John Sims

Candidate for Congress 33rd Congressional District of Texas

[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Tonight the voters spoke, and I respect their decision. Congratulations to Patrick Gillespie on winning the Republican primary runoff for TX-33.

I want to thank every single person who voted for me, shared my posts, believed in this campaign, and took a chance on a retired firefighter from Dallas with no PAC money, no corporate donors, and no political party machine — just a plan, a backbone, and determination.

This campaign started with nothing but conviction. We built it into something real.

We filed FCC equal time demands against six broadcast stations that silenced Republican candidates — and a formal complaint with the FCC against CBS 11. We became a co-relator in an active ballot secrecy lawsuit that will continue beyond this election. We drafted the Driver Privacy Protection and Data Security Act to stop companies like GM from spying on 16 million drivers. We produced more sourced, fact-checked, data-driven content than candidates with millions in the bank.

We did all of that with zero dollars and zero institutional support. Just the truth and the willingness to fight for it.

I grew up below the poor in this city. I know how to work, and work hard for what I believe in. I started working at fifteen. I spent over twenty years at the same company. I became a firefighter, a lieutenant, and a captain. I coached kids in Oak Cliff for a decade. I served in the Emergency Operations Center during Katrina and Rita. I built two radio stations — English and Spanish — because TX-33 speaks both languages.

None of that changes tonight. This district is still my home. These are still my neighbors. And the fight isn't over.

The ballot secrecy lawsuit will continue. Phase 2 — a constitutional challenge to HB 758 across all 96 Texas counties — is next. The issues we raised in this campaign ��� ending taxes on Social Security and retirementbenefits, capping insurance costs, mortgage reform, driver privacy — those don't expire with an election.

To the voters of TX-33: whether you voted for me or not, I will always fight for you. That's not a campaign promise. That's who I am. It's who I've been for over 45 years in this community.

To my family: thank you for standing beside me through every late night, every post, every court filing, every meet and greet, forum, speaking engagements, and every early morning at the polls. I love you.

To my mom in Heaven who fought cancer and raised me with nothing but grit and love — everything I did in this campaign, I did for you. I hope I made you proud.

This isn't goodbye. It's "see you in 2028."

I showed up. I stayed. I did the job. And when the time comes, I'll do it again.

Thank you, TX-33.

John Sims
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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

@DecisionDeskHQ Patrick Gillespie. Zero Social Media, Zero Website updates, Zero Speaking engagements. How does he win?

[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

@juliejohnsonTX Julie Johnson posted a video calling House Republicans "chicken s***" for pulling the War Powers resolution instead of taking a vote.

She's outraged that Republicans avoided a vote they might lose.

Let's talk about avoiding things when the outcome looks bad.

Julie Johnson broke quorum on July 12, 2021 — fleeing Texas to prevent a vote on an election integrity bill. Then she flew to Portugal on vacation while her colleagues held the line in D.C.

She broke quorum AGAIN on August 3, 2025 — fleeing to Illinois for two weeks to prevent a vote on redistricting. She encouraged California and New York to launch retaliatory gerrymandering: "Gloves are off."

She abandoned TX-32 when the district was redrawn from 62% to 41% Democratic — because she might lose. She left two-thirds of her constituents and jumped to the safe seat.

So Republicans pulled one vote on one night because they didn't have the numbers, and she's outraged.

But she fled the STATE. Twice. For WEEKS. To prevent votes from happening at all. Then she abandoned her entire district when the math got hard.

That's not just avoiding a vote. That's avoiding the job.

Speaker Johnson pulling a vote for one night is procedural strategy. It happens in every Congress, under both parties. Pelosi did it. Boehner did it. Ryan did it. It's how the House works when you don't have the votes.

Fleeing to Portugal is not procedural strategy. It's abandonment with a boarding pass.

And here's what she won't mention about the War Powers resolution: multiple Republicans were prepared to cross party lines and vote to constrain Trump's war powers on Iran. That's bipartisan oversight working. The vote will come back when attendance allows it.

Meanwhile, Johnson pledges to "never vote with Republicans." She can't participate in bipartisan oversight because she's already ruled it out. The Republicans who were going to cross the aisle to restrain executive power? She'd never join them the other direction.

She's outraged about a pulled vote while pledging never to cast a bipartisan one.

John Sims believes:

✅ Congress should vote on war powers — it's a constitutional obligation
✅ The vote should happen and I expect it will
✅ But the congresswoman who fled the state TWICE to avoid votes has zero standing to lecture anyone about procedural courage
✅ Bipartisan oversight requires actually being willing to work across the aisle

Early voting is open through Friday. 7 AM to 7 PM. Any Dallas County location.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson's campaign just sent ME a fundraising email. Her Republican opponent. You can't make this up.

But since she wrote, let's fact-check what she told her donors.

CLAIM: "Republicans tried to gerrymander me out of my seat."

FACT: Nobody gerrymandered her out. Her district was redrawn from 62% Democratic to 41% Democratic. It became competitive. She chose not to run in it. She left two-thirds of the constituents who elected her and jumped to TX-33 — rated Solid Democratic. The Texas Tribune confirmed the new TX-33 contains only about a third of her old district's residents. She wasn't drawn out. She was drawn competitive. She chose the easy race.

