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Lining up for the runoff

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Runoffs always provide focus. Mayor Sylvester Turner is rallying the support of state and national Democrats as he seeks to fend off Tony Buzbee in the December runoff to win a second term at the helm of Houston government. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged AFL-CIO, Al Green, Donald Trump, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, HPFFA, Lizzie FLetcher, Mayor, runoff, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, Sylvia Garcia, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Get ready for more Buzbee ads

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Keep that remote handy. Self-funding millionaire lawyer Tony Buzbee on Wednesday said he would spend whatever it takes to unseat Sylvester Turner and predicted a “full-on slugfest” during the five-week runoff to decide Houston’s mayoral race. The runoff will test … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Mayor, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 6 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

Final results are in

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here they are. Refer to my previous post for the initial recap, I’m going to be very minimalist. Let’s do this PowerPoint-style, it’s already been a long day: Mayor – Turner fell short of 50%, landing up a bit below … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anna Eastman, Anthony Dolcefino, Brad Jordan, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Cynthia Bailey, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Diana Davila, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, George Zoes, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Letitia Plummer, Lui LaRotta, Matt Barnes, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Patricia Allen, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 9 Comments

2019 election results: Houston and Metro

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Unfortunately, we have to start with this: Results of Tuesday’s election could take until 2 a.m. Wednesday after the Texas Secretary of State issued a new regulation that upended plans by the Harris County Clerk’s Office to speed vote counting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amy Peck, Anna Eastman, Anthony Dolcefino, Bill King, Brad Jordan, Carla Brailey, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, Cynthia Bailey, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Diana Davila, Diane Trautman, Dwight Boykins, early voting, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Eric Dick, George Zoes, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Janaeya Carmouche, John Curtis Gibbs, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Letitia Plummer, Lui LaRotta, Matt Barnes, Mayor, Metro, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Patricia Allen, Raj Salhotra, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, Sallie Alcorn, Sandra Rodriguez, Secretary of State, Sergio Lira, Shelley Kennedy, special election, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tarsha Jackson, Texas, The Lege, Tiffany Thomas, Tony Buzbee, Van Huynh, Willie Davis | 7 Comments

2019 election results: Elsewhere

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I think we can all agree that this was the most important race on anyone’s ballot. One of the most contested elections in the brief history of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors came to a close Tuesday night, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Andy Beshear, Arizona, Constitution, Donald Trump, Equal Rights Amendment, Juli Briskman, Kentucky, Mayor, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Shelley Sekula Gibbs, Texas, The Woodlands, Tucson, Virginia | 1 Comment

So what do we think final 2019 turnout will be?

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s take the numbers we have so far and try to hone in a bit more exactly on what to expect tomorrow, shall we? I’m going to go back a little farther into the past and establish some patterns. 2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged 2009 interviews, absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Election 2018, Election 2019, Harris County, HCDP, Houston, Lane Lewis, Lillie Schechter, Mayor, Metro, runoff, turnout | 5 Comments

A wrapup for early voting

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story on the end of early voting. Early voting ended Friday with a late surge in turnout among Harris County voters, surpassing voter participation in some prior mayoral election years but falling short of totals seen during … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Diane Trautman, early voting, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, Houston, Mayor, Stan Stanart, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, TSU, turnout, UH | 1 Comment

Final 2019 EV totals: With a bit of bonus poll-analyzing

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the 2019 election is officially over. Let’s look at those numbers one last time: Year Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 2019 137,460 15,304 152,764 26,824 2015 164,104 29,859 193,963 43,280 2013 87,944 21,426 109,370 30,572 The 2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bill King, early voting, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, polls, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | 1 Comment

8 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Erik Manning spreadsheet is here, the July reports from Mayoral candidates are here, the July reports from Controller candidates (which in this case was just Chris Brown) are here, and the 30 day reports for both Mayorals and Controllers … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged advertising, attack ads, Bill King, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Trib overview of the Houston Mayor’s race

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Not really anything here you don’t already know, but a good summary of the race so far. With early voting underway, the Houston mayoral race is not lacking for drama, but through it all, a fundamental question has persisted: Whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, polls, runoff, Steven Hotze, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, turnout | Comments Off

Hotze and Buzbee

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

But wait, there’s more. Anti-gay leader Steve Hotze withdrew his support for Tony Buzbee on Thursday, and called the mayoral candidate a “charlatan and liar” for denying he had sought the Republican power broker’s political support. In an emailed statement, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Mayor, Steven Hotze, Tony Buzbee | 1 Comment

