Tag Archives: At Large #5

Interview with CM Jack Christie

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We enter our final week of City Council interviews with a tour of the other contested At Large Council race, in At Large #5. CM Jack Christie is in his second term, having first been elected in a close-fought race … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie | Comments Off

Your official slate of candidates

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was the filing deadline. Here’s the official list of candidates, modulo any challenges or subsequently invalidated applications. The highlights: – There are thirteen candidates for Mayor. The City Secretary might consider starting the ballot order draw now, this may … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Diana Davila, Durrel Douglas, Election 2015, Eric Dick, filing deadline, Herlinda Garcia, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Juliet Stipeche, Kendall Baker, Manuel Barrera, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, MJ Khan, Richard Nguyen, Robert Gallegos | 26 Comments

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

Two challengers emerge in At Large #5

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

After Jan Clark bowed out in At Large #5, incumbent CM Jack Christie was left with no opponents after he announced his intent to run for re-election. That lasted until yesterday. Early in the morning, this email hit my inbox. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #3, At Large #5, Atlas Kerr, Bill Frazer, Carroll Robinson, Chris Brown, Durrel Douglas, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jew Don Boney, Philippe Nassif | 1 Comment

Christie will not run for Mayor

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Jack Christie announced this morning that he will run for a third term as the At-Large Five Member of Houston City Council. Christie stated, “Numerous people asked me to run for Mayor, which was incredibly flattering, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Mayor | 2 Comments

At Large comings and goings

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Atlas Kerr, who will be running in At Large #3 against CM Michael Kubosh. I am an accounting and finance double major at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. I have in-depth knowledge over capital budgeting, debt/bond … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #3, At Large #5, Atlas Kerr, Election 2011, Election 2015, Election 2017, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jan Clark, Mayor, Michael Kubosh | 1 Comment

Two Council challengers to incumbents

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

So far all of the action we’ve seen for city offices has been for the open seats being vacated by term-limited incumbents. Recently I became aware of two folks who plan to run for offices that will have incumbents on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, District D, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jan Clark, Matt Murphy | 6 Comments

Laurie Robinson to run in At Large #4

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From Texpatriate: Laurie Robinson, a local businesswoman, will run for the Houston City Council next year. Specifically, as Houston Chronicle reported Theodore Schleifer reported on Twitter, she will seek out At-Large Position #4. The seat is currently held by Councilmember … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Anthony Hall, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bert Keller, Beverly Clark, Carroll Robinson, Chris Bell, Clarence Bradford, Election 2003, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Gracie Saenz, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Judson Robinson, Laurie Robinson, Michael Berry, Ronald Green, Sheila Jackson Lee | Comments Off

Lane Lewis announces for At Large #1

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. Harris County Democratic Party chair Lane Lewis will run for an at-large city council position, he told Democratic activists Wednesday evening. Lewis, who has led the county’s party operation since 2011, is running to succeed Stephen Costello in At-Large … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Election 2009, Election 2015, HCDP, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jenifer Pool, Lane Lewis, Michael Kubosh, Philippe Nassif | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: At Large 1, 4, and 5

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, we looked at the competitive At Large Council races. Now let’s look at the three At Large races that weren’t competitive. First up is At Large #1, where CM Stephen Costello won a third term. Dist Costello Griffin … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, At Large #1, At Large #4, At Large #5, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Clarence Bradford, Election 2013, Election 2015, Griff Griffin, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Mayor, precinct analysis, Stephen Costello | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large 2 and 3

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Lots of action, and lots of candidates in the At Large races this year. Let’s look at the two races that are going to the runoffs, At Large #2 and 3. First is AL2, in which first term CM Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #5, David Robinson, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, Roy Morales, runoff, turnout | 11 Comments

Endorsement watch: For Christie

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses freshman CM Jack Christie in At Large #5. At-Large council members act as a sort of minister without portfolio. While district council members focus on constituent issues, at-large members can set their own agendas. The previous incumbent … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged At Large #5, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Election 2013, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, James Horwitz, vaccinations | 3 Comments

Interview with James Horwitz

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

My last planned interview for City Council At Large races is with James Horwitz, who filed a few days before the deadline in At Large #5 against CM Jack Christie. Horwitz is an attorney, the owner of his own firm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, James Horwitz | Comments Off

Interview with CM Jack Christie

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

CM Jack Christie is serving his first term on Council in At Large #5, becoming one of only four people in the term limits era to defeat a sitting incumbent when he nipped former CM Jolanda Jones in a runoff. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie | 1 Comment

July finance reports for At Large candidates

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Still plowing my way through all the July finance reports. July and January are very busy months, since everybody has finance reports to do. After I’m done with the city candidates, I’ll be looking at HISD and HCC candidates, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Al Edwards, Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, campaign finance reports, Chris Carmona, Clarence Bradford, David Robinson, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jenifer Pool, Michael Kubosh, Rogene Calvert, Roland Chavez, Roy Morales, Stephen Costello | 3 Comments

Don’t draw broad conclusions from muddled evidence

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I have a number of issues with the analysis presented in this Chron story about what happened in the runoffs and What It All Means. The results illustrate a continuation of a national trend of anger and frustration toward government … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Clarence Bradford, District A, District B, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, red light cameras, Renew Houston, runoff | 4 Comments

Christie, Burks, Davis, Brown

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Those are your runoff winners. Jack Christie’s victory was the most dramatic, coming in his fifth attempt to defeat Jolanda Jones, an opponent he had forced into multiple runoff elections. Helena Brown was the other candidate who beat an incumbent, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Election 2011, Election 2013, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, Montgomery County, runoff, turnout | 34 Comments