CLAIM: "They changed the rules of my primary election to block voters from getting to the polls."

FACT: The Dallas County Republican CEC voted for precinct-based voting on September 15, 2025 — six months before Election Day. The county spent $1 million notifying voters through texts, mail, social media, streaming ads, and 75+ election navigators. Both parties confirmed the outreach. Her own Democratic chair said: "We called, texted, sent mail pieces. We've run a full campaign." The Elections Administrator called the suppression claim "a very weak excuse." And the root cause of data confusion? Five years of Democratic litigation over redistricting maps that overwhelmed the state's voter registration system.

CLAIM: "Republican corruption" and "illegal voter suppression."

FACT: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 the maps are legal. Every court challenge to precinct voting has been dismissed. Zero findings of illegality. Zero findings of suppression. Calling lawful actions "illegal" in a fundraising email isn't advocacy. It's fraud-adjacent donor manipulation.

CLAIM: "Julie isn't your typical politician."

FACT: She's cosponsored three bills she didn't write — Allred's VOTE Act, Ossoff's homeownership bill, and the Momnibus. She's passed zero bills in 16 months. She traded Palantir stock while overseeing ICE, divested only after the Texas Tribune exposed it, and is in the top 2% of congressional stock traders. She broke quorum twice and flew to Portugal on vacation during a walkout. She pledges to "never vote with Republicans" in a Republican House. That sounds like a very typical politician to me.

CLAIM: She's asking for $25 donations to "keep fighting."

FACT: She's raised $1.5 million. She's an incumbent congresswoman with institutional party support. I'm running a zero-budget grassroots campaign with no PAC money, no corporate donors, and no stock portfolio from committee access. She's asking working families for $25 while she traded stocks that made her money on the same committee where she votes.

And one more thing: her email is addressed to "Democrats like you." She sent it to me. I'm the Republican running against her. If her campaign can't even manage a donor email list, how are they going to manage a congressional office?

I'm John Sims. I don't send fundraising emails with false claims. I post facts with sources. Every time.

Early voting is open through Friday. 7 AM to 7 PM. Any Dallas County location.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says she "voted with Democrats" against the Laken Riley Act to protect due process.

She left out a few details. 🧵

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THE VOTE

The Laken Riley Act passed the House 263-156.

48 House Democrats voted YES.
Every Republican voted YES.

It passed the Senate 64-35.

12 Senate Democrats voted YES — including Fetterman, Warnock, Ossoff, both Arizona senators, both Nevada senators, and both New Hampshire senators.

President Trump signed it into law.

Johnson didn't "vote with Democrats." She voted with the MINORITY of Democrats. 48 of her own colleagues crossed the aisle. A majority of the Senate's most competitive Democrats supported it.

This wasn't a party-line vote she stood firm on. It was a bipartisan supermajority she stood against.

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WHAT THE LAW DOES

It's named after Laken Riley — a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia murdered by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who had been previously arrested for shoplifting in a sanctuary city that didn't notify ICE.

The law:
• Mandates detention of illegal immigrants charged with theft, burglary, or shoplifting
• Expands mandatory detention for those charged with assaulting law enforcement
• Allows state AGs to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement failures

As of December 2025, 17,500 criminal non-citizens have been detained under its provisions.

Johnson calls this an attack on due process. 48 of her own Democratic colleagues called it common sense.

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THE DUE PROCESS ARGUMENT

Johnson says the Act "takes away due process rights."

Detainees under the Laken Riley Act still receive:
• Immigration court hearings
• The right to legal representation
• The ability to seek asylum or other relief
• Judicial review of their detention

What they DON'T get is automatic release back into the community while charged with crimes. That's not due process — that's public safety.

The man who murdered Laken Riley had been arrested, released, and never flagged to ICE. The law exists to prevent that from happening again.

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THE JOHNSON ICE TIMELINE — AGAIN

She voted NO on the Laken Riley Act.
She voted NO on the Agent Gonzalez Act.
She voted NO on funding ICE.
She called ICE "lawless."
She bought Palantir stock — ICE's tech partner — while on Homeland Security.
Her endorser says Allred will "abolish ICE."

But she hosts ICE casework events. She visits detention facilities. She does constituent service for people detained by ICE.

You can't defund it, oppose every bill that empowers it, call it lawless — and then do casework with it.

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Last week during National Police Week, Johnson went to the House floor and voted NO three times:

• NO on regulating bail funds that released murderers
• NO on the Laken Riley Act
• NO on the Agent Gonzalez Act

National Police Week. Three NO votes on public safety.

Then she posts about "equal justice under the law."

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John Sims believes:

✅ The Laken Riley Act is common sense — 48 Democrats agreed
✅ ICE should be fully funded
✅ Illegal immigrants charged with crimes should be detained — not released
✅ Due process means a hearing — not automatic release
✅ 17,500 criminal detentions prove the law works

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says she voted NO on the "Keep Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act" because she supports bail reform and due process.

