WELCOME!

Welcome to my page! I am Lisa F. Dickison. I'm just a woman who loves Texas and this nation and who believes that an informed electorate will solve many problems. I have no other political ambition than to help voters know who they are voting for.

I'm also a candidate for Precinct Chair in Precinct 31 in McLennan County. My political resume is on the About Me page of this site. I am sharing this information to make voting in this Primary Election easier. I hope you find it helpful. My voting recommendations are at the bottom of this page.

VOTING TIPS

!!!!!!!ALERT!!!!!!! A popular thing to do is to create "voter guides" that are passed around. It's very important that you understand who created them and what the goals of that group or individual are. These guides are often simply lists indicating who they want you to vote for without giving a reason. One called "The Link Letter" is obvious and well-known because it's been around for year. All the candidates they chose bought ads in their pamphlet. Another called "The Let Me Know Letter," showed up recently. It's just a list with certain names highighted. It states that it's paid for by an LLC that was formed only a few days ago. There is no indication who chose these candidates and there are no reasons given why they were chosen. Other guides come from established groups whose goals are more well-known. It's important to learn about the candidates for yourself.

Turnout for primaries and especially mid-term primaries is very low. That means your vote has a lot of impact. It’s important to Republicans to show up in big numbers to demonstrate our strength. This election will have statewide races. High turnout in the smaller (relatively speaking) counties helps to balance the turnout in the larger, more Democratic counties.

On our ballot, we will have many races with only one candidate on the ballot. If you support that candidate, it’s a good idea to go ahead and vote for them. Consultants will use vote count to decide whether to run a candidate against them in the future.

You cannot use your cell phone in the polling place, but you can take in paper notes and printed materials to help you remember how you want to vote.

There will be propositions on the ballot. These aren’t like the propositions that are on the Constitutional Amendment ballot. These are non-binding. They are essentially an opinion poll. The questions aren’t professionally written polling questions. They are written by the members of the SREC, the State Republican Executive Committee. The results are used to learn what issues are important to Republican voters.

Below is the Convention Notice for the Republican Party in our county. Participating in conventions is a great way to know what's going on and to meet and get to know other Republicans. It's worth the time if you have the interest and time. ***You may need to ask for the notice. When I voted earlier this week, they weren't in an obvious place.***

SAVE TIME VOTING

Some locations have long lines at certain times. It’s a good plan to an alternate location when the lines are long. It’s sometimes an hour’s wait at First Assembly or Hewitt City Hall/Library during Early Voting. Since all the locations are about 15 minutes away, you could drive there, vote, and be back before you get to the front of the line.

The same goes for Election Day, but there are more locations. The Elections Office has published the PDF of what they post at each polling location. For each location, they have highlighted the closest four locations from that location. A real time saver! Here’s the link:

Four Nearest Vote Centers

MCLENNANVOTES.COM

This website has just about everything you will want to know about the Primary Election.

Dates, times, and locations where you can vote. There’s even a map!
Sample ballots
Information about voting by mail. Deadline to apply for the Primary is approaching quickly, but if you send in the application now, you will receive the ballots for the rest of the year. That includes the Primary run-off, the municipal elections, and the November election.

SAMPLE BALLOTS

Sample ballots are available here. Locate your voting precinct.

You can find your voting precinct on your orange voter registration card.
The Texas Secretary of State has a page called Personal Voter Portal. You can check your voter registration, find your voting precinct, and get other information.

ELECTION RESULTS

County Election results – available at this link around 730pm on March 3rd.
Statewide results – available starting around 730pm on March 3rd.

MY RECOMMENDATIONS

I won’t recommend for all races. These are the races in which I have a strong opinion. I won't say anything negative about any candidate. I prefer to vote for candidates I support rather than against someone I don't support.

UNITED STATES SENATOR – Wesley Hunt. I was excited when he entered the race. I wasn’t excited about voting for John Cornyn (yet) again and I’m ambivalent about Ken Paxton. Hunt is of my generation. He’s a veteran. He is an amazing speaker and very persuasive. When I heard him speak, I was impressed by the fact that he and his team have become experts about energy production.

GOVERNOR – Greg Abbott. No candidate is perfect. Abbott has done things that I haven't approved of, but he's done many things that I have approved of. He has a proven track record of success that his opponents lack.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR – Dan Patrick. This is the most powerful office in Texas. No single person has more say over what legislation get passed that the Lt. Governor. Patrick has a proven track record of passing conservative legislation.

ATTORNEY GENERAL – Joan Huffman. All of the candidates in this race have something to offer. Sen. Huffman has broad experience. She has carried important legislation. She has chaired committees that did great work. Importantly, she has experience as a prosecutor.

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS – Christi Craddick or Kelly Hancock. Hancock was very well respected as a Senator and has been serving in this role since he was appointed when Hegar stepped down. Craddick has a stellar history of public service including a three terms on the Railroad Commission. She keeps the needs of Texans first on her mind and makes good, reasonable decisions in every role she has held.

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE – Sid Miller. I think he’s done a great job. Some like Nate Sheets and I believe he could do the job, but I wasn’t very impressed by him.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER - Jim Wright has done a good job. I’m also impressed with Hawk Dunlap since he works in the oil and gas industry.

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 22 – Jon Gimble. He is dedicated to public service. He is local and has a personal stake in the success of our local community.

DISTRICT JUDGE 170th DISTRICT COURT – Barrett Thomas! This is a candidate that I believe in 100%. He’s the real deal. He has taken it as his life’s work to treat children and families better in family court. Family court cases are different. The parties in the cases are joined for life. The adversarial system and desire to win in court hurts children. Barrett Thomas wants to find a better way. This is not to say that his opponent is a bad choice. She is very smart and would be a wonderful judge. She doesn’t have family law experience. It’s important that we have at least one judge who is experienced in family law since it makes up 45% of all cases in our court system.

DISTRICT CLERK – Connley Litton. He has worked in the office for six years as a Deputy District Clerk. I’ve gotten to know him, and he is smart, dedicated, and he truly loves this work. There have been several huge improvements that have made things like jury selection smoother, less expensive, and easier for the participants. I’ve talked to many who have reported for jury duty who have said what a pain-free experience it is now. His opponent is very competent and dedicated to customer service. My choice comes down to experience and who will better serve in this role.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT 1, PLACE 2 – Gary “Bull” Durham or Aubrey Robertson are both good choices. Bull Durham was appointed by the County Commissioners to fulfill the unexpired term of Pete Peterson who retired. Aubrey Robertson is an attorney. That can be a benefit in this job. Will Hutson has dropped out. We can't make a wrong choice in this race.

PRECINCT CHAIR, PRECINCT 31 – Lisa F. Dickison. I understand the political systems and know how to get information out to constituents. I know and am known by many local elected officials, judges, and party leaders. I don’t know all the answers, but I can find the answers. More information is available in the About Me section of this website.

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