Tag Archives: At Large #5

Endorsement watch: White for Christie

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This came as a surprise to me. Former Mayor Bill White has endorsed Jack Christie for the At-Large 5 City Council seat. It is the only endorsement the ex-mayor has made in this year’s city elections. White sent out a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Bill White, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Clarence Bradford, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Melissa Noriega | 6 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

30 day finance reports for City of Houston races

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The 30 day campaign finance reports for City of Houston elections were due last week, and they are now mostly up on the city’s campaign finance report website, with a large number showing up today. Already I’m seeing questionable, curious, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Al Hoang, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #5, Bolivar Fraga, Brad Batteau, campaign finance reports, District A, District C, District F, District G, District J, Election 2011, Ellen Cohen, Griff Griffin, Harris County Tax Assessor, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jack O'Connor, Jim Bigham, Laurie Robinson, Mayor, Oliver Pennington, voter registration | 1 Comment

Interview with Laurie Robinson

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Concluding my interviews with Council candidates is a newcomer, Laurie Robinson, who is running for At Large #5. Robinson is a businesswoman and regulatory compliance expert in the health care industry. She has worked in the Department of Health and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged 2011 interviews, At Large #5, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Laurie Robinson | 5 Comments

Interview with Jack Christie

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Next up in At Large #5 is a familiar face, that of Jack Christie, who is on his third run for this office. Christie came very close to winning in 2009, ultimately falling by 1500 votes in the runoff. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged 2011 interviews, At Large #5, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie | 4 Comments

Interview with CM Jolanda Jones

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Our last look at a Council race is the most interesting race involving an incumbent, as once again CM Jolanda Jones faces some tough competition in At Large #5. If you follow Houston politics at all you are surely familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged 2011 interviews, At Large #5, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jolanda Jones | 5 Comments

Lineup update

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron story that ran in yesterday’s news is now updated online to reflect the fact that CM Melissa Noriega does have two opponents, Brad Batteau and Chris Carmona. I emailed reporter Chris Moran yesterday to ask about that discrepancy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Arturo Huerta, At Large #3, At Large #5, attack mailers, Chris Carmona, Election 2011, endorsements, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, HPOU, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson, Melissa Noriega | Comments Off

Your 2011 electoral lineup

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

There are many candidates running for office this year. Some of them have a better rationale for running than others, but thankfully for them that’s not a requirement. A flurry of late filings to run for city office Wednesday filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Arturo Huerta, At Large #5, Carole Mims Galloway, Dave Wilson, Davetta Daniels, Dorothy Olmos, Election 2011, HCC, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack O'Connor, Juliet Stipeche, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones | 4 Comments

Who has filed so far

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the first day of the filing season for Houston Mayor, Controller, and City Council. The filing period runs through September 7. You can see the list of official filers here; as of this moment, it’s Ellen Cohen in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Amy Price, At Large #4, At Large #5, filing deadline, Houston, Houston City Council, Joe Edmonds | 1 Comment

CM Jones speaks about the OIG report

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

She didn’t say much, however. Councilwoman Jolanda Jones said Monday she believes she “will have acted within the acceptable standards of conduct” once all the facts are out concerning an Office of Inspector General investigation that found she used city … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large #5, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mike Sullivan | 1 Comment

Inspector General cites CM Jones

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Ouch. Houston City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones used city employees to help run her personal law practice and instructed her staff not to meet with investigators looking into her alleged misconduct, the city’s inspector general has determined. For three of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged At Large #5, Clarence Bradford, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, HPOU, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Mike Sullivan, Robert Doguim, Wanda Adams | 2 Comments

Possible challenger in At Large #5

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

CM Jolanda Jones gets her first announced opponent for At Large #5, but it comes with an asterisk. Physician Joe Edmonds announced today his candidacy for City Council At-Large Position 5, currently occupied by Councilwoman Jolanda Jones. “I feel there … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Joe Edmonds, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson | Comments Off

Runoff precinct analysis, At Large Council races

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing on with the precinct analyses from the runoff, here’s a look at the City Council At Large races. First up, At Large #1: Dist Derr Costello Derr% Cost% ==================================== A 7,200 8,160 46.9 53.1 B 5,737 4,859 54.1 45.9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2009, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, runoff, Stephen Costello, Steven Hotze, Sue Lovell | 2 Comments

Initial thoughts on the runoffs

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll go through them one race at a time, with the unofficial vote totals minus Montgomery County for each. Once I have precinct results, I’ll go through those and do a more detailed analysis. Mayor Annise Parker – 81,971, 52.78% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, District A, District F, early voting, Election 2009, Election Day, Fort Bend County, Gene Locke, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Mayor, MJ Khan, Ronald Green, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell, turnout | 19 Comments

Chron on the Jones pileup

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story about the mailers being sent out opposing Jolanda Jones. The effort by five council members to oust Jones, arguably the most controversial and well-known figure on council, was virtually unprecedented in the past several decades, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #5, attack mailers, Election 2009, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, Sue Lovell | 6 Comments

Jolanda versus the world

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

If you’re on Carl Whitmarsh’s mailing list, you’ve probably seen this, which is one of several mailers being sent out by the Jack Christie campaign. That one is going to the Heights, Montrose, and District C. The others are this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Anne Clutterbuck, At Large #2, At Large #5, attack mailers, Election 2009, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, IABPFF, Jack Christie, Jeff Caynon, Jolanda Jones, Mike Sullivan, Pam Holm, Sue Lovell, Toni Lawrence | 22 Comments