Let's look at what she actually voted to protect. 🧵

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WHAT THE BILL DOES

It defines bail bonds as insurance products. That subjects charitable bail funds to state licensing and federal insurance fraud laws.

That's it. It doesn't eliminate bail. It doesn't change who qualifies for bail. It adds oversight to organizations that post bail for strangers using donated money.

Why? Because those organizations have been bailing out violent felons with zero accountability.

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WHAT CNN FOUND

A CNN investigation into The Bail Project found that in Indiana from 2019-2021:

• 24% of the ~1,000 defendants they bailed out had been charged with a crime of violence
• 35% were facing felony charges with a prior violent charge
• At least 9 people released by bail charities were subsequently arrested for MURDER

Nine murders. After charitable bail funds posted bond.

Indiana responded by passing a law banning charitable bail funds from bailing out violent felony offenders with prior convictions.

Julie Johnson voted to keep those organizations unregulated.

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THE VOTE

The bill passed the House during National Police Week.

Johnson voted NO.

The same week, she also voted:
• NO on the Laken Riley Act (48 Democrats voted YES)
• NO on the Agent Gonzalez Act

Three NO votes on public safety. During the week honoring police.

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SHE SAYS "TWO-TIERED JUSTICE"

Johnson frames this as rich vs. poor. "If you have money, you get freedom."

The bill doesn't target poor people posting their own bail. It targets ORGANIZATIONS that use donated money to bail out violent offenders charged with felonies — including people charged with murder, assault, and domestic violence.

A mother scraping together $500 to bail out her son on a misdemeanor isn't affected by this bill.

A nonprofit that bailed out nine future murderers IS.

That's not a two-tiered system. That's accountability.

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THE PATTERN

Johnson says she supports "public safety AND due process."

Her votes:
• NO on detaining illegal immigrants charged with crimes (Laken Riley)
• NO on regulating bail funds that released murderers
• NO on funding ICE
• Called ICE "lawless"
• Bought Palantir stock while overseeing ICE
• Her endorser says Allred will "abolish ICE"

Every single vote on public safety: NO.
Every single stock trade on enforcement: profitable.

She votes against public safety and profits from the enforcement system simultaneously.

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I grew up poor in Dallas. I know what a two-tiered system looks like. I lived it.

But regulating organizations that bail out violent felons isn't oppressing the poor. It's protecting the communities where poor people actually live.

The neighborhoods hardest hit by violent crime aren't in Highland Park. They're in Oak Cliff. They're in Pleasant Grove. They're in the communities I coached in for a decade.

When a bail fund puts a violent offender back on the street, it's not rich neighborhoods that pay the price. It's OURS.

John Sims believes:

✅ Bail funds that release violent felons need oversight
✅ Nine murders after charitable bail release is nine too many
✅ Public safety protects the poorest communities most
✅ Voting NO on every safety bill isn't reform — it's ideology

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says her VOTE Act passed the House Administration Committee unanimously.

That's true. Credit for getting it through committee.

Now here's everything else. 🧵

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IT'S NOT HER BILL

The original version was introduced in September 2024 by Colin Allred as H.R. 9615 — the Know Your Polling Place Act.

Allred wrote it. It died in committee.

Johnson reintroduced it in March 2026 as the VOTE Act. Same concept. New name. Her name on it.

Now she's running AGAINST Allred in the Democratic primary runoff — campaigning on a bill her opponent wrote first.

Bill count: VOTE Act (Allred's). Access to Homeownership Act (Ossoff's). Momnibus (Underwood/Adams/Booker's). Three bills. Zero originals.

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WHAT THE BILL DOES

Requires state or local election authorities to notify voters when their polling place changes — at least 7 days before an election, or within 24 hours if changed within that window.

That's reasonable. And it's EXACTLY what Dallas County already did in March 2026.

Dallas County spent $1 MILLION notifying voters of precinct changes — texts, mail, social media, streaming ads, 75+ election navigators at polling locations.

BOTH parties confirmed the notification effort:
• Republican Party publicized the changes
• Democratic Chair: "We called, texted, sent mail pieces. A full campaign."
• Texas Democratic Party issued a press release Feb 27

Her bill mandates what already happened.

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PASSING COMMITTEE ≠ PASSING THE HOUSE

Johnson uses siren emojis and "BREAKING NEWS" for a committee vote.

Passing committee is Step 1. Getting to the House floor is Step 2. Passing the full House is Step 3. Passing the Senate is Step 4. Getting signed is Step 5.

She's celebrating Step 1 like it's Step 5.

The bill still needs the Speaker to schedule a floor vote. In a Republican-controlled House. With a congresswoman who pledges to "never vote with Republicans."

How many of her bills have completed all five steps?

Zero.

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THE REAL VOTING ISSUE SHE'S IGNORING

Under HB 758, your ballot can be traced back to you. Poll books + timestamps = your "secret" vote exposed.

Proven in Harris County. Verified statewide.

I'm co-relator in Case 05-26-00597-CV — fighting for ballot secrecy right now. Not in committee. In court.

