Of the five At Large runoffs, this one is the least predictable to me.
Sallie Alcorn
Sallie Alcorn is a proud nerd who sweats the small stuff.
“I like looking at ordinances and trying to figure out how to make them better,” said Alcorn, a long-time City Hall staffer. “I like the budget stuff. I like helping people. It’s the mundane stuff of city government that I like.”
In the race for Houston City Council’s fifth at-large position, Alcorn is touting her decades of public sector experience, and has been endorsed by a host of local and state leaders.
Her opponent, attorney Eric Dick, said his experience representing vulnerable people is the key difference between the two candidates.
Both have eschewed negative campaigning in favor of issues such as flooding.
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After an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2015, Dick won a seat on Harris County Department of Education’s board of trustees in 2016. A supporter of Tony Buzbee for mayor — both are largely self-funding their campaigns — Dick is often billed as a Republican.
He disagrees with the classification, however, citing his views on climate change and criminal justice, views he calls out of step with many traditional Republicans.
“I probably agree with one-third of their platform,” he said.
As I noted before, it’s a pretty neat trick to run in and win a contested Republican primary while still claiming to not actually be a Republican. Let’s just say that since 2016, the year Eric Dick was was elected to the HCDE Board as a Republican, the state and national Republican Parties have offered many, many opportunities for wannabe “not one of those Republicans” to clearly and publicly distance themselves from their colleagues. Joe Straus, whatever you may think of him, has done it numerous times. Ed Emmett has done it. Some, like Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, were almost entirely performative in doing it, but they still did it. We know because they all got lots of attention for it. If you can think of one example of Eric Dick, as shameless an attention hound as you’ll find in local politics, doing them same, well, then you know of one more example than I do. So please take those extremely conveniently-timed professions of being an apostate and stuff them in whatever remains of your Thanksgiving turkey. I ain’t buying it, and neither should you.
So, then. Here’s my interview with Sallie Alcorn. Eric Dick’s schtick may be a load of hooey, but some people will believe it, and that’s why I’m unsure of how this one will go.
Eric Dick is a closet Democrat
Sallie Alcorn is a closet Republican
Not a fan or Alcorn and her support of the shenanigans around the Ainbinder (Walmart) 380 when she worked for CM Costello. Going to be tough to vote on this one. Although thinking of Eric on City Council does make me smile.
Tell that to the Harris County GOP, Jennifer.
You better believe that I watched the live-stream. Harris County GOP was so very mad when it came to endorsing Eric Dick. Ha. They even tried to strike him. My girlfriend and I were laughing to tears. Yes, I’m 150% positive that he is a democrat.