Bay Area Houston

I have a favorite but there is good competition in the race.

The City of Houston has 11 City Council Members representing specific areas of the city. There are 5 At Large Council Members and if I can find out what their specific jobs are I will update this post. Unlike the other Council Members they represent the city as a whole, but what their specific duties are I can’t tell you. I’ll look into it.

There are 6 candidates running for At-Large 1 position. Of the 6 Kendal Baker and Eriq C. Green are not running serious campaigns.

Julian Ramirez. Is a former prosecutor in the District Attorney’s office. He is supported by a number of very right wing, Trump loving, “conservatives”. I use that term lightly. Nothing is conservative about Trump or those who support him. Nevertheless he has qualifications for the office. Would he bring that divisive conservatism into City Council? This is a non partisan race but we do not need someone that will bring their partisan politics into city council.

Melanie Miles. Melanie has raised a significant amount of money, although she has donated $50,000 from her own pocket. She has a good resume for the job as a small business owner and an attorney.

Leah Wolfthal. Another great candidate for the office. Young and experienced in the non profit arena as Executive Director of the Center for Urban Transformation in Houston.

Conchita Reyes. Another young candidate with excellent experience for the job. Here is a snippet from her website: “Conchita paid her own way through college by working for the Houston City Controller and now Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia. As a result, she was given the distinct honor of 100 team members of the Advance of the White House under the Clinton – Gore administration. Prior to building her own firm, Conchita was a fiscal administrator for the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Mir Fox & Rodriguez P.C. CPA Firm.

Personally I favor Reyes, but she has good competition.

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