Thursday, August 02, 2007

2007 General Election Endorsements

Last night the Houston GLBT Political Caucus voted on candidates to endorse for the November 2007 general election. The candidates gave some great speeches, and the debate was lively and spirited about whom to endorse. There were also quite a few new faces at the meeting participating in the process, and we hope they'll all be able to make it to our next meeting in September. Below is the press release the caucus released following our endorsement meeting. Enjoy!

Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC Endorsements

“Membership Holds Annual Endorsement Meeting”

HOUSTON, TEXAS—The Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC is pleased to announce its endorsed candidates for 2007:
Controller Annise Parker
At-Large Position 2 Sue Lovell
At-Large Position 3 Melissa Noriega
At-Large Position 4 Ron Green
At-Large Position 5 Jolanda Jones
District B Jarvis Johnson
District C Anne Clutterbuck
District D Wanda Adams
District H Adrian Garcia
District I James Rodriguez
HISD, District 4 Paula Harris
HCCS Trustee, District 1 Kevin Hoffman

“We had outstanding candidates seek our endorsement and very difficult decisions had to be made. I am very proud of the work the membership has done, and we look forward to making sure our endorsed candidates get elected this fall,” said Jenifer Pool, president of the Caucus, which held its PAC meeting on Wednesday, August 1st.

The Caucus meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. The monthly meeting is held at the Havens Center, 1827 W. Alabama. Visitors are encouraged to attend the monthly meeting to learn more about the HGLBTPC. For more information about the Houston GLBT Political Caucus, Caucus events, or volunteer opportunities call 713-521-1000, email info@hglbtpc.org, or visit our web site at www.hglbtpc.org.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm curious. Why the endorcement for Councilmember Clutterbuck, when it appears she didn't even appear at the endorcement meeting?

I live in District C, specifically the Meyerland area, and even with the Houston GLBT endorcement, I won't be voting for Clutterbuck if and when she runs for re-election.

I know I'm not alone my views of Councilmember Clutterbuck. With almost 90% of the residents on my street requesting Clutterbuck's assistance on a single matter dealing with a major road repair issue (yes, I know that's not a GLBT issue), all of our requests fell on the deaf ears of Councilmember Clutterbuck.