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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 →

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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 →

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Endorsement watch: Noriega and Bradford

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Another twofer, and another easy and obvious choice in At Large #3. For the past four years Houston has been well served in At-Large City Council Position 3 by Melissa Noriega. We recommend Noriega for a third and final term … Continue reading →

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A very early look at the 2011 elections

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Texas on the Potomac lists 11 national races of interest for 2011. Well, of interest to some – outside of the Dallas Mayoral race, none of these mean much to me, and that’s only if incumbent Tom Leppart leaves to … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Tanner Garth

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. There are a lot of judicial races on the ballot in Harris County this election, and so this is intended to help introduce the candidates … Continue reading →

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What the others are saying about Hotze’s endorsement

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

So here’s the Chron coverage of the Hotze endorsement. Of the many things I find unfathomable about this, here’s the item at the top of the list. Kris Banks, president of Houston’s GLBT Political Caucus, which has endorsed Parker, questioned … Continue reading →

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Third poll shows Parker leading

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

And we have our first poll from a source other than one of the campaigns, but like those two before it, this one shows Annise Parker in the lead. The poll consisted of 500 telephone interviews with registered Houston voters … Continue reading →

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At Large action

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve certainly got a fascinating Mayor’s race going on this year, with three viable candidates that can all plausibly claim a path to victory, but it seems to me that there’s a lot of interesting stuff happening in the At … Continue reading →

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Would we call him “Mr. Governor Mayor”?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I realize we’re all focused on the 2008 elections, and rightly so, but if I may interrupt that for a moment to bring a bit of interesting news for 2009: According to a well-placed City Hall source, former Governor of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Just some interesting links from other folks to check out… Deadspin has a new executive editor. To no one’s surprise, it’s not a woman. The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell says that James Dobson does not speak for him. The Top Ten … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Two more views of Rosenthal

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The discussion of DA Chuck Rosenthal moves to the Chron’s op-ed pages today with a couple of articles. First is newly-elected City Council Member Jolanda Jones’ scathing call for Rosenthal to resign. As I enter my 10th year as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting starts today for city election runoffs

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the City Council and HISD runoff elections begins today and runs through Tuesday. WHAT: The second and final round of voting to fill the four public offices. WHY: No candidate got a majority of the vote in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who endorses you, baby?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

More fun in the At Large #5 race: City Council candidate Zaf Tahir has exaggerated his civic experience, according to opponents and city officials. Tahir, who is running for the At-Large 5 seat, served as chairman of the Mayor’s Task … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Five for City Council

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes its choices for the remaining contested Council races. At Large Position 2, Sue Lovell — After decades of community involvement, this longtime Montrose resident was elected to her first term on council two years ago and has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The filing deadline approacheth

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Only three hours till the filing deadline for the November city elections. Here’s the candidate list (PDF) as of this morning – Matt Stiles has it in sorted Google docs format here. Despite his earlier press release, Roy Morales has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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