Bay Area Houston

If you are considering running for office, you might want to find a treasurer that knows the laws or at the very least understand that you have to report how much money you raised and how much money you spent. It’s so easy, a caveman can do it.

There are a number of candidates who must think running for office is a game especially some running for Mayor. Naoufal Houjami, Victoria Romero, Johnny Taylor, Roy Vasquez, and Derrick Broze haven’t filed their reports yet. Demetria Smith has filed a report with zero funds raised, spent, and COH. None of these candidates understand the seriousness of running for Mayor of the 4th largest city in the United States. They haven’t been invited to debates and rightfully so. They are not viable candidates.

Sam Cleveland, running for District E has raised only $5682 with $352 COH.

That didn’t end well.

Greg Groogan of Fox26 and Mario Diaz of KPRC ran a story about an “intern” that was hired at a salary of $95,000. Buzbee jumped on this controversy like Donald Trump jumped on a porn star. He held a press conference. He called for the Texas Attorney General to start an investigation. He called the Texas Rangers. And so far they haven’t returned any of his calls and for good reason.

The “intern” according to the Houston Chronicle, has a master’s degree in legal studies from Texas State University and a law degree from Texas Southern University. He also has very significant experience. From the Chronicle:

Turner released a statement Tuesday explaining that the position is part of the airport system’s “Executive Internship Program” and said Agumagu’s salary “is commensurate with his education and experience.” Houston Airport System Director Mario Diaz created the program “to attract new talent in the field of aviation” and to serve as an entry to a city management training program, according to a 2018 memo released by the city Tuesday.

The bottom line is this is 1995 all over again like Wayne Dolcefino’s botched investigation story against Turner that ended in a lawsuit. From a previous post.

Wayne Dolcefino was an investigative reporter (sic) for KTRK-TV. He had a boner for Sylvester Turner back in 1995 when Turner first ran for Mayor. Dolcefino was eventually sued and lost for a story about insurance fraud and a jury awarded $5.5 Million. 

Groogan and Diaz have been nominated for the Wayne Dolcefino Investigations Gone Wrong award. Buzbee is still waiting by the phone wiping the egg off his face.

OK. I’m working on something…but until then…I think I found Trump’s Mini-Me. Tony will do to Houston what Trump has done to us!

Much like Donald Trump, when someone tells you Tony Buzbee is a rich, politically ignorant, jackass, believe them.

Buzbee, who is running for Mayor of Houston, likes to claim he is an “independent” yet has a history of massive donations to Donald Trump and the Republican Party and donations to the local Democratic Party to help wipe out Republican Judges in Harris County. (It worked!) There is nothing worse than someone who is two faced, willing to tell you what ever you want to hear depending upon who you are or, in the newest case, who you love.

It has been rumored Buzbee was cozy with one of the most homophobic, hateful,  “christians” in the Houston area. Now it is official. Hotze has officially endorsed Buzbee and we have pictures to prove it. This is who Buzbee is sucking up to:

“The illegitimate SCOTUS ruling does not name Texas, so fight those lousy bastards,” said Hotze, president of Conservative Republicans of Texas, a group influential in Harris County GOP primaries. “They hate God and want to let the Sodomites queer our country.”

Tony Buzbee is a rich, politically ignorant, jackass. Believe me.

It’s the new campaign strategy for the Republican Party. Lie. Just lie. Over and over again. 

The Houston Chronicle quickly fact checked Tony Buzbee and Bill King when they made claims about Houston crime statistics:

“I know what’s going on in this city,” Buzbee said. “Don’t tell me crime is going down when everybody across the country knows that Houston is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States.” 

Bill King, another prominent mayoral contender, has decried a “growing randomness and violence to crime that alarms people.”

According to the Chronicle this simply isn’t true. The article cites multiple crime statistics showing Houston’s crime had dropped and we, by far, are not one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. But this is what Trump candidates do. They lie and they repeat their lies. They know that the era of just plain lying works. Look at their leader, Trump. He lies on a daily basis. He is now lying about the lies he has previously lied about. It is a way of life for Trump. And Buzbee. And King.

Tony Buzbee and Bill King are just following the republican game plan. Lie. Look straight at the camera and lie. Like Trump, Buzbee has become good at this, taking a single personal experience and claiming it represents the entire city. It’s a great Trump move.

“Have you had a break-in?” he said, in response to questions about his statements. “Have you had your car window smashed in? Most of the time, the police do not respond to these types of crimes, and they rarely get solved.”

The Chronicle cites multiple statistics to debunk his stupidity. Too many to quote here. 

