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Annise Danette Parker (born May 17, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas, from 2010 until 2016. She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
On November 11, councilman Peter Brown (who finished third in the first round) publicly endorsed Parker in the Mayor's race. [1] Annise Parker won the run-off. With the election, Houston became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor. [2] [3]
Annise Parker Democratic 60 2004–2010 Bill White Democratic 59 1998–2004 Lee Brown Democratic 58 1992–1998 Bob Lanier Democratic 57 1982–1992 Kathy Whitmire [1] Democratic 56 1978–1982 Jim McConn Republican 55 1974–1978 Fred Hofheinz Democratic 54 1964–1974 Louie Welch Republican 53 1958–1964 Lewis Cutrer
Annise Parker: Ben Hall Eric Dick Popular vote 97,009: 46,775 18,302 Percentage 57.22%: 27.59% 10.79% Mayor before election. Annise Parker. Elected mayor. Annise Parker.
Annise Parker: Jack O'Connor Fernando Herrera Popular vote 59,920: 17,265 16,799 Percentage 50.81%: 14.64% 14.24% Candidate Dave Wilson Kevin Simms Popular vote
Incumbent Mayor Annise Parker, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 2010, was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a fourth term in office. [4] During the month between the general election and the runoff, Bell endorsed King, while Parker and Garcia, as well as then-U.S. President Barack Obama, endorsed ...
On May 28, 2014, the Houston City Council voted 11–6 to enact the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) which was authored by Houston's then-Mayor, Annise Parker. [2] The measure banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy ...
On November 17, 2010, Houston mayor Annise Parker appointed Frye as an associate judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts. [19] [20] Her appointment was publicly opposed by the Houston Area Pastors Council and other local pastors, but Parker expressed admiration for Frye, citing the new judge's long experience as a trial attorney.