Tag Archives: District E

Why are we subsidizing privatized HOA trash collection?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Mayor Whitmire says he’s on the lookout for waste in the budget. May I suggest he look here? Houston has subsidized the private trash collection of some affluent neighborhoods for almost 40 years, a policy that could complicate the city’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged budget, District E, District G, homeowners associations, Houston, John Whitmire, Mary Nan Huffman, solid waste, Solid Waste Management Department, Sylvester Turner | 3 Comments

30 day campaign finance reports – District Council candidates

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Mayor City Controller Let’s get into the Council races, starting with the district Council contests. The January finance reports for city of Houston candidates are here, and the July reports are here. Dist Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Alma Banks-Brown, Amy Peck, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District B, District C, District D, District E, District G, District H, District I, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Joaquin Martinez, Kendra London, Mario Castillo, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Perata Bradley, Rick Gonzales, Sonia Rivera, Tarsha Jackson, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Picking someone in District E

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes their first candidate endorsement for November 2023. Houston City Council races are officially nonpartisan, but since just about everything seems partisan these days, let’s go ahead and say it: District E, the bizarrely shaped district that conjoins … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Dave Martin, District E, Election 2023, endorsements, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Council, Martina Dixon | Comments Off

July 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston, part 3

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress SD15 City of Houston, part 1 Harris County City of Houston, part 2 January finance reports for city of Houston candidates are here. This post will look at the various district candidates. I’ll do the Controller’s race and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, CD07, CD18, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District H, District I, District J, District K, Edward Pollard, Election 2018, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Joaquin Martinez, Lloyd Ford, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Tarsha Jackson, Tiffany Thomas | 6 Comments

There are a lot of people running for office in Houston already

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

If you regularly check the houstonchronicle.com page, you may have noticed this article continuing to appear, even though it was originally published last November. The reason for this is that they are tracking who has officially filed for office, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Hollins, District B, District D, District E, District H, District I, District J, Edward Pollard, Election 2023, Gilbert Garcia, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Lee Kaplan, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Robert Gallegos, Shannan Nobles, Sheila Jackson Lee, Tarsha Jackson, term limits | Comments Off

January 2023 campaign finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s late January, so you know what that means: It’s campaign finance report time again. The reports of the greatest interest will be for the city of Houston, but I’ll be checking in on HISD, HCC, and Harris County as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, At Large, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Chris Hollins, Danielle Bess, Daphne Scarbrough, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District C, District E, District H, District I, District J, Donnell Cooper, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Fred Flickinger, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Ivan Sanchez, Janette Lindner, Joaquin Martinez, John Whitmire, Karla Cisneros, Leah Wolfthal, Lee Kaplan, Letitia Plummer, Marina Coryat, Mario Castillo, Martha Castex-Tatum, Martina Dixon, Mary Nan Huffman, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Nick Hellyar, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, Sallie Alcorn, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, term limits, Tiffany Thomas, Twila Carter | 2 Comments

A too-early look at who’s running for Houston city offices in 2023

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Because it’s never not election season. With the midterm elections behind us, city election season is now heating up. Next November, Houston will elect a new mayor, a new controller and 16 City Council members. The campaigns actually got underway long before … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, Chris Brown, Chris Hollins, Dani Hernandez, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District E, District H, District I, Election 2023, filing deadline, Gilbert Garcia, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, John Whitmire, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Lee Kaplan, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Patricia Allen, Pretta Stallworth, Reagan Flowers, Robert Gallegos, Robert Glaser, Sylvester Turner, term limits | 2 Comments

Initial thoughts on Election 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All bullet points, all the time… – Here’s my opening statement on the election returns debacle. We have more information about this now, but we still need more before we can go anywhere else with it. – All incumbents want … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Adrian P. Garcia, Amanda Wolfe, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Candelario Cervantez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District J, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2015, Election 2019, Eric Dick, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Jessica Farrar, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Raj Salhotra, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, turnout, Willie Davis | 4 Comments

