Bay Area Houston

Once again I have my favorite but Nick Hellyar has some great competition.

As with At-Large 1, there are some great candidates running for Houston City Council At-Large 2. Let’s weed out the non contenders.

Willie Davis. He tends to run for something, anything and loses. He hasn’t raised much money. He is endorsed by the Tea Party which tends to endorse far right wing candidates.

And the contenders:

Nick Hellyar. Nick is my personal favorite but he has some really talented people running against him. Nick has served as the District Director for a City Council Member and a State Representative. He has a great understanding of the budget and the issue affecting the city. He not only is a young candidate, he is a young candidate with applicable experience for the office he is seeking. It is a great combination.

Marina Angelica Coryat. As I have said, Nick has great competition. Marina served in the Solid Waste Management Department for the City of Houston. She is also very knowledgable about the budget and the issues affecting the city. She is trilingual. She has worked as Communications Director for Texas State Representative Senfronia Thompson. Like Nick she has excellent applicable experience.

Danielle Keys Bess. Bess has a great resume for the job. She doesn’t have experience working with the city like Hellyar and Coryat but could be a good Council Member nevertheless. She is well educated, a business owner and has ties (I believe in her role as a communications expert) with major political campaigns.

Holly Flynn Vilaseca. I like Holly but she is up against a couple of heavyweights with respect to experience in City Council. She is endorsed by some really great elected officials like Congresswoman Garcia, Commissioner Garcia, and Commissioner Briones to name just a few. (And they are heavyweights in the political arena) Holly’s expertise is in education and has served on the City of Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board for Annise Parker and Sylvester Turner and has been featured in Latino Leaders Magazine. Would she be effective on Council? I have no doubts at all.

Obes Nwabara. Obes has run for the Harris County Department of Education and is now running for City Council. I think Obes is just not ready for prime time especially when he is up against some incredibly talented individuals. Obes has served as treasurer for a 2019 city council campaign, and being the campaign manager for a Harris County Judge. He might be one to watch in the future.

And that is At-Large 2.

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