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CM Ed Gonzalez to run for Sheriff

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Good. City Councilman Ed Gonzalez, an 18-year Houston Police Department veteran, announced Tuesday that he will run for Harris County Sheriff next year. Gonzalez is finishing his third and final term as councilman of District H, the majority Hispanic district … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alan Rosen, Constable, Democratic primary, District H, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2016, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, Houston, Houston City Council | 2 Comments

2015 eight day runoff finance reports

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the reports, for all but one of the runoff candidates: Mayor Sylvester Turner Bill King Controller Chris Brown Bill Frazer At Large #1 Georgia Provost Mike Knox At Large #2 David Robinson Willie David At Large #4 Amanda … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Karla Cisneros, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Willie Davis | 3 Comments

Runoff early voting starts today

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the Inbox: EARLY VOTING FOR DEC. 12, 2015 RUNOFF ELECTION – DEC. 2 THRU DEC. 8: Voters may vote at any of the Thirty-One Early Voting locations in Harris County Houston, TX – Early voting starts Wednesday, Dec. 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged early voting, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Mayor, runoff, Stan Stanart | Comments Off

Runoff endorsement watch: New business

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As I mentioned before, there are a couple of runoffs in which the Chron did not endorse a candidate who is still in the running. Those races are At Large #1, #4, and #5; I had forgotten about #4 when … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, David Robinson, Election 2013, Election 2015, endorsements, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Philippe Nassif, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Tom McCasland | Comments Off

A roundup of interviews with runoff candidates

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

For your convenience, as you try to decide whom to support in the runoffs: Mayor Sylvester Turner Bill King Controller Chris Brown Bill Frazer At Large #1 Georgia Provost – 2013 election, District D Mike Knox – 2013 election, District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, interviews, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Larry Williams, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Willie Davis | 1 Comment

Runoff endorsement watch: Reiterating

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron repeats its endorsements for the district Council runoffs. District F: Richard Nguyen won his first election two years ago in an upset against incumbent Al Hoang. Since then, he’s proven himself a compassionate and capable representative for District … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Karla Cisneros, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, runoff | 3 Comments

Interview with Sharon Moses

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

There are six citywide runoff races coming up, with early voting to start on Wednesday. The large fields and high turnout among less-frequent city voters gave rise to some unexpected results in the At Large races, which means those of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, runoff, Sharon Moses | 2 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

Mayor will seek texting-while-driving ban

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

One more agenda item before it’s all over. It’s not the first time Houston officials have broached the issue; Mayor Annise Parker has long lobbied to impose a Texaswide texting-while-driving ban. But months after another legislative session with no action, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Houston, Houston City Council, school zones, text messages, The Lege | 12 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #5

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Last but not least, At Large #5: Dist Batteau Christie Nassif Moses ======================================= A 1,034 8,302 1,895 2,876 B 2,784 3,157 2,374 6,849 C 1,782 13,555 10,866 4,592 D 5,108 4,098 3,138 7,231 E 1,247 15,479 2,664 3,355 F 811 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, endorsements, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Philippe Nassif, precinct analysis, runoff, Sharon Moses | 5 Comments

Council approves body camera contract

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Moving forward. City Council approved a $3.4 million contract Wednesday to equip Houston Police Department officers with body-worn cameras despite some lingering concerns that key pieces of the city’s policy for the equipment have not been finalized. Councilmen Mike Laster, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Annise Parker, body cameras, Brenda Stardig, Charles McClelland, Clarence Bradford, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, Michael Kubosh, Mike Laster | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: At Large #4

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

At Large #4 features a newcomer and a multi-time candidate in its runoff. Dist Edwards Hansen Blackmon Robinson Thompson Murphy Morales ==================================================================== A 3,707 572 662 2,378 2,565 1,844 2,702 B 10,732 306 1,296 2,109 1,160 327 1,477 C 11,309 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #3, At Large #4, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Evelyn Husband Thompson, Houston, Houston City Council, Jonathan Hansen, Laurie Robinson, Matt Murphy, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, Roy Morales, runoff | 13 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #3

