2015 is a city election year for Houston, and in addition to the increasingly crowded field we'll have to select our next mayor, we'll also have some contested at large city council seats and the controllers race on our November 4 ballot.One thing we don't want on it is a HERO repeal, but that's up to the judge handling the case.
Yesterday at the home of Nikki Araguz Loyd the first of several Trans Political Forum conversations took place.
The idea behind it is to have politicians talk to the trans community about issues of importance to trans Houstonians.
The inaugural conversation was with Jenifer Rene Pool, who is making her third run for council in the At Large Position 1 race.
In this two hour event she fielded questions from trans Houstonians, the TransGriot and our allies about issues ranging from education to streamlining our city government permit process to expanding rail to both airports.
Pool also discussed the importance of the trans community getting mobilized, engaged and replicating that enthusiasm and energy we put into Annise Parker's first at large city council run in 1997.
The voters of the city of Houston will have that final say in who sits in that At Large Position 1 seat, and if the Houston trans community wants th person taking the oath of office next January in the Wortham Center to be Jenifer, then we;ll have to bust our butt to make it happen, and show up to vote for her on November 4.
Nikki Araguz Loyd who hosted the event, stated to me that there will be more of these conversations with various candidates during the 2015 election cycle, and they are in discussions with at least two to replicate this informative enjoyable conversation.
Looking forward to finding out who that next candiate for Houston public office will be.
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