April 8, 2020      10:26 PM

Houston Black activists ask Harris County DA to investigate claims of phantom candidate in race for Chair Dutton seat

"More than 2500 voters were duped into voting for a non-existent mystery 'candidate' by the actions of one or more people who got a name put on the ballot by violating numerous laws."

Editor’s note: A copy of the memo including facts about the potential case is available for download at the end of this story – SB

Some African-American activists in Houston, the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats along with some leaders of the county’s Black community, on Wednesday called on Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and County Attorney Vince Ryan to “investigate the presence of a phantom candidate in the March 3rd Democratic Primary for House District 142, including empaneling a grand jury to do so, if needed.”

Oh, you knew this was not going away.

ABC 13 in Houston was first to report – via ace reporter Miya Shay – on the possibility that candidate who came third in the race in the Texas House district now represented by Chairman Harold Dutton was not a real person. As of now, Chair Dutton and City Councilman Jerry Davis are in a runoff.

By Scott Braddock

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