A political consultant was convicted of coercion for a scheme that was designed to affect the outcome of a Texas state race during the 2020 election cycle, Harris County officials said.
Democratic consultant Damien Jones, 38, of Houston, was convicted of coercion of a public servant for sending anonymous threatening text messages to then-State Rep. Gina Calanni, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement. Those messages, Ogg said, were designed to get Calanni to resign and not run for reelection in District 132.
