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“I VALUE YOUR VOTE!” Inside: RE-ELECT

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FEATURE:“KEY 2015 CANDIDATES!”

“PEOPLE FEATURED INSIDE THIS ISSUE”

Sylvester Turner, Bill King, Bill Frazer, Chris Brown, Mike Knox, Georgia Provost, Amanda Edwards, Roy Morales, Rhonda SkillernJones, Larry Williams, Steve Le, Richard Nguyen, Karla Cisneros, Jason Cisneroz, Mike Laster, Jim Bigham, David W. Robinson, Willie R. Davis, Jack Christie, Sharon Moses, Manuel Rodriguez, Jose Leal, are all candidates who have earned spots in the Sat., December 12, 2015 Runoff Election In case you haven’t heard, Sylvester Turner and Bill King proved themselves to be the top two candidates in a star-studded field of mayoral contenders who faced off in the race for Mayor of Houston, Texas back on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The aforementioned field of candidates included: Adrian Garcia (third place finisher), Ben Hall (fourth place finisher), Chris Bell (fifth place finisher), Steve Costello (sixth place finisher), Hoc Thai Nguyen (seventh place finisher), Marty McVey (eighth place finisher), Demetria Smith (ninth place finisher), Victoria Lane (tenth place finisher), Rafael Munoz, Jr. (eleventh place finisher), Dale Steffes (twelfth place finisher), and Joe Ferreira (thirteenth place finisher).

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RACE FOR CITY OF HOUSTON MAYOR

2015

TURNER VS. KING

Sylvester Turner will head into the Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election as the frontrunner. Turner put on an impressive showing by garnering 81,637 votes (31.32%) of the overall voter turnout. Bill King earned the right to appear on the Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election ballot by garnering 65,866 votes (25.27%) of the overall turnout.

The City of Houston Election is officially nonpartisan. “My prayer is for city of Houston voters to go into the voting booth with open minds,” says Aubrey R. Taylor, publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper. “A candidate’s race and political affiliation should not be the key determining factors used to determine Houston’s next mayor,” says Taylor. “That’s why my team and I will be spending the next few weeks trying to educate voters and encourage voters to return back to the polls to vote in the upcoming Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election,” he says.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

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RACE FOR CITY OF HOUSTON CONTROLLER

2015

FRAZER VS. BROWN On Saturday, December 12, 2015, Bill Frazer and Chris Brown will face off against one another to determine who the next City of Houston Controller should be. Bill Frazer heads into the runoff as the presumptive favorite. Frazer earned this designation by finishing first in a field of six candidates. Frazer garnered 64,879 votes (31.35%) of the overall turnout to lead the pack of contenders. Chris Brown earned the right to appear on the Runoff Election ballot by garnering 51,565 votes (24.92%) of the overall turnout.

EARLY VOTING STARTS ON DECEMBER 2ND!

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITION #1

2015

KNOX VS. PROVOST

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Mike Knox and Georgia Provost will face off to decide who should represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council At-Large Position #1 council member. Mike Knox was the top-vote-getter on Election Day. Knox garnered 47,456 votes (24.75%) of the overall turnout. Georgia Provost earned the right to have her name appear on the Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election ballot by garnering 28,402 votes (14.81%) of the overall turnout.

THE RUNOFF ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY DEC., 12TH!

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Mike Knox for Houston City Council, At-Large #1 The three important issues Houstonians face are the Budget, Infrastructure, and Public Safety.

• We all need to live within our means…Including City Hall.

• We deserve roads without potholes, that don’t flood.

• And, our communities need to be safe. With your support, together, we can make Houston work for us again!

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITION #2

2015

ROBINSON VS. DAVIS

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 David W. Robinson and Willie Davis will face off to decide who will represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council At-Large Position #2 council member. David W. Robinson, the incumbent was the top-vote-getter on Election Day. Robinson garnered 60,363 votes (32.60%) of the overall turnout.

Willie R. Davis received 41,793 votes (22.57%) of the overall turnout.

EARLY VOTING STARTS ON DECEMBER 2, 2015. ELECTION DAY IS DECEMBER 12th.

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITION #4

2015

EDWARDS VS. MORALES

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 AmandaEdwards and Roy Morales will face off to decide who will represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council At-Large Position #4 council member.

Amanda Edwards dominated the field of contenders by gaining more than 67,175 votes (34.93%) of the overall turnout. Morales made the runoff by garnering 32,499 votes (16.90%) of the overall turnout.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITION #5

2015

CHRISTIE VS. MOSES

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Jack Christie and Sharon Moses will face off to decide who will represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council Position #5 council member. Jack Christie, the incumbent was the top-vote-getter on election night. Christie garnered 83,535 votes (45.99%) of the overall turnout. Sharon Moses received 44,038 votes (24.25%) of the overall turnout to earn the right to have her name appear on the Saturday, December 12, 2015 runoff ballot.

EARLY VOTING STARTS ON DECEMBER 2ND!

