Tag Archives: Election 2011

Endorsement watch: Four for HISD

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Chron endorsements for HISD Board of Trustees. The endorsements of incumbents Rhonda Skillern-Jones and Juliet Stipeche were expected and easily justified, so not particularly remarkable. The other two are worth comment. District III: Manuel Rodriguez Our choice … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Ann McCoy, Election 2011, Election 2015, endorsements, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Manuel Rodriguez, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones | 2 Comments

Interview with Ramiro Fonseca

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

HISD Trustee District 3 is a rematch of one of the uglier elections from 2011. Ramiro Fonseca is back to challenge incumbent Manuel Rodriguez again. The College Success Coordinator for Project GRAD Houston, Fonseca has a long history of service. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2011, Election 2015, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Manuel Rodriguez, Ramiro Fonseca | Comments Off

Just how old are our city voters?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

In my previous installment, we talked about how many people vote across city elections. In this post, we’re going to look at another aspect of our city races that is often remarked on but seldom specified: The ages of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2014, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, turnout, voter registration | 7 Comments

Who are the city voters?

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Everybody knows that city of Houston elections are fairly low-turnout affairs. The general perception – and it’s one that I’ve echoed as well – is that the elections are dominated by the same voters, year after year. What I haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Mayor, precinct analysis, turnout | 6 Comments

Mayoral finance reports: Out of town cash and max donors

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

You may have noticed that there’s a lot of money in the Mayoral race this year, even after subtracting what the candidates have given or loaned to themselves. You may be wondering where all that money came from. This post … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Bill King, campaign finance reports, Chris Bell, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, fundraising, Gene Locke, Houston, Marty McVey, Mayor, Peter Brown, Stephen Costello, Steven Hotze, Sylvester Turner | 5 Comments

Turner and Garcia lead early Mayoral poll

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We have our first polling numbers for the 2015 Mayoral election. Sylvester Turner and Adrian Garcia have emerged as the clear front-runners in the first independent poll before the election that will determine Houston’s next mayor. The KHOU – Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Marty McVey, Mayor, Peter Brown, polls, Roy Morales, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner, turnout | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: Firefighters for Turner

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: HOUSTON, March 23, 2015 – State Rep. Sylvester Turner has earned the endorsement of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association in this year’s mayoral race, the HPFFA said today. HPFFA President Alvin W. White, Jr. said 84 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Ben Hall, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, endorsements, Fernando Herrera, Gene Locke, Houston, HPFFA, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, pension fund, Sylvester Turner | 1 Comment

How many candidates are too many?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Rivard Report brings up a point I hadn’t considered before. Candidates or their representatives arrived at City Council chambers Monday morning to draw lots to determine the order of name placement on the ballot. As candidates waited in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #2, At Large #4, ballot order, Bexar County, District D, Election 1995, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, electronic voting machines, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Ivy Taylor, Leticia Van De Putte, Mayor, Mike Villarreal, San Antonio, special election, Tommy Adkisson | 1 Comment

At Large comings and goings

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Atlas Kerr, who will be running in At Large #3 against CM Michael Kubosh. I am an accounting and finance double major at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. I have in-depth knowledge over capital budgeting, debt/bond … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #3, At Large #5, Atlas Kerr, Election 2011, Election 2015, Election 2017, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jan Clark, Mayor, Michael Kubosh | 1 Comment

Early voting is up in the special election runoffs

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Make of that what you will. If three days of early voting are any indication, the tense runoff fight for the state Senate 26 seat between Trey Martinez-Fischer and José Menéndez is attracting more voters than cast ballots in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Diego Bernal, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2014, Election 2015, fundraising, HD123, HD13, HD14, HD17, HD50, Jose Menendez, runoff, SD04, SD06, SD22, SD26, Senate, special election, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas, The Lege, Trey Martinez-Fischer, turnout | Comments Off