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Only one candidate running for citywide office won outright in November. That candidate was first term CM Michael Kubosh in At Large #3. Here’s how he won: Dist Kubosh LaRue McElligott Peterson ========================================== A 8,782 1,042 835 3,152 B 8,988 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #3, Clarence Bradford, David Robinson, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Melissa Noriega, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, runoff, Sue Lovell, term limits | 8 Comments

Endorsement watch: Bell for King

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As the headline notes, this came as a surprise to many. Former Congressman Chris Bell publicly backed fiscal conservative Bill King in the Houston mayoral runoff Tuesday, a move that could bolster King’s efforts to make inroads with progressive voters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, endorsements, George Greanias, Georgia Provost, HAR, HCDP, HGLBT Political Caucus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Whitmire, Log Cabin Republicans, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Willie Davis | 18 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #2

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

At Large #2 was one of two such races featuring an incumbent that will go to a runoff. Dist Robinson Rivera Dick Davis Burks ============================================== A 3,715 1,679 3,982 3,586 1,281 B 5,283 1,243 1,649 3,405 4,335 C 14,736 2,571 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #1, At Large #2, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Election 2013, Election 2015, endorsements, Eric Dick, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, precinct analysis, runoff, Willie Davis | 6 Comments

A new HERO will be up to the next Mayor

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As it should be, whether we like it or not. Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who championed the city’s ill-fated equal rights ordinance, HERO, said she no longer plans to try to revive it before leaving office at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill King, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, repeal, runoff, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: At Large #1

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

This week I’m going to look at the five At Large Council races, beginning with At Large #1. Before I get into the district breakdown, here’s a number to consider: In Harris County, there were 76,675 undervotes in this race. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #1, Christopher Oliver, District A, District D, Election 2013, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, James Partsch-Galvan, Jenifer Pool, Lane Lewis, Mike Knox, precinct analysis, Tom McCasland | 3 Comments

Will someone sue over the term limits referendum?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe. Pre-election polling showed voters slightly favored the change, but not if they were told that it benefits sitting council members. Rice University political scientist Bob Stein conducted the News 88.7/KHOU 11 News election poll. “When we informed voters that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2010, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, polls, Renew Houston, Supreme Court, term limits | 4 Comments

Precinct analysis: Districts with runoffs

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

District F was a three-way race, with challenger Steve Le leading first-term incumbent Richard Nguyen. Kendall Baker ran as a HERO hater, and finished third overall but did manage to come in first or second in nine precincts. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Bill King, District F, District H, District J, Dung Le, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Karla Cisneros, Kendall Baker, Manuel Barrera, Mayor, Mike Laster, precinct analysis, Richard Nguyen, Roland Chavez, runoff, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner | 4 Comments

No idling

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, from last week: Mayor Annise Parker and Houston City Council today approved two significant ordinances that will improve Houston’s quality of life and protect public health: an anti-idling ordinance for motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged air quality, Annise Parker, Houston, Houston City Council, idling, pollution, renewable energy | 5 Comments

Initial day-after-election thoughts

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

– We now have two cycles’ worth of data to suggest that having more good candidates in a Council race does not necessarily lead to better outcomes. Following in the footsteps of At Large #3 in 2013, a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged alcohol, Aldine ISD, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Gabe Farias, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Harris County, HD118, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jenifer Pool, Jim Bigham, Joe Farias, John Lujan, Jose Leal, Karla Cisneros, Lane Lewis, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Pat Bourgeois, provisional ballots, recount, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, San Antonio, Sharon Moses, special election, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, Tom McCasland, Tomas Uresti, Tony Diaz, transgender rights, turnout, Waller County | 28 Comments

What the passage of the term limits referendum means

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a little unclear from this story. The passage of Proposition 2 also means some current officeholders will be able to serve longer than the six years they originally signed up for. Current freshman council members will now be able … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Greg Travis, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, term limits, turnout | 11 Comments

Omnibus election results post

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to take the easy way out here, because it’s been a long day/week/month and I’m hoping to get some sleep tonight, and just hit the highlights. There will be plenty of time for deeper analysis later, and of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Diana Davila, District F, District G, District H, District J, Election 2015, Eva Loredo, gay rights, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jason Cisneroz, Jim Bigham, Jolanda Jones, Jose Leal, Juliet Stipeche, Karla Cisneros, Larry Williams, Laurie Robinson, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Ramiro Fonseca, repeal, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Roy Morales, runoff, Sharon Moses, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, Texas, transgender rights, Willie Davis, Youlette McCullough | 29 Comments

