Yet another contested primary. At this point it’s easier to identify the uncontested races than the contested ones.
Mike Nichols
There will be a contested March Democratic primary election for Harris County’s top administrative position as the race for county judge now features two Democratic hopefuls.
Mike Nichols, a former Sysco executive who served as interim CEO of the Houston Parks Board from 2015 to 2016, announced his candidacy Friday, in a statement that focused heavily on flood control. Nichols called for at least five public hearings “on flood prevention and management.”
Nichols served for two terms as a state representative in the Georgia General Assembly from 1977 to 1981.
Lina Hidalgo, a Spanish-English medical interpreter at the Texas Medical Center announced her candidacy earlier this year. Hidalgo is running a campaign focused on criminal justice reform, public safety and home ownership as target issues, in addition to flood control.
Both are seeking to unseat Republican Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.
Nichols released a response to Judge Emmett’s State of the County address; see a text version of that here. I look forward to the two of them debating the issues. In the meantime, there’s lots of other filing news but I’ve put that in another entry, so keep reading.
Lena Hildago also released a response to Ed Emmett’s speech.