Thank You Infocore!
Thank you to Seringa Ortega and Joanne Williams for working with the Danna For Sheriff Campaign to develop an effective marketing plan. Looking forward to working with Infocore.
Sincerely,
Donna & Joe Danna 50th Golden Anniversary Tribute
In loving memory of Donna Danna on our 50th Golden Anniversary.
ELECTION RESULTS: Joe Danna wins Republican primary for Harris County sheriff
With all voting centers in Harris County reporting, Joe Danna appears to have won the race for Republican candidate for Harris County sheriff. He will face incumbent Democrat Ed Gonzalez in November.
The final tally was 32,558 votes, or 51.46% of the vote, for Danna, and 30,708 votes, or 48.54% of the vote, for Paul Day, with all 109 voting centers reporting. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Danna poised to run for Harris County Sheriff
Joe Danna, a lifetime Houstonian and a Master Peace Officer who has worked in every division of the Constable’s Office, is getting closer to his bid for the new Harris County Sheriff position. This past Tuesday, current sheriff Ed Gonzalez was renominated for the Immigration’s and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director position, which will leave the Sheriff role open.
Joe Danna Honors Deceased Wife Donna with new Endowment Fund for Children
You may remember that on Thursday, August 27, Donna Danna, wife of Harris County Deputy Joe Danna, passed away from a massive heart attack. Donna began working with students with intellectual disabilities when she was in high school at Sam Rayburn, where she graduated in 1972.
Katy Christian Magazine: Danna for Sheriff Gains Traction
Joe Danna is a popular guy in Harris County, the guy you call when you can’t get help or answers elsewhere and need to get the job done.
For years, Danna has stepped in to solve problems, lend assistance, or bring attention to matters largely ignored by Harris County leaders.
Now, Danna will get another chance to hold the position of the highest law enforcement officer of the county, after current Sheriff Ed Gonzalez accepted the nomination for head of ICE.
Katy Christian Magazine publisher Joseph Menslage endorsed Danna for Sheriff shortly after the announcement, stating that Harris County has been plagued by a “politics before safety” mindset that needs to be reversed.
I spoke with Danna to hear firsthand how he feels about stepping into the office of Sheriff, both in the interim and again during re-election in 2022. Read here the rest of the article
Joe Danna’s deposition in the Robert E. Moss Vs. Alan Rosen trial
On November 10, 2015 Joe Danna made a deposition in the case between Robert E. Moss, Plaintiff Vs. Alan Rosen, Constable, Harris County Precinct One, in his Official Capacity, Defendant
Click here to read the deposition.
Joe Danna’s Statement on termination
Today, I find myself compelled to address a nearly decade-old false accusation which resulted in my termination after almost 20 years at the Harris County Precinct Number 1 Constable’s Office.
In your editorial endorsement dated June 28, 2020 your editorial board stated the following:
“Danna was a previous candidate for Constable in Precinct 1, where officials confirm he was fired in 2012 from his job as a deputy constable for falsifying records showing he served a warrant he had not actually served.”
That is a factually incorrect statement. Records show that the document served was not a warrant, it was a motion, and that I did serve a person who identified herself as the intended recipient.
Furthermore, my termination was political retaliation for putting my name on the ballot in 2012 as Al Rosen’s opponent. I’d received multiple warnings to take my name off the ballot and when I didn’t, a retaliation and smear campaign was launched.
The accusation was “falsification of service on returned citation.” On August 1, 2011 I picked up the citation prepared by the Harris County Attorney’s Office which included the name and address of a person to be served with an attached document. Dutifully, I went to the address at the Linda Vista apartment complex and a person answered the door who identified herself as the intended recipient and accepted the document. I filled out the citation with the date and time of service and returned the document to Precinct 1.
Let me be perfectly clear, it is not standard operating practice for process servers to ask for identification, nor do they ask the person to retrieve identification. There’s good reason for that.
People don’t typically want to receive papers from a process server.
Intended recipients, at times, attempt escape or brandish a weapon. In fact, it happens more than it should. (Man sentenced to 32 years for shooting process server). I found out in late October 2012 that the intended recipient was actually incarcerated in a Harris County jail in August 2011, despite the address I was given by the Harris County Attorney’s Office. This means the individual that answered the door told me a falsity. However, there are a few very important points to note:
- An unleased apartment in the Linda Vista complex in 2011 doesn’t mean it was vacant; AND
- The Linda Vista complex on De Soto wasn’t your typical apartment complex. It was dilapidated, overrun by squatters, drug dealers, gang members and was cited countless times for substandard living conditions. The corridors reeked of urine, peeling paint, trash piles, used syringes, graffiti, broken glass, beer bottles and exposed wires were part of the complex’s daily landscape (8 years later, it’s not much improved—see attached reviews); AND
- The intended recipient did, in fact, appear in Court at the set time and day; AND
- The intended recipient signed a document stating that she received the document at issue (see attached exhibits) AND
- The intended recipient had an appointed attorney who could, and did, receive documents on her behalf (see attached Subpoena in which the same Harris County Attorney’s Office who gave me the name and address states that they served the attorney. Note also, that their own proof of service falsely states that they served her despite their document stating they served the attorney)
The County Attorney allegedly met with a Linda Vista apartment manager who contended that the apartment was not leased at the time. Oddly, the apartment manager’s sworn affidavit was typewritten on the interim Constable’s letterhead and her signature was on a separate piece of the Constable’s letterhead, both of which are problematic in a court of law. It means the witness was part of the Constable’s team.
The court and the intended recipient’s attorney never questioned my service, the attorney only filed a charge that the Harris County Attorney’s Office typed out the wrong name of the document in their own papers. I had nothing to do with preparation of the legal papers and only signed what I was given by the Harris County Attorney’s Office. No charges were ever filed against me. Because I did nothing wrong.
I am a survivor. I was not intimidated by the powers that be back then and I am not intimidated today. When I am your Sheriff, you will have a veteran law enforcement officer at the helm. Not a politician.
