Nathan Johnson – The Other Side Dallas

January 26, 2024January 25, 2024

Victoria Neave Wins SD16

Victoria Neave wins SD16 per a story in left leaning Flip Texas Blue stating poll numbers show the state representative winning the race.

The article says Neave wins the SD16 race if the election were held today. The poll reflects voter recognition of her leadership and work in the Texas legislature.

Victoria Neave Criado is the daughter of an immigrant and was the first in her family to graduate from college.

Today, she is a lawyer and is a leading voice in the Texas State House since her election in 2016.

Neave In Legislature

In the Texas legislature, Victoria secured a major legislative victory with landmark legislation, the Lavinia Masters Act. That law combined with an unprecedented $50 million tackles the rape kit backlog. This brings long-overdue justice to thousands of survivors of sexual assault.

The male dominated state senate has ignored the rape kit backlog for years. The boys club likes to claim to be tough on crime while ignoring rape and sexual assault.

As the Chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC), she fights Governor Abbott’s radical agenda.

Neave supports public schools and put a stop to Abbott’s taxpayer-funded private school welfare program.

She receives credit for her work to stop police profiling by race.

She also received credit for her work to stop attacks on people of color and our LGBTQ community.

Flip Texas Blue appears to be providing news on Democratic campaigns across Texas.

Victoria Neave Wins SD16 – Major Race To Watch

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August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Johnson Sides With ERCOT

Johnson sides with ERCOT over local consumer needs in Wednesday email urging consumers to adjust their thermostats.

In an email to supporters, Johnson noted a recent tweet from ERCOT asking consumers to raise their household temperatures. He then says they are right before asking for contributions to his senate re-election campaign.

Nathan Johnson was first elected in 2018 and since then has tacked further and further left. In 2022, there were rumors of a centrist challenge.

Now it appears Johnson is carrying water for the same energy organization that left Dallas out in the cold in 2021.

Johnson Sides With ERCOT Over Consumers

Texas is growing at a rapid rate, but rather than increase supply, Johnson readily admits his focus is on taking away power.

ERCOT was hit after Winter Storm Uri in 2021, but Johnson was unable to move legislation forward to increase supply.

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Beto In Dallas

Dallas Democrats had what they wanted. Beto in Dallas yesterday and the press conference was as expected: free drugs, new casinos, and Medicaid expansion.

The Democratic nominee for Governor came out swinging against Governor Abbott on marijuana legalization, opening casinos in Texas, and expanding Medicaid.

He was joined by State Senator Nathan Johnson and City Council District 7 member Adam Bazaldua. The trio addressed local economics, but not the rising crime rate.

Bazaldua has been part of rising taxes since he joined Dallas city council was also a proponent of defunding the police – which has led to more police leaving the job and higher crime rates.

Governor Abbott’s campaign was quick to respond.

“Serial flip-flopper Beto O’Rourke is once again misleading the public,” said Abbott campaign communications director Mark Miner. “Gov. Abbott has reduced property taxes for Texans by over $18 billion since taking office, while Beto O’Rourke has an established track record of increasing property taxes while serving on the City Council in El Paso.”

Beto In Dallas: Another Change In Direction?

O’Rourke who has not spoken openly about legalizing gambling in Texas plans to introduce the plan to lower property taxes which are quickly rising given the influx of new residents seeking Texas’ positive economic outlook.

O’Rourke is not only fighting the national headwinds which show President Biden polling lower than former President Trump at the same time in his administration, but is also facing a Texas Republican Party which has a strong edge in data analytics, messaging, and voter communication efforts that many Democrats refuse to admit.

March 3, 2022March 1, 2022

Nathan Johnson Losing Support

Is Texas state senator Nathan Johnson losing support from normal allies on the left? The answer according to some is yes.

“Nathan has no idea how to do constituent service and may be the worst state senator in Austin,” said a Democratic political consultant based in the state capital.

She continued, “he got lucky with his redistricting, but if Dems are apathetic and don’t show up or forget to vote down ballot this could be a GOP pick up.”

Nathan Johnson Losing Support From Left?

Among complaints is that Senator Johnson has not gotten Medicare expansion passed in Austin.

In a recent Facebook ad he was accused of being too willing to work with Republicans and not fighting hard enough for the rights of persons of color, women, the disabled, and other minorities…”

Johnson and United State Representative Allred were reportedly going to face centrist challengers per a rumor last August.

Johnson’s district has been re-written to be D+30.

August 20, 2021June 21, 2022

Indie Centrist Candidates Coming

Two North Texas Democratic incumbents may be facing indie centrist candidates in the upcoming 2022 election after gerrymandering says two sources close to Austin decision makers.

US Representative Colin Allred and State Senator Nathan Johnson may face not one, but two, candidates in the 2022 general election.

Indie Centrist Candidates

Allred has benefited from official administration visits like Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh’s summer visit, but may still be gerrymandered into a tougher district making his progressive voting record harder to defend.

Nathan Johnson, similar to Allred won in 2018 riding an anti-Trump wave, that may not exist in 2022 with Trump off the ballot.

Since 2020, many local Republicans have been associated with QAnon and the GOP voting losses of suburban women voters to Democrats over the past four years. The most recent in North Dallas is probably Barry Wernick.

The Republican Party currently has four candidates running for office in Texas Congressional District 32 per Ballotpedia. They are Montgomery Markland, Brad Namdar, Ricardo Salazar, and Gary Slagel.

No candidates are listed for State Senate District 16, but the Dallas County Republican Party, suffering from its own dysfunction, currently lists candidates who lost their primary races back in 2018.

Additionally, Don Huffines, who lost his re-election bid against State Senator Johnson four years ago, is aggressively running for Governor taking swings at Greg Abbott over the border and the electric grid failure. It is not obvious who would be running for his old seat, but his brother was Dallas County Republican Chair.