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Government. v. t. e. The 2023 Houston mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, with a runoff on December 9 because no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round. It was held to elect the mayor of Houston, Texas. Incumbent Democratic mayor Sylvester Turner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office.
The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. The Council has sixteen members: eleven from council districts and five elected at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2023 and the next being held in 2027.
Politics of Houston. The politics of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas are complex and constantly shifting in part because the city is one of the fastest growing major cities in the United States and is the largest without zoning laws. Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837. The city is the county seat of Harris County.
1981 or 1982 (age 42–43) [ 1] Houston, Texas, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Emory University ( BA) Harvard University ( JD) Amanda Edwards (born 1981 or 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Houston City Council. She was a candidate for the 2020 United States Senate election in Texas, in ...
The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved ...
Plummer was first elected to political office, Houston City Council, in December 2019. She won 51.9% of the vote against her opponent Anthony Dolcefino and is the first Muslim to be elected to Houston City Council. [ 1][ 2] She was sworn in on January 2, 2020 to represent At-Large Position 4 of Houston City Council succeeding Amanda Edwards ...
Harvard University ( MBA) Christopher George Hollins (born July 8, 1986) is an American attorney and politician who is the City Controller of Houston. He previously served as interim Harris County Clerk from June 2020 to November 2020. He is known for overseeing the 2020 United States presidential election in Harris County; many of his policies ...
In 1993 he was a candidate for Houston City Council in District C. [10] In 1995, Sanchez successfully ran citywide for at-large position on the Houston City Council, where he served three terms, January 1996 to January 2002, stepping down due to term limits. He was the first Latino immigrant to be elected citywide in Houston's history.