kylejack Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Council Member Oliver Pennington is running. I'm definitely not going to vote for him after some of his comments on Council about bicycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Over bicycles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaga Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Ron Green will be running for Mayor in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Over bicycles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Didn't Turner try to run back in the early 1990s and lost to Lanier in the run-off? Is that who I'm thinking of?In any case, I sure hope choices will be better than last time around: based on what I've seen, Parker was the better candidate than Brown by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Turner still has the "Come On In" taint from his 1991 defeat. On Green: he's got some problems regarding how he's handled the City Controller's office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Turner still has the "Come On In" taint from his 1991 defeat. On Green: he's got some problems regarding how he's handled the City Controller's office. Speaking of Green, I don't think this will help him if he decides to run.http://www.chron.com/default/article/Ethics-issues-arise-in-rulings-by-justice-of-the-3798572.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 When Green was campaigning for Houston City Controller in 2009, his opponents brought up Green's ethics issues, including poor financial management, etc., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ben who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Heightsite, you're talking about Ben Hall (D), who should've WAITED until the seat was open next year. Wasting his $$$ in 2013 to get crushed BIG by Parker (57-28) and it was over months ago when he pulled his TV Ads in the late stage of the game, while Parker was hammering him in negative attack TV Ads, questioning his IRS problems, tax ethics issues, etc., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Another possible wild card in the Houston Mayor's race could be U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I doubt that. I think she's happy where she is, and she doesn't stand a chance in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Another possible wild card in the Houston Mayor's race could be U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). I don't think she would give up her current cushy job for one that has a max duration of 6 years unless the voters in her district finally decide to cut her fed career short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I'll pile on. Just like Ed Emmett, she's already got a pretty decent job - one with an electorate that is more favorable to her than just the city of Houston would be, and no term limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Houston needs to loosen term limits and have the Mayor, Controller and City Council serve 3 4-year terms.That way, you'd get more done in watching your projects get finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I've always found it mildly ironic that term limits in Houston were driven in part by Kathy Whitmire having been in office for a long time, and were passed in the same election that unseated her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Basically, term limits were pushed by bitter conservatives, who couldn't beat Whitmire at the polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Basically, term limits were pushed by bitter conservatives, who couldn't beat Whitmire at the polls. The Wikipedia article mentions that Lanier was behind the term limiting rules (although Whitmire could've won against Lanier), but Lanier was undone by those same term limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 The irony of Lanier being limited by the same term limits that he pushed for and got passed. LOL: what goes around, comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 The Wikipedia article mentions that Lanier was behind the term limiting rules (although Whitmire could've won against Lanier), but Lanier was undone by those same term limits. Uh, no... she lost to Lanier, during the same election that term limits were passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Had Whitmire won in 1991 and gotten reelected in 1993, she would've been term limited in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 I meant to say if Whitmire won a 6th and 7th term in 1991 and 1993, she likely would've been termed out in 1995 as were many other City Councilmembers being termed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Matthew Knowles (Beyonce's father) was on 9.79 this morning and claims he's considering running for mayor. Go to 11:40 to hear him. I think it's just all talk. http://player.theplatform.com/p/BCY3OC/TopOfListBaseline/select/gPqRriZkzFbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Knowles has way too many skeletons in the closet: particularly getting his mistress pregnant leading to his marriage ending in disaster.Any chance State Senator Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) might run for Mayor ?She's been elected citywide 3 times as City Controller in 1997, 1999, 2001 and winning 2 countywide elections as County Commissioner, Pct. 2 in 2002 and 2006 before losing reelection in the Tea Party wave of 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 KHOU-TV reported a few minutes ago that Turner will run for Houston Mayor in 2015. He made the announcement during a fundraiser this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyHoustonian Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Knowles has way too many skeletons in the closet: particularly getting his mistress pregnant leading to his marriage ending in disaster.Any chance State Senator Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) might run for Mayor ?She's been elected citywide 3 times as City Controller in 1997, 1999, 2001 and winning 2 countywide elections as County Commissioner, Pct. 2 in 2002 and 2006 before losing reelection in the Tea Party wave of 2010. Garcia will not run, she has that State Senate seat on lockdown forever now, so why give it up. Announced Mayor Candidates so far: Sylvester TurnerStephen CostelloOliver PenningtonChris BellLaura Murjillo Rumored Candidates: Adrian GarciaMichael KuboshBill KingBen HallGilbert GarciaAnne ClutterbuckJack ChristieSue LovellYouMeeveryone else in Houston Out of announced candidates, I like Costello the best, he's been a good council member, and championed the right issues for me. Plus, I figure having a guy who ran a civil engineering might be the best choice for what I believe Houston's biggest problem is at the moment, the state of the roads. I'm not sure what Turner wants to do other than just be Mayor, I'm not sure what he brings to the table other than being a power broker in the legislature. The Mayor of Houston is also the City Manager, so I'm not sure I want a wheeler and dealer installing his people as the heads of major city departments Oliver Pennington is 150 years old and has done nothing that I can recall on council. I can't remember a single issue he has spoken up about, championed, pushed for, advocated for or anything with the recent exception of campaigning against the HERO ordinance (I'm pro HERO, so that doesn't sway me). Chris Bell has the same issues as Turner for me. I think they're essentially the same candidate. Out of the potential candidates, I like Gilbert Garcia, he's done well by METRO, and has pretty strong private sector credentials. He's also Parker's guy, and I'm a huge fan of Parker, so would vote for her endorsed candidate if she made one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Bell is a washed-up, has-been politician, whose been on a losing streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 To put it more kindly, Bell draws about the same amount of interest as rice pudding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyHoustonian Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Agreed, except I have the same opinion of Turner. Costello and G. Garcia are it for me. If Janiece Longoria (Port chairwoman) ran, it would pique my interest as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Big question is whether Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez ® jumps in the Mayor's race in 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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