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Orlando Sanchez

Republican · TX

Orlando Sanchez is the 2026 Republican nominee for Harris County Judge. He is a former Harris County Treasurer and former Houston City Council member.

Track record

Government Efficiency

· 1 record

  • As Harris County Treasurer, established an online check register for county payments and completed training to become a certified county investment officer; contemporary reporting credited the online register with helping the county earn state financial-transparency recognition.

    October 9, 2010For

    Source: chron.com · researched July 12, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 1 record

  • As a Houston council member, proposed reducing the city's property-tax rate by one cent on October 3, 2001; council rejected the proposal on a 6-8 vote.

    October 3, 2001For

    Source: chron.com · researched July 12, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 1 record

  • While finishing his term as Harris County Treasurer, organized a December 28, 2018 press conference calling for the governor and Texas Education Agency to take over Houston ISD.

    December 28, 2018For

    Source: fox26houston.com · researched July 12, 2026

General

· 2 records

  • Received the Houston Chronicle editorial board's endorsement in the 2026 Republican runoff for Harris County Judge on May 16, 2026, citing his city and county experience and financial-transparency record.

    May 16, 2026

    Source: houstonchronicle.com · researched July 12, 2026

  • Filed a civil assault lawsuit on January 31, 2019 seeking more than $1 million from a protester who poured water on him during the December 2018 HISD takeover press conference.

    January 31, 2019

    Source: chron.com · researched July 12, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 4 records

  • The Texas Ethics Commission's July 14, 2006 agreed resolution found that Sanchez's campaign report omitted original payees, dates, and purposes for 20 expenditures and imposed a $500 civil penalty; it found no personal-use violation for the challenged charitable and political-meeting expenses.

    July 14, 2006

    Source: ethics.state.tx.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • The Texas Ethics Commission's March 23, 2006 agreed resolution found violations involving reimbursement designations and omitted outstanding-loan totals on campaign reports, imposing a $500 civil penalty while finding insufficient evidence on late filing and personal use.

    March 23, 2006

    Source: ethics.state.tx.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • The Texas Ethics Commission's January 12, 2006 agreed resolution found that Sanchez's campaign reports omitted actual payees for reimbursed expenditures and imposed a $500 civil penalty; the order found no personal-use violation for the challenged subscription.

    January 12, 2006

    Source: ethics.state.tx.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • The Texas Ethics Commission's November 1, 2005 agreed resolution found that Sanchez improperly reimbursed himself $17,612.89 from political contributions for personal-fund expenditures that had not been fully reported, and imposed a $1,000 civil penalty; the order rejected or lacked jurisdiction over other allegations.

    November 1, 2005

    Source: ethics.state.tx.us · researched July 12, 2026

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Profile last researched July 6, 2026.