Buzbee and Hotze

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Buddies. One of the leaders of a controversial, anti-LGBTQ group on Tuesday said Tony Buzbee met numerous times with Steven Hotze before the Republican power broker endorsed his mayoral campaign, contradicting comments Buzbee made at a televised debate the night … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Mayor, Steven Hotze, Tony Buzbee | 6 Comments

The Chron on Boykins and Lovell

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Time for more profiles of Mayoral candidates. Here’s the Chron piece on Dwight Boykins. “My goal is to use this position as mayor to let people know that there is hope,” [CM Dwight Boykins] said. “I’m trying to help the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged budget, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2018, Election 2019, gay rights, HFD, Houston, HPD, HPFFA, Mayor, pension fund, polls, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, The Lege, transgender rights | 1 Comment

UH poll: Turner 43, Buzbee 23, King 8

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Another encouraging poll for Mayor Turner as early voting starts. Mayor Sylvester Turner retains a wide lead over his opponents, most of whom have failed to gain traction with weeks left until Election Day, according to a University of Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Donald Trump, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, polls, runoff, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

Endorsement watch: Turner and Brown

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron saved its biggest endorsement editorials for the Sunday edition. I did expect them to endorse Mayor Turner for another term, and they delivered, with more of an emphasis on the campaign than I would have thought. Bats aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Chris Brown, Election 2019, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Controller, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 8 Comments

30 Day finance reports: Mayor and Controller

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All right, I’ve made some progress in the endless number of city candidate finance reports. We’re in crunch time, and the 30 day reports can tell us not just what kind of momentum candidates have had, but also whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, Orlando Sanchez, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | Comments Off

Big Bucks Buzbee

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It is, by far, his best asset. Mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee put another $2.5 million into his campaign last month, widening his financial edge over Mayor Sylvester Turner heading into the stretch run of the race for Houston’s top elected … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 21 Comments

The Chron’s overview of the Mayor

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a fair picture. Mayor Sylvester Turner hugged his way through three dozen staff and supporters, reached the podium, and smiled. It was May 2017, and Turner’s landmark pension reform bill had just passed the Legislature, validating his decision to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, flooding, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, Hurricane Harvey, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, The Lege, Tony Buzbee | 12 Comments

Here now comes my favorite lawsuit of the year

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

OMG. Meanwhile in the Houston mayor’s race… Three candidates left off tomorrow’s debate stage — Demetria Smith, Johnny T. Taylor and Derek Broze — have filed a (very capitalized) lawsuit against @abc13houston and several others: — Jasper Scherer (@zjaspscherer) 7:30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged candidate forum, Demetria Smith, Derek Broze, Election 2019, Houston, Johnny Taylor, lawsuit, Mayor | 4 Comments

KHOU/HPM poll: Turner 37, Buzbee 20, King 10

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We must be getting into the serious part of Houston Election Season, because we have our first public poll of the Mayor’s race. Mayor Sylvester Turner leads trial lawyer and businessman Tony Buzbee by 17 points, according to a KHOU/Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Dwight Boykins, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, Metro, polls, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 19 Comments

Do you believe in magical thinking?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I did not read this long profile of Tony Buzbee, because life is short and we all have better things to do. I did briefly scan the print version a bit, and in doing so I noticed the following paragraph, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Annise Parker, budget, deficit, Election 2019, HFD, Houston, HPD, HPOU, layoffs, Mayor, property taxes, revenue cap, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 15 Comments

No, crime is not up in Houston

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Facts are stubborn things. Like the rest of the country, crime in Houston has plummeted over the last 30 years, as has residents’ fear of crime being the city’s most pressing problem. FBI data show that most categories of crime … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged Bill King, crime, Election 2019, FBI, Houston, HPD, Mayor, murder, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 3 Comments

It’s not really a campaign until there are attack ads

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. Mayor Sylvester Turner launched a television ad Monday attacking Tony Buzbee for donating to President Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, marking the mayor’s first major attempt to link his political opponent to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged attack ads, Donald Trump, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, Rick Perry, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 16 Comments

Campaigning for the Metro bond

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Our campaign finance laws can be a bit weird. Transit officials spent the past 18 months developing a plan to add $7.5 billion in new bus lines, rebuilt transit centers and rail expansion. They have nine weeks to sell it … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Carrin Patman, Election 2019, Houston, Mayor, Metro, turnout | Comments Off

