WHO I'VE HEARD IS RUNNING IN 2014 ON THE DALLAS COUNTY BALLOT

Monday, Dec. 16 -- For Family Dist. 301, three new applications today so far, making five candidates. --5:42 PM.

Saturday, Dec. 14 -- For Constable Precinct 3, the only filed Democratic candidate was disqualified from the ballot over residence, leaving no Democratic candidate there.

Friday, Dec. 13 -- For U.S. Representative, District 30, one candidate's petitions were found insufficient and they were disqualified from the ballot, leaving only two.

Thursday, Dec. 12 -- In the 160th Dist. Court, one candidate's petitions were found insufficient and they were disqualified from the ballot, leaving only one.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 -- The Dallas County Democratic Party has posted all its filings at this page. That page also now (Dec. 17) shows the primary ballot order in races with more than one candidate. We've also posted those filed at the Secretary of State's page here.

Dec. 9 -- In Family Dist. 301, because of the incumbent who had already filed dropping out on filing day, filing in that race only was extended through Monday, Dec. 16, at 6 PM. Any new candidate will still have to submit at least 250 signatures on a petition.

PARTY OFFICES:

COUNTY CHAIR--           INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT DARLENE EWING FILED            DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER: Heath Harris FILED

PRECINCT CHAIRS-- The Dallas County Democratic Party has now put up a page showing those who have filed for the ballot for the 2014 Primary for Precinct Chair. There are ten contests. See this page.

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FEDERAL OFFICES:

US SENATOR--           INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN JOHN CORNYN FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Dwane Stovall FILED, Erick Wyatt, Linda Vega FILED, Christopher Mapp FILED, Reid Reasor FILED, Ken Cope FILED, Steve Stockman FILED, Curt Cleaver FILED
           DEM CHALLENGER: Maxey Scherr FILED, Michael "Fjet" Fjetland FILED, HyeTae "Harry" Kim FILED, David Alameel FILED, Kesha Rogers FILED -- WARNING: Kesha Rogers is a LaRouche follower.            LIBERTARIAN CHALLENGERS: Jon Roland, John Jay Myers

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 5--           INC REP JEB HENSARLING FILED

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 24--           INC REP KENNY E. MARCHANT FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Patrick Fabian McGehearty FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Mike Kolls

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 26--           INC REP MICHAEL C. BURGESS FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Joel Krause FILED, Divenchy Watrous FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Mark Boler

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 30--           INC DEM EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Barbara Mallory Carraway FILED

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 32--           INC REP PETE SESSIONS FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Katrina Pierson FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Frank Perez FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Edward Rankin

US REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 33--           INC DEM MARC VEASEY FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Tom Sanchez FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Jason Reeves            INDEPENDENT CHALLENGER: Carlos Quintanilla may run

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STATEWIDE OFFICES:

GOVERNOR--           INC REP RICK PERRY Not Running            REP CANDIDATES: Greg Abbott FILED, Larry Secede Kilgore FILED, Miriam Martinez FILED, Lisa Fritsch FILED            DEM CANDIDATES: Wendy Davis FILED, Reynaldo "Ray" Madŕigal FILED            LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES: Kathie Glass, Gene Chapman, Lee Wrights, Robert Bell

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR--           INC REP DAVID DEWHURST FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Dan Patrick FILED, Todd Staples FILED, Jerry Patterson FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: Leticia R. Van de Putte FILED            LIB CANDIDATES: Brandon de Hoyos, Ed Kless

ATTORNEY GENERAL--           INC REP GREG ABBOTT Running For Gov           REP CANDIDATES: Dan Branch FILED, Barry Smitherman FILED, Ken Paxton FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: Sam Houston FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: Tom Glass

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS--           INC REP SUSAN COMBS Not Running           REP CANDIDATES: Debra Medina FILED, Glenn Hegar FILED, Harvey Hilderbrand FILED, Raul Torres FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: Mike Collier FILED            LIB CANDIDATES: Ben Sanders

COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE--           INC REP JERRY PATTERSON Running For Lt Gov           REP CANDIDATES: George P. Bush FILED, David Watts FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: John Cook FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: Ed Tidwell, Steven Childs

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE--           INC REP TODD STAPLES Running For Lt Gov           REP CANDIDATES: Eric Opiela FILED, J Allen Carnes FILED, Sid Miller FILED, Tommy Merritt FILED, Joe Cotten FILED            DEM CANDIDATES: Kinky Friedman FILED, Jim Hogan FILED, Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III FILED            LIB CANDIDATES: Rocky Palmquist, Rick Donaldson