Johnson hasn't said one word about ballot secrecy.

Notification is nice. A secret ballot is constitutional.

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John Sims believes:

✅ Voters should always know where to vote
✅ Dallas County already spent $1M doing exactly that
✅ Passing committee is Step 1, not a victory lap
✅ The real voting rights crisis is ballot secrecy — and I'm in court fighting for it
✅ Writing your own bills matters more than renaming other people's

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson's campaign is deleting my comments from her social media pages.

Let that sink in. 🧵

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A sitting congresswoman who says she's "fighting for transparency" and "protecting democracy" is silencing her Republican opponent.

The same congresswoman who:

• Called gerrymandering "one of the most racist attempts at voting segregation" — then said "Absolutely" Democrats should gerrymander too

• Called on Democrats to "maximize Democratic gains" through redistricting while claiming to protect "fair representation"

• Says she believes in "hearing every voice"

• Hosted an NAACP forum, then asked on camera why her opponent wasn't there — knowing I wasn't invited

Now she's deleting my posts.

She doesn't want every voice heard. She wants every voice she agrees with heard.

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What were they deleting?

Sourced, fact-checked rebuttals. With citations. Every claim documented.

Not insults. Not trolling. Facts.

Facts about her Palantir stock trades on the Homeland Security Committee.
Facts about the VOTE Act being Colin Allred's bill repackaged.
Facts about Farmers Branch and her silence.
Facts about the Laken Riley Act passing with 48 Democratic votes.
Facts about Dallas County spending $1M on voter notification.

They didn't delete lies. They deleted receipts.

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This is the pattern:

• 6 TV stations interview every Democrat. Zero Republicans. She says nothing.
• A Democratic forum excludes the Republican candidate. She asks why I'm not there.
• I post sourced rebuttals on her page. Her campaign deletes them.

She doesn't want a debate. She wants a monologue.

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I filed FCC equal time demands against 6 broadcast stations for ignoring Republican candidates. I filed a formal complaint with the FCC against CBS 11.

Now her own campaign is doing the same thing those stations did — silencing the opposition.

The difference? I can't file an FCC complaint against a Facebook page.

But I can do something better.

I can post the truth HERE. Where she can't delete it.

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Julie, if your positions are strong, they can handle scrutiny.

If your record is clean, it can survive fact-checks.

If your bills are real, they can withstand questions.

Deleting my posts doesn't make the facts disappear. It proves you can't answer them.

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I'm John Sims. I don't delete comments. I don't silence opponents. I don't control who gets in the room.

I show up with facts. I cite my sources. I let voters decide.

That's what democracy looks like.

Deleting your opponent's sourced rebuttals? That's what fear looks like.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

A 12-year-old American citizen with a rare brain tumor can't get the care she needs because our immigration system is broken.

Julie Johnson is right about one thing: this is heartbreaking. No child should suffer because bureaucracy can't function.

But here's where we disagree — on everything else. 🧵

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THE CASE

A U.S. citizen child was receiving brain tumor treatment in Texas. Her undocumented parents were deported Feb 2025. The family went together rather than be separated. Treatment stopped. Health deteriorated. Humanitarian parole denied after 10 months.

This child is American. She deserves care on American soil. Period.

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THE REAL PROBLEM

Johnson uses this case to attack Republicans and ICE.

But the reason this family is here is because the system has been broken for DECADES — under Democrats AND Republicans.

The parents entered in 2013. For 12 years they lived, worked, raised six children — and never had a path to legal status. No resolution. No clarity. Just limbo.

That's not compassion. That's a system that lets people build lives it can destroy at any moment.

Johnson's own words: "fair, fast, and final." A system like that would have resolved this family's status years ago. Instead they lived in legal limbo until enforcement caught up.

Both parties failed this family. She only blames one.

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WHAT SHE WON'T SAY

She uses this child's suffering to attack ICE.

But ICE is the agency that PROCESSES humanitarian parole.

She voted to defund ICE. If she'd succeeded, who processes the parole application she's demanding be approved?

She bought Palantir stock while overseeing ICE. Her endorser says Allred will "abolish ICE."

You can't defund the system AND demand the system work faster. You can't abolish the agency AND demand the agency grant parole.

That's not policy. That's a Facebook post.

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THE SOLUTION ISN'T OUTRAGE. IT'S REFORM.

This case proves we need:

• A functioning legal immigration system that resolves status in months, not decades
• Humanitarian parole that works — with clear criteria, timely decisions, and transparency when cases are denied
• A fully funded ICE with resources to process cases quickly instead of a 10-month backlog
• A Congress that fixes immigration instead of using tragedies for campaign posts

Johnson has been in Congress 16 months. Zero immigration reform bills passed. Zero bills of any kind passed.

She pledges to "never vote with Republicans." Immigration reform requires both parties. Her pledge guarantees nothing gets done.

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John Sims believes:

✅ This child is American and deserves her medical care
✅ Humanitarian parole exists for cases like this and should be granted
✅ The immigration system needs to be fair, fast, and final — her words, my commitment
✅ You fix the system by funding it and reforming it — not defunding it and posting about it
✅ Both parties failed this family. I'll work with both to fix it.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Early voting is open. Right now. Today.