Where are the women?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I have several things to say about this. The slate running to replace Mayor Annise Parker features a globetrotting sailor, a triathlete grandfather, a millionaire minister and no women. Despite the most-crowded pack of mayoral contenders in decades, no female … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Ulman, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #4, Bill White, Bob Lanier, Carol Alvarado, Charyl Drab, District G, District H, Election 1993, Election 1995, Election 1997, Election 1999, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Elizabeth Spates, George Greanias, Gladys House, Gracie Saenz, Helen Huey, Houston, Houston City Controller, Kathy Whitmire, Keryl Douglas, Lee Brown, Mayor, Rob Mosbacher, Sandra Meyers, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, Veronique Gregory, Victoria Lane, Wanda Adams | 3 Comments

Two city race updates

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Item one: We have another candidate for Comptroller. Jew Don Boney, who sat on City Council for three terms in the 1990′s, will run for City Controller, he told the Chronicle Wednesday. Boney joins Houston Community College trustee Carroll Robinson … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Bill Frazer, Carroll Robinson, Chris Bell, Chris Brown, City Attorney, Controller, David Feldman, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2011, Election 2015, ethics, fundraising, HCC, Houston, Houston Ethics Commission, Jew Don Boney, lawsuit, Mayor, Sylvester Turner, The Lege | Comments Off

Two more for At Large #4

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We know that At Large #1, one of two open At Large seats for this year, has already drawn a crowd. Now the other open seat, At Large #4, is drawing one as well. Laurie Robinson, Amanda Edwards and Larry … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, Clarence Bradford, Election 2011, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Larry Blackmon, Laurie Robinson | 2 Comments

Chris Oliver joins the At Large #1 crowd

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver has announced his candidacy for the open Houston City Council, At-Large Position 1 seat to be filled this November. Chris brings years of experience as a businessman, legislative advocate, and Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged 2011 interviews, At Large #1, At Large #4, Christopher Oliver, Election 2011, Election 2015, HCC, Houston, Houston City Council | 1 Comment

January campaign finance reports – HISD trustees

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Four HISD Trustees are up for re-election this year. There are nine Trustees in all, and they serve four-year terms, so in a normal year either four or five are up for re-election. As things stand right now, all four … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged campaign finance reports, Election 2003, Election 2007, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2015, ethics, fundraising, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Juliet Stipeche, Manuel Rodriguez, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Terry Grier | Comments Off

Garcia appears to be in for Mayor

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Not official yet, but stories like this don’t get run without justification. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia is sending every possible message that he intends to run for mayor this year, aggressively increasing his political operations and signaling to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2016, fundraising, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, Houston, Mayor, turnout | 27 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

Laurie Robinson to run in At Large #4

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

From Texpatriate: Laurie Robinson, a local businesswoman, will run for the Houston City Council next year. Specifically, as Houston Chronicle reported Theodore Schleifer reported on Twitter, she will seek out At-Large Position #4. The seat is currently held by Councilmember … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Anthony Hall, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bert Keller, Beverly Clark, Carroll Robinson, Chris Bell, Clarence Bradford, Election 2003, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Gracie Saenz, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Judson Robinson, Laurie Robinson, Michael Berry, Ronald Green, Sheila Jackson Lee | Comments Off

Ty McDonald for HD17

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, the special election to replace Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt in HD17 has been set for January 6, with early voting to begin on December 29. This is the same schedule as the elections in HD123 and SD26. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Bastrop County, Battleground Texas, CD27, Congress, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2014, Ronnie McDonald, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege, Tim Kleinschmidt, turnout, Ty McDonald | 1 Comment

Carroll Robinson announces for City Controller

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Not a surprise. City Controller Race – I Am In – Carroll Robinson Dear Friends, As we begin to prepare for another holiday season, I wanted to personally let you know that, after much deliberation and prayer, I will run … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Bill Frazer, Carroll Robinson, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston City Controller, revenue cap, Ronald Green | 1 Comment

KHOU: Abbott 47, Davis 32

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

A new poll to open Early Voting. As early voters head to the polls for a landmark election in Texas, a new survey conducted for KHOU-TV and Houston Public Media shows Republican Greg Abbott with a commanding lead over Democrat … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged absentee ballots, Astrodome, Barack Obama, Dan Patrick, Devon Anderson, District Attorney, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2014, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Houston, Kim Ogg, Leticia Van De Putte, Lite Gov, Mayor, polls, President, Texas, Wendy Davis | Comments Off