And I’m not lying.

At-Large candidates for Houston City Council will discuss their plans for the city and the Clear Lake area during a nonpartisan forum on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Really? When did Buzbee become Hispanic? What am I missing?

Buzbee is just like Donald Trump. He is politically ignorant. He is a loud mouth asshole. He is spending millions of his own money to buy a Mayors seat.

He has tried to played both sides with his wealth donating millions to Trump and various republican state parties, except for Texas. He donated $110,000 to the Harris County Democratic Party and tens of thousands to various judicial candidates which resulted in every Republican judge to be ousted from their court. He will do anything, say anything, and loudly, to get what he wants to buy.

If you are a #MAGAt and like a loud mouth, noisy, rich, asshole, then Buzbee is right for you. 

OK. So the filing period has ended and there are a couple of surprises. Not many.

Mayors race. Victoria Romero, Johnny Taylor and Roy Vasquez enters the race. I have absolutely no idea who they are.

Controller. Amparo Gasca is out (was never really in) and Orlando Sanchez is in. Orlando was the former Harris County Treasurer.

District E. Ryan Lee is out, although he was really never in. He was just saying he was. Sam Cleveland is still in,

Position 1. Larry Blackmon and Yolanda Flores joins the list.

Position 2. Mike Griffin and Jim Honey has joined.

Position 3. Goku Sankar is out (was he ever in?). Jose Gonzalez is in. Again I cant find any info on Jose.

Position 4. This is the big change. Amanda Edwards will not run. She is now running for US Senate. Bill Baldwin from the Heights is now in the race. Anthony Dolcefino has moved from District C to Position 4. Letitia Plummer has moved to 4. Javier Gonzales, James Joseph, Jennifer Laney, and Jason Rowe has joined.

Position 5. Eric Dick has joined the group. Jamaal Boone is out. Michelle Bonton has also joined.

NOTES: * Indicates the candidate entered the race after the date of the filing deadline. ** Indicates the candidate is using their own money to run and has not raised any money. The Raised/Spent figures are for the last reporting period ending in June.

UPDATE: I asked for a comment from Buzbee’s campaign. They have not responded. 

LOL.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission and the Federal Elections Commission Tony Buzbee hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump in his home, he donated $250,000 to the Trump Victory Fund, donated $35,000 to Trump’s PAC, $165,000 to the RNC, donated $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration, donated $110,000 to the Republican Party in 11 different states, and donated over $1,000,000 to various republican candidates including $308,000 to Greg Abbott and $80,000 to Rick Perry.

Tony Buzbee is a republican.

But as noted before, he is attempting to play both sides for fools:

On the Democratic side Buzbee helped the party wipe out the Republican judges in Harris County with his $90,000 donation to the Harris County Democratic Party not including the $20,000 to their Federal PAC in 2018. He also donated $176,178 to Democratic Judicial Candidates. Every one of them won.

At least Buzbee had the balls to come to a HCDP Executive Committee meeting asking for their votes. He was boo-ed and heckled on the way out. Then he bitched whined about it. Wonder if the Harris County Republican Party would welcome Buzbee after learning that he financed the wipeout of their judge in 2018.

Probably will. Fools.

UPDATE: I received this following response from Kubosh:

“I am a non-partisan elected official that represents the entire City of Houston.

I go to events all over the City, hosted by independents, Republicans and Democrats. I decided years ago to not alienate myself from those I represent in the City of Houston. 

I am an independent and a populist. I will not vote in a Primary as long as I am a NON-PARTISAN OFFICE HOLDER.”

Original Post:
Houston City Council races are non-partisan. Candidates are not required to designate the party they associate with but it is easy to determine. In this election year having an (R) behind your name might not be the best campaign strategy since the Republican Party has become the party of increasing debt, $1 Trillion deficits, fiscal irresponsibility, racism, tariffs, etc, etc, etc They just suck.

Council Member Kubosh might have forgotten that voting records and campaign donations are public record so it is easy to determine which party you associate with. In Kubosh’s case, he is a Republican.

The Texas Ethics Commission shows he donated $39,369 to republicans and republican organizations. This includes $21,700 to the Harris County Republican Party and $5000 to the Spring Branch Republican Club. And his company Kubosh Bail Bonding donated another $7050. On the Federal level he donated $3000 to the Harris County Republican Party.

His voting record is also available for the public to see. Unfortunately Kubosh does not have much of a voting record which is pretty odd for an elected official in fact he should be questioned about this and I think I will…..

UPDATE: Kubosh has voted in the general elections. His primary election voting record is lacking but again donations are clear.