Endorsement watch: Runoff edition

Almost missed this today: The Chron makes its endorsements for the four runoff elections.

Jolanda Jones, Houston City Council At-Large Position 5 -- Jones is a family and criminal law attorney who helped bring attention to shortcomings in the Houston Police Department's crime lab. She has extensive community service experience and pledges to work for safer neighborhoods, increased affordable housing opportunities and a vibrant Houston economy.

Wanda Adams, Houston City Council District D -- Adams is an employee in the Houston Solid Waste Department's Recycling Go Green Initiative. Among her priorities on council will be ensuring the district has good streets and sidewalks, developing public/private partnerships to spur economic development and supporting environmental quality initiatives.

Michael Sullivan, Houston City Council District E -- Sullivan is a business owner with experience in city government as the community liaison for Houston City Councilman Michael Berry. He is also a past Humble Independent School District trustee who is active in various business development and community service groups. His goals on council include holding the city to high standards of fiscal responsibility and open constituent communication.

Carol Mims Galloway, Houston Independent School District, District II -- Galloway is a former city councilwoman and president of the Houston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She held the school board position she now seeks from 1992-99. Her opponent is Michael Yarbrough, also a former council member, who the Harris County Appraisal District contends wrongly accepted property tax discounts for years.

The first two are repeats from the November election, the second two are new, as the Chron had previously touted Wil Williams in District E and Reginald Adams in HISD II. I'm not exactly sure why they couldn't have this done before the start of early voting, but whatever. And it's always interesting to note, as in the case of the Galloway endorsement, when the Chron feels the need to call out the other candidate for something he or she had done. In this case, I can't say I'm surprised. But it's still interesting.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on December 01, 2007 to Election 2007