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I’m sure by now you’ve heard that Missouri City Police Officer Robin Williams was arrested a couple days ago. According to the news reports, she’s accused of assaulting her live-in boyfriend with her police baton, and ‘allegedly’ shocking him with her police-issued taser. Records show that Williams has been released on a $15,000 bail, and cannot carry a weapon.
As you’ve seen in the headlines, Robin Williams had already announced that she was running for Mayor of Houston, Texas in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. However, it is unclear right now, if she’s going to drop out of the race, or still plans to remain in the stellar field of mayoral contenders.
As it stands right now, Chris Hollins, the former interim Harris County Clerk, is making some serious noise. Actually, Hollins is sitting in a really good position right now and has raised more than a million dollars by way of individual donors.
It’s also fair to mention that Chris Hollins, has assembled what I consider to be the strongest team of consultants when compared to the other candidates who’ve already announced their candidacies.
Hollins appears to be rocking steady with former Mayor Annice Parker’s regime from what I can see. And if you ask me, that’s not a bad strategy. In fact, it worked for Mayor Annise Parker, and for Mayor Sylvester Turner; but whether or not, Houstonians are ready to elect another Black mayor on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, is something else altogether.
Anyways, from looking at one of Chris Hollins’s campaign finance reports, Pat Strong (Strong Strategies, LLC), is handling his fundraising, and compliance services – which explains how he was able to hall in so much campaign cash between February 7, 2022, and June 30, 2022. And for the record, I really like Pat Strong, she’s above board and doesn’t play any dirty political tricks, or games.
Pat Strong is also, a very good fundraiser. So if you’re wondering how Chris Hollins was able to raise $1,123,316.59 in political contributions between 2/7/2022, and 6/30/2022, I’ve just provided you with the answer to your question. Strong Strategies L.L.C., is one of the best in the business.
Another smart move that Chris Hollins made was to hire Grant Martin, as his chief consultant. Grant Martin Campaigns, does solid work and is highly respected in the industry. And in case you don’t know, Martin was instrumental in helping former Mayor Annise Parker, and Mayor Sylvester Turner, win competitive races.
It’s still really early, but you can also see that Chris Hollins is ‘smartly’ making a strong play for the LGBTQ+ vote. Back on 4/6/2022, Hollins donated $7,500.00 to the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus in the form of a donation to support an event “THE CAUCUS” was having.
At this point, I don’t really see where Chris Hollins has thrown any money behind a Black organization like (HBAD) Houston Black American Democrats, but I’m sure he’s going to support them.
While many political pundits believe state Senator John Whitmire is the clear frontrunner in the race for mayor, Chris Hollins, in my opinion, is clearly a threat. And if Gilbert Garcia, the former chairman of (METRO) Metropolitan Transit Authority decided to enter the race, he could immediately catapult himself into “THE BIG THREE” along with Chris Hollins, state Senator John Whitmire.
State Senator John Whitmire, according to some reports, has more than $11 million at his disposal. However, money doesn't vote -- people do. That being said, state Senator John Whitmire has an uncanny ability to work with people from both sides of the political aisle and has a broad range of supporters from every walk of life. You can "CLICK HERE" to view his campaign finance report which shows him with $9,503,981.46 cash on hand.
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