Tag Archives: Jolanda Jones

Interview with Jolanda Jones

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We move on to District 4, which is being vacated by incumbent Paula Harris. I trust that Jolanda Jones is a familiar name to everyone reading this. Attorney, activist, former Alief Elsik and UH track star, Olympic trials qualifier, Survivor … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2015, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Jolanda Jones | 1 Comment

Time to guess the Chronicle’s endorsements

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We are a bit more than a month out from the start of early voting, and as such we are getting close to the start of Chronicle endorsement season. I know from doing candidate interviews that the Chron has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Adriana Tamez, Amanda Edwards, Ann McCoy, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Carroll Robinson, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2015, endorsements, Eva Loredo, Greg Travis, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jenifer Pool, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Karla Cisneros, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Marty McVey, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Philippe Nassif, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Roland Chavez, Sandra Meyers, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, Tom McCasland | 12 Comments

Endorsement watch: The score so far

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve had a slew of endorsements for municipal races this past week. I’ve been keeping track of them as best I can on my 2015 Election page. This isn’t always easy to do, because some groups are not very good … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, Andrew Burks, Ben Hall, Bill Frazer, Bill King, BOMA, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Doug Peterson, Durrel Douglas, Election 2015, endorsements, HAR, HGLBT Political Caucus, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, HPFFA, HPOU, Jack Christie, John LaRue, Jolanda Jones, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Log Cabin Republicans, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Philippe Nassif, Ramiro Fonseca, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner | 7 Comments

Endorsement watch: Houston GLBT Political Caucus 2015

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Congrats to all the endorsees. A raucous municipal endorsement meeting brought mayoral candidate Sylvester Turner the coveted backing of the Houston GLBT Political Caucus on Saturday, positioning the 26-year state representative to broaden his coalition to include the city’s progressive … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015, Uncategorized | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Adriana Tamez, Amanda Edwards, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Doug Peterson, Election 2015, Ellen Cohen, endorsements, Eva Loredo, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Lane Lewis, Larry Green, Mayor, Mike Laster, Philippe Nassif, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Robert Gallegos, Roland Chavez, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner | 2 Comments

HISD and HCC finance reports

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s what we know, though it’s incomplete. Fundraising among most HISD board members was slow during the first half of 2015. Board president Rhonda Skillern-Jones, who plans to seek re-election to her District 2 seat this November, raised the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Ann McCoy, Arturo Aguilar, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Darlene Smith, Dave Wilson, Election 2015, Eva Loredo, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, John Hansen, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Larry McKinzie, Manuel Rodriguez, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Youlette McCullough | Comments Off

What now for Terry Grier?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The HISD Superintendent is in the last year of his contract, and it’s not clear whether it will get extended or not. Kashmere has made limited strides as one of the schools in Superintendent Terry Grier’s signature reform effort, called … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Election 2015, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Manuel Rodriguez, North Forest, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, schools, standardized testing, Terry Grier | 2 Comments

Don’t forget about Pasadena

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

There’s still a lawsuit in the works regarding their 2013 redistricting referendum that switched their Council from an eight-member all-district makeup to six districts and two At large seats, all at the behest of Mayor Johnny Isbell. Pasadena is preparing … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged At Large, City Council, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Johnny Isbell, Jolanda Jones, lawsuit, MALDEF, Ornaldo Ybarra, Pasadena, redistricting, SCOTUS, single member districts, Texas Organizing Project, turnout, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

January campaign finance reports for Houston officeholders

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

One more set of finance reports to document, from city of Houston officeholders and candidates. I’m not going to link to the individual reports this time, since the city’s system automatically downloads the PDFs and I don’t feel like uploading … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2014, Election 2015, Election 2018, fundraising, HCDE, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Melissa Noriega, Michael Kubosh, Oliver Pennington, Richard Nguyen, Ron Hale, Ronald Green, SD15, Senate, Stephen Costello, term limits | Comments Off

Why not three?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Greg suggests a couple of tweaks to term limits. » Fix the JoJo exclusion. The statute, as written, is amazingly short and simple: Section 6a. – Limitation of terms. No person, who has already served two full terms, shall be … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Al Hoang, Brenda Stardig, David Feldman, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Peter Brown, term limits, turnout | 1 Comment

Is CM-elect Stardig term limited or not?

