressman,
Congressman Sylvia Garcia. Now with everything changing with redistricting, who knows.
I mean, you know, I was having a conversation the
other day where you know, at that point, it provides
before redistricting, it provided her an opportunity out.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
And so now if the redistricting happens.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
The way that it's looking like it will, I don't
really know where she goes from here, and so we
might we might be stuck with her running again. But truly,
I think when you watch Commissioner's Court and you see
some of the actions she's taken in the fights that
she's having with folks, it really does seem like she
has just done with this job and she's just unhappy
being County Judge.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Well, I think I don't know that she was ever
very happy doing that job, nor do I think any
of us were very happy with the job that she did.
So it probably is a good idea that she decides
not to go for it. Of the candidates who have declared,
do you see a clear front runner for each party
at this point or not.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
I really don't.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
I mean, I think it's I can kind of game
plan it out, but I really don't. On the Republican side,
I think that both the two leaning candidates, and Lisa
Dutt in the mayripining point and Marty Langton both have
to really ingratiate themselves with Republican primary voters. I think
they know a lot of voters, but the primary voters
are going to be driving this. And on the Democratic side,
I mean, sure, you've got a niece, Parker, but a
lot of the progressives have been attacking her because of
her association with Kim Ogg and how that's like the
(03:41):
old wing of the Democratic Party. And then you know,
you've got Lena who just count as the least favored
elected official in Harris County. And so it's really hard
to say, but I do think that on the Democratic side,
if Lena does run again, I do think Democrats will
go for her.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
I don't know by what margin, but I think they
will go for her.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
But I hope that's not the case, but I do
feel that's gonna be the case if she chooses to
run again.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
All Right, Charles thanks, is always good to talk to you.
Formourban reform Charles Blaine It's six twenty six
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