Harris County's redrawn maps mean longtime incumbent Republican Commissioner Jack Cagle will have to fight to keep Precinct 4 seat
approved by the Democratic majority on Commissioners Court in a 3-2 party line vote. Democrats now have an advantage of 12 points in Precinct 4, while Republican voters are disproportionately crammed into Precinct 3, giving the GOP a 20-point advantage there, according to an analysis of election results from 2016 to 2020.
"Essentially, Jack Cagle's incumbency is wiped out by this map because he's pretty much starting over in terms of name ID," Cross said."To a certain extent, he and Briones are starting out even. On the flipside though, he will have a record that Briones can point to in the county. So, while she's out making her name known, she can also point to his time as county commissioner.
In the weeks ahead of the election, Cagle and Ramsey have used their position in the minority to prevent Democrats from passing their proposed tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2023. By skipping recent meetings, they have compelled Democrats to adopt a budget based on what is known as the no new revenue rate, a levy that brings in the same amount of tax revenue as last year from existing property, along with an additional $45 million from property added to the tax rolls this year.
Cagle's legal name, Cactus Jack, comes from his grandfather, who nicknamed him after John Nance Garner, a Texas Democrat who went by Cactus Jack and served as a U.S. vice president in the 1940s. Like Garner, Cagle began his political career as a judge, winning his election in 2000 to preside over Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1.
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