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I brought this up yesterday in my wrapup of the city and HCC runoffs, and I’m asking it again here in the hope that someone who can provide a definitive answer will offer one. The question I have is whether … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Al Hoang, Andrew Burks, Brenda Stardig, David Feldman, District A, Election 2013, Election 2015, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, term limits | 8 Comments

Runoff results: Rough day for incumbents

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I have no complaint about the results. With all precincts reporting, controversial first-term council incumbents Helena Brown, in northwest Houston’s District A, and Andrew C. Burks Jr., in At-Large Position 2, fell to their challengers, as did HCC trustees Yolanda … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #3, Brenda Stardig, Dave Wilson, David Feldman, David Robinson, District A, District D, District I, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, HCC, Helena Brown, Herlinda Garcia, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Michael Kubosh, Robert Gallegos, Robert Glaser, runoff, term limits, turnout, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo | 4 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

July finance reports for non-candidates

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Not everyone who files a finance report with the city is running for something this November. Term-limited incumbents, and former candidates who still have money in their campaign treasuries are required to file reports as well. Here’s a look a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2014, Gene Locke, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, James Rodriguez, Jolanda Jones, Mark Lee, Mayor, Melissa Noriega, Michael Berry, Wanda Adams | Comments Off

Mayor Parker kicks off her campaign

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

It’s the time of the season for Mayor Parker, who has a serious challenger this time, but also a stronger hand to play. In her tenure, Parker has given teeth to the city’s historic preservation rules, broken a deadlock with … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Bill White, budget, Clarence Bradford, crime lab, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Metro, Mike Sullivan, red light cameras, Renew Houston | 3 Comments

January finance reports for Houston offices

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, I gave the July campaign finance numbers for Houston elected officials who are eligible for the ballot this fall. Here now are the cash on hand figures from the January reports, with all incumbents and a few assorted extras … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Mike Knox, Ronald Green | 1 Comment

A first look at the 2013 elections

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

It is 2013, right? So while we have the SD06 special election and the new legislative session to worry about, it’s not too early to start talking about the 2013 elections. Let’s start with a peek at the campaign finance … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Anna Eastman, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Brenda Stardig, Bruce Austin, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Greg Meyers, Harvin Moore, HCC, Helena Brown, Herlinda Garcia, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Larry Marshall, Mary Ann Perez, Mayor, Mike Lunceford, Neeta Sane, Ronald Green, special election, term limits, Yolanda Navarro Flores | 13 Comments

A third act for Jolanda?

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. Jolanda Jones, who lost her at-large position 5 seat in last December’s runoff election, may run in next year’s elections to win a third term on Council — but this time it would be representing District D. The seat … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged David Feldman, District D, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mark Ellis, Peter Brown, term limits | 15 Comments

State Bar clears Feldman

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I believe this brings to a close the last unresolved issue involving former CM Jolanda Jones. The State Bar of Texas has cleared City Attorney David Feldman of a grievance lodged by former Councilwoman Jolanda Jones that he mishandled an … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged City Attorney, David Feldman, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, State Bar of Texas | Comments Off

Runoff precinct analysis, At Large #5

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the numbers for the At Large #5 runoff between CM-elect Jack Christie and CM Jolanda Jones. As this was a rematch from 2009, I’m putting the 2011 numbers alongside the 2009 numbers, again with the caveat that they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill White, Election 2009, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, turnout | 4 Comments

Adjusting to the new Council

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This is kind of a fluff story about the new Council – apparently, having two more seats at the table could cause some problems – but I couldn’t pass this up: “This infusion, effectively of new blood – of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mike Sullivan, Paul Bettencourt, runoff | 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

November was like 2007, December is more like 2005

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the daily report for the first six days of Early Voting in the runoff. There have been 17,568 votes cast so far, with today still to go. That means there have been more early votes cast in Harris County … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jay Aiyer, Joe Trevino, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, Sue Lovell, turnout | 3 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

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

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