Roy J. Vasquez will appear in the 4th Position on the Tuesday, November 5, 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election Ballot

Roy J. Vasquez is a candidate running for Mayor of Houston, Texas on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He, along with ten other candidates are trying to unseat Houston's incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner in this historic citywide election in the Bayou City. Early voting for the 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election will begin on Monday, October 21, 2019, and end on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Roy J. Vasquez will appear in the 4th Position on the Tuesday, November 5, 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election Ballot

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Houston's current Mayor, Sylvester Turner will be up for re-election against the toughest field of candidates he's ever faced in his long and storied political career. The official "BALLOT ORDER" for the Mayor's race is as follows: (1) Demetria Smith, (2) Naoufal Houjami, (3) Victoria Romero, (4) Roy J. Vasquez, (5) Kendall Baker, (6) Derrick Broze, (7) Sue Lovell, (8) Bill King, (9) Sylvester Turner, (10) Tony Buzbee, (11) Dwight A. Boykins, (12) Johnny "J.T." Taylor.  Please don't forget that early voting will begin on Monday, October 21st.

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HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© IS BECOMING THE MOST DIVERSE NON-PARTISAN PUBLICATION IN AMERICA

Aubrey R. Taylor is the President/CEO of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©. Taylor has more than 29-years of experience in marketing, branding, investigative reporting, public relations, opposition research, and political consulting. He’s assisted in branding Republican and Democratic candidates in statewide elections and in local municipalities throughout the State of Texas. Over the years, he’s also assisted in branding and marketing (through his various publications) such corporations and institutions as Shell Oil, The City of Houston, Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, Chevron, Waste Management, Nationwide Insurance, Momentum Jaguar/BMW, Channel 11, Channel 13, State Farm Insurance, and Allstate Insurance to name a few.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© WILL NO LONGER BE ENDORSING ANY POLITICAL CANDIDATES 

While Houston Business Connections Newspaper© held it's own in the endorsement game, we will not be issuing any endorsements going forward. Instead of endorsing candidates, we will focus our efforts on assisting our "non-partisan" reader-base with identifying candidates running for office who value the vote, prayers, and support of every warm-blooded American.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© IS A TRUSTED NON-PARTISAN BRANDING AND MOBILIZATION TOOL

In case you don’t remember, in a head-to-head “ENDORSEMENT SHOWDOWN” candidates endorsed by a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers performed significantly better than those endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board back in the Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Presidential Election as Democratic candidates rolled to historic countywide victories over their Republicans counterparts in what, at the time, was the worst defeat ever for the Harris County Republican Party in its 71-year history.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© READERS SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO VALUE THEIR VOTE

As a refresher, there were sixty-seven (67) races where a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers went head-to-head against the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Fifty-one (51) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by Houston Business Connections Newspaper© (in the head-to-head contest) back in the 2016 Presidential Election won their respective races on election night. By contrast, only thirty-eight (38) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board (in these key races) won their respective races back on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in the Presidential Election as it relates specifically to Harris County, Texas.

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Derrick Broze will appear in the 6th Position on the Tuesday, November 5, 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election Ballot

Derrick Broze is a candidate running for Mayor of Houston, Texas on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. He, along with ten other candidates are trying to unseat Houston's incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner in this historic citywide election in the Bayou City. Early voting for the 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election will begin on Monday, October 21, 2019, and end on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Derrick Broze will appear in the 6th Position on the Tuesday, November 5, 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election Ballot

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Houston's current Mayor, Sylvester Turner will be up for re-election against the toughest field of candidates he's ever faced in his long and storied political career. The official "BALLOT ORDER" for the Mayor's race is as follows: (1) Demetria Smith, (2) Naoufal Houjami, (3) Victoria Romero, (4) Roy J. Vasquez, (5) Kendall Baker, (6) Derrick Broze, (7) Sue Lovell, (8) Bill King, (9) Sylvester Turner, (10) Tony Buzbee, (11) Dwight A. Boykins, (12) Johnny "J.T." Taylor.  Please don't forget that early voting will begin on Monday, October 21st.

