Tag Archives: District J

30 day campaign finance reports – District Council candidates

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Mayor City Controller Let’s get into the Council races, starting with the district Council contests. The January finance reports for city of Houston candidates are here, and the July reports are here. Dist Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alma Banks-Brown, Amy Peck, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District B, District C, District D, District E, District G, District H, District I, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Joaquin Martinez, Kendra London, Mario Castillo, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Perata Bradley, Rick Gonzales, Sonia Rivera, Tarsha Jackson, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Pollard and Castillo

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Two more endorsements, beginning with District J. Every city council member is defending their record on crime but only Edward Pollard represents a district with an international reputation as a hub for sex trafficking and gang violence. To win reelection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District H, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Mario Castillo | Comments Off

July 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston, part 3

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress SD15 City of Houston, part 1 Harris County City of Houston, part 2 January finance reports for city of Houston candidates are here. This post will look at the various district candidates. I’ll do the Controller’s race and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, CD07, CD18, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District H, District I, District J, District K, Edward Pollard, Election 2018, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Joaquin Martinez, Lloyd Ford, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas | 6 Comments

There are a lot of people running for office in Houston already

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

If you regularly check the houstonchronicle.com page, you may have noticed this article continuing to appear, even though it was originally published last November. The reason for this is that they are tracking who has officially filed for office, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Hollins, District B, District D, District E, District H, District I, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, Shannan Nobles, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarsha Jackson, term limits | Comments Off

January 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s late January, so you know what that means: It’s campaign finance report time again. The reports of the greatest interest will be for the city of Houston, but I’ll be checking in on HISD, HCC, and Harris County as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, At Large, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Chris Hollins, Danielle Bess, Daphne Scarbrough, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District C, District E, District H, District I, District J, Donnell Cooper, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Janette Lindner, Joaquin Martinez, John Whitmire, Karla Cisneros, Leah Wolfthal, Lee Kaplan, Letitia Plummer, Marina Coryat, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Nick Hellyar, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, Sallie Alcorn, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, term limits, Tiffany Thomas, Twila Carter | 2 Comments

LULAC files that lawsuit to end Houston City Council At Large districts

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve been waiting for this. The League of United Latin American Citizens on Monday filed its long-anticipated lawsuit against the city of Houston, seeking to get rid of at-large City Council seats that it says leave Hispanic residents with insufficient representation at City Hall. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged At Large, Census, demography, District A, District F, District H, District I, District J, Election 2023, Farmers Branch, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, Karla Cisneros, Latino voting, lawsuit, LULAC, Mayor, Pasadena, redistricting, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, Sergio Lira, Sylvester Turner | 6 Comments

Chron story on the proposed new City Council map

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Remember, you heard it here first. Houston’s proposed City Council maps for 2023 elections make only minor changes to district boundaries near Rice University, Freedmen’s Town and parts of downtown. Overall, less than 3% of Houston’s 2.3 million residents will … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023, Local politics | Tagged At Large, Austin, Census, demography, District C, District D, District G, District H, District I, District J, Election 2023, Farmers Branch, Houston, Houston City Council, Irving, Latino voting, lawsuit, LULAC, Pasadena, redistricting, Sergio Lira, Sylvester Turner, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

Is it time to ditch At Large seats on Houston City Council?

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s one argument for it. The lack of Latinos on the City Council undermines the legitimacy of Houston’s government, experts say, and is something that a prominent Hispanic organization is pushing to change with a lawsuit and ballot proposition. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged At Large, Austin, Census, demography, District A, District F, District H, District I, District J, Domingo Garcia, Election 2007, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, fundraising, Gracie Saenz, Houston, Houston City Council, Joe Trevino, Jolanda Jones, Karla Cisneros, Latino voting, lawsuit, LULAC, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Orlando Sanchez, petitions, redistricting, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, Sergio Lira, Sylvester Turner | 17 Comments

Council results

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

With one race still up in the air as I draft this: With early voting tallies and most of Saturday’s Election Day results posted, Houston’s three incumbent at-large council members facing runoffs had won, while District H incumbent Karla Cisneros … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Brad Jordan, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District D, District F, District H, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Letitia Plummer, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra, recount, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Shelley Kennedy, Tiffany Thomas, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

8 Day runoff 2019 campaign finance reports

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We start with a Chron story. Mayor Sylvester Turner raked in more than $1.7 million from late October through early December and spent roughly the same amount, leaving him with almost $600,000 for the final days of the runoff, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Cynthia Bailey, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District F, District H, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, fundraising, George Zoes, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 5 Comments