This message is for every voter in TX-33 — Republican, Democrat, Independent.

If you didn't vote in either primary on March 3, you can vote in the Republican runoff today.

I'm asking you to vote for me. Here's why. 🧵

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I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO CHANGE YOUR PARTY

I'm asking you to change your results.

TX-33 has voted Democratic for years. Result?

📊 #4 most financially distressed city
📊 51,000 affordable units gone
📊 Property taxes up 32.7%
📊 Insurance up 58%
📊 ACA premiums up 26%

The Democratic candidates: one pledges to "never vote with Republicans" in a Republican House, Senate, and White House. Zero leverage. Zero results.

The other quit his Senate race, dropped his plan, and a reporter said he offered "no concrete ideas."

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WHO I AM

I'm John Sims. Not a politician.

Grew up below the poverty line in Dallas. Working at 15. Twenty years same company. Firefighter → Lieutenant → Captain.

10 years coaching Oak Cliff youth baseball. Coach of the Year. CERT volunteer — Katrina and Rita.

Built two radio stations — English and Spanish — because TX-33 speaks both.

Born here. Raised my family here. Served here.

My opponents are transplants who have never won an election in this district.

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MY PLAN

• Cap family insurance at $12K/yr
• No tax on tips, overtime, Social Security, or retirement
• Restructure mortgage amortization — build equity Day 1
• Kill the ethanol mandate driving up groceries
• SALT cap to $40K
• Child Tax Credit to $2,200/child

Not Republican ideas. Not Democratic ideas. TX-33 ideas.

As a Republican in a Republican House, I can get them to the floor. That's math.

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WHAT I'M ALREADY DOING

• Co-relator in ballot secrecy lawsuit (05-26-00597-CV)
• FCC demands filed against 6 stations that silenced Republicans
• Every post sourced. Every claim cited. Every policy numbered.

No $5.4 million. No PAC money. No party machine.

A plan, a backbone, and a case number.

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TO EVERY VOTER

Republican — I need your vote to win this runoff.

Independent — you can vote today. I'm asking for your trust.

Democrat who didn't vote March 3 — you can vote in this runoff. If you're tired of stock-trading congresswomen who flee to Portugal and politicians who pledge never to work across the aisle — this is your chance.

One candidate grew up on your streets, coaches your kids, fights your fires, and is in court right now defending your right to a secret ballot.

That's me.

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EARLY VOTING: May 18–22 | 7 AM–7 PM
Vote at ANY Dallas County location
ELECTION DAY: May 26

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Bring ID. Show up. Make it count.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Early voting starts in 4 days.

Here's everything you need to know — and why this runoff matters more than you think. 🧵

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THE DATES

Early voting: Monday, May 18 – Friday, May 22
Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM daily

Election Day: Tuesday, May 26
Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM
If you're in line by 7 PM, you WILL vote.

Mail ballot deadline: Must be RECEIVED by May 15 (that's tomorrow).

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WHO CAN VOTE?

If you voted in the Republican primary on March 3 — you can vote in the Republican runoff.

If you voted in the Democratic primary — you can only vote in the Democratic runoff.

If you DIDN'T vote in either primary — you can vote in EITHER party's runoff. Your choice.

That last one matters. If you sat out March 3, you have a decision to make right now.

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WHERE DO I VOTE?

Dallas County: Vote at ANY early voting location in the county. Countywide voting is in effect.

Find your location: https://t.co/FsB9sUNBUI
Check your registration: https://t.co/TCv0qLIDC0

Bring photo ID:
• TX driver's license
• TX ID card
• U.S. passport
• Military ID
• U.S. citizenship certificate

Expired up to 4 years? Still accepted (ages 18-69).

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WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT?

Republican primary runoff — TX-33:
John Sims vs. Patrick Gillespie

Democratic primary runoff — TX-33:
Colin Allred vs. Julie Johnson

Plus statewide runoffs: U.S. Senate (Cornyn vs. Paxton), Attorney General, Lt. Governor, Railroad Commissioner.

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WHY THIS RUNOFF MATTERS

Runoff turnout is always low. That means YOUR vote counts more — not less.

In March, thousands of voters stayed home. In a runoff, a few hundred votes can decide everything.

This isn't November. There are no presidential coattails. No massive turnout machines. Just voters who care enough to show up.

Be one of them.

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WHY JOHN SIMS

I'm not going to use this post to attack anyone. You've seen the contrasts. You know the records.

Here's what I'll say:

I was born in Dallas. Raised below the poverty line. Working at 15. Twenty years at the same company. Firefighter. Captain. Coach of the Year in Oak Cliff. CERT volunteer during Katrina.

I have a plan:
• Cap family insurance at $12K/yr
• No tax on tips, overtime, Social Security
• Restructure mortgage amortization
• Kill the ethanol mandate
• SALT cap to $40K

I'm in court right now — co-relator in a ballot secrecy lawsuit protecting YOUR right to a secret vote.

