Ora Houston
Ora Houston was a member of the Austin City Council in Texas, representing District 1, from 2015 to 2019. She was elected to the council on December 16, 2014, and was sworn into office on January 6, 2015.[1] She did not seek re-election in 2018.[2]
Houston was one of ten new Austin city council members who were elected in the city's first district-based election in 2014.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
On her campaign website, Houston highlighted the campaign issues listed below.[4] For a comprehensive overview of her stance on these issues, see here.
- Property taxes
- Jobs and employment
- Transportation
- Affordable housing
Elections
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 1.[5] The candidates were Andrew Bucknall, Michael D. Cargill, George Hindman, Ora Houston, Christopher J. Hutchins, Norman A. Jacobson, DeWayne Lofton, Valerie M. Menard and Samuel A. Osemene.[6] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Houston and Lofton - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[7] Houston was the winner.[8]
| Austin City Council, District 1, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Ora Houston |
49.1% | 6,429 | |
| DeWayne Lofton |
14.4% | 1,887 | |
| Andrew Bucknall | 6.2% | 811 | |
| Michael D. Cargill | 5.4% | 711 | |
| George W. Hindman | 7.1% | 928 | |
| Christopher J. Hutchins | 3.2% | 421 | |
| Norman A. Jacobson | 1.2% | 153 | |
| Valerie M. Menard | 9.3% | 1,221 | |
| Samuel A. Osemene | 4% | 529 | |
| Total Votes | 10,766 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Houston's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Austin Affordability
- Austin Board of Realtors
- AFD (Austin Fire Department)
- AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
- Austin Police Association PAC
- BAT PAC (Better Austin Today PAC)
- Capital Tejanos Democrats
- Central Austin Democrats (
CAD ) - Central Labor Council (CLC)
- Clean Water Action
- Liberal Austin Democrats
- NASW/TX (National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter)
- Stonewall Democrats
- Worker's Defence
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign Website
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ KVUE, "New Austin mayor, city council sworn in," January 6, 2015
- ↑ KVUE, "Council Member Ora Houston waves goodbye to her District 1 constituents," December 12, 2018
- ↑ KUT.org Austin’s Next City Council: Primarily Made of Newbies," April 12, 2013
- ↑ Ora TX, "Issues," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Ora TX, "Extraordinary People," accessed September 25, 2014
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