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Houston is home today to too many different kinds of people, with too many different sets of values and interests, for any one group to control elections so easily. [11] Whitmire was the first mayor to appoint an African American, Lee P. Brown, as Houston's police chief. Brown had previously served as Commissioner of Public Safety, in Atlanta ...
The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Kathy Whitmire [1] Democratic 56 1978–1982 Jim ...
John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) [2] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024.
The Houston Mayoral Election of 1989 took place on November 7, 1989. Incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire was re-elected to a fifth term. [1] [2] It was the last election of someone over three terms. (Before the Term Limits).
Sylvester Turner, incumbent mayor of Houston (2016–2024) [70] Kathy Whitmire, former mayor of Houston (1982–1991) [71] Party officials. Lillie Schechter, former Harris County Democratic Party Chair (2017–2021) [24] Individuals. Tanweer Ahmed, owner of Houston Hurricanes [24] Mark Curry, actor [24]
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The Houston Mayoral Election of 1991 took place on November 5, 1991. The race was officially non-partisan. Bob Lanier defeated five term incumbent mayor Kathy Whitmire. A run-off election was held on December 7, 1991. Most white voters of all economic levels voted for Lanier.
Parker was Houston's second female mayor (after Kathy Whitmire), and one of the first openly gay mayors of a major U.S. city, with Houston being the most populous U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor until Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago in 2019. [3] [4] [5]