Eight day runoff finance reports

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Seven of the eight campaign finance reports for the runoff have been posted; all but Jack Christie’s were available online as of last night. Let’s have a look at them. First up, District A: Candidate Raised Spent Loans Cash on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, Election 2011, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff | 5 Comments

Runoff overview: At Large #5

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The fifth time is for all the marbles. Again. For the fifth time since 2007, counting general elections and runoffs, Jolanda Jones and Jack Christie are running against each other for the At-Large Position 5 seat on Houston City Council. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, attack mailers, early voting, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, turnout | 6 Comments

Runoff early voting totals, Day One

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the city of Houston runoffs began yesterday, and you can see the Day One totals here. I don’t have a daily EV record from the 2007 runoffs, but I note that the total early vote from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #2, At Large #5, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

You remember that we have runoff elections for four Houston City Council positions, right? Well, early voting starts today and runs through next Tuesday, December 6. Here are the early voting locations that will be open for the runoff. Early … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | 23 Comments

Back and forth in At Large #5

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Did you think this would be a slow holiday week? Not when there’s a runoff looming. So far this week, the Jack Christie campaign has released a letter from the former public policy director for CM Jolanda Jones that ripped … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff | 11 Comments

Looking ahead to the runoffs

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The runoff election for the city of Houston will be Saturday, December 10. It’s going to be an extremely low turnout affair – as was the case with the general election, I expect the runoff to have about the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, Election 2009, Election 2011, endorsements, fundraising, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut | 4 Comments

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2011, endorsements, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: 2011 At Large #5

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Last but certainly not least, the race everyone is wondering about, At Large #5: Dist Robinson Jones Christie Ryan ======================================= A 17.10% 23.61% 48.91% 10.38% B 18.80% 73.00% 5.09% 3.11% C 25.07% 30.02% 35.57% 9.35% D 14.96% 73.56% 7.86% 3.62% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Davetta Daniels, Election 2009, Election 2011, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson, precinct analysis, precinct data, Ronald Green, runoff, turnout | 13 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2011 At Large races, part 1

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a look at the election returns in each Council district for the three “normal” At Large races, in At Large #1, #3, and #4. First up is #1, where first term incumbent CM Stephen Costello won a narrow majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Brad Batteau, Chris Carmona, Clarence Bradford, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, James Partsch-Galvan, Jolanda Jones, Melissa Noriega, precinct analysis, precinct data, Scott Boates, Stephen Costello | 11 Comments

More thoughts on the Council elections

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

One district at a time… – I confess that I did not see the District A result coming. Helena Brown did raise a decent amount of money since entering the race at the filing deadline, about $22K through the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Al Hoang, Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, District B, District C, District F, District J, Election 2009, Election 2011, Ellen Cohen, endorsements, Gene Locke, HBAD, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kristi Thibaut, Peter Lyn Rene, Ronald Green, runoff, Toni Lawrence | 7 Comments

2011 Houston results

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s go through the races… – Mayor Parker won with a shade under 51%, with none of her opponents cracking 15% on their own. Obviously, this is not a position a Mayor with no serious opposition wants to be in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Carroll Robinson, District A, District B, Election 2007, Election 2011, Election 2013, Ellen Cohen, Harris County, HCC, Helena Brown, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jew Don Boney, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Kristi Thibaut, Larry Green, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Laster, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, runoff, turnout | 11 Comments

Your annual reminder that every vote matters

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

HISD Trustee, District III results, with 38 of 38 precincts reporting: Manuel Rodriguez 2,401 50.25% Ramiro Fonseca 2,377 49.75% There were 653 undervotes in this race, and turnout in the district was 11.61%. Fonseca carried Election Day by 78 votes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, Election 2011, Election Day, Helena Brown, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Ramiro Fonseca, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

The 8 day non-filers

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Eight day campaign finance reports were posted on the city website on Monday and Tuesday. As of today, the following candidates do not have an 8 Day report available: Amanda Ullman, Mayor James Partsch-Galvan (*), At Large #1 Elizabeth Perez, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, campaign finance reports, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson | 3 Comments

Eight day finance reports, part II

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Finishing what I started… – Fernando Herrera‘s report appeared on Tuesday. He raised $15,835, spent $27,185, and has $242.87 on hand. There were several expenditures on signs and a couple for “Advertising” that didn’t give me much of a clue … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, Bolivar Fraga, campaign finance reports, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District K, Election 2011, Eric Dick, Fernando Herrera, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jack O'Connor, Jenifer Pool, Jolanda Jones, Kevin Simms, Kristi Thibaut, Larry Green, Mayor, Pat Frazier, Scott Boates | 5 Comments

Chron overview of At Large #5

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to their belated endorsement in the At Large #5 race, the Chron now has its overview story of the race up as well. At-Large Position 5 Councilwoman Jolanda Jones arguably finds herself running as the upstart in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Bob Ryan, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson, runoff, turnout | 10 Comments

Endorsement watch: Bell for Jones

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Former Council Member and Mayoral candidate Chris Bell has endorsed Jolanda Jones for re-election, writing his own letter of support for her, which you can see here. Normally, I’m not that interested in this sort of personal endorsement, but since … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Bill White, Chris Bell, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: The Chron proves me wrong

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I had thought that the Chron was going to endorse challenger Laurie Robinson in the At Large #5 race. I was wrong. Of the current 15 members of Houston City Council, including Mayor Annise Parker, none arouses the intense passions … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson | 9 Comments

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