Category Archives: Election 2003

The Chron has endorsed Diana Davila Martinez for City Council District H, which is where I live, citing her past experience as the key. Davila Martinez served ably in the Legislature from 1993-1999. A graduate of Harvard University, she spent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today we get to meet the low profile candidates in this year’s Mayoral race. It’s quite a collection. Come Jan. 1, Houston will have a new mayor. It will not be Anthony Dutrow, Douglas Robb, Jack Terence, Ralph Ullrich or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not exactly sure how “The Kuffner Family” got on a mailing list for the Conservative Republicans of Harris County, but we got their voting guide for the upcoming election in the mail yesterday. As a public service, here’s who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s District H’s turn to get a quick candidate overview in the Chron. No one says anything shocking or profound in the two paragraphs or so they’re allotted, but if you’re still unfamiliar with the names this ought to help. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I just got some feedback regarding my dilemma about who to vote for in the District H City Council race. The following is from an email from Diane Mosier, President of the Greater Heights Democratic Club, which has made an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron has started endorsing candidates in the last week or so. I’m not at all surprised to see today’s endorsement of Bill White for Mayor, since White is exactly the kind of candidate the Chron generally endorses. I’m moderately … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Man, considering that the original article which has spawned however many posts across at least four blogs was, like, eight sentences long, this topic sure is getting a beating. Anyway, here’s the latest from Kevin and Rob (here and here). … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I suppose you could file this under Good Problems To Have, but I’m trying to figure out which of the myriad of candidates for the District H City Council seat to vote for. I’m hoping that one of Hector Longoria’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tim Fleck has his take on the Dueling Bill Whites story, though there’s not much new ground covered. This is interesting, though: Media coverage of the Bogus Bill scheme was almost as convoluted as the plan itself. Political consultant George … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I did not catch last night’s mayoral debate, but like Beldar I’m a bit disappointed that neither Sylvester Turner nor Bill White gave definitive answers to the questions about their role in the Brenda Flores contretemps. I tend to agree … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today the Chron has the second of its overviews of the three major Mayoral candidates with a profile of Sylvester Turner. It’s more straightforward than last week’s Sanchez piece, most likely because there were no swooning women to quote about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As if redistricting weren’t enough to fry my brain, there’s this strange story of an attempt to run a fake mayoral candidate with the same name as a real one in order to confuse voters. It is a bizarre tale … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former mayoral candidate Michael Berry has given his endorsement to Orlando Sanchez. The endorsement is expected to solidify Sanchez’s standing among conservative voters who supported him in a 2001 runoff loss to Mayor Lee Brown but had shifted toward Berry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron did the first of three promised candidate overviews yesterday with this entry on Orlando Sanchez. It’s a decent enough effort, and struck me as being reasonably fair to its subject. I thought this was pretty damning, though: “If … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg Wythe gives a fascinating (to Houston political junkies, anyway) overview of the Republican/Democrat breakdown in the upcoming city election. Basically, if things break right, Houston could go from an 8-8 balance of city offices to a 12-4 advantage for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Man, Michael Berry’s exit from the mayoral race and the subsequent filing free-for-all sure was big news, at least if one judges by the amount of blogging on the subject. My take on the issue is closest to Greg Wythe‘s, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry has dropped out of the mayoral race, apparently facing up to the reality that he had no chance whatsoever of winning. He said he didn’t want to be a spoiler, which from my anti-Orlando Sanchez perspective … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A few quick hits on stuff related to the mayor’s race: – Tim Fleck notes that Orlando Sanchez still can’t decide if he’s for rail this time around or if he still opposes it like he did in 2001. Sanchez … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Finally, after weeks of waiting, we have a poll for the Mayoral election, and it’s very interesting. [Bill] White, the Houston businessman who has spent more than $600,000 of his own money to help dominate early advertising, has support from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mayoral candidate Bill White has unveiled a plan for homeland security in Houston. A new city program called HoustonCARES — Community Awareness & Response for Emergency Situation — that would coordinate neighborhood efforts to plan for disasters. · A permanent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Greg Wythe attended a candidates’ forum sponsored by the Houston Democratic Forum and the R Club last Thursday, and he was kind enough to write about it. Executive summary: He likes Bill White, too! There’s a lot more than that, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that we’ve all had our fun at the expense of Out Of Town Orlando Sanchez, Kevin is turning his attention to Bill White, who most of you know is my preferred candidate for Mayor of Houston. Says Kevin: He’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Two recent items of interest concerning Bill White‘s mayoral campaign. First is this report, via Greg Wythe, which says that the Harris County GOP is already running ads accusing White of being a liberal. [Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared] … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What the heck is going on with Orlando Sanchez? Has he forgotten how to act like a politician? I don’t know what else to make of this story, in which Sanchez denied knowledge of an incident for which he’d already … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a sure sign that Orlando Sanchez’s mayoral campaign is in trouble: Kevin is pissed at him, and for good reason. [11 News has] found some intriguing details deep in the latest filings by the Orlando Sanchez campaign. Literally thousands … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re not at California recall levels yet, but the November mayoral race now has seven declared candidates. Anthony Dutrow, part of a national Socialist Workers Party campaign to change the U.S. government under the party’s terms, will try to sell … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I missed the mayoral debate that was on PBS last night (oddly, there’s no Chron coverage of this), but thankfully Greg Wythe was paying attention. He’s got a fine overview of the candidates’ performances, and one of the better zingers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Believe it or not, there are other political stories in Texas right now, and the biggest one is the upcoming race in Houston to replace term-limited Mayor Lee Brown. There are six candidates in the race, four of whom can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The rate at which the four major mayoral candidates are spending money, the city’s econom should snap out of the doldrums any day now. The four major candidates for Houston mayor already have raised more than $5.4 million, an indication … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember how mayoral candidate Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry and his henchman Allen Blakemore announced that they had a silver bullet to aim against Orlando “Steel Blue Eyes” Sanchez in the form of a Sanchez supporter who was delinquent on his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sylvester Turner made the official announcement of his candidacy yesterday, so barring any late surprises or other obscure candidates the field is now set. I hope this means that someone will publish a poll soon – I’m dying to know … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron has a profile of Sylvester Turner, who on Wednesday will formally (and finally) announce his candidacy for Mayor in this year’s election. It’s a nice enough piece, which touches on his original run in 1991 and highlights the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There are now six candidates running in this year’s Houston mayoral election: Raymond Hans Rodriguez jokes about being “the other Cuban-American” in the mayor’s race. Former City Councilman Orlando Sanchez is the Cuban-American most voters know. Rodriguez is not. But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Is it just me, or is anyone else gobsmacked by the following paragraph in this Press article on how Bill White and Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry are doubleteaming Orlando Sanchez: Sanchez apparently will get a lot of that, because Berry … Continue reading → Continue reading →