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER--           INC REP BARRY T. SMITHERMAN Running For Atty Genl           REP CANDIDATES: Becky Berger FILED, Malachi Boyuls FILED, Wayne Christian FILED, Ryan Sitton FILED            DEM CANDIDATES: Steve Brown FILED, Dale Henry FILED            LIB CANDIDATES: Mark Miller, Jason Kute

CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT--           INC REP NATHAN HECHT FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Robert Talton FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: William "Bill" Moody FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Tom Oxford

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 6--           INC REP JEFF BROWN            REP CHALLENGER: Joe Pool FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Lawrence Edward Meyers FILED

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 7--           INC REP JEFFREY S. BOYD FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Gina Benavides FILED

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PL 8--           INC REP PHIL JOHNSON FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Sharon McCally FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: Roberto Koelsch

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 3--           INC REP TOM PRICE Not Running            REP CANDIDATES: Barbara Walther FILED, Bert Richardson FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: John Granberg FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: Mark Bennett

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 4--           INC REP PAUL WOMACK Not Running            REP CANDIDATES: Kevin Yeary FILED, Jani Jo Wood FILED, Richard Dean Davis FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: Quanah Parker

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PL 9--           INC REP CATHY COCHRAN Not Running            REP CANDIDATES: W.C. "Bud" Kirkendall FILED, David Newell FILED            LIB CANDIDATE: William Strange III

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LEGISLATURE:

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 2--           INC REP BOB DEUELL FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Mark Thompson FILED, Bob Hall FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Don Bates

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 8--           INC REP KEN PAXTON Not Running            REP CANDIDATE: Van Taylor FILED

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 9--           INC REP KELLY HANCOCK FILED
          DEM CHALLENGER: Gregory Perry FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Nicolas Wallace

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 16--           INC REP JOHN CARONA FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Don Huffines FILED

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 23--           INC DEM ROYCE WEST FILED            REP CHALLENGER: John Lawson FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 100--           INC DEM ERIC JOHNSON FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Brian Chapman

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 102--           INC REP STEFANI CARTER FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Linda Koop FILED, Sam Brown FILED, Adryana Boyne FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: George Clayton FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 103--           INC DEM RAFAEL M. ANCHIA FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 104--           INC DEM ROBERTO R. ALONZO FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 105--           INC REP LINDA HARPER-BROWN FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Rodney Anderson FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Terry Meza FILED, Susan Motley FILED, Bernice Montgomery FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 107--           INC REP KENNETH SHEETS FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Carol Donovan FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 108--           INC REP DAN BRANCH Running for Atty Genl           REP CANDIDATES: Chart Westcott FILED, Morgan Meyer FILED, Court Alley FILED            DEM CANDIDATE: Leigh Bailey FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 109--           INC DEM HELEN GIDDINGS FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Genevieve Gregory FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 110--           INC DEM TONI ROSE FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Sandra Crenshaw FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 111--           INC DEM YVONNE DAVIS FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 112--           INC REP ANGIE CHEN BUTTON FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Jared Patterson FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 113--           INC REP CINDY BURKETT FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Milton Whitley FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 114--           INC REP JASON VILLALBA FILED

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST. 115--           INC REP BENNETT RATLIFF FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Matt Rinaldi FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Paul K. Stafford FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Kim Kelly

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:

SBOE MEMBER DISTRICT 11--           INC REP PATRICIA "PAT" HARDY FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Lady Theresa Thombs FILED, Eric Mahroum FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Nancy Bean FILED

SBOE MEMBER DISTRICT 12--           INC REP GERALDINE "TINCY" MILLER FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Lois Parrott FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Mark Weter

SBOE MEMBER DISTRICT 13--           INC DEM MAVIS KNIGHT Not running            DEM CANDIDATES: Andrea C. Hilburn FILED, A Denise Russell FILED, Erika Beltran FILED            LIB CHALLENGER: Junart Sodoy

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5TH COURT OF APPEALS DIST:

5TH COURT OF APPEALS DIST, PL 3--           INC REP ADA BROWN FILED

5TH COURT OF APPEALS DIST, PL 6--           INC REP DAVID L. BRIDGES FILED

5TH COURT OF APPEALS DIST, PL 8--           INC REP KERRY FITZGERALD Not Running            REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE: Bill Whitehill FILED

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DISTRICT COURTS:

44TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC CARLOS CORTEZ FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Bonnie Lee Goldstein FILED

68TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC MARTIN JEROME HOFFMAN FILED

101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC MARTIN "MARTY" LOWY FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Staci Williams FILED

116TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC TONYA PARKER FILED

134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC DALE B. TILLERY FILED

160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC JIM JORDAN FILED

191ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC GENA SLAUGHTER FILED

192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC CRAIG SMITH FILED

193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC CARL GINSBERG FILED

194TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC ERNEST WHITE FILED

195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC FRED TINSLEY FILED

203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC TERESA HAWTHORNE FILED

204TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC LENA LEVARIO FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Tammy Kemp FILED

254TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC JAMES MARTIN FILED

255TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC LORI CHRISMAN HOCKETT FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Kim Cooks FILED

256TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC DAVID LOPEZ FILED

265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC MARK C. STOLTZ Not running           DEM CANDIDATES: Jennifer Bennett FILED, William R. Barr FILED, Anthony Eiland FILED            REP CANDIDATE: Lisa DeWitt FILED

282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC ANDY CHATHAM FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Amber Givens FILED

283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC RICK MAGNIS FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Justin Lord FILED

291ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           REP INC Jennifer Balido FILED (appointed by Perry; was DEM INC SUSAN HAWK - Resigned To Run For DA as REP)           DEM CANDIDATES: Stephanie Mitchell FILED, Susan E. Anderson FILED

292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC LARRY MITCHELL FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Brandon Birmingham FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Janet Cook FILED

298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC EMILY G. TOBOLOWSKY FILED

363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT--           DEM INC TRACY HOLMES FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Nigel H. Redmond FILED

CRIMINAL DIST. JUDGE, COURT NO. 1--           DEM INC ROBERT BURNS FILED

CRIMINAL DIST. JUDGE, COURT NO. 5--           DEM INC CARTER THOMPSON FILED

CRIMINAL DIST. JUDGE, COURT NO. 6--           DEM INC JEANINE HOWARD FILED

CRIMINAL DIST. JUDGE, COURT NO. 7--           DEM INC MIKE SNIPES Not Running            DEM CANDIDATE: Elizabeth Frizell FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 301ST JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC LYNN CHERRY Not running - she filed but then withdrew.            DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES: David Hanschen FILED, George White FILED, Mary Brown FILED, Craig Bonham FILED, Lawrence J. Praeger FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 302ND JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC TENA CALLAHAN FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 303RD JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC DENNISE GARCIA FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 304TH JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC WILLIAM A. "BILL" MAZUR, JR. FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Andrea Martin FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 305TH JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC CHERYL LEE SHANNON FILED

FAMILY DIST. JUDGE, 330TH JUDICIAL DIST--           DEM INC ANDREA PLUMLEE FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Randall Grubbs FILED

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COUNTY OFFICES:

CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY--           DEM INC CRAIG WATKINS FILED            REP CHALLENGERS: Tom Nowak FILED, Susan Hawk FILED

COUNTY JUDGE--           DEM INC CLAY JENKINS FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Ron Natinsky FILED

COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1--           DEM INC D'METRIA BENSON FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Russell Roden FILED

COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2--           DEM INC KING FIFER FILED

COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3--           DEM INC SALLY MONTGOMERY FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Mike Lee FILED

COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4--           DEM INC KEN TAPSCOTT FILED

COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 5--           DEM INC MARK GREENBERG FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1--           DEM INC DAN PATTERSON FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2--           DEM INC JULIA HAYES FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 3--           DEM INC DOUG SKEMP FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 4--           DEM INC TERESA TOLLE Not Running           DEM CANDIDATES: Nancy Mulder FILED, Remeko Edwards FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 5--           DEM INC ETTA J. MULLIN FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Trey Bunch FILED, Lisa Green FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Leah Lucius FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 6--           DEM INC ANGELA M. KING FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 7--           DEM INC ELIZABETH CROWDER FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 8--           DEM INC TINA YOO CLINTON FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 9--           DEM INC PEGGY HOFFMAN FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 10--           DEM INC ROBERTO CANAS, JR. FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: LeDouglas Johnson FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 11--           DEM INC ELIZABETH DAVIS FRIZELL Running for CDC7            DEM CANDIDATES: Shequitta Kelly FILED, Melodee Armstrong FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL CT OF APPEALS NO. 1--           DEM INC KRISTIN WADE FILED

COUNTY CRIMINAL CT OF APPEALS NO. 2--           DEM INC JEFF ROSENFIELD FILED

COUNTY PROBATE COURT NO. 1--           DEM INC BRENDA HULL THOMPSON FILED

COUNTY PROBATE COURT NO. 2--           DEM INC CHRIS WILMOTH FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Ingrid Michelle Warren FILED

