Tag Archives: Steve Le

Chron overview of the District F runoff

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s one with a very clear choice. District F residents have two distinct choices in the City Council runoff election — stay the course with an aide to the incumbent councilman or choose a fresh start with a former Alief … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged District F, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas, Van Huynh | Comments Off

About those Council runoffs

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

All of a sudden there’s many fewer candidates to keep track of. Some candidates said they were happy simply to have made it to a runoff. Several races had more than a dozen people vying for the top two vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Amy Peck, At Large #3, Brad Jordan, Brenda Stardig, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District A, District D, District F, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Janaeya Carmouche, Michael Kubosh, runoff, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas, Van Huynh | 9 Comments

July 2019 campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 2

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We come down to the last three open Council seats to examine, all the result of term-limited incumbents. The first post, with Districts A, B, and C, is here, and the rest of the non-Mayoral races is here. As before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Al Hoang, Anthony Nelson, Ashton Woods, At Large #5, Brad Batteau, Brad Jordan, campaign finance reports, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District D, District F, District J, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, fundraising, Houston, Houston City Council, Jim Bigham, Nelvin Adriatico, Richard Nguyen, Sallie Alcorn, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas | Comments Off

CM Steve Le not running for re-election

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We have another open seat, in District F. Houston City Councilman Steve Le announced Wednesday he will not seek a second term in November, leaving an open race for his District F seat and ensuring the southwestern district will get … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Nelson, Chris Bell, Daniel Albert, District F, Election 2001, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Jesus Zamora, John Nguyen, Peter Brown, Richard Nguyen, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas, Van Huynh | 1 Comment

Double dipping

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

You almost have to admire the nerve. Houston’s highest-paid city council staffer has continued to collect his $119,600 salary despite being out of the state in a U.S. Army military law training program since January. Daniel Albert, chief of staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Daniel Albert, District F, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Steve Le | 18 Comments

July 2018 finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Every level of government requires finance reports in January and June, whether or not there is an active election cycle in that year. That includes the city of Houston, whose january report data we inspected here. Our next election is … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Chris Brown, Dave Martin, David Robinson, Dwight Boykins, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, fundraising, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Karla Cisneros, Larry Green, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Robert Gallegos, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, term limits | Comments Off

No quorum for very special Council meeting

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Close, but no cigar. A handful of city council members who organized a rare special meeting to push for a Houston firefighters petition seeking pay “parity” with police to appear on the November ballot fell short of a quorum Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Brenda Stardig, Dave Martin, Dwight Boykins, Election 2018, Greg Travis, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Martha Castex-Tatum, Michael Kubosh, petitions, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner | 16 Comments

January 2018 finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We didn’t have any city of Houston elections in 2017, and while we ought to have some charter amendments on the ballot in 2018 we won’t be voting for people till next year. Still, everyone has to file campaign finance … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Election 2017, Election 2018, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Karla Cisneros, Larry Green, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Steve Le | Comments Off

Chron overview of the HISD races

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not much, but it is what it is. As Houston ISD faces a possible state takeover, a $106 million budget shortfall and millions of dollars in needed repairs from Hurricane Harvey, six of its board’s nine seats are up … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged Daniel Albert, District F, Election 2017, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Steve Le | 1 Comment

Bike plan vote delayed

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

What’s another two weeks? Houston’s long-term plan for improving bicycle routes around town will wait a couple more weeks after a handful of elected officials voiced various concerns. City Council members Greg Travis, Michael Kubosh, Steve Le, Mike Knox and … Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged bicycles, Dave Martin, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston Bike Plan, Houston City Council, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Steve Le, traffic, urbanism | Comments Off

Questioning CM Le’s residency

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

This sort of thing is practically a tradition in District F. Houston City Councilman Steve Le last month became the fourth man to represent District F in the last seven years, and the third to face questions over whether he … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Al Hoang, campaign finance reform, District F, Election 2015, Harris County Attorney, Houston, Houston City Council, MJ Khan, Richard Nguyen, Steve Le | 4 Comments

Turner’s Council

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

So what kind of City Council will Mayor-elect Sylvester Turner have to work with? In addition to Turner replacing term-limited Mayor Annise Parker, the council also will gain five new faces, four thanks to term limits and one who defeated … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #4, Clarence Bradford, Dave Martin, District G, District H, Election 2015, fundraising, Greg Travis, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, Mike Knox, Oliver Pennington, Richard Nguyen, runoff, Stephen Costello, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, term limits | 2 Comments

Other runoff results

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the rest of the winners from yesterday: Controller: Chris Brown At Large #1: Mike Knox At Large #2: CM David Robinson At Large #4: Amanda Edwards At Large #5: CM Jack Christie District F: Steve Le District H: … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #4, At Large #5, Bill King, Chris Brown, David Robinson, District F, District H, District J, Election 2015, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Fort Bend County, Georgia Provost, Harris County, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Karla Cisneros, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Laster, Richard Nguyen, runoff, Steve Le, Sylvester Turner, turnout | 6 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

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

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: 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

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

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

Interview with Steve Le

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

As noted, District F is a diverse and growing area, out along the southwest part of Houston, including a piece of Fort Bend County. A lot of District F residents are immigrants or children of immigrants. One such person is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District F, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Steve Le | 3 Comments

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