Harris County
County Attorney – Unexpired Term
- On ballot as
- ABBIE KAMIN
- Current role
- Harris County Attorney (appointed by Commissioners Court in a split vote, effective June 15, 2026)
- Background
- JD, American University Washington College of Law (per campaign)
- BA, Tulane University (per campaign)
- Former general civil, voting rights and civil rights attorney (per campaign)
- Native Houstonian (per campaign)
- Experience
- Former Houston City Council member
- Chaired the Houston City Council Public Safety & Homeland Security and Labor committees
- Former associate regional director, Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region (per campaign)
- Former committee director and clerk, Texas Legislature (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won
- Top priorities
- "taking on scammers and slumlords who prey on seniors and the vulnerable"
- "standing up to polluters to protect our air and water"
- "suing Trump and Abbott to protect our democracy"
- Says her priority for the next three months is "to protect every eligible voter's rights, free and fair elections, and our democracy"
- Campaign site: will "create a stand-alone Civil Rights Division in the County Attorney's office"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: will help county departments "secure and use funds responsibly, and to prevent claw-backs and other penalties" on federal grants
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: will "hold both developers and petro-chemical manufacturers accountable and ensure compliance with laws and regulations designed to prevent flooding"
- Public safety: Campaign site: will "partner with the District Attorney to expedite civil protective orders to keep women and children safe against abusers"
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas Organizing Project PAC
- Houston Chronicle editorial board (primary)
- Congresswoman Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (listed by campaign)
- Congressman Marc Veasey (listed by campaign)
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- State Representative Gene Wu (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Jon Rosenthal (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia (listed by campaign)
- Harris Co. Tax Assessor / Voter Registrar Annette Ramirez (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Constable Alan Rosen, Precinct 1 (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Constable Sherman Eagleton, Precinct 3 (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Constable Silvia Trevino, Precinct 6 (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Constable James "Smokie" Phillips Pct. 7 (listed by campaign)
- West University Place Mayor Susan Sample (listed by campaign)
- Southside Place Mayor Andy Chan (listed by campaign)
- Houston Mayor Pro Tem Martha Castex-Tatum (listed by campaign)
- Houston City Council Member Sallie Alcorn (listed by campaign)
- Houston City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (listed by campaign)
- Houston City Council Member Tarsha Jackson (listed by campaign)
- Houston City Council Member Mario Castillo (listed by campaign)
- METRO Board Member Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Dept. of Ed. Trustee Silky Joshi-Malik (listed by campaign)
- Cypress Fairbanks ISD Trustee Kendra Yarborough Camarena (listed by campaign)
- Former State Rep. & Houston Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen (listed by campaign)
- Former State Rep. Debra Danburg (listed by campaign)
- Former Houston City Council Member Robert Gallegos (listed by campaign)
- Former Houston City Council Member Gordon Quan (listed by campaign)
- Former Houston City Council Member Gracie Saenz (listed by campaign)
- Ambassador Carrin Patman (listed by campaign)
- SBA Fmr Assoc Administrator Francisco Sanchez (listed by campaign)
- Bishop James Dixon (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (listed by campaign)
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (listed by campaign)
- Houston Federation of Teachers (listed by campaign)
- Plumbers Union Local 68 (listed by campaign)
- Unite Here Local 23 (listed by campaign)
- International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 31 (listed by campaign)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 716 (listed by campaign)
- Pipe Fitters Local 211 (listed by campaign)
- Teamsters Local 988 (listed by campaign)
- Afro-American Police Officers League (listed by campaign)
- Communications Workers of America, Local 6222 (listed by campaign)
- Service Employees International Union Texas (listed by campaign)
- Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
- Texas Coalition of Black Democrats Harris County Chapter (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Area 5 Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Bay Area Democratic Movement (listed by campaign)
- Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
- Baptist Ministers of Houston & Vicinity PAC (listed by campaign)
- Latinas United (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Tejano Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Greater Houston Builders Association (listed by campaign)
- Houston Apartment Association (listed by campaign)
- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (MABAH) (listed by campaign)
- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
- Houston Association of Realtors (listed by campaign)
- Workers Defense Action Fund (listed by campaign)
- Everytown for Gun Safety (listed by campaign)
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) (listed by campaign)
- National Democratic County Officials (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Rudy Rasmus, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Bread of Life Inc., St. John's Downtown and Temenos CDC (listed by campaign)
- Bishop Dr. John Ogletree, Jr., founding pastor of First Metropolitan Church (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Elmo Johnson & First Lady Mary Johnson, Rose of Sharon MBC (listed by campaign)
- Deacon David Allen, Damascus MBC (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Arthur Mitchell, Bibleway Baptist Church (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Harvey Clemons Jr., Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Ronnie Collins, Macedonia MBC (listed by campaign)
- Bill Kelly, Precinct Chair (01) (listed by campaign)
- Sophie Adams, Precinct Chair (02) (listed by campaign)
- Howard Watson, Precinct Chair (55) (listed by campaign)
- Hayden Cohen, Precinct Chair (176) (listed by campaign)
- Terrance Shanks, Precinct Chair (193) (listed by campaign)
- Lenora Sorola-Pohlman, Precinct Chair (204) (listed by campaign)
- Daniel Vasquez, Precinct Chair (207) (listed by campaign)
- Alan Guttman, Precinct Chair (403) (listed by campaign)
- Amethyst James, Precinct Chair (492) (listed by campaign)
- Sakina Lanig, Precinct Chair (600) (listed by campaign)
- Janice Weaver, Precinct Chair (698) (listed by campaign)
- Linda Cryer, Precinct Chair (896) (listed by campaign)
- Democrats of Precinct 927 (listed by campaign)
- Jackie W. Anderson, President, Houston Federation of Teachers (listed by campaign)
- Dean Corgey, VP, Seafarers International Union's Gulf Coast Region (listed by campaign)
- Maisha Coulter, CEO Aid of Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA) (listed by campaign)
- Carl Davis, former Vice Chair of the Texas Democratic Party (listed by campaign)
- Lane Lewis, Former Chair, Harris County Democratic Party (listed by campaign)
- Nicholas Little, Chairman for Criminal Justice NAACP Houston Branch (listed by campaign)
- Benjamin Warren, Lifetime Board Member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Board of Trustees (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- abbiekamin.com
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