Candidate Filing Has Closed for Houston’s 2019 Municipal Election
More than 100 candidates filed for a place on the 2019 municipal election ballot, by close of filing on Monday.
At 15, Council District D, the seat being vacated by mayoral candidate Dwight Boykins, has the most candidates. The highest profile race, the race for mayor, has 12 candidates
Kendall Baker, Dwight Boykins, Derrick Broze, Tony Buzbee, Naoufal Houjami, Bill King, Sue Lovell, Victoria Romero, Demetria Smith, Johnny Taylor, Sylvester Turner, and Roy J. Vasquez all filed to run for mayor.
In a surprise move, former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez threw his name into the ring to challenge Houston Controller Chris Brown to be the city’s next fiscal watchdog.
Here’s the complete list of candidates who have filed (as of 8/21):
Mayor
Kendall Baker
Dwight A. Boykins
Derrick Broze
Tony Buzbee
Naoufal Houjami
Bill King
Sue Lovell
Victoria Romero
Demetria Smith
Johnny “J.T.” Taylor
Sylvester Turner
Roy J. Vasquez
City Controller
Chris B. Brown
Orlando Sanchez
Council Member, District A
Mehdi Cherkaoui
Marina Angelica Coryat
Lois Dickson Myers
Amy Peck
Iesheia Ayers-Wilson
George Harry Zoes
Council Member, District B
Robin J. Anderson
Cynthia Bailey
Prince E.W. Bryant II
Broderick F. Butler
Alvin D. Byrd
Karisma D. Gillam
Tarsha Jackson
Alice Kirkmon
Karen “KKC” Kossie-Chernyshev
Kenneth Perkins
Alyson Quintana
Renee Jefferson Smith
Ben White, Jr.
Huey German-Wilson
Council Member, District C
Candelario Cervantez
Michelle Ganz
Rodney Hill
Gladys House
Abbie Kamin
Shelley Kennedy
Sean P. Marshall
Greg Meyers
Bob Nowak
Daphne Scarbrough
Mary Jane Smith
Kevin Walker
Amanda Wolfe
Council Member, District D
Anthony Kirk Allen
Carla Brailey
Andrew C. Burks, Jr.
Rashad Cave
Marlon A. Christian
Jeremy Darby
Dennis Griffin
Mike Grissom
- “Nissi” Hamilton
Travis McGee
Dontrell L. Montgomery
Ken Moore
Jerome Provost
Carlyn Evans-Shabazz
Terrill D. Thomas
Council Member, District E
Sam Cleveland
Dave Martin
Council Member, District F
Adekunle “Kay” Elegbede
Van Huynh
G. “John” Nguyen
Richard Nguyen
Tiffany D. Thomas
Jesus Zachary Zamora
Council Member, District G
Tom Baker
Crystal Pletka
Greg Travis
Council Member, District H
Karla Cisneros
Isabel Longoria
Cynthia Reyes-Revilla
Gaby Salcedo
Council Member, District I
Robert Gallegos
Richard “Rick” Gonzales
Council Member, District J
Nelvin Adriatico
Federico “Freddie” Cuellar II
Barry Curtis
Rafael Galvan
Andrew “Drew” Patterson
Edward Pollard
Sandra Rodriguez
Council Member, District K
Martha Castex-Tatum
Kim Sauke
Gerry Vander-Lyn
Council Member, At-Large Position 1
Larry Blackmon
Mike Knox
Yolanda Navarro Flores
Georgia Provost
Raj Salhotra
Council Member, At-Large Position 2
Willie R. Davis
Emily Munoz DeToto
M. “Griff” Griffin
Jim Honey
David W. Robinson
Council Member, At-Large Position 3
Janaeya Carmouche
Jose Carlos Gonzalez
Michael Kubosh
Marcel McClinton
Council Member, At-Large Position 4
Bill Baldwin
Christel Bastida
Anthony Dolcefino
Javier Gonzalez
Tiko Hausman
Nick Hellyar
James “Joe” Joseph
Jennifer L. Laney
Ericka McCrutcheon
Letitia Plummer
Jason Rowe
Council Member, At-Large Position 5
Sallie Alcorn
J. Brad Batteau
Michelle Bonton
Erick Dick
Catherine Garcia Flowers
Ralph “Rafa” Garcia
Marvin McNeese Jr.
Sonia Rivera
Ashton P. Woods