I filed FCC demands against 6 stations that silenced Republican candidates.

I built two radio stations — English and Spanish — because TX-33 speaks both.

I don't have $5.4 million. I don't have PAC money. I don't have a party machine.

I have a plan, a backbone, and a case number.

That's enough.

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May 18-22: Early voting.
May 26: Election Day.

Show up. Vote. Make it count.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Colin Allred says Texas went from six Black representatives to potentially two — "the biggest reduction in Black voting power since Reconstruction."

Let's count who actually left and why. 🧵

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THE SIX HE CLAIMS

When Allred says Texas had six Black reps, he's counting:

1. Sheila Jackson Lee — TX-18 (died July 2024 — before Allred even left Congress)
2. Sylvester Turner — replaced Jackson Lee (died March 2025)
3. Al Green — TX-09
4. Marc Veasey — TX-33
5. Jasmine Crockett — TX-30
6. Colin Allred — TX-32

So the "six" includes a congresswoman who died before he left and her replacement who also died. The real number when Allred walked out the door in January 2025 was arguably four.

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NOW LET'S COUNT WHO LEFT AND WHY

Sheila Jackson Lee: Died. (Not redistricting)

Sylvester Turner: Died. (Not redistricting)

Colin Allred: LEFT VOLUNTARILY. Gave up TX-32 to run for Senate in 2024. Lost to Cruz. Ran for Senate again. Quit. Filed for TX-33.

Jasmine Crockett: LEFT VOLUNTARILY. Gave up TX-30 to run for Senate. Lost to Talarico. Now out of Congress entirely.

Marc Veasey: RETIRING voluntarily from TX-33.

Al Green: Running in redrawn TX-18.

So of the reduction Allred is mourning:
• Two died
• Two left voluntarily (including Allred himself)
• One is retiring
• One is still running

Redistrictin g impacted the competitiveness of remaining districts. That's real. But the actual reduction in Black representatives was largely caused by deaths and Democrats' own decisions.

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THE ALLRED-CROCKETT CHAIN

Allred quit the Senate race to clear the lane for Crockett.

Crockett lost.

Crockett gave up her House seat to run.

Now Crockett is out of Congress entirely.

Allred's decision didn't protect Black representation. It eliminated a Black congresswoman from the House.

He contributed to the very reduction he's now campaigning on.

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WHO STARTED THE REDISTRICTING CHAIN?

Democrats and LULAC sued Texas over 2021 maps. Biden DOJ sued Dec 2021. Five years of litigation created the pressure for the DOJ letter demanding Texas dismantle coalition districts.

The federal judge called the DOJ letter riddled with "factual, legal, and typographical errors."

Democratic litigation created the opening. The DOJ letter provided the cover. Republicans drew the maps.

Everyone played a role. Allred only blames one side.

His party prevailed on the matter. Pun intended.

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IF THIS WAS HIS PRIORITY

The John Lewis Act passes through the Senate. SCOTUS reform happens through the Senate. Confirmations happen through the Senate.

Allred was running for Senate — where he could have actually voted on all of it.

He quit.

Now he's in the House minority with zero power to pass any of it.

Using the reduction in Black representation as a campaign pitch for a race that can't fix it.

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I'm John Sims. I don't claim to save representation with a Facebook post.

I fight for EVERY voter's rights with a lawsuit. Case 05-26-00597-CV. In court right now.

Representation isn't about the color of your congressman. It's about whether your congressman shows up, stays, and fights.

Allred left. Quit. Jumped to the safe seat. His endorser lost hers.

I was born here. 30 years. Oak Cliff. Cockrell Hill. In court today.

TX-33 doesn't need a congressman who campaigns on representation.

TX-33 needs one who delivers it.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says Paxton is "threatening local officials" and "putting public safety funding at risk."

Here's what's actually happening. 🧵

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THE FACTS

The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 8, requiring county sheriffs who operate jails to enter 287(g) agreements with ICE. It became law Jan 1, 2026.

270 Texas sheriffs have already signed agreements.

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown has not. She publicly said she'd make "no additional efforts" to comply.

Paxton sent a letter demanding compliance. That's not "threatening." That's the AG enforcing a law the Legislature passed.

Sheriff Brown pushed back, saying the deadline is December 1 and she already cooperates with ICE informally. That may be a legitimate legal argument about timing. But Johnson isn't making a legal argument. She's calling law enforcement "politically demanding obedience."

Enforcing state law isn't demanding obedience. It's the AG's job.

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THE IRONY

Johnson says Paxton is "weakening local resources" and "straining systems that police rely on."

This is the same Julie Johnson who:

• Voted to DEFUND ICE — the agency 287(g) agreements partner with
• Called ICE "lawless"
• Bought Palantir stock while overseeing ICE on Homeland Security
• Her endorser Crockett says Allred will "abolish ICE"

She's defending a sheriff who won't cooperate with ICE while she voted to defund ICE entirely.

You can't claim to support law enforcement AND vote to defund the federal agency that partners with them.