30 Day campaign finance reports: Incumbents and challengers for Council

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

As before, my look at the July 2019 finance reports for these candidates is here, and all of the finance reports that I have downloaded and reviewed are in this Google folder. Except for the reports that were filed non-electronically, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, campaign finance reports, Crystal Pletka, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District E, District G, District H, District I, District K, Election 2019, fundraising, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Larry Blackmon, Marcel McClinton, Martha Castex-Tatum, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Raj Salhotra, Robert Gallegos, Sam Cleveland, Willie Davis, Yolanda Navarro Flores | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: E and F

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses incumbent CM Dave Martin in District E. It’s easy to find out the biggest problem in Houston City Council District E. Ask any of its residents and most likely they will tell you a flooding story. Water … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Nelson, Dave Martin, District E, District F, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, John Nguyen, Tiffany Thomas | Comments Off

Revisiting City Council redistricting

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This would be interesting. At Wednesday’s council meeting, District E Councilmember Dave Martin said the city should consider redrawing city council district boundaries, particularly in his own district. District E includes two far-flung suburbs, Kingwood and Clear Lake. Martin said … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Clear Lake, Dave Martin, District B, District D, District E, District I, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Kingwood, redistricting, Sylvester Turner, Voting Rights Act | 6 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Incumbents and challengers for Council and Controller

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let me start by saying that I began this post before Amanda Edwards became a candidate for Senate. I’m going to keep the AL4 race in here, in part to include Edwards’ June report totals, and in part because I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District E, District G, District H, District I, District K, Election 2015, Election 2019, Emily Detoto, Ericka McCrutcheon, fundraising, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, Karla Cisneros, Letitia Plummer, Marcel McClinton, Martha Castex-Tatum, Michael Kubosh, Michelle Bonton, Mike Knox, Nick Hellyar, Raj Salhotra, Rick Gonzales, Robert Gallegos, Ryan Lee, Sam Cleveland, Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Willie Davis | 3 Comments

Kill that trash subsidy

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Works for me. Mayor Sylvester Turner, working to close a $160 million budget deficit, has proposed scrapping payments that scores of Houston neighborhoods served by private trash haulers receive to help offset the cost of their waste contracts. The idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged budget, Dave Martin, deficit, District C, District E, District G, homeowners associations, Houston, Houston City Council, solid waste, Solid Waste Management Department, Sylvester Turner | 5 Comments

Precinct analysis: Where the voters came from

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday we looked at the voting history of the people who participated in the 2015 election. Today we’re going to take a look at how those numbers broke down by Council district. Dist All 3 None Rest Total ==================================== A … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District H, District I, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, precinct analysis, turnout | Comments Off

Day 8 EV 2015 totals: Breaking it down to districts

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Day One of Week Two: Year Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 2015 73,903 23,560 97,553 43,279 2013 45,571 16,076 61,647 30,548 The running 2015 totals are here, the full 2013 totals are here, and for completeness the full 2009 totals … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged absentee ballots, District B, District C, District E, early voting, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, precinct analysis, Sylvester Turner, turnout | Comments Off

On affordable housing in Houston

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. More Houstonians are spending a higher percentage of their incomes on housing, a new study from Rice University’s Shell Center for Sustainability shows. The report’s key finding revealed that half of Houston’s City Council districts do not meet the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged District E, District F, Houston, Houston City Council, Rice University, urbanism | Comments Off

July 2013 finance reports for district Council candidates

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

We move now to the remaining Council races, which are the district races. Here are the July finance reports for candidates in District Council races. Please note that all reports now appear on my newly-published Election 2013 page. Refer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Al Hoang, Amy Peck, Assata Richards, Ben Mendez, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Dave Martin, District A, District B, District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District H, District I, District J, Dwight Boykins, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2013, Ellen Cohen, Georgia Provost, Graci Garces, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Leticia Ablaza, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Oliver Pennington, Robert Gallegos, Ron Hale | 3 Comments

2012 election results

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

As I type this there are still a number of unsettled races in Texas, so things may change between now and tomorrow morning after we’ve all had an insufficient night’s sleep. But here’s how they stand at this time, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Abel Herrero, Adrian Garcia, Ann Harris Bennett, Barack Obama, bond referendum, CD14, CD23, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dave Martin, Diane Trautman, District E, Election 2012, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, HCC, HD117, HD144, HD34, HD78, HISD, Houston, Houston City Council, Joe Moody, judicial races, Keith Hampton, Mary Ann Perez, Metro, Nick Lampson, Pete Gallego, Philip Cortez, pre-kindergarten, President, San Antonio, SD10, Senate, Sharon Keller, Texas, The Lege, Vince Ryan, Wendy Davis | 12 Comments

