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Teresa Waldrop
Teresa Waldrop (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 312th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Waldrop (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 312th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Waldrop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Teresa Waldrop earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a law degree from the St. Mary's University School of Law in 1991. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop defeated Quyen Pham in the general election for Texas 312th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Teresa Waldrop (D)  | 52.3 | 550,370 |
| Quyen Pham (R) | 47.7 | 502,627 | ||
| Total votes: 1,052,997 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop defeated incumbent Clinton Wells in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 312th District Court on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Waldrop | 64.7 | 43,597 |
| Clinton Wells | 35.3 | 23,771 | ||
| Total votes: 67,368 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop and incumbent Clinton Wells advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paul Calzada in the Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Waldrop | 45.7 | 65,465 |
| ✔ | Clinton Wells | 27.9 | 39,916 | |
| Paul Calzada | 26.4 | 37,874 | ||
| Total votes: 143,255 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court
Quyen Pham advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Quyen Pham | 100.0 | 132,256 | |
| Total votes: 132,256 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Waldrop's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Teresa Waldrop completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Waldrop's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I believe in fairness, accountability and safety.
- Citizens and their lawyers pay the salaries of our Harris County family law jurists. They deserve to interact with a judge who is patient, dignified and courteous when they find themselves in family law court. Every. Single. Courtroom. Day.
- I have the temperament, demeanor and experience to run a professional family law court, the type of court one would expect to encounter in Harris County, Texas
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2022
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
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