Chron overview of the District J runoff

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This unfortunately misses a relevant piece of information. The candidates vying for the District J city council seat in December’s runoff election have different backgrounds and separate bases of political support but have arrived at similar conclusions about the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2016, Election 2019, Gene Wu, HD137, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, Sandra Rodriguez | Comments Off

Initial thoughts on Election 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All bullet points, all the time… – Here’s my opening statement on the election returns debacle. We have more information about this now, but we still need more before we can go anywhere else with it. – All incumbents want … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian P. Garcia, Amanda Wolfe, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Candelario Cervantez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District J, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Eric Dick, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Jessica Farrar, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, turnout, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

30 day campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 2

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Finishing up with City Council candidates. Part One, for the other open seats, is here. July reports for F, J, and At Large #5 are here, and for At Large #4 are here. All of the finance reports that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Nelson, Ashton Woods, At Large #4, At Large #5, Barry Curtis, Bill Baldwin, campaign finance reports, District F, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Freddie Cuellar, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, John Nguyen, Letitia Plummer, Nelvin Adriatico, Nick Hellyar, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Tiffany Thomas, Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Van Huynh | 1 Comment

A brief discussion on residency requirements

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. It was one of the more unusual videos made for a Houston city council race. Throughout much of his campaign for the District J seat, Nelvin Adriatico had been dogged by one … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Dolcefino, Dave Wilson, District J, Election 2013, Election 2019, HCC, Houston, Houston City Council, Nelvin Adriatico | 5 Comments

Endorsement watch: Let’s get this thing started

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Endorsement Season has begun at the Chronicle, and while the number of elections to cover isn’t really higher than usual, the sheer number of candidates to bring in for interviews is massive and had to have been a logistical nightmare. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Andrew Patterson, Barry Curtis, Brad Jordan, Carla Brailey, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District D, District I, District J, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, endorsements, Freddie Cuellar, Houston, Houston City Council, Ken Moore, Mike Laster, Nelvin Adriatico, Rafael Gavan, Rashad Cave, Robert Gallegos, Sandra Rodriguez, Travis McGee | Comments Off

Interview with Nelvin Adriatico

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

One more time in District J, where the changing of the guard has me a bit nostalgic for the time when the new 11-district map was first presented for our perusal. Nelvin Adriatico is the president and founder of brokerage … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged District J, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Nelvin Adriatico, redistricting | Comments Off

Interview with Sandra Rodriguez

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We move now to District J, one of the two new Council districts drawn in 2011, part of the settlement agreement to add two districts when the city’s population hit 2.1 million. Mike Laster has been the only Council member … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged District J, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, redistricting, Sandra Rodriguez | 1 Comment

Bonus commentary on 2019 lineup

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There was a lot of last minute activity at Monday’s filing deadline, as there usually is. Probably more so this year, as approximately ten percent of Houston adults are running for office this November. The point here is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adekunle Elegbede, Andrew Burks, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District B, District C, District D, District F, District J, District K, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Eric Dick, filing deadline, Gerry Vander-Lyn, Geto Boys, Griff Griffin, HCC, HCDE, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kendall Baker, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Reagan Flowers, Rodrick Davison, special election, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo | 11 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 2

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We come down to the last three open Council seats to examine, all the result of term-limited incumbents. The first post, with Districts A, B, and C, is here, and the rest of the non-Mayoral races is here. As before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Al Hoang, Anthony Nelson, Ashton Woods, At Large #5, Brad Batteau, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District D, District F, District J, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Nelvin Adriatico, Richard Nguyen, Sallie Alcorn, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas | Comments Off

Off and running for Council

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I confess I haven’t paid very much attention to the Houston city races so far. Part of that is the existential angst I feel at being forced to take seriously anything Bill King or Tony Buzbee says, and part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #5, Bill King, District A, District B, District C, District D, District G, District H, District I, District J, District K, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, filing deadline, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Karla Cisneros, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

Looking ahead to 2019

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, yes, I know. We’ve barely begun the 2018 cycle. Who in their right mind is thinking about 2019? I plead guilty to political insanity, but the beginning of the year is always the best time to look forward, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, District A, District B, District C, District J, District K, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Larry Green, Mayor, Mike Laster, Neeta Sane, Pasadena, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Zeph Capo | 1 Comment

Here come the LGBT candidates

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Keep your eyes on these folks. At least four Houstonians are among the numerous LGBTQ Texans eyeing campaigns in 2018 and 2019. One of the Houston candidates has formally announced, and three others are strongly considering runs. “People are fed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2019 | Tagged Ashton Woods, District J, District K, Election 2017, Election 2018, Election 2019, Fran Watson, Houston City Council, Jerry Simoneaux, Joan Huffman, judicial races, Nelvin Adriatico, SD17, Senate, Texas | 16 Comments