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WHAT 287(g) ACTUALLY DOES

Under the jail enforcement model, local officers can:
• Question inmates already in custody about immigration status
• Serve ICE administrative warrants
• Identify criminal illegal aliens for removal

This doesn't affect legal residents. It doesn't authorize street-level immigration enforcement. It targets people already in jail with pending criminal charges.

ICE Houston arrested 277 convicted criminals in two weeks this April — 17 child predators, 6 murderers, 16 drug traffickers. Four arrests in Dallas County for child sexual assault and manslaughter.

287(g) helps local law enforcement ensure those criminals don't get released back into the community.

Johnson is defending the refusal to cooperate on that.

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THE FUNDING QUESTION

Johnson frames this as Paxton holding funding hostage.

But it was Governor Abbott — not Paxton — who threatened to pull $32M in public safety grants plus $55M in World Cup security funding from Dallas over ICE cooperation.

Dallas, Austin, and Houston all reversed course and agreed to cooperate. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said it was about "keeping our city safe."

Every other major Texas city complied. Dallas County is the holdout.

270 sheriffs signed. One hasn't.

That's not voter suppression. That's one sheriff defying a law 270 others followed.

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John Sims believes:

✅ State law should be enforced — that's what AGs do
✅ 287(g) protects communities by keeping criminal aliens in custody
✅ ICE should be fully funded so local partnerships work
✅ 270 sheriffs complied. Dallas County should too.
✅ Supporting law enforcement means cooperating with them — not defunding the agencies they partner with

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Colin Allred's biggest endorsement is from Jasmine Crockett.

Let's talk about what that endorsement is actually worth. 🧵

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THE ENDORSER

Jasmine Crockett is a lame-duck congresswoman. She's leaving Congress in January. She gave up her House seat to run for Senate — and lost to James Talarico decisively.

On election night, she blamed Republicans for "cheating" and said "people have been disenfranchised." The next morning she conceded.

Weeks later she went on daytime TV and declared: "I am one of the 535 most powerful people in this country."

She won't be one of them in January.

Her new FIRE PAC has raised $35,000 total. That's less than a used pickup truck in Dallas County.

This is the "star power" Allred says he needs.

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WHAT SHE SAID

In her endorsement, Crockett said Allred "will fight to abolish ICE."

Not reform. Not restructure. Abolish.

That's the agency that arrested 277 convicted criminals in Texas in two weeks this April:
• 17 child predators
• 6 murderers
• 16 drug traffickers
• Four arrests in Dallas County for child sexual assault and manslaughter

Crockett just told TX-33 voters that Allred wants to abolish the agency protecting their kids.

Is that his position? Because his endorser put it on the record. Published by Fox News.

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THE LAME DUCK PROBLEM

Crockett is out of Congress in January. She has no vote. No committee seat. No leverage. No future in elected office.

Allred — if he wins — will be a House Democrat in a Republican-controlled Congress who just accepted an endorsement from a lame duck calling to abolish ICE.

Julie Johnson already pledges to "never vote with Republicans." Now Allred is aligned with "abolish ICE."

Both Democrats running for TX-33 are positioning themselves as far from the Republican majority as possible.

In a Republican House. With a Republican Senate. And a Republican President.

Who exactly do they plan to work with to get anything done?

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THE MATH

Crockett: Lame duck. Lost her race. $35K PAC. Abolish ICE.
Allred: Quit his Senate race. $110M in combined losses. "No concrete ideas."
Johnson: "Never vote with Republicans." Zero bills passed. Palantir trades.

Three Democrats. Zero leverage in the next Congress.

Now add John Sims:

Republican. In a Republican House. At the table where decisions get made.

With a plan:
• Cap family insurance at $12K/yr
• No tax on tips, overtime, Social Security
• Restructure mortgage amortization
• Kill the ethanol mandate
• SALT cap to $40K
• Fully fund ICE to protect families from child predators and traffickers

They have endorsements from politicians who lost.
I have a plan that can pass.

May 26th. Early voting May 18th.
Vote John Sims.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says "Republicans changed the rules on Election Day, leaving more than 30,000 voters redirected."

Three claims. Three problems. Let's fact-check. 🧵

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CLAIM 1: "30,000 voters redirected"

The verified number from county data via public records request: 12,674.

Votebeat and the Texas Tribune confirmed it. 6,641 Democratic voters (7.7%) and 2,369 Republican voters (6.4%) went to the wrong site — similar percentages from BOTH parties. Another 3,638 couldn't be assigned to a party.

So where does "30,000" come from?

From Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman — at a hearing Julie Johnson herself organized in April. He estimated navigators redirected additional voters without texts. An estimate. From a political ally. At her own hearing.

Verified data: 12,674.
Johnson's claim: 30,000.

She more than doubled the documented number.

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CLAIM 2: "Republicans changed the rules on Election Day"

False.

The Dallas County Republican CEC voted for precinct-based voting on September 15, 2025 — nearly SIX MONTHS before Election Day. The contract was formalized December 31, 2025.

The county spent $1 MILLION notifying voters — texts, mail, social media, streaming ads, and 75+ election navigators at polling locations.

