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Interview with Carla Wyatt

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Challenging the incumbent in the Democratic primary for Harris County Treasurer is Carla Wyatt, a longtime employee of the county. Wyatt has a PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Texas Southern University, where she also received bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dylan Osborne

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This week I’m going to focus on the two executive offices in Harris County that are not County Judge that feature contested primaries. Both were won by Dems in the countywide sweep of 2018, and so both are held by … Continue reading →

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Interviews and judicial Q&As through January 14

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Updating from last week. This is to put all of the interviews and judicial Q&As in a single post for your convenience, in case you missed something. This past week was Commissioners Court Precinct 4. Starting Monday will be the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Clarence Miller

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

One last interview for Harris County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4. Next week I will have interviews for other county offices, and after that will visit with some more legislative and Congressional races. Today we speak with Clarence Miller, whom I … Continue reading →

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Interview with Lesley Briones

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Next up for Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4 is Lesley Briones. Briones was appointed to be the Judge of County Civil Court at Law #4 in 2019 following the Bill McLeod accidental resignation saga; while she resigned her bench upon … Continue reading →

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Interview with Gina Calanni

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As I’ve noted before, there are several current or recent elected officials in this primary for Harris County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4. One of them is Gina Calanni, who won an upset victory for HD132 in 2018. Unfortunately, the 2020 … Continue reading →

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Interview with Ann Williams

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We continue with our series of interviews for the Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4 primary race. Today’s candidate is Ann Williams, who has served on the Alief ISD Board of Trustees since 2007 and is currently serving as that Board’s … Continue reading →

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Interview with Ben Chou

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This week I will focus on what may be the most important local race, for Commissioners Court in Precinct 4. As you know, in the new Commissioners Court map, Precinct 4 was redrawn as Democratic-leaning, which gives Dems the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Interviews and judicial Q&As through January 7

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Putting these in one place for your convenience and mine. I’ll try to do this on a weekly basis so you don’t have to hunt for the previous engagements I’ve had with candidates. It’s going to be pretty much wall-to-wall … Continue reading →

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Interview with Reagan Flowers

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We wrap up the week of speaking to candidates in HD147 today by talking with Reagan Flowers, who currently serves as HCC Trustee in District 4. I had a conversation with her a few months ago, as she was running … Continue reading →

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Interview with Danielle Bess

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Next up in HD147 we have Danielle Bess, a native Houstonian and real estate professional. Bess has been involved in politics for a long time, having worked with campaigns ranging from Obama for America, Sheila Jackson Lee for Congress, Annise … Continue reading →

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Interview with Aurelia Wagner

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s candidate for HD147 is Aurelia Wagner, who had run in the primary for this seat in 2020 as well. Wagner is a teacher and graduate of Texas Southern University, where she participated on the debate team. She served in … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jolanda Jones

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

There are seven candidates in the Democratic primary for HD147, and I think it’s fair to say that one of them is better known than the others. That candidate is Jolanda Jones, who has been a fixture on the local … Continue reading →

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Interview with Nam Subramanian

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We are now at the start of interview season. I began running the judicial Q&A responses last week, and this week I will begin running interviews with candidates in contested Democratic primaries. Lots of candidates, lots of races, not much … Continue reading →

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Early voting starts today for the 2021 election

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Time to strap on the pads and get yourself out to the polling places: . Early voting begins Monday, October 18th. Log on to http://harrisvotes.com to view your sample ballot and find the polling location closest to you. Make your … Continue reading →

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Interview with Joshua Rosales

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Every election I get at least one late response or contact from a candidate that I had not interviewed. This year I got a reply to my email to Joshua Rosales after the interview I did with Myrna Guidry had … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jharrett Bryantt

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

There are four HCC Trustee races this year – you can see the full list of candidates here. Three of the four races include a candidate backed by the execrable Dave Wilson, including the District 6 race where Wilson himself … Continue reading →