Eight days out finance reports, At Large candidates

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing on with our look at the eight days out reports, here’s how things stack up for the At Large Council candidates in the runoffs. Candidate Raised Spent Loans Cash PAC $$ PAC % =============================================================== Derr 26,692 13,034 5,000 5,487 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, attack mailers, campaign finance reports, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell | 3 Comments

Jones v. Christie

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

And here’s the Chron overview of the At Large #5 runoff between Council Member Jolanda Jones and former SBOE member Jack Christie. I’ve said before that I like CM Jones, and I plan to vote for her in the runoff. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2009, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, SBOE | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: City Council At Large races

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Moving on to the At Large City Council races. I’m going to look at each of them here. First up, At Large #1: Dist Cook Litt Alls Cost Derr Rodr Perk Batt ============================================================ A 1,521 1,629 397 4,806 4,144 2,087 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Clarence Bradford, Davetta Daniels, Election 2008, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Noel Freeman, precinct analysis, precinct data, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell | 4 Comments

Khan has an announcement

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Council Member and candidate for Controller MJ Khan has an announcement to make tomorrow. From his press release: Who: Councilman M.J. Khan, Candidate for Houston City Controller What: Press Conference on a major announcement from the M.J. Khan for City … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #5, District A, District F, Election 2008, Election 2009, endorsements, HCDP, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Lane Lewis, Mike Laster, MJ Khan, Pam Holm, Ronald Green | 8 Comments

Eight days out: Spending on voter outreach by At Large candidates

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As with the Controller’s race, I took a look at spending on voter outreach for At Large candidates in the 30 day out report. Given that some large number of people have no clue about who is running for these … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bob Perry, campaign finances, Clarence Bradford, Curtis Garmon, Election 2009, Griff Griffin, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Lonnie Allsbrooks, Noel Freeman, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell | 5 Comments

Roy on the air

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Behold the power of Roy: Just as a reminder, Barack Obama got 61% of the vote in Houston last year. I don’t know how effective a boogeyman he’ll make, though I suppose that depends on where the ad airs. Roy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, Lonnie Allsbrooks, Mayor, Roy Morales, videos | 1 Comment

Corrections, clarifications, and conundrums

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This is a followup to my post from this morning about the 30 days out reports. I’m sure there will be more of this stuff to come, from plenty of folks, but this is what I’ve got as of now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, campaign finances, Clarence Bradford, Davetta Daniels, District F, Election 2009, Griff Griffin, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Houston City Secretary, Joe Chow, Karen Derr, Mayor, Roy Morales | 7 Comments

Interview with Jack Christie

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We are getting close to the end of my interview series. This week I will wrap up the interviews with non-incumbent candidates for City Council. Next week I will have HISD Trustee candidates, then incumbent District City Council members, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, At Large #5, Election 2007, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie, SBOE | 9 Comments

Interview with Carlos Obando

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We don’t get a lot of competitive Council race in Houston that don’t involve an open seat. As I’ve noted before, we may get one this year for At Large #5. One of the candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Election 2008, Election 2009, HD134, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jolanda Jones, Midtown | 14 Comments

Interview with Council Member Jolanda Jones

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I feel like Council Member Jolanda Jones needs no introduction. She’s got a fairly high profile these days, and if you follow Houston politics at all, you’ve probably got a familiarity with her and an opinion of her. Mine remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, At Large #5, Election 2009, endorsements, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, interviews, Jolanda Jones | 16 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Carol Alvarado, Clarence Bradford, Davetta Daniels, Election 2007, Election 2008, Election 2009, endorsements, Gene Locke, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Joe Trevino, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Lonnie Allsbrooks, Mario Gallegos, Melissa Noriega, Noel Freeman, Rick Rodriguez, Sue Lovell | 4 Comments

Endorsement watch: We take it back

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s something you don’t see every election. The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, which had previously endorsed City Council Member Jolanda Jones for re-election to her At Large #5 seat, has now rescinded that endorsement. You can read their letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large #5, Carol Alvarado, Clarence Bradford, Diana Davila, endorsements, Gene Locke, Greater Houston Builders Association, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, Houston Stonewall Young Democrats, HPFFA, Jeff Caynon, Jolanda Jones, Mario Gallegos, Mayor, Victor Trevino | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: HGLBT Political Caucus on Controller and Council races

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

From Wednesday night’s meeting of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus: The Houston Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgendered Political Caucus met on Wednesday evening to endorse candidates in the 2009 Houston municipal elections as well as HISD Board of Trustee elections. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Election 2009, endorsements, Herman Litt, HGLBT Political Caucus, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr | Comments Off

Jack Christie to run in At Large #5

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The field in At Large #5, which currently includes incumbent Council Member Jolanda Jones and challengers Carlos Obando and Davetta Daniels, has just gotten bigger as Jack Christie has filed to run for the seat as well. Christie is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Davetta Daniels, District A, District G, Election 2007, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff | Comments Off

Tuesday Council roundup

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Council Member Sue Lovell, who is running hard for re-election after her close win in 2007, has added some fundraising muscle to her team. Houston Vice Mayor Pro Tem Sue Lovell announced today that Robert Miller would lead the Finance … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #2, At Large #5, BARC, Bill White, Davetta Daniels, Election 2009, fundraising, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, racism, Robert Miller, Roz Shorter, sexism, Sue Lovell, Twitter | 3 Comments

Jones gets another opponent

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In the wake of her comments about Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association President Jeff Caynon, Council Member Jolanda Jones has drawn a new challenger for her seat. On Friday, retired HISD administrator Davetta Daniels filed to challenge Jones in November. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Davetta Daniels, Election 2007, Election 2009, fundraising, HFD, HISD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Jeff Caynon, Jolanda Jones, Paula Harris | 3 Comments

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