State of Texas
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 3
- On ballot as
- TODD FRANKFORT
- Current role
- Family law attorney in private practice, Houston
- Background
- Native Houstonian
- Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Teaches family law at Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Experience
- 30+ years in private practice (per campaign)
- Family law practice: marital property, divorce, custody, family law appeals (per campaign)
- Earlier: real estate and commercial litigation (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "It is not my job to change the law; that is what the legislature is for."
- "I prioritize transparency and accessibility throughout the judicial process"
- "ensure that the law is the basis for every ruling"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I share the conservative values of judicial restraint and strict interpretation of the laws as written and will not allow judges to legislate from the bench."
- Court administration: Campaign site: "I prioritize transparency and accessibility throughout the judicial process"
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary runoff)
- Kenny Webster – Talk Radio Host (listed by campaign)
- Conservative Republicans of Harris County (listed by campaign)
- Conservative Republicans of Texas (listed by campaign)
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- The Link Letter (listed by campaign)
- Texas Conservative Review (listed by campaign)
- Kingwood Tea Party (listed by campaign)
- Katy Christian Magazine (listed by campaign)
- Texas Homeschool Coalition (listed by campaign)
- Houston Region Business Coalition (HRBC) (listed by campaign)
- C-Club (listed by campaign)
- Spring Branch Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Young Republicans of Houston (listed by campaign)
- Brazoria County Conservatives (listed by campaign)
- Young Republicans Gulf Coast (listed by campaign)
- Bay Area Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
- POLICE Inc (listed by campaign)
- Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) – Harris County Employees Organization (listed by campaign)
- The BLUES, World’s Largest Police Magazine (listed by campaign)
- Galveston Municipal Police Association (listed by campaign)
- Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (listed by campaign)
- Mexican American Sheriff’s Organization (MASO) (listed by campaign)
- Houston Metro Police Union Lodge 98 (listed by campaign)
- League City POA FOP Lodge 555 (listed by campaign)
- South 7 Meetup Club (listed by campaign)
- The Bluesheet (listed by campaign)
- BIZPAC (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Steven Hotze (listed by campaign)
- Terry Lowry, The What’s Up Radio Program (listed by campaign)
- Gary Polland (listed by campaign)
- Dr. Robin Armstrong, Republican National Committeeman (listed by campaign)
- Debbie Georgatos, Republican National Committeewoman (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Valoree Swanson (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Charles Cunningham (listed by campaign)
- Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman (listed by campaign)
- Former Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Michelle Slaughter (listed by campaign)
- Julie Pickren, State Board of Education (listed by campaign)
- Galveston County Commissioner Hank Dugie (listed by campaign)
- Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen (listed by campaign)
- Harris County Constable Phil Sandlin (listed by campaign)
- Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman (listed by campaign)
- Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne (listed by campaign)
- Galveston County Constable Justin West (listed by campaign)
- Galveston County Constable Paul Edinburgh (listed by campaign)
- League City Councilman Sean Sanders (listed by campaign)
- Norma Jeter, President of Conservative Coalition of Harris County (listed by campaign)
- Dawn McDonald, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 6 (listed by campaign)
- Keith Nielsen, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 6 (listed by campaign)
- Ralph Fite, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 7 (listed by campaign)
- Deborah Fite, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 7 (listed by campaign)
- Gaylyn Devine, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Ken Moore, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Melinda Morris, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 13 (listed by campaign)
- Brenda Estis, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 15 (listed by campaign)
- Sakki Joseph, State Republican Executive Committee, Senate District 18 (listed by campaign)
- Tom Nobis, Harris Republican Precinct Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Elizabeth Day, Brazoria County Precinct Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Jeff L. McGeorge, President of Cherry Tree Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Shannon Brinkley, SD4 Co-Vice Chair (listed by campaign)
- Rodney Sims, Harris County Precinct Chair 502 (listed by campaign)
- Russell Rush, Harris County Precinct Chair 155 (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- frankfortforjudge.com
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