Karen Derr wound up in District C after redistricting by living in the western portion of the Heights. She ran for At Large #1 in 2009, losing in the runoff to CM Stephen Costello. She is the founder of Karen Derr and Associates Realty and serves on the board of numerous associations in Houston. Here’s what we talked about:
You can find a list of all interviews for this cycle, plus other related information, on my 2011 Elections page.
I cant help but like this lady,she is certainly passionate about wanting to serve the public.there are a number of issues about her that would cause me some concern,i notice that she would be quick to instill goverment restrictions on domains,as well as not afraid to ad goverment into ones life,take notice about her comment about the animal control issue and how theres no enforcment.I cant speak for anyone else but last time i checked i didnt notice district c having any dogs running around unleashed like in the 1980’s.but never the less,there are some other areas in which”karen derr” scored extremly high on,for example,shes very detailed oriented,a true thinker and would most likely take a lot of time out for her con-stint-u-ents.I think that even if you didnt know her before she was elected,she would still be accessable post election.being pro houston-doesnt mean being pro goverment-it means that at all times we dont always have to have houston goverment in our lives,this is the balance that karen derr would have to find in order to win this election,period.telling the reader,the way it is,respectfully submitted joshua ben bullard