It was special, dramatic and crazy, but it's over.
Out lesbian, Annise Parker wins Houston mayoral race.
Get it, girl!In a close run-off race of historic proportions, Houston voters chose City Controller Annise Parker as Houston's next mayor. Parker defeated attorney Gene Locke Saturday with about 53 percent of the vote (with 99 percent of the precincts in). When sworn in in early January, she will become the first lesbian to hold the office of mayor of a major American city and only the second woman. Kathy Whitmire held the office from 1982-1991.
A three-term city council member and three-term controller, Parker touted her experience and credentials as a fiscal conservative. She promised to keep a tight rein on spending during tough economic times. Parker was endorsed by City Councilman Peter Brown, who placed third in the November general election. Brown appeared at Parker's victory party at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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I was going to vote yesterday but it was so dreary I just said fuck it.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I liked both candidates. So that's cool.