Endorsement watch: HCDE and District E

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses three Democrats for the Harris County Department of Education. At-Large Position 3: Democratic challenger Diane Trautman would bring expertise and professionalism to the job. As a professor of education at Stephen F. Austin State University, she taught … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged David Martin, Diane Trautman, District E, early voting, Election 2012, endorsements, Erica Lee, Harris County, HCDE, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, Silvia Mintz, special election, Stan Stanart | Comments Off

District E overview

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron overview of the special election in City Council District E to replace CM Mike Sullivan. The establishment guy is David Martin, a member of the Humble Independent School District board. Until he resigned in August, he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged David Martin, District E, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2012, Elizabeth Perez, Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Houston, Houston City Council, Lonnie Allsbrooks, Mike Sullivan, special election | 1 Comment

Two for I

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Yeah, we’re still two weeks out from the start of early voting for 2012. But that hasn’t stopped two people from announcing their candidacies for City Council District I next year. Graciana ”Graci” Garces, chief of staff for District I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Carol Alvarado, District A, District D, District E, District I, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Graci Garces, Houston, Houston City Council, James Rodriguez, Leticia Ablaza | 18 Comments

Three for E

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

There will probably be more when all is said and done, but at this time there are three candidates running for District E this November. The candidates are: Lonnie Allsbrooks – Former owner of Beer Island bar in the Heights. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Dave Martin, District E, Election 2012, Elizabeth Perez, Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Houston, Houston City Council, Lonnie Allsbrooks, Mike Sullivan, special election | 2 Comments

Sullivan submits his resignation

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

As promised. Councilman Mike Sullivan submitted his resignation Wednesday, fulfilling a promise he made to leave Council if he won the Republican primary in the county tax assessor-collector race. He did win on May 29. His resignation is effective on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged District E, Election 2012, Houston, Houston City Council, Mike Sullivan, special election | 2 Comments

Sullivan confirms he will step down in January

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

There will be one more election on the ballot this November. Houston City Councilman Mike Sullivan confirmed Thursday that he will submit his resignation next month as a result of his victory in the Republican Party primary for county tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Ann Harris Bennett, District E, Don Sumners, Election 2012, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, Houston City Council, Mike Sullivan, special election | 3 Comments

More 30 day finance reports for City of Houston races

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Following up on yesterday’s report, here are the interesting, odd, and questionable things I’ve seen in the rest of the 30 day campaign finance reports. Mayor Parker raised $469K, spent $526K, and maintained $2.3 million on hand. She appears to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #5, campaign finance reports, Dave Wilson, District E, District K, Election 2011, Election 2012, Fernando Herrera, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, Houston, Houston City Council, Jenifer Pool, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Mike Sullivan, Pat Frazier | 1 Comment

Interview with Council Member Mike Sullivan

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We begin Round 2 of the incumbent district Council members with Mike Sullivan, who is serving his first term in District E. As with his colleagues, there’s been a lot of action in his district these past two years, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, District E, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Mike Sullivan | 4 Comments

City campaign finance reports followup

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

A few things to add to last night’s post. – Ronald Green’s numbers for City Controller are now in – my spreadsheet has been updated to reflect that. He took in $48,515 and has $32,700 on hand. Which is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Anne Clutterbuck, At Large #1, At Large #4, District A, District C, District E, District F, District G, District H, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2009, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Karen Derr, Mayor, Mike Sullivan, Phillip Garrison, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, Stephen Costello | 2 Comments

Here we go again with City Council redistricting

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Or at least, here we go again with arguing about when we should be redrawing City Council lines. Mayor Bill White’s decision to delay redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts has angered numerous community activists, who say his stance … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Anne Clutterbuck, Anthony Hall, Arturo Michel, Bill White, Carroll Robinson, Census, Clear Lake, District E, District H, Election 2007, Election 2008, Election 2009, Election 2011, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, James Rodriguez, Jerry Wood, Kingwood, Latino voting, lawsuit, precinct data, redistricting, Ronald Green, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

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