2023 Houston mayoral election
The 2023 Houston mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Houston, Texas. Incumbent mayor Sylvester Turner is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.[1]
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Candidates
Declared
- Amanda Edwards, former at-large city councilor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (Party affiliation: Democratic)[2]
- Robert Gallegos, city councilor[3]
- Gilbert Garcia, bond investor and former chair of the Houston Metro Board of Directors[4]
- Ralph Garcia[5]
- Naoufal Houjami, entertainment consultant and candidate for mayor in 2019[5]
- Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district (Party affiliation: Democratic)[6]
- Lee Kaplan, attorney (Party affiliation: Democratic)[7]
- Rickey Tezino, community activist[5]
- John Whitmire, state senator and brother-in-law of former mayor Kathy Whitmire (Party affiliation: Democratic)[8]
- Robin Williams, police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran (Party affiliation: Democratic)[9]
Publicly expressed interest
- Tony Buzbee, attorney and runner-up for mayor in 2019 (Party affiliation: Independent)[10]
Withdrew
- Chris Hollins, member of the Houston Metro Board of Directors, former acting Harris County Clerk, and former vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party (Party affiliation: Democratic)[11][12] (running for City Controller)[13]
Endorsements
John Whitmire (D)
- Federal officials
- Sylvia Garcia, U.S. Representative from Texas's 29th congressional district[14]
- Statewide officials
- Todd Staples, former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture (Republican)[15]
- State legislators
- Carol Alvarado, state senator[15]
- Ellen Cohen, former state representative and former Houston City Councilor[15]
- Kevin Eltife, former state senator (Republican)[15]
- Dan Huberty, former state representative (Republican)[15]
- Local officials
- Kim Ogg, Harris County District Attorney[15]
- Greg Travis, former Houston City Councilor (Republican)[15]
- Individuals
- Tilman Fertitta, CEO of Landry's and owner of the Houston Rockets[16]
- Lane Lewis, former chair of the Harris County Democratic Party[15]
- Jim McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture (Republican)[16]
- John Nau, beverage executive[16]
- Organizations
- Houston Police Officer's Union[15]
Fundraising
Some candidates have not filed financial disclosures. Those who have are listed below:
| Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023[5] | ||
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| Candidate | Raised | |
| Amanda Edwards | $1,100,000 | |
| Chris Hollins | $1,400,000 | |
| Lee Kaplan | $1,300,000 | |
| John Whitmire | $1,100,000 | |
| Robin Williams | $189,000 | |
References
- Gaston, Gina (8 February 2022). "Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins running for Houston mayor in 2023". ABC13. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Svitek, Patrick (23 March 2022). "Former U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards announces run for Houston mayor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Robert Gallegos, Houston's lone Hispanic council member, jumps into mayoral race". 9 February 2023.
- "Gilbert Garcia, former Metro chair, is running for Houston mayor pledging a 'shake-up'".
- "Race for Houston mayor heating up ahead of summertime deadline to get on ballot".
- Svitek, Patrick (2023-03-27). "U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for Houston mayor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- "Who's Running for Mayor in Houston? Here's the Complete List".
- "State Sen. John Whitmire announces he will run for Houston mayor in 2023". 18 November 2021.
- "Veteran Robin Williams running to replace Mayor Sylvester Turner". 14 February 2022.
- "Tony Buzbee, millionaire businessman and trial lawyer, is considering another run for Houston mayor". 5 April 2023.
- "Chris Hollins will run to replace Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner". khou.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Fechter, Joshua (7 February 2022). "Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is running for mayor in 2023". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Schneider, Andrew (2023-04-06). "Chris Hollins drops out of Houston mayor's race, declares candidacy for city controller". Houston Public Media via PBS. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 2/13".
- "John Whitmire formally launches Houston mayoral bid with backing of Tilman Fertitta, GOP mega-donors".
- "State Sen. John Whitmire displays bipartisan support while launching bid for Houston mayor".
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Amanda Edwards (D) for Mayor
- Chris Hollins (D) for Mayor
- Naoufal Houjami for Mayor
- Lee Kaplan (D) for Mayor
- Rickey Tezino for Mayor
- John Whitmire (D) for Mayor
- Robin Williams (D) for Mayor
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