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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.
Pollard was born in Southwest Houston, and attended Houston Independent School District schools. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science. He played professional basketball internationally in Singapore, Chile, and other South American countries.
Member of Houston City Council for District I; In office January 2, 2014 – January 2, 2024: Preceded by: James G. Rodriguez: Succeeded by: Joaquin Martinez: Personal details; Born: 1957 or 1958 (age 66–67) [1] Houston, Texas, U.S. Political party: Democratic: Alma mater: Houston Community College Ashford University
Knox is a Republican. [3] He was first elected to represent At-large Position 1 of the Houston City Council on November 15, 2014, and assumed office on January 2, 2016. [4]In 2016, Knox fired a staffer who attempted to block a Muslim from being appointed to Harris Republican Party precinct chair.
Amanda Edwards (born 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 Democratic primary. [2]
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, [3] [1] who ran for Senate. Plummer is affiliated with the Democratic Party. [4]
Kamin was sworn in to represent District C of the Houston City Council on January 2, 2020. [2] She is a member of the Mayors Commission Against Gun Violence. [1] Kamin is affiliated with the Democratic Party. [3]
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]