COUNTY PROBATE COURT NO. 3--           DEM INC MICHAEL E. MILLER FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Margaret Jones-Johnson FILED

DISTRICT CLERK--           DEM INC GARY FITZSIMMONS Not Running           DEM CANDIDATES: Felicia Pitre FILED, Kissi Jones FILED, Cathy Sanchez FILED, Rose Renfroe FILED, Tarsha Hardy FILED, Johnny C. Gomez FILED            REP CANDIDATE: Stanley Tungate FILED

COUNTY CLERK--           DEM INC JOHN WARREN FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Emmanuel Lewis Jr. FILED

COUNTY TREASURER--           DEM INC JOE WELLS Not Running           DEM CANDIDATES: David Bradley FILED, Pauline Medrano FILED, Paul Ingram FILED, Bennie Elnora Brown FILED            REP CANDIDATE: Charles Lingerfelt FILED

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PRECINCT OFFICES:

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT. 2--           INC REP MIKE CANTRELL FILED

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT. 4--           INC DEM ELBA GARCIA FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 1, PL 1--           INC DEM THOMAS G. JONES FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 1, PL 2--           INC DEM VALENCIA NASH FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Vic Buchanon FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 2, PL 1--           INC REP GERRY COOPER FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Bruce Parrott FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 2, PL 2--           INC REP MICHAEL WINDHAM Not running            REP CANDIDATE: Bill Metzger FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 3, PL 1--           INC REP AL CERCONE FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 3, PL 2--           INC REP STEPHEN L. SEIDER FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 4, PL 1--           INC DEM NORRIS "STRETCH" RIDEAUX FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Ron Bivins FILED, Mary Abeyta FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 4, PL 2--           INC DEM KATY HUBENER FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Fred Jackson FILED, Roz Davis-Grimes FILED, Aurelio Castillo FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Michael R. Castro FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 5, PL 1--           INC REP SANDRA ELLIS            DEM CANDIDATES: Melissa Bellan FILED, Sara Martinez FILED, Luis Sepulveda FILED, John McCall Jr. FILED, Robert Carrillo Jr. FILED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT NO. 5, PL 2--           INC DEM JUAN JASSO FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Billy White FILED

CONSTABLE, PCT. 1--           INC DEM CLEOPHAS STEELE FILED            DEM CHALLENGER: Derick Evans FILED

CONSTABLE, PCT. 2--           INC REP MICHAEL GOTHARD FILED            REP CHALLENGER: Ray Nichols FILED

CONSTABLE, PCT. 3--           INC REP BEN ADAMCIK FILED

CONSTABLE, PCT. 4--           INC DEM ROY WILLIAMS JR. FILED

CONSTABLE, PCT. 5--           INC DEM BETH VILLARREAL FILED            DEM CHALLENGERS: Susan E. Lopez Craig FILED, Rick Lozano FILED, Michael Orozco FILED

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Candidates running statewide or in districts that cross county lines file with their state parties in Austin. The Texas Democratic Party now has those who filed with them listed on their blog at this page. The Texas Republican Party lists those filed with them in Austin at this page. Candidates whose districts do not cross county lines file with their county parties. These are shown for both parties on the Secretary of State's website at this page. (Choose Dallas County on the drop-down menu.)

UPDATE 11/14: It looks like the Secretary of State is now dumping in the statewides into each county's page as well. But it also looks like the state party blogs are more up to date on these than the Secretary of State site.

On the list here on this page, I have listed these and other candidates I've heard of, but all of these are unofficial until they actually file. Some of these do have campaign websites or Facebook pages. I've listed the ones I've found so far: email me additions or corrections to stoutdemblog AT yahoo.com. Some have filed campaign treasurers. Some are only considering a race. And some are just rumors.

FILED means the candidate is listed by the state parties on their sites, or by the county parties on the Secretary of State's site.

APPLIED means the candidate has submitted an application to the Dallas County Democratic Party which is still pending final approval. Please note, from the DCDP site: "We have up to five days after an application has been submitted to review it, approve it, and sign it. Usually this is done the same day or no more than one or two days later, but if there is a rush (such as may happen on the last day of filing) this may take longer. At any given time we may have received one or more applications that have not yet been examined, approved, signed, and posted here. That almost never means that there is any problem with those filings. (On the rare occasions when there is a problem, we notify the candidate at once.)"