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Monday, March 27, 2023

Endorsements Alone Don’t Win Races, but John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Lee Will Be In a Dogfight for Coveted Endorsements

State Senator Borris Miles is his own man and will play a pivotal role in determining who the next Mayor of Houston, Texas will be in what's expected to be the most competitive mayoral election race Houstonians have seen in several decades. State Senator Miles's coveted endorsement is expected to go to former METRO board chairman Gilbert Garcia, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. And if so, both Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (left) and state Senator John Whitmire (second from right) could find it difficult to deny the fact that Gilbert Garcia is a serious mayoral contender. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

Former City of Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

Constable Sherman Eagleton has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

The Afro-American Police Officers League has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

Former City of Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

Pastor James E. Nash has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

Pastor F.N. Williams has already endorsed senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, City of Houston Mayoral Election. You can "CLICK HERE" to see more 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election Endorsements and 2024 Presidential Election Endorsements.

AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "We must make it our business to start "PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICS" going forward into the 2023 City of Houston Mayoral Election, the 2024 Democratic Party Primary, and 2024 Republican Party Primary. Our nation is at a serious crossroads, and a serious course correction is desperately needed in America."

Endorsements Alone Don’t Win Races, but John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Will Be In a Dogfight for Coveted Endorsements

AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

If you ask me, state Senator John Whitmire has already snagged some powerful endorsements from current and former Black elected officials. However, the strongest endorsement that he’s garnered so far, is the endorsement he received from the former City of Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown, who is highly respected in the Black community. However, while important, endorsements don’t carry as much weight as many consultants and political pundits believe.

In the fast-paced world, we are living in, with the 24-hour news cycle, many voters no longer do their own research, but instead are being influenced by campaign ads, headlines, and in certain respects looking for shortcuts, when determining who they will vote for during any given election cycle.

For the most part, many voters (especially in Black and Brown Communities), are bombarded with information that, in many cases, they don’t even understand. So, in this regard, many urban voters tend to rely on people they trust, believing that the people they trust, have already done the work of vetting the candidates they’re putting their names behind. “If they’re okay with so-and-so, then, they’re okay with me,” is the approach that’s commonly used in urban areas, especially when it comes to influencing minority voters who live in large metropolitan cities like the City of Houston, Texas.

As it stands right now, state Senator John Whitmire, who happens to be a Democrat, has garnered the lion’s share of the major endorsements a “MAYORAL CANDIDATE” would want to have. But now that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has entered the race, there’s going to be a shift. Why? Well, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has a certain tenacity about her, that is going to cause some local and former elected officials to cower back in fear of the potential repercussions, that could come from a public endorsement of anyone but her on November 7, 2023, in the race for mayor.

Can Sheila Jackson Lee, win the Tuesday, November 7, 2023, race for Mayor of the City of Houston? The answer is “YES” but it will take a runoff to do it. That being said, if state Senator John Whitmire, Gilbert Garcia, and the other top contenders don’t handle their business, by running solid campaigns, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson could make quick work of them and take the ‘freaking’ race outright without a runoff similar to how former Mayor Annise Parker did several times.

“HISTORICAL FACTS.”

The 2019 City of Houston Mayoral “Runoff” Race between Sylvester Turner and Tony Buzbee took place on Saturday, December 14, 2019, and was won by Sylvester Turner with 113,262 votes, for 56.04% of the vote. Comparatively speaking, Tony Buzbee received 88,844 votes, for 43.96% of the vote. That being said, Turner received 13,348 absentee mail ballots, and Buzbee received 9,638 absentee mail ballots in the 2019 runoff for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Now, the important thing to remember about the 2019 runoff race between Mayor Sylvester Turner who was seeking reelection, and Tony Buzbee is that only 203,334 of the 1,085,813 registered voters in the City of Houston turned out to cast votes in the December runoff race for Mayor of the City of Houston.

The 2015 City of Houston Mayoral “Runoff” Race between Sylvester Turner and Bill King took place on 12, 2015, and was won by Sylvester Turner with 104,711 votes, for 50.14% of the vote. Comparatively speaking Bill King received 104,125 votes, for 49.86% of the vote. That being said, Bill King received more absentee mail ballots than Sylvester Turner in their runoff showdown. King received 15,497 absentee mail ballots, and Turner received 14,566 absentee mail ballots in the 2015 runoff for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Now, the important thing to remember about the 2015 runoff race between Sylvester Turner and Bill King is that only 210,034 of the 979,401 registered voters in the City of Houston turned out to cast ballots in the December runoff race for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Back in 2013, Annise Parker won reelection by garnering 97,165 votes for 57.22% of the vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, against eight opponents without a runoff. Parker was challenged in her final term by Ben Hall, Eric B. Dick, Charyl L. Drab, Don Cook, Keryl Burgess Douglass, Michael Fitzsimmons, Victoria Lane, and Derek A. Jenkins.

Now, the important thing to remember about Annise Parker’s reelection victory back on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, is that only 174,620 of the 953,380 registered voters in the City of Houston turned out to cast ballots in the race for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Back in 2011, Annise Parker won reelection by garnering 59,156 votes for 50.83% of the vote on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, against five opponents without a runoff. Parker was being challenged by Kevin Simms, Amanda Ulman, Dave Wilson, Fernando Herrera, and Jack O’Connor.

The 2009 City of Houston Mayoral “Runoff” Race between Annise Parker and Gene Locke took place on Saturday, December 12, 2009, and was won by Annise Parker with 81,859 votes, for 53.60% of the vote. Comparatively speaking Gene Locke received 70,858 votes for 46.40% of the vote. That being said, Annise Parker received 5,975 absentee mail ballots, and Locke received 5,831 absentee mail ballots in the 2009 runoff for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Back in 2007, Bill White won reelection by garnering 99,502 votes for 86.45% of the on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, against two candidates without a runoff. White was being challenged by Amanda C. Ulman, and Outlaw Josey Wales, IV.

Back in 2005, Bill White won reelection by garnering 162,640 votes for 91.05% of the on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, against four candidates without a runoff. White was challenged by Gladys House, Luis Ralph Ullrich Jr, Jack Terence, and Anthony M. Dutrow.

The 2003 City of Houston Mayoral “Runoff” Race between Bill White and Orlando Sanchez took place on Saturday, December 6, 2003, and was won by Bill White with 133,169 votes, for 62.08% of the vote. Comparatively speaking Orlando Sanchez received 81,356 votes for 37.92% of the vote. That being said, Bill White received 9,783 absentee mail ballots, and Sanchez received 8,520 absentee mail ballots in the 2003 runoff for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Back in 2001, Mayor Lee P. Brown, the first African American Mayor of the City of Houston defeated Orlando Sanchez in the December runoff to earn the right to serve his third and final term as Mayor of the City of Houston, Texas.

“LOOKING AHEAD.”

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has put many Black leaders in a difficult predicament by waiting so long to make her announcement. Former Mayor Lee P. Brown, the first African American to hold the position, has already endorsed state Senator John Whitmire in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7, 2023, race for Mayor of the City of Houston, and many other Black have already committed the support to him as well.

Also, it is unclear what former interim Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is going to do now that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is entering the race to succeed Mayor Sylvester Turner. And as for the former At-Large City of Houston Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, she stands no chance to beat Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and should have never abandoned her council seat to run for the U.S. Senate back during the 2020 Presidential Election in the first place.

A meeting of the minds will more than likely take place at some point between now and Monday, August 21, 2023, the last date for candidates to file for a place on the ballot.