Other runoff results

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the rest of the winners from yesterday: Controller: Chris Brown At Large #1: Mike Knox At Large #2: CM David Robinson At Large #4: Amanda Edwards At Large #5: CM Jack Christie District F: Steve Le District H: … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Fort Bend County, Georgia Provost, Harris County, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Karla Cisneros, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, runoff, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, turnout | 6 Comments

2015 eight day runoff finance reports

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the reports, for all but one of the runoff candidates: Mayor Sylvester Turner Bill King Controller Chris Brown Bill Frazer At Large #1 Georgia Provost Mike Knox At Large #2 David Robinson Willie David At Large #4 Amanda … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Karla Cisneros, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Willie Davis | 3 Comments

A roundup of interviews with runoff candidates

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

For your convenience, as you try to decide whom to support in the runoffs: Mayor Sylvester Turner Bill King Controller Chris Brown Bill Frazer At Large #1 Georgia Provost – 2013 election, District D Mike Knox – 2013 election, District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Larry Williams, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Willie Davis | 1 Comment

Runoff endorsement watch: Reiterating

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron repeats its endorsements for the district Council runoffs. District F: Richard Nguyen won his first election two years ago in an upset against incumbent Al Hoang. Since then, he’s proven himself a compassionate and capable representative for District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Karla Cisneros, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, runoff | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Bell for King

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As the headline notes, this came as a surprise to many. Former Congressman Chris Bell publicly backed fiscal conservative Bill King in the Houston mayoral runoff Tuesday, a move that could bolster King’s efforts to make inroads with progressive voters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, endorsements, George Greanias, Georgia Provost, HAR, HCDP, HGLBT Political Caucus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Whitmire, Log Cabin Republicans, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Willie Davis | 18 Comments

Precinct analysis: Districts with runoffs

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

District F was a three-way race, with challenger Steve Le leading first-term incumbent Richard Nguyen. Kendall Baker ran as a HERO hater, and finished third overall but did manage to come in first or second in nine precincts. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Bill King, District F, District H, District J, Dung Le, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Karla Cisneros, Kendall Baker, Manuel Barrera, Mayor, Mike Laster, precinct analysis, Richard Nguyen, Roland Chavez, runoff, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner | 4 Comments

Initial day-after-election thoughts

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

– We now have two cycles’ worth of data to suggest that having more good candidates in a Council race does not necessarily lead to better outcomes. Following in the footsteps of At Large #3 in 2013, a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged alcohol, Aldine ISD, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Gabe Farias, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Harris County, HD118, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jenifer Pool, Jim Bigham, Joe Farias, John Lujan, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Pat Bourgeois, provisional ballots, recount, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, San Antonio, Sharon Moses, special election, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tom McCasland, Tomas Uresti, Tony Diaz, transgender rights, turnout, Waller County | 28 Comments

Omnibus election results post

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to take the easy way out here, because it’s been a long day/week/month and I’m hoping to get some sleep tonight, and just hit the highlights. There will be plenty of time for deeper analysis later, and of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Diana Davila, District F, District G, District H, District J, Election 2015, Eva Loredo, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jolanda Jones, Jose Leal, Juliet Stipeche, Karla Cisneros, Larry Williams, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Ramiro Fonseca, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, transgender rights, Willie Davis, Youlette McCullough | 29 Comments

Endorsement watch: The way in J

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses CM Mike Laster for re-election in District J. This district has a deep need for important constituent services, and Laster has dedicated his office to providing them. From working with the Urban Land Institute on redesigning Richmond … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District J, Election 2015, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Mike Laster | 34 Comments

Interview with Jim Bigham

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

District J is a geometrically compact district with a high population density, carved mainly from the former District F and anchored in the Sharpstown area. It is in Sharpstown that we meet Jim Bigham, who is challenging two-term incumbent CM … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District J, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jim Bigham | Comments Off

Interview with CM Mike Laster

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to the two open District Council seats, there are several District Council members who have drawn opponents for November. I am going to focus on two of these races, with the first one being District J this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District J, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Mike Laster | 1 Comment

Finance reports come trickling in

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As always, the Mayoral reports lead the story. Former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia closed out the first half of the year with more than $1.3 million in the bank, eclipsing City Councilman Stephen Costello by a mere $7,423. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Abel Davila, Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Bill King, campaign finance reports, Carroll Robinson, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, Christopher Oliver, District F, District G, District H, District J, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2015, fundraising, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jew Don Boney, Karla Cisneros, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Marty McVey, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Laster, Philippe Nassif, Richard Nguyen, Roland Chavez, Sandra Meyers, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, Tom McCasland | Comments Off

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