Mayor Allen Owen and his wife Jane have been married for more than 50 years. And they've spent over 40 of those years serving the people of Missouri City, Texas.
MAYOR OWEN IS PROUD OF HIS SUCCESSES
The honorable Mayor Allen Owen is proud of his accomplishments. “I’m particularly proud of our continuing push by City Council to improve public safety. We recently have opened firehouses, and approved pay raises for Police and Fire Forces and all city workers. We’ve hired Missouri City Motorcycle Police Officers.” In spite of struggling economic conditions in other areas, “Missouri City home values have jumped many times and are one of the best buys in the area, because of our proximity to Houston, the Texas Medical Center, Energy Corridor and the Port of Houston.”
Owen serves on many boards, committees, and civic organizations throughout Missouri City. “Engagement is critical to me. I served the City as a Planning & Zoning Commissioner for five years, served on City Council for eight years, and have served as Mayor the past 24 years. We’re excited about HCC at Texas Parkway adjacent to City Hall with a $35 million investment to boost redevelopment there as a striking welcome to our City. Our library is growing, and we’re proud of our new civic center. Work continues for Metro getting commuter rail to our City along 90 and soon a bus network to move our citizens to and from work and school,” he said.
Allen and Jane are active at First United Methodist Church where they raised their children including a daughter who works as an FBISD teacher and are grateful Missouri City still is where their children and grandchildren visit. Owen earned degrees at Stephen F. Austin and SMU – Graduate School of Finance and Banking.
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Mayor Allen Owen and Councilwoman Yolanda Ford will Square off in the Most Important Election in Missouri City’s History on Saturday, December 8, 2018; The Early Voting Period Started on Monday, November 26th and ends on Tuesday, December 4, 2018
AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©
Make no mistake about it; all eyes are on Missouri City, Texas, one of the greatest, safest, and well-run cities in these United States of America. And a large part of why Missouri City is a great city is because Mayor Allen Owen has dedicated his life as a committed husband, father, business leader, builder and civic volunteer to making Missouri City, Texas the “BEST CITY” imaginable. So, there’s no question left to be answered related to how much Mayor Allen Owen and his wife Jane loves the Show Me City! The only question that remains now is how much Missouri City loves Mayor Allen Owen. And if there’s an underlying question, that question is whether voters in Missouri City are going to allow what is supposed to be a non-partisan election, to morph into a partisan runoff election divided along racial, political, gender, and socio-economic lines. After all, when you look at the qualifications, body of work, and consistent commitment, the clear choice in the Saturday, December 8, 2018, Runoff Election between Mayor Allen Owen, and Council Member Yolanda Ford – the clear choice is Mayor Allen Owen!
NO REASON TO FIRE MAYOR OWEN
On Saturday, December 8, 2018, Missouri City voters will either vote to keep Mayor Allen Owen on the job, or fire him – it’s just that simple. But since the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, general election took place I have been working tirelessly to find one reason why Missouri City voters should not re-elect Mayor Allen Owen – and I haven’t found one – NOT A SINGLE ONE! So, why does Mayor Owen have to run for re-election in a Saturday, December 8, 2018, Runoff Election against Council Member Yolanda Ford? Well, there’s absolutely no way to sugarcoat it, moving the Missouri City Mayoral Election to November, rather than continuing to have it take place during May election cycles has caused many more Missouri City, Texas residents to participate in the process of voting. So, with this new influx of voter participation, Mayor Allen Owen has found himself in the fight of his political life. Whereas Mayor Owen has been able to win re-election bids with between 3,059 to 3,644 votes in years past – he put up over twice the number of votes and still finished second back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in his showdown with Council Member Yolanda Ford and Fred Taylor. Get this, the 8,600 votes for 35.68 percent of the vote Councilwoman Ford received was historic for Missouri City, Texas. The third-place finisher, Fred G. Taylor garnered 7,075 votes for 29.35 percent of the vote which was also an astonishing number of votes for a normal “MAY ELECTION CYCLE” Mayoral Election for Missouri City, Texas. And Mayor Allen Owen’s 8,429 was a big number for him – but it only garnered him 34.97 percent of the vote!
