TRIVIA: Quick facts about the 2019 candidates for Mayor of Houston

Education/Occupation
o  Manager within city facilities
o  Minister
o  Doctorate of Divinity from Kingdom Builders Bible Seminary
o  Ph. D in Pulpit Communication 

Experience
o  Worked 29 years for the City of Houston in the mayor’s office
o  Public Works and Engineering Department
o  Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department as a division manager.

Goals/Main Issues
o  Create “more efficient” public transportation
o   Create more public green spaces
o  Increase the size of city law enforcement

Personal Facts
o  Former voice of 3-1-1 for the city
o  Baker has also been a minister and founder of Christ Solid International Church.

Education/Occupation
o  Businessman
o  Politician
o  B.A. in Marketing from Texas Southern University

Experience
o  Served on the Houston City Council since 2014 as representative of District D
o  Appointed to oversee the Relief Fund Board after Hurricane Ike

