Gay houston mayor
Annise Parker
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and Homosexual Victory Institute President & CEO Annise Parker is the first former elected official to guide the organizations, having served six years as a Houston Town Council member, six years as City Controller, and six years as Mayor of the metropolis. She is one of only two women to have been elected mayor, and is the only person in Houston history to have held the offices of council member, controller and mayor. She was the first openly LGBTQ mayor of a major American city.
She currently serves on the Policy and Global Affairs Committee of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and the boards of Houston Botanic Garden, Houston BARC Foundation, Patient Care Intervention Council, and the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP).
Prior to joining LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, she was Senior Vice-President and Head Strategy Officer of BakerRipley, a community development non-profit. She was also a Fellow at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders and Professor in the Exercise at Rice University. She served on the boar
Houston's Mayor On Race, Roads And Gay Rights
Houston Mayor Annise Parker is wrapping up her third and final two-year term. She's the city's second female mayor and first openly gay mayor. In evidence, Houston is the largest city in America to elect an openly homosexual mayor.
There are many questions about what Annise Parker plans to do next, and about the challenges a city like Houston faces, as it continues to grow faster than any other city in the U.S. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson sat down with the mayor in her office at Houston City Hall.
Interview Highlights: Mayor Annise Parker
On what mayors of other cities contemplate of Houston
"It used to be, Houston was an anomaly in everything. Houston’s the city without zoning, Houston’s the only gas capital and I consider they had a certain image of the Town of Houston. But now I think they’re a little bit envious of our economy, even with the lower oil prices. And I’ve been out trying to convince them that we’re not what they think we are."
On fixing Houston’s potholes
"Fixing the roads is a long-term infrastructure improvement,
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announces campaign for Harris County Judge
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced on Wednesday that she will run for Harris County judge.
Annise Parker has a long history in Houston politics. After a few unsuccessful runs, Parker was first elected to the Houston Metropolis Council in , where she served until she was elected the Capital of Houston controller in Finally, she reached the uppermost city office by being elected mayor and serving from to , making her one of two women to hold the office and the first openly gay mayor of Houston.
After serving in public office, she went on to head a political action committee dedicated to electing LGBTQIA politicians. Now, nine years after her last moment in office, she's announcing her intent to return with plans to hasten for Harris County judge.
"I am concerned about the increasing dysfunction in Washington, the drumbeat of attacks by Austin on local governments all over the state, and I believe my life and skill establish are perfect for what Harris County needs,&
Lesbian elected Houston Mayor
Houston, TX - The city of Houston has elected an openly gay woman as it's 61st Mayor.
Saturday's runoff election, which has been tainted by anti-gay rhetoric, places City Comptroller Annise Parker, a Democrat, as Mayor in the fourth biggest-biggest U.S. city with over 2 million residents. Other big U.S. cities like Portland, Oregon and Providence, Rhode Island contain openly gay mayors, but Houston is now the largest.
"The voters of Houston have opened the door to history," Parker told supporters at a convention center in Houston. "I know what this conquer means to many of us who never idea we could achieve lofty office."
Hate filled efforts by decidedly right wing conservatives, tantamount to those used during the civil rights plights of the 's, fell short as voters have apparently voted based on qualification and not sexual identity.
With 99% of precincts reporting, Parker's opponent, former City Attorney Gene Locke, fell short by %.
Of the 2 million Houston residents, an estimated 60, identify as male lover and lesbian.
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