The Houston mayoral election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013. The incumbent
Mayor
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Annise Parker was re-elected to a third, and final, two-year term in office.
Candidates
Declared candidates include:
*''Incumbent Mayor'' Annise Parker ( Democratic)
*''Former City Attorney'' Ben Hall ( Democratic)
*Don Cook (
Green
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*Eric Dick ( Republican)
*Victoria Lane
*Michael J. Fitzsimmons(
Socialist
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EMILY's List
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Human Rights Campaign
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Planned Parenthood
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American Council of Engineering Companies
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Democracy For America
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Houston Chronicle
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*Houston Contractors Association
*Houston Educational Support Personnel (HESP) Union, Local 6315
*Houston
Stonewall Young Democrats
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Executive
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*Houstonians for Responsible Growth
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Human Rights Campaign
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LPAC
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*Montrose Area Democrats
*Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Action Fund
*Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 847
*Small Independent Motel Owners Association
*UNITE HERE! Local 23
* Women’s Campaign Fund
*U.S. President,
Barack Obama
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Sylvia Garcia
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*State Rep.
Garnet Coleman
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Early life and educ ...
*State Rep.
Jessica Farrar
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*State Rep.
Ana Hernandez
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*State Rep.
Borris Miles
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*State Rep.
Gene Wu
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Early life and education
Wu was born in G ...
*Former State Rep.
Debra Danburg
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*Former State Rep.
Scott Hochberg
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*Former State Rep.
Glen Maxey
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*Former State Rep. Kristi Thibaut
*Former State District Judge
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People
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* Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th president of the United States and former military officer
*New England Dwight family of American educators, military and political leaders, and authors
* ...
*Ft. Bend County Commissioner Richard Morrison
*Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan
*Councilmember
Ellen Cohen
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*Councilmember Ed Gonzalez
*Councilmember
Al Hoang
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*Councilmember James Rodriguez
*Former Councilmember Peter Brown
*Former Councilmember Ada Edwards
*Former Councilmember Graciela Saenz
*HCDE Trustee Debby Kerner
*HCDE Trustee Erica Lee
*HCDE Trustee Diane Trautman
*HISD Trustee Anna Eastman
*HISD Trustee Juliet Stipeche
*HISD Trustee Paula Harris
*Former HCC Trustee Jay K. Aiyer
*Missouri City Councilmember Danny Nguyen
*Ambassador Arthur Schechter
*Radio hosts, Roula Christie and Ryan Chase of 104.1 KRBE
Hall's endorsers include:
* African-American Police Officers League
*
Yolanda Adams
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*''Former Judge''
Levi Benton
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*''City Councilmember''
Clarence Bradford
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*''Former Mayor''
Lee P. Brown
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*''Constable'' Reuben Davis
*''Congressman'
Al Green
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*''HISD Trustee''
Carol Mims Galloway
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*''Former City Councilmember''
Jarvis Johnson
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Johnson succeeded Sylvester Turner, ...
*''City Council candidate'' Michael Kubosh
*''Former
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owner'' Drayton McLane
*''HCC Trustee'' Chris Oliver
*''Former Congressman''
Solomon Ortiz
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*''Former
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'' Rod Paige
*''Constable'' Alan Rosen
*''Constable'' Mary Walker
*''Former Congressman''
Craig Washington
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The son of Roy and Azalia Washington, Washin ...
*''Former Judge'' David West
*''HCC Trustee'' Michael P. Williams
*''Former Judge'' Alvin Zimmerman
*Radio hosts, Walton and Johnson of KPRC 950
Results
See also
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Politics of Houston
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Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
Currently, there are sixteen members, 11 elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, w ...
Houston
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2013
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