HISD redistricting underway

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, the Houston Independent School District now includes all of the former North Forest ISD. The addition of all that new territory, and especially all those new voters, means that the existing HISD Trustee districts will have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2011, Election 2015, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, North Forest, redistricting | 1 Comment

Post HERO, watch for the petition drives

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the full Chron story about the passage of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance. I’m going to skip ahead in the story and focus on what the haters are saying and planning to do. Opponent Dave Welch, of the Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Dave Welch, Dave Wilson, David Feldman, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston Area Pastors Council, Houston City Controller, lawsuit, petitions, recall, turnout | 3 Comments

The small number of competitive legislative races in November

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib discusses the lack of legislative action in November. In the House, nine Republican and two Democratic races are still undecided. An early list of competitive November races — this is in a House with 150 seats — comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2014 | Tagged Al Hoang, Bobby Guerra, CD23, Congress, Craig Eiland, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2009, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2014, HD117, HD144, HD149, HD23, HD41, HD78, Houston City Council, Hubert Vo, Libby Willis, Mary Ann Perez, Pete Gallego, Philip Cortez, redistricting, Rick Galindo, SD10, Senate, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 2 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

New Braunfels can ban gets canned

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Pack your coolers, y’all. The beer can flow again on the Comal River. Opponents of New Braunfels’ prohibition of large coolers and disposable containers — loosely described as a “can ban” on rivers that can host tens of thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Comal County, Comal River, Election 2011, lawsuit, New Braunfels, Texas | Comments Off

Runoff precinct analysis: At Large races

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

I finally got a draft canvass report from the Harris County Clerk for the December runoff elections. Let’s take a look at the two At Large runoffs and see what we can learn about them. Here’s At Large #2: Dist … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #3, David Robinson, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, Roy Morales, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

Wilson sued over residency for HCC

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Dave Wilson and lawsuits go together like peanut butter and jelly. The Harris County attorney sued Houston Community College trustee-elect Dave Wilson on Thursday, alleging the small business owner and anti-gay activist was not a resident of District II when … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Commissioners Court, Dave Wilson, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2013, Gerry Birnberg, Harold Dutton, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HCC, HCDP, Houston, lawsuit, Mayor | 5 Comments

Final EV totals

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the final Harris County EV tally for the 2013 runoff, and here’s how the numbers stack up against the four most recent citywide runoff elections that did not include a Mayoral race. Year Absent Early E-Day Total Absent% Early% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, turnout | Comments Off

At Large #2 runoff overview

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

One of these runoffs is not like the others. On paper, the Houston City Council incumbent most at risk heading into Saturday’s runoff elections is first-termer Andrew Burks, in At-Large Position 2. Challenger David Robinson had spent more than $201,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #2, Dave Wilson, David Robinson, Election 2011, Election 2013, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, Kristi Thibaut, runoff | 3 Comments

District A runoff overview

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

It’s the same old story, just a little louder this time. Three years ago, when city voters narrowly approved what would become a controversial monthly drainage fee to fund $8 billion of street and flood projects in the next two … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Brenda Stardig, early voting, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Renew Houston, runoff, turnout | 8 Comments

Where the early vote was

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, I thought that the high turnout we were seeing in Early Voting for this past election was not so much an indicator of high turnout but of a shift in voting behavior similar to what we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged absentee ballots, Astrodome, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

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

Meet Richard Nguyen

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The Council Member-elect in District F is little known outside the district. From the opaque world of local Vietnamese politics comes a story as old as American politics, as inspiring as a Frank Capra movie, as bittersweet as the lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Al Hoang, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Richard Nguyen | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Election 2011

Calendar

Categories

Archives

My linkage

Polling Texas 2020

Polling Texas 2018

Polling Texas 2016

Polling Texas 2014

Polling Texas 2012

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Tags

Blogroll

Utilities