Election
Houston mayor
If elected, what would your top priorities be entering your rst year in o ce?
Gaylon S. Caldwell Occupation: emergency management specialist Relevant experience: emergency management professional; former volunteer re ghter/emergency medical technician
Annie “Mama” Garcia Occupation: divorce attorney, executive director of OpHeart Relevant experience: I am a dual Spanish-American citizen, Rice [University] alumnus https://mamaformayor.com
Naoufal Houjami Occupation: businessman , U.S. national security strategist, author Relevant experience: over 25 years of experience [as a] businessman www.houjamifortexas.webador.com
Priority 1: save black male youth; Priority 2: marijuana- friendly policing; Priority 3: gun control through rearm safety, education and awareness; Priority 4: safe neighborhood parks initiative; Priority 5: expand the sta ng and capabilities of the city of Houston O ce of Emergency Management; Priority 6: maintain the best Houston Fire and [Emergency Medical Service] agency ...
Expand the Parks & Recreation Department to provide after-school, summer programs and tutorials to Houston students, provide a library to every [New Education System] school through the Houston Public Library system and whatever else we can to get the state out of our schools and return to an elected school board.
1: Improve transparency, ethical practices and less bureaucracy [in] permitting, create city manager; 2: xing the crisis of a ordable housing; 3: lower crimes and violence; 4: improve ood recovery and resiliency e orts; 5: employment and economic opportunities for all Houston
Jack Christie Occupation: chiropractor
Gilbert Garcia Occupation: managing partner Relevant experience: member of the [U.S. Securities Exchange Commission]’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee www.garciaforhouston.com
B. Ivy Occupation: Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time. Relevant experience: Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time.
Relevant experience: Three-term Houston City Councilman at-large; former chairman of the State Board of Education www.christieformayor.com
Public safety is number one, and I’ve been calling for hiring 500 new [Houston Police Department] o cers for years. Our re ghters deserve a pay raise, and it’s long overdue. Infrastructure and quality of life—we have got to get the basics right.
I have released a pledge to Houston with all the issues that I would tackle in my rst 100 days. You can read at www.garciaforhouston.com. My top three issues are public safety, ooding and cleaning out corruption from City Hall. I want to create a taskforce and audit departments.
Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time.
Robert Gallegos Occupation: Houston City Council Member District I Relevant experience: Houston City Council Member District I; Harris County Sheri ’s [O ce], jailer www.voterobertgallegos.com
M. “Gri ” Gri n Occupation: Candidate did not respond. Relevant experience: Candidate did not respond.
Sheila Jackson Lee Occupation: U.S. representative Relevant experience: practicing attorney; Texas deputy commissioner of agriculture; municipal court judge; [former] at-large council member www.sheilaforhouston.com
Reducing crime; improving infrastructure (including streets and replacing aged water, sewer and drainage lines); solid waste department picking up trash on schedule; and making sure all city departments are providing timely, e cient and courteous service to all Houstonians. Seniors- rst policy, capping city water tax rate for seniors at 65 years of age ...
During my rst year I would concentrate on making Houston one of the safest cities in the country, and I will make sure that ooding risks are lowered and investigate why our Houston streets and tra c problems are not being taken care of.
• Crime • Permitting reform • A ordable housing • Infrastructure
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