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HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© IS BECOMING THE MOST DIVERSE NON-PARTISAN PUBLICATION IN AMERICA

Aubrey R. Taylor is the President/CEO of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©. Taylor has more than 29-years of experience in marketing, branding, investigative reporting, public relations, opposition research, and political consulting. He’s assisted in branding Republican and Democratic candidates in statewide elections and in local municipalities throughout the State of Texas. Over the years, he’s also assisted in branding and marketing (through his various publications) such corporations and institutions as Shell Oil, The City of Houston, Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, Chevron, Waste Management, Nationwide Insurance, Momentum Jaguar/BMW, Channel 11, Channel 13, State Farm Insurance, and Allstate Insurance to name a few.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© WILL NO LONGER BE ENDORSING ANY POLITICAL CANDIDATES 

While Houston Business Connections Newspaper© held it's own in the endorsement game, we will not be issuing any endorsements going forward. Instead of endorsing candidates, we will focus our efforts on assisting our "non-partisan" reader-base with identifying candidates running for office who value the vote, prayers, and support of every warm-blooded American.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© IS A TRUSTED NON-PARTISAN BRANDING AND MOBILIZATION TOOL

In case you don’t remember, in a head-to-head “ENDORSEMENT SHOWDOWN” candidates endorsed by a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers performed significantly better than those endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board back in the Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Presidential Election as Democratic candidates rolled to historic countywide victories over their Republicans counterparts in what, at the time, was the worst defeat ever for the Harris County Republican Party in its 71-year history.


HOUSTON BUSINESS CONNECTIONS NEWSPAPER© READERS SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO VALUE THEIR VOTE

As a refresher, there were sixty-seven (67) races where a “select group” of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© readers went head-to-head against the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Fifty-one (51) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by Houston Business Connections Newspaper© (in the head-to-head contest) back in the 2016 Presidential Election won their respective races on election night. By contrast, only thirty-eight (38) of the sixty-seven (67) candidates endorsed by the Houston Chronicle editorial board (in these key races) won their respective races back on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in the Presidential Election as it relates specifically to Harris County, Texas.

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Bill King, a 2019 Candidate Running for Mayor of the City of Houston Aims to End Pay-To-Play Politics at Houston City Hall

Bill King, a 2019 Candidate for Mayor of Houston Aims to End Pay-To-Play Politics at Houston City Hall if Elected on Tuesday, November 5, 2019

BILL KING: “I held a press conference this morning to announce that there will be a petition drive this spring to invoke the City Charter's initiative provision to enact an ordinance that would severely limit campaign contributions from a number of groups, mostly those that do business with the City.

Campaign contributions from the City's vendors and contractors have increasingly come to dominate fundraising by candidates for the City's elected offices. Research we have been doing over the last year indicates that about 70-75% of the contributions come from those who do business with the City or are regulated by it. And we are talking about many millions of dollars. Far beyond the ability of ordinary citizens to contribute.

This pay-to-play creates an inherent conflict-of-interest that we need to eliminate from our City government. I am not suggesting by initiating this petition drive that every candidate who has ever accepted a campaign contribution from someone doing business with the City is corrupt. Nor am I suggesting that every vendor or contractor who has given a contribution is corrupt - because candidly I have been on both sides of that equation at various points in my life. I know what it is like to get that call from an elected official asking to come to his or her birthday party and bring a contribution. And I can tell you that many times it felt like legalized extortion. I know that a lot of other people who do business with the City feel the same way.

The new ordinance will provide that any person who contributes more than $250 will be disqualified for a period of two-year period from: 

(1) entering into a contract with the City,

(2) registering as a City lobbyist;

(3) or being appointed to any of city boards or commissions.

It will also ban candidates for City office from accepting campaign contributions from sexually oriented businesses. With Houston being one of the national hubs for human trafficking, I think it is important that we do not anything that even appears to condone sexual exploitation.

These types of restrictions are commonplace in many other jurisdictions, and polling we did in 2015 indicated that nearly 90% of Houstonians agree that these kinds of contributions should be prohibited or severely limited.

You can review a copy of the proposed ordinance [here].

But this will only happen by the direct action of Houston voters through the initiative provision. Under that provision, once about 40,000 Houstonians sign a petition supporting the adoption of a new ordinance, City Council has about 30 days to either adopt the ordinance or to put the ordinance on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election date, which will be November 5 this year.

The requirements of the initiative provision are onerous. Only City registered voters can sign the petition and only City registered voters can collect signatures from other voters. The signatures must be collected within a 30-day window. We currently plan to conduct the drive in May.

This is going to require a tremendous grassroots effort. So, I am asking today for those Houstonians who agree we should undertake this reform to volunteer to help us collect the 40,000 signatures needed for an election. 

Again, in order to be able to collect signatures, you must be a registered voter in the City of Houston, and you will need to attend an online training session about how to legally collect signatures. If you are willing to do so, please reply to this email or sign up at End Pay-to-Play to be a petition gatherer at and we will be in touch about how you can help in this effort.

