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Annise Parker Will Run for Houston Mayor


ANNISE PARKER  X390 (PARKER4HOUSTON) | ADVOCATE.COM

She said she fully intended on being the next mayor of Houston, and now, after a seven-candidate race for mayor, Annise Parker is walking away as a victor -- and one step closer to becoming the first lesbian mayor of a major U.S. city.

With 92% of precincts reporting, Parker walked away with 30.6% of the vote. She will face City Attorney Gene Locke, who scored 25.6% of the vote, in a runoff election in December.

Parker, a former city council member and current city controller, worked for the oil and gas industry before moving into public service. She is a native of Houston, where she lives with her partner, Kathy Hubbard, and two children.

The election saw low voter turnout of 11%, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Josh
    Date posted: 11/4/2009 10:36:17 AM
    Hometown: Dallas

    Comment:

    What about Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta?

  • Name: Casey
    Date posted: 11/4/2009 12:01:23 AM
    Hometown: Huntington Beach

    Comment:

    Yay! I was afraid that she would lose to Peter Brown. He got third place. She has a huge chance of winning in December.



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