Day 12 EV 2015 totals: Final turnout projections

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The last day was another big one: Year Early Mail Total Mailed ======================================= 2015 164,104 29,859 193,963 43,280 2013 87,944 21,426 109,370 30,572 The running 2015 totals are here, the full 2013 totals are here, and for completeness the full … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged absentee ballots, At Large, early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2015, gay rights, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, polls, repeal, transgender rights, turnout | 4 Comments

Back to square one for ReBuild Houston

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go again. A state district judge on Thursday voided the 2010 charter referendum that enabled the city to create the ReBuild Houston program, muddying the fate of the multi-billion-dollar funding scheme to dramatically improve Houston’s streets and drainage. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Annise Parker, Donna Edmunson, drainage, Election 2010, Election 2015, flooding, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, Mayor, Renew Houston, runoff, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

8 day finance reports: Controller candidates

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

How about a look at the 8 day finance reports for Controller candidates? I figure if you’re reading this blog you won’t look at me funny when I say things like that, so here we go: Candidate Raised Spent Loans … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged advertising, Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, campaign finance reports, Carroll Robinson, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Doug Peterson, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2015, Eric Dick, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jew Don Boney, John LaRue, Lane Lewis, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, MJ Khan, Philippe Nassif, robocalls, Tom McCasland | 1 Comment

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

My sense of where things stand right now

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s an aggregation of the polls we’ve seen so far: Candidate HAR HRBC KHOU KPRC Avg ======================================== Turner 19 24 19 20 20.50 Garcia 19 14 9 13 13.75 King 10 18 9 14 12.75 Bell 10 11 6 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Election 2015, gay rights, Houston, Houston City Council, Marty McVey, Mayor, polls, repeal, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, transgender rights | 16 Comments

Chron race overview: District G

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Only two open district Council seats this cycle, and the open District G race has only two candidates. Sandie Mullins Moger and Greg Travis, candidates for Houston City Council District G, have similar objectives in their bids to represent the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District G, Election 2015, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Sandra Meyers | Comments Off

30 day finance reports, citywide races

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a brief summary of the 30 Day campaign finance reports that I’ve been able to find, some of which are on this page and some of which are findable via the normal campaign finance report website, and all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, advertising, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill Frazer, Bill King, campaign finance reports, Carroll Robinson, Chris Brown, Election 2015, Facebook, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Marty McVey, Mayor, MJ Khan, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner | 5 Comments

Chron race overview: District H

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

A look at the race in District H, to succeed the term-limited CM Ed Gonzalez. Roland Chavez views city leadership from a labor management perspective with an eye to curbing overtime and ensuring retirement benefits for city workers. He retired … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Abel Davila, campaign finance reports, District H, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Jason Cisneroz, Karla Cisneros, Roland Chavez | Comments Off

Chron race overview: At Large #1

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron overview of the race to succeed term limited Council Member (now Mayoral candidate) Steve Costello in At Large #1. M. “Griff” Griffin A perennial candidate in Houston politics, Griffin is running for the council for the 11th … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #1, Christopher Oliver, Election 2015, Georgia Provost, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, James Partsch-Galvan, Jenifer Pool, Lane Lewis, Mike Knox, Tom McCasland | 1 Comment

Chron race overview: At Large #4

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

With all of the Mayoral profiles done (*), the Chron turns its attention to the other open seat races. Here’s their profile of At Large #4. Laurie Robinson kicked off her campaign in December 2014, almost a year before Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, campaign finance reports, Election 2015, endorsements, Evelyn Husband Thompson, Houston, Houston City Council, Jonathan Hansen, Larry Blackmon, Laurie Robinson, Matt Murphy, Roy Morales | 1 Comment

Defining HPD body camera policies

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

It’s still a work in progress. Houston Police Department officers would activate body cameras when arriving at a crime scene, initiating a traffic stop and during an arrest or search, according to a long awaited proposal outlining use of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged body cameras, Clarence Bradford, Houston, Houston City Council, HPD, Michael Kubosh | 1 Comment

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