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Interview with Eva Loredo

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We now move over to HCC District 8, which is my district, and a visit with two-term incumbent Eva Loredo. Loredo spent 36 years as an educator, serving as teacher and principal, and is now a consultant. She consulted with … Continue reading →

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Interview with Reagan Flowers

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Dr. Reagan Flowers was appointed to the HCC Board of Trustees in District 4 following the election of Carolyn Evans-Shabazz to Houston City Council in 2019. Flowers is an educator and entrepreneur, the founder of C-STEM Teacher and Student Support … Continue reading →

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Interview with Adriana Tamez

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the 2021 election begins in a week – I know, with so much going on this has kind of snuck up on all of us. This week I will be focusing on candidates for HCC Trustee (with … Continue reading →

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Interview with Greg Degeyter

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

There are two challengers running in HISD District VI, and today I present to you an interview with one of them, Greg Degeyter. Degeyter is an attorney who specializes in helping people get disability benefits, after having been a meteorlogist … Continue reading →

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Interview with Myrna Guidry

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

There’s one incumbent on the HISD Board of Trustees that you may be less familiar with, and that’s District IX incumbent Myrna Guidry, who was appointed to the Board in December of 2020 to replace Wanda Adams, who had been … Continue reading →

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Interview with Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I will be finishing off interviews with HISD trustees this week, and then moving into the HCC races next week. We have two incumbents and one challenger to meet, and we begin with Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, the incumbent in … Continue reading →

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Interview with Mac Walker

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

One more interview this week, still in District VII, with Mac Walker. Walker is a native Houstonian and graduate of Sharpstown High School as the first member of his family to reach that milestone. He went on to get an … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dwight Jefferson

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Back again to District VII and a visit with Dwight Jefferson, whom we met in 2015 when he ran for Houston City Controller. Jefferson is a graduate of UT Law School after having been co-captain of the football team as … Continue reading →

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Interview with Maria Benzon

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We move over to District V today for a conversation with Dr. Maria Benzon. Benzon is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School who got bachelors and masters degrees at UT and a PhD in Educational Psychology at UH. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Bridget Wade

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I ran interviews two weeks ago with incumbent HISD trustees Sue Deigaard and Anne Sung. This week I will be running interviews with three of the candidates who are running against them – my schedule for publishing interviews is necessarily … Continue reading →

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Interview with Matias Kopinsky

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We wrap up our tour of HISD District I this week with Matias Kopinsky. Kopinsky is the son of Argentine immigrants who grew up speaking Spanish. He attended Herod Elementary, Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, and Bellaire High … Continue reading →

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Interview with Janette Garza Lindner

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We continue with HISD District I, and today’s candidate is Janette Garza Lindner. A native of Brownsville, Garza Lindner has lived in Houston for 20 years. She is a UT graduate with a degree in Management Information Systems, and has … Continue reading →

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Interview with Elizabeth Santos

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This week we will meet the three candidates in HISD District I, which happens to be my district. Elizabeth Santos is the incumbent, having been elected in 2017 after Anna Eastman decided to not run again. Santos is a lifelong … Continue reading →

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Interview with Anne Sung

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We continue with HISD candidate interviews, moving over to District VII for a visit with incumbent Anne Sung. I almost wrote “first-term incumbent”, but Sung won a special election in 2016 to succeed Harvin Moore, and was then re-elected for … Continue reading →

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Interview with Sue Deigaard

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, remember how there are elections this fall? It’s true! Not for the city of Houston, but for HISD and HCC, and you know what that means – candidate interviews. As you may imagine, there are a few topics of … Continue reading →

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Interview with Odus Evbagharu

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will be electing a new Chair following the resignation of Lillie Schecter, who has served (quite ably) as Chair since 2017. I am on the record supporting Odus Evbagharu as the next … Continue reading →

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Interview with Isabel Longoria

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Following on to my interview with Chris Hollins, today I have for you a conversation with our brand new and first-ever Election Administrator in Harris County, Isabel Longoria. Longoria is a former legislative staffer who ran for City Council in … Continue reading →

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