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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.
Garcia served on the Houston City Council for six years, and from 2007 to 2008 he served as Mayor Pro-Tempore under Houston Mayor Bill White. [4] [8] Over his career, Garcia has been involved in issues involving the protection of disability rights. [13]
In 1999, Quan became the second Asian-American after Martha Wong to serve as a member on the Houston City Council. [16] Quan began serving as City of Houston Mayor Pro-Tem in 2002. [17] He served in the at-large Position 2. Quan's final term was scheduled to end after the November 8, 2005 city council election; as he was term-limited, he was ...
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee, both Democrats, were the top two ...
Houston City Council race [ edit ] On August 21, 2023, Buzbee filed to run for the Houston City Council seat for District G. [ 36 ] In the general election, Buzbee placed second with 41.31%, advancing to a runoff against incumbent Mary Huffman who earned 49.42% of the vote. [ 37 ]
Additionally, he was appointed by his fellow council members to be mayor pro-tempore and has served the position for 2 terms. [3] Davis was term limited on the council, in spite of this until District B held an election for a new representative Davis held the position. [5] [6] On December 21, 2020, Davis was succeeded by Tarsha Jackson. [7]
Kevin Eltife, former president pro tempore of the Texas Senate (2015–2017) from the 1st district (2004–2017) (Republican) [49] State representatives. Ellen Cohen, former state representative from the 134th district (2007–2011) and former Houston city councilor from district C (2012–2020) [49]
In 2005, Johnson ran for Houston City Council District B, a seat held by term limited Carol Mims Galloway. In an eight candidate race, [4] Johnson received nearly 4,000 votes, earning a spot in the December run off election. In December 2005, Johnson won the Houston City Council District B race by over 60% of the vote. [5]