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT F

2015

LE VS. NGUYEN

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Steve Le and Richard Nguyen will face off to decide who should represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council District F council member. Steve Le was the top-vote-getter on Election Day as he garnered 4,316 votes (40.38%) of the overall turnout. Richard Nguyen, the incumbent earned the right to have his name appear on the Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election ballot by finishing second with 3,644 votes (34.09%) of the overall turnout.

THE RUNOFF ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY DEC., 12TH!

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HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT H

2015

CISNEROS VS. CISNEROZ

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Karla Cisneros and Jason Cisneroz will face off to decide who should represent the people of Houston as the Houston City Council District I council member.

Karla Cisneros was the top-vote-getter on Election Day as she garnered 4,856 votes (34.99%) of the overall turnout. Jason Cisneroz earned the right to have his name appear on the Saturday, December 12, 2015 Runoff Election ballot by finishing second with 3,234 votes (23.30%) of the overall turnout.

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HISD BOARD TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT II

2015

SKILLERNJONES VS. WILLIAMS

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Rhonda Skillern-Jones, the incumbent, will face off against Larry Williams in the race for HISD Board Trustee for District II. SkillernJones made the runoff by leading all her challengers by a hefty margin. However, she did not reach the 50% threshold and must face off against Williams. SkillernJones gained 7,628 votes (45.99%) of the overall turnout. Larry Williams received 4,114 votes (24.80%) of the overall voter turnout.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

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HISD BOARD TRUSTEE FOR DISTRICT III

2015

RODRIGUEZ VS. LEAL

On Saturday, December 12, 2015 Manuel Rodriguez, the incumbent, will face off against Jose Leal in the race for HISD Board Trustee for District III. Rodriguez garnered 4,061 votes (46.37%) of the overall voter turnout to make the runoff. Jose Leal garnered 2,622 votes (29.94%) of the overall turnout to finish second and make the runoff.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!

EARLY VOTING:

DECEMBER 2 -8, 2015 ELECTION DAY: SAT., DEC. 12TH

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honda Skillern-Jones was elected to the Board of Education in 2011. She was sworn in as Trustee in January 2012 and served as board secretary in 2012 and 2013, and First Vice President in 2014. She also represents HISD on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors.

Ms. Skillern-Jones, a wife and mother of five children, is a native Houstonian. She earned both a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in clinical sociology from Texas Southern University.

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She is a member of the Houston ISD Advisory Committee, Parent Engagement Committee, Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, and Gifted and Talented Committee. A fulltime HISD volunteer for 24 years, she has been on five PTO/PTA boards in various capacities including president. She was legislative chair of the PTA Council, a national liaison for Parents for Public Schools, and a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

In recognition of her community and district efforts to enhance the lives of Houston children and citizens, she has received numerous achievement awards and honors, and holds membership in several civic and community organizations.

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closing thoughts 2015 Mayoral Election And Runoff Analysis

by Claude Foster, CGA Consulting

I believe that this mayoral runoff election will be one of the most race-based elections in Houston's modern Political history.

Based on my experience working on election campaigns in Houston and across the nation, White runoff candidates will ride the coattail of the white conservative vote that Bill King harnesses.

Sylvester Turner will get most of the white Independent/Liberal vote because of his support for HERO. Because of Hispanic leader endorsements, he should get a share of the Hispanic vote --however, because of his position on HERO, the Hispanic vote share may not be very significant.

The question is whether African American voters will turn out again in the Dec 12th Runoff Election to vote for Turner even though he received a large percentage of their vote on Nov 3rd.

African American voters showed a real level of sophistication and independence by voting against an ordinance that they felt was clearly detrimental to their safety.

Because of segregated housing, many African Americans believed their safety was at risk due to the fact that the majority of the over 8,000 sex offenders who live in Houston live in their communities.

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They rejected all of their African American Political and local civil rights and civic leaders who tried to convince them that HERO was about civil rights.

Another problem for Turner as it relates to his electability is the fact that he has 26 years in the legislature and, despite this lengthy seniority, he was shown absolutely no respect when the State of Texas tried to locate high-risk sex offenders to his Acres Homes neighborhood without first informing him of their intentions.

As a former National NAACP Staff Member, we have a way of determining whether race is a factor by asking, “Would a white person similarly situated be disrespected in this manner?” And the obvious answer is, “No.” It begs the question whether Turner would have the respect of the powerful interests in Houston to be an effective mayor.

Another issue is the perception that Turner is disproportionately beholden to Mayor Parker and Houston's GLBT Political Caucus, the endorsement of which it is said that he wanted it so badly that he is reported to have personally bought 240 memberships to ensure he received their endorsement.

Finally, the question many African American voters are asking is, “Whether Turner will have the independence, commitment and respect needed to adequately and fairly address their issues if he is so beholden to the GLBT Caucus and their political agenda as many perceive him to be?”

African Americans want politicians who will speak out for them as assertively and attentively as these politicians are doing for gay Americans, immigrants and other groups.

African American voters spoke loudly and clearly on November 3rd, and all candidates in the runoff need to pay attention to what they said.

~Claude Foster, President, CGA Consulting PHONE: 210.316.1994 CFOSTER373@AOL.COM

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