Dawn Polk v. Jefferson County, Texas

PER CURIAM: *

This case occasions review of the district court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment predicated on qualified immunity. Finding no error in the district court’s analysis, we AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

In 2009, Michael Sinegal, a county commissioner in Jefferson County, Texas, hired Dawn Polk as an administrative assistant.

Three years later, in 2012, Polk informed Sinegal that she planned to run in the Democratic Primary for Justice of the Peace. One of Polk’s opponents was the incumbent, Tom Gillam III. Sinegal initially told Polk he thought her campaign was a good idea. During a…