BOTH parties notified voters:
• Republican Party publicized the changes
• Democratic Chair Kardal Coleman: "We called, texted, sent mail pieces. We've run a full campaign."
• Texas Democratic Party issued a press release Feb 27 urging voters to confirm precincts

The rules weren't changed ON Election Day. They were changed six months earlier, publicized extensively, and both parties confirmed they ran full notification campaigns.

The Dallas County Elections Administrator called the suppression narrative "a very weak excuse."

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CLAIM 3: "My VOTE Act puts a stop to that"

Three problems:

1. It's not her bill. Colin Allred introduced the original version in September 2024 as H.R. 9615. She repackaged her primary opponent's bill.

2. The VOTE Act requires 7-day advance notification of polling place changes. Dallas County ALREADY notified voters weeks in advance through multiple channels and spent $1M doing it. Her bill mandates what already happened.

3. It will never pass. She pledges to "never vote with Republicans" in a Republican House. Her bill dies in committee — just like Allred's did.

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WHAT SHE WON'T TELL YOU

The confusion wasn't just about precinct voting. It was about redistricting data chaos — caused by five years of Democratic litigation.

Democrats and LULAC sued Texas over 2021 maps. The Biden DOJ sued in Dec 2021. Julie Johnson broke quorum TWICE to delay new maps. Courts fought for eight months. The Supreme Court didn't clear maps until Dec 4 — four days before filing deadline.

Registration cards were outdated. Databases were inaccurate. Voters didn't know their new precincts.

Her party's obstruction created the data problems. Then she blamed Republicans for the confusion.

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THE REAL VOTING RIGHTS ISSUE SHE'S IGNORING

Under HB 758, your ballot can be traced back to you. Poll books + timestamps = your "secret" vote exposed.

I'm co-relator in Case 05-26-00597-CV fighting for ballot secrecy right now.

Johnson hasn't said one word about it.

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✅ Verified data: 12,674 — not 30,000
✅ Rules changed Sept 2025 — not Election Day
✅ $1M spent on notification — both parties confirmed
✅ Her bill is Allred's repackaged bill that can't pass
✅ Her party's litigation caused the data chaos
✅ She's ignoring the real threat: ballot secrecy

Facts matter. Even in campaign posts.

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[John Sims @VoteJohnSims]

Julie Johnson says she's tackling the housing crisis with her Access to Homeownership Act.

Let's fact-check. 🧵

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CLAIM: "I introduced the Access to Homeownership Act"

She introduced the House version. The bill was originally written by Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia. The Senate already passed it. She filed a companion bill in the House on July 23, 2025.

So like the VOTE Act — which was originally Colin Allred's bill — Johnson is again putting her name on someone else's legislation.

Pattern: Find an existing bill. Repackage it. Campaign on it.

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WHAT THE BILL ACTUALLY DOES

It requires landlords with federally backed mortgages (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac) to offer tenants the option to report on-time rent payments to credit bureaus.

That's it.

It doesn't lower rent.
It doesn't build a single home.
It doesn't cut property taxes.
It doesn't fix the 58% insurance spike.
It doesn't address the 51,000 affordable units Dallas already lost.

It lets renters opt into credit reporting. That's useful — but calling it a solution to the housing crisis is like putting a band-aid on a broken leg.

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THE NUMBERS SHE WON'T CONNECT TO HER BILL

📊 Dallas lost 51,000 affordable units under $1K/month (2021-2023)
📊 Property taxes up 32.7% since 2019
📊 Insurance up 58% in 5 years — 2x national average
📊 Median home: ~$375K
📊 Poorest families: 75%+ of income on housing
📊 Dallas: #4 most financially distressed city in America

Credit reporting for rent payments doesn't touch ANY of these.

The reason families can't buy homes isn't their credit score. It's that property taxes are $5K+, insurance doubled, and homes cost $375K with 6.5% mortgage rates.

Her bill fixes none of that.

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AND IT WON'T PASS

Johnson pledges to "never vote with Republicans." Her bill is in a Republican-controlled House. It was referred to the Financial Services Committee — chaired by a Republican.

Her bill status: referred to committee. Same as every other bill she's introduced.

Zero of her bills have passed Congress. Zero.

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THE JOHN SIMS HOUSING PLAN

Here's what actually moves the needle:

• Restructure mortgage amortization — force banks to split payments evenly between principal and interest from Day 1. Stop front-loading interest that keeps families in debt.

• SALT cap raised to $40K — so Dallas homeowners paying $5K+ in property taxes can deduct them

• Support the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act — which actually passed the House and Senate

• Expanded senior property tax freezes

• Federal insurance reform for the 58% spike

• Kill the ethanol mandate driving up construction and food costs

As a Republican in a Republican House, I can get these to committee. I can build coalitions. I can work with the majority.

Johnson can file bills that go to committee and die.

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She says "everyone deserves a fair shot at owning a home."

I agree.

But a fair shot doesn't come from credit reporting. It comes from lower taxes, affordable insurance, real construction reform, and a congressman who can actually pass legislation.

Facts matter. Plans matter. Results matter.

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