I also call on every candidate in the 2019 election cycle to endorse this reform and to help us gather petitions. And I hope that as you are considering candidates for the various City offices in the November election, you will ask each of them if they support campaign finance reform and if not, why not.

This ordinance will change the way business is done at City Hall for generations. Let's get this done!”

"If you are a candidate planning to run for Mayor of Houston, City Controller, or Houston City Council on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, the information below will help you to better identify the status of each of the aforementioned positions. And as always, if you need branding assistance, strategy support, opposition research, push card design, push card distribution, yard sign design, yard sign printing, press-release support or outreach to our diverse readership call (281)788-3033 today!"

The Houston City Council is made up of sixteen Council Members, along with Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Controller Chris Brown. All these City leaders are limited to serving two four year terms. 

The next general election for the City of Houston will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, with the inauguration for the newly elected City Officials scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Currently, the Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Houston is Ellen Cohen – who also serves as the Houston City Council District C Member. At this time, the Vice Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Houston is Jerry Davis – who serves as the Houston City Council District D Member. Both council members are term-limited and prohibited from seeking re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the General Election.

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The City of Houston Mayor at this time is Sylvester Turner. In case you don't know, Mayor Sylvester Turner is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The City of Houston Controller at this time is Chris Brown In case you don't know, Controller Chris Brown is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District A seat is currently being held by Council Member Brenda Stardig. In case you don't know, Council Member Brenda Stardig is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District B seat is currently being held by Council Member Jerry Davis. In case you don't know, Council Member Jerry Davis is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District C seat is currently being held by Council Member Ellen Cohen. In case you don't know, Council Member Ellen Cohen is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District D seat is currently being held by Council Member Dwight Boykins. In case you don't know, Council Member Dwight Boykins is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District E seat is currently being held by Council Member Dave Martin. In case you don't know, Council Member Dave Martin is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District F seat is currently being held by Council Member Steve Le. In case you don't know, Council Member Steve Le is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District G seat is currently being held by Council Member Greg Travis. In case you don't know, Council Member Greg Travis is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District H seat is currently being held by Council Member Karla Cisneros. In case you don't know, Council Member Karla Cisneros is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District I seat is currently being held by Council Member Robert Gallegos. In case you don't know, Council Member Robert Gallegos is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District J seat is currently being held by Council Member Mike Laster. In case you don't know, Council Member Mike Laster is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council District K seat is currently being held by Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum. In case you don't know, Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council At-Large Position 1 seat is currently being held by Council Member Mike Knox. In case you don't know, Council Member Mike Knox is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council At-Large Position 2 seat is currently being held by Council Member David Robinson. In case you don't know, Council Member David Robinson is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council At-Large Position 3 seat is currently being held by Council Member Michael Kubosh. In case you don't know, Council Member Michael Kubosh is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council At-Large Position 4 seat is currently being held by Council Member Amanda Edwards. In case you don't know, Council Member Amanda Edwards is "ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION" on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

The Houston City Council At-Large Position 5 seat is currently being held by Council Member Jack Christie. In case you don't know, Council Member Jack Christie is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the upcoming City of Houston General Election.

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"Councilman Mike Knox is pictured above with former Houston City Council Member Toni Lawrence. On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, we would like to thank Councilman Mike Knox for valuing the vote, prayers, and support of every Houstonian. It's through the generous support from people like Councilman Knox that Houston Business Connections Newspaper© is able to inform, empower and implore our readers to actively pursue their dreams. And as always, please don't forget that it is imperative that we make it our business to elect the "BEST QUALIFIED" people who value us when we go to the polls to vote! And just in case you don't know, Councilman Mike Knox is running for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the race for Houston City Council At-Large Position #1. But you don't have to wait until "ELECTION DAY" to cast your ballot for Mike Knox. The "EARLY VOTING PERIOD" will begin on Monday, October 21, 2019, and end on Friday, November 1, 2019."


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"On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper, we would like to thank Tony Buzbee for finding value in supporting the "2019 MLK HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS" taking place in Houston, Texas on Monday, January 21, 2019. In case you don't already know, Tony Buzbee will be on the November 2019 ballot running for Mayor of Houston."


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On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper, we would like to thank Dr. Kendall L. Baker for finding value in supporting the "2019 MLK HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS" taking place in Houston, Texas on Monday, January 21, 2019. In case you don't already know, Dr. Kendall Baker will be on the November 2019 ballot running for Mayor of Houston.


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