A LOOK BACK AT 2016
In his 2016 re-election bid, held back on Saturday, May 07, 2016 against Fred Taylor, (no relation to me), Mayor Allen Owen only needed 3,059 votes to take 59.42 percent of the vote to win re-election. His opponent Fred Taylor only received 2,089 votes for 40.58 percent of the vote.
A LOOK BACK AT 2014
In his 2014 re-election bid, held back on Saturday, May 10, 2014, against Noel Pinnock Sr., Mayor Allen Owen only needed 3,644 votes to take 69.70 percent of the vote to win re-election. His opponent, Noel Pinnock Sr., only received 1,584 votes for 30.30 percent of the vote.
A LOOK BACK AT 2012
In his 2012 re-election bid, held on Saturday, May 12, 2012, Mayor Allen Owen was not challenged. Therefore, no Mayoral Election took place in Missouri City, Texas, back in 2012.
A LOOK BACK AT 2010
In his 2010 re-election bid, held back on Saturday, May 8, 2010, against Cynthia Lenton Gary, Mayor Allen Owen only needed 3,012 votes to take 57.70 percent of the vote to win re-election. His opponent Cynthia Lenton Gary only received 2,208 votes for 42.30 percent of the vote.
MAYOR OWEN IS A PROVEN LEADER
The honorable Mayor Allen Owen has been the catalyst behind over 1,500 plus new jobs in Missouri City; 32 major corporations relocating to Missouri City; Working to build Fire Station #6, and helping to negotiate the Houston Community College (HCC) to Texas Parkway. Expansion of the Missouri City, Texas library; Getting 2.5 million dollars approved for beautification and reader signs for the Texas Parkway Corridor, and Creation of Missouri City’s Master Plan, which includes a Veterans Memorial, dog park, amphitheater, educational Boardwalk, and investments in Hunters Glen Park and surrounding trails – can be credited in part to Mayor Allen Owen’s administration.
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF MISSOURI CITY
Missouri City is a diverse city sitting inside one of the most diverse regions of America. According to recently published information prepared by Esri on the demographic breakdown of Missouri City, Texas, there’s somewhere in the neighborhood of about 32,619 African Americans currently living in Missouri City. There’s somewhere in the neighborhood of about 21,560 Whites living in Missouri City. About 15,399 Asians live in Missouri City. At this time, somewhere in the neighborhood of 13,729 Hispanics live inside the boundaries of Missouri City. Why are these numbers important? Well, they’re important because a city that’s 27.9 percent White, 42.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Indian American, 19.9 percent Pacific Islander, 17.8 percent Hispanic can ill afford to divide along racial lines and continue to flourish.
EVERY VOTE WILL COUNT
Even though Councilwoman Yolanda Ford put on a historic showing to finished ahead of Mayor Owen back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the General Mayoral Election – the runoff election could yield a different result. How can I say this? Well, the turnout was 21,103; but well-over 45,000 registered voters are living inside Missouri City, Texas. So, residents of Missouri City, Texas who value, and respect Mayor Allen Owen’s proven commitment should be working the phones, knocking on doors, and imploring their neighbors and friends to get their tails to the polls to vote early!
MAYOR OWEN FACES UPHILL BATTLE
To have any chance at winning the Saturday, December 8, 2018, Runoff Election, Allen Owen will need a much greater turnout in all 26 voter precincts in Fort Bend County. And he’ll also need to pick up more votes in the lone voter precinct in Harris County as well.
THE 506TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 506 (HARRIS COUNTY) was won by Yolanda Ford with 714 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 537 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 292 votes to finish third. All total, 1,543 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 3,600 registered voters currently living in the 506TH voter precinct.
THE 11O9TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 1109 was won by Yolanda Ford with 28 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 11 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received two votes to finish third. All total, 41 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 74 registered voters currently living in the 1109TH voter precinct.
THE 2033RD VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2033 was won by Allen Owen with 226 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 204 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 149 votes to finish third. All total, 579 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 1,138 registered voters currently living in the 2033RD voter precinct.
THE 2050TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2050 was won by Yolanda Ford with 742 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 639 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 206 votes to finish third. All total, 1,587 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 3,126 registered voters currently living in the 2050TH voter precinct.
THE 2059TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2059 was won by Yolanda Ford with 568 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 429 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 155 votes to finish third. All total, 1,152 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2,383 registered voters currently living in the 2059TH voter precinct.
THE 2061ST VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2061 was won by Allen Owen with 30 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 25 votes to finish second. And Yolanda Ford received 14 votes to finish third. All total, 69 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 153 registered voters currently living in the 2061ST voter precinct.
THE 2075TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2075 was won by Yolanda Ford with 437 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 358 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 114 votes to finish third. All total, 909 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2,001 registered voters currently living in the 2075TH voter precinct.
THE 2077TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2077 was won by Fred Taylor with 417 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 406 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 175 votes to finish third. All total, 998 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 1,856 registered voters currently living in the 2077TH voter precinct.
THE 2078TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2078 was won by Yolanda Ford with 78 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 73 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 47 votes to finish third. All total, 198 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 648 registered voters currently living in the 2078TH voter precinct.
THE 2081ST VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2081 was won by Yolanda Ford with 224 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 192 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 155 votes to finish third. All total, 571 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 1,320 registered voters currently living in the 2081ST voter precinct.
THE 2089TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2089 was won by Yolanda Ford with 357 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 273 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 71 votes to finish third. All total, 701 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 1,300 registered voters currently living in the 2089TH voter precinct.
THE 2090TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2090 was won by Allen Owen with 307 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 67 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 63 votes to finish third. All total, 436 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 737 registered voters currently living in the 2090TH voter precinct.
THE 2091ST VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2091 was won by Allen Owen with 140 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 122 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 103 votes to finish third. All total, 365 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 674 registered voters currently living in the 2091ST voter precinct.
THE 2092ND VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2092 was won by Allen Owen with 176 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 153 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 119 votes to finish third. All total, 448 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 841 registered voters currently living in the 2092ND voter precinct.
THE 2093RD VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2093 was won by Allen Owen with 72 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 69 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 53 votes to finish third. All total, 194 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 431 registered voters currently living in the 2093RD voter precinct.
THE 2108TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2108 was won by Yolanda Ford with 1,111 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 890 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 597 votes to finish third. All total, 2,598 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 5,059 registered voters currently living in the 2108TH voter precinct.
THE 2112TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2112 has three registered voters. However, none of the registered voters currently living in the 2112TH voter precinct went to the polls to vote for either Allen Owen, Yolanda Ford, or Fred Taylor, back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the General Mayoral Election for Missouri City, Texas.
THE 2115TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2115 was won by Yolanda Ford with 303 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Fred Taylor received 270 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 253 votes to finish third. All total, 826 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 1,747 registered voters currently living in the 2115TH voter precinct.
THE 2136TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2136 was won by Allen Owen with 70 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 57 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 39 votes to finish third. All total, 166 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 348 registered voters currently living in the 2136TH voter precinct.
THE 2151ST VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2151 was won by Fred Taylor with 503 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 390 votes to finish second. And Allen Owen received 282ND votes to finish third. All total, 1,175 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2117 registered voters currently living in the 2151ST voter precinct.
THE 2157TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 2157 was won by Allen Owen with 118 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 73 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 57 votes to finish third. All total, 248 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 573 registered voters currently living in the 2157TH voter precinct.
THE 4028TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4028 was won by Allen Owen with 836 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 258 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 227 votes to finish third. All total, 1,321 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2,317 registered voters currently living in the 4028TH voter precinct.
THE 4030TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4030 was won by Allen Owen with 1,203 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 225 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 208 votes to finish third. All total, 1,636 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2,745 registered voters currently living in the 4030TH voter precinct.
THE 4049TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4049 was won by Allen Owen with 550 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 548 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 381 votes to finish third. All total, 1,479 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 3,555 registered voters currently living in the 4049TH voter precinct.
THE 4062ND VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4062 was won by Allen Owen with 1,023 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 542 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 352 votes to finish third. All total, 1,917 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 3,614 registered voters currently living in the 4062ND voter precinct.
THE 4065TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4065 was won by Allen Owen with 750 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 526 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 397 votes to finish third. All total, 1,673 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 3,888 registered voters currently living in the 4065TH voter precinct.
THE 4127TH VOTER PRECINCT
PRECINCT 4127 was won by Allen Owen with 578 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Yolanda Ford received 384 votes to finish second. And Fred Taylor received 311 votes to finish third. All total, 1,273 voters turned out to vote from this particular voter precinct. However, there are 2,884 registered voters currently living in the 4127TH voter precinct.
WHAT WE DO WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM CANDIDATES LIKE MAYOR ALLEN OWEN AND SUSAN SOTO WHO VALUE EVERY VOTE!
"On behalf of Houston Business Connections Newspaper, I would like to personally thank Mayor Allen Owen and Susan Soto for valuing the vote of every Missouri City, Texas voter and wish them well in their Saturday, December 8, 2018, Runoff Election."
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"On behalf of Houston Business Connections Newspaper, I would like to personally thank Mayor Allen Owen and Susan Soto for valuing the vote of every Missouri City, Texas voter and wish them well in their Saturday, December 8, 2018, Runoff Election."
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A FEW OF MAYOR OWEN'S ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018, MAYORAL RUNOFF ELECTION
In addition to being endorsed by the honorable Jacquie Baly, your beloved Mayor Allen Owen is also endorsed by Missouri City Police Officers Association, Many fort Bend Pastors, Missouri City Fire Fighters Association, Houston Area Asian Church Council, Houston Contractors Association, Houston Apartment Builders Association, Houston Association of Realtors, Congressman Al Green, Congressman Pete Olson, State Senator Joan Huffman, State Comptroller Glenn Hegar, State Senator John Whitmire, State Representative Rick Miller, Commissioner James Patterson, Karl & Former Councilwoman Eunice Reiter, Former Councilwoman Barbara Gibson, Former Councilwoman Albert Glover, Former Councilman Brett & Becky Workman, Former Councilman and Mrs. Thomas Abraham, Former Councilman Bobby & Vanessa Marshall, Former Councilman Don Smithers, Councilwoman Amy Mitchell, Former Councilman Danny & Marie Nguyen, Former Councilman Don Smith, Councilman Stephen Costello, Councilman Wen Guerra, Former Councilman Adrew C. Burks, Jr., Councilman Floyd & Linda Emery, Councilman Jerry Wyatt, Mayor Joe Zimmerman, Former Councilman Harish Jajoo, Councilman Himesh Gandi, HCC Trustee Neeta Sane, Burce Albright, FBISD Board Member Dave Rosenthal, County Judge Bob Hebert, Mayor Charlie Jessup, Commissioner Vincent Morales, Mayor Evalyn Moore, Former Mayor Mayor Tommy Kuykendall, Former Mayor Jimmy Thompson, Mayor Leonard Scarcella, Responsible Government PAC, Style Magazine, and many more...visit: www.mayorallenowen.com
A FEW OF SUSAN SOTO'S ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018, CITY COUNCIL POSITION #2 RUNOFF ELECTION
Susan Soto is proudly endorsed by The Houston Association of Realtors; Former Pro Football Player Mike Holmes; Former Missouri City Council Member Eunice Reiter; Carolyn and Joe Bowden and many others. Susan Soto is asking for the vote prayers and support of every Missouri City, Texas registered voter on Saturday, December 8, 2018, in her runoff election race for Missouri City Council At-Large Position #2 against Council Member Chris Preston. Susan is seeking to bridge Missouri City's past success to future opportunities! Early voting will begin on Monday, November 26, 2018, and end on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. But you must keep in mind that there will only be two early voting locations for the runoff election. The Missouri City Community Center located at 1522 Texas Parkway in Missouri City, Texas 77489, and Quail Valley Fund Office located at 3603 Glenn Lakes in Missouri City, Texas 77459 will be open for early voting Monday, November 26, 2018, through Friday, November 30, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and on Monday, December 3, 2018 and Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for your convenience.
