Kathryn Jean Whitmire is an American politician,businesswoman,and accountant best known as the first woman to serve as Mayor of Houston,serving for five consecutive two-year terms from 1982 to 1992. From 1977 to 1981,she was the city controller,a position which made her the first woman elected to any office in the city. Whitmire drew national attention when she defeated former Harris County Sheriff Jack Heard in her election as mayor. The election drew national focus because it symbolized a major political realignment in the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Texas's 29th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from the 29th district is Democrat Sylvia Garcia.
Timeline of historical events of Houston,Texas,United States:
Annise Danette Parker is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston,Texas,from 2010 until 2016. She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
The politics of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas are complex and constantly shifting in part because the city is one of the fastest growing major cities in the United States and is the largest without zoning laws. Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837. The city is the county seat of Harris County. A portion of southwest Houston extends into Fort Bend County and a small portion in the northeast extends into Montgomery County.
Magnolia Park is an area of the East End,Houston,Texas,located near the Houston Ship Channel. One of the oldest Hispanic neighborhoods in the City of Houston,Magnolia Park was formerly incorporated as the City of Magnolia Park in eastern Harris County.
The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus is the South's oldest civil rights organization dedicated solely to the advancement of gay,lesbian,bisexual and transgender rights. It was founded in 1975,and is the largest LGBTQ political organization in the city of Houston and Harris County. It is known locally simply as "The Caucus". The Caucus is nonpartisan and endorses candidates on the basis of their support for LGBTQ rights,regardless of political party or candidate's sexual orientation.
Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco is an American attorney,businessman,and former U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Robert Julio Garcia is a Peruvian American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach,California from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor,as well as the first Latino to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be mayor of Long Beach,after Republican Eunice Sato,a Japanese-American who served from 1980 to 1982. A former member of the Long Beach City Council,he was vice mayor from 2012 to 2014.
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 6th district in the Texas Senate.
Houston has a large and diverse LGBT population and is home to the 4th largest gay pride parade in the nation. Houston has the largest LGBT population of any city in the state of Texas.
Proposition 1 was a referendum held on November 3,2015,on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). The ordinance was intended to improve anti-discrimination coverage based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Houston,specifically in areas such as housing and occupation where no anti-discrimination policy existed. Proposition 1 asked voters whether they approved HERO. Houston voters rejected Proposal 1 by a vote of 61% to 39%.
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Texas,concurrently with the election of Texas's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other congressional,state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office defeating Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez,the former sheriff of Dallas County,and Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts,a former member of the Lago Vista city council.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the State of Texas,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn won re-election to a fourth term against Democratic nominee MJ Hegar by 9.6%.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arizona. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a Senate election was held in Arizona after 2016,2018,2020,and 2022. Democratic U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego defeated Republican former news journalist Kari Lake to succeed Democrat-turned-independent incumbent Kyrsten Sinema,who did not seek a second term.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. Representative Colin Allred. The primary election took place on March 5,2024,during Super Tuesday.
Eleanor Whilden Tinsley was an American politician from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as a member of the Houston City Council and as a member of the Houston Independent School Board. She was named to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1988.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 38 U.S. representatives from Texas,one from each of the state's 38 congressional districts. The state gained two seats after the results of the 2020 census. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on March 1,with primary runoffs scheduled for May 24 for districts where no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
The 2023 Houston mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,with a runoff on December 9 because no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round. It was held to elect the mayor of Houston,Texas. Incumbent Democratic mayor Sylvester Turner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in Texas are officially nonpartisan.