Checking in on the Mayor’s race

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Mayor’s race? Yeah, that. “The candidates have been running for months but were focused on fundraising and defining their message,” said Nancy Sims, a Houston political analyst. “Labor Day is when people tune into the election.” The stretch-run … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, Dwight Boykins, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, gay marriage, gay rights, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Metro, Peter Brown, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, transgender rights, turnout | 5 Comments

The 2019 ballot order

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Time once again for this risible ceremony. The order of the November Houston ballot was set Friday morning in a random drawing at City Hall, laying out how the candidates for mayor, controller and city council will appear when voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged ballot order, Election 2019, Election 2020, electronic voting machines, Houston, Mayor, The Lege | 1 Comment

Bonus commentary on 2019 lineup

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There was a lot of last minute activity at Monday’s filing deadline, as there usually is. Probably more so this year, as approximately ten percent of Houston adults are running for office this November. The point here is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adekunle Elegbede, Andrew Burks, Anthony Dolcefino, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, District B, District C, District D, District F, District J, District K, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2019, Eric Dick, filing deadline, Gerry Vander-Lyn, Geto Boys, Griff Griffin, HCC, HCDE, HD148, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kendall Baker, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Reagan Flowers, Rodrick Davison, special election, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo | 11 Comments

The 2019 lineups are set

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Barring any late disqualifications or other unexpected events, we have the candidates we’re getting on our 2019 ballot. More than 125 candidates turned in paperwork to run for city office by Monday’s filing deadline, setting up a packed November ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Brendon Singh, Chris Brown, Cris Moses, Cynthia Gary, Dani Hernandez, Dave Wilson, Diana Davila, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Eric Dick, Griff Griffin, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Mayor, Michael Maloney, Monica Flores Richart, Neeta Sane, Orlando Sanchez, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Rodrick Davison, Sergio Lira, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, term limits, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

On to the next big financial issue for the city

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s always something. Four years ago, the main source of Houston’s deteriorating financial health — billions of dollars in unfunded pension obligations — loomed over the race for mayor, promising a massive test for the winner. Now, Mayor Sylvester Turner, … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged budget, Chris Brown, Election 2019, Election 2020, health insurance, Houston, Houston City Controller, Mayor, Medicare, OPEB, revenue cap, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

Metro referendum is set

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go. Metropolitan Transit Authority board members voted Tuesday to ask voters in November for permission to borrow up to $3.5 billion, without raising taxes. The money would cover the first phase of what local leaders expect to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged Bill King, BRT, buses, Carrin Patman, commuter rail, Election 2019, Federal Transit Administration, Fort Bend County, Gulf Coast Rail District, Harrisburg line, high speed rail, Hobby Airport, Houston, HOV, I-10, I-45, light rail, Main Street line, Mayor, Metro, Northwest Transit Center, Southeast line, Sylvester Turner, Texas Central High-Speed Railway, Tony Buzbee, University line, US290, US59, US90A | 4 Comments

Previous interviews with current candidates

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve said a few times that I’m going to be doing just a few interviews this fall. I will start publishing them tomorrow. I may pick up some more for the runoffs, but for now my schedule just does not … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Amy Peck, Bill King, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Chris Brown, David Robinson, Dwight Boykins, Edward Pollard, Election 2019, Georgia Provost, Greg Travis, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, interviews, Jim Bigham, Jolanda Jones, Judith Cruz, Karla Cisneros, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Letitia Plummer, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Monica Flores Richart, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Richard Nguyen, Robert Gallegos, Sergio Lira, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

I for one am happy to be anti-drowning

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’m almost irrationally furious about this. Wednesday’s event by the Bayou City Initiative was billed “Flood Resiliency and the State of City Infrastructure.” So, it was no surprise to see featured speaker Carol Haddock, head of Houston Public Works, get … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, Carol Haddock, drowning, Election 2019, flooding, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Mayor, Public Works Commission | 5 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Mayoral candidates

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All right, now that we are past the 15th, most of the campaign finance reports are in, so let’s start reviewing them. Because there are several thousand candidates running for office in Houston, I’m going to split them into several … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Bill King, campaign finance reports, Derek Broze, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Kendall Baker, Mayor, Naoufal Houjami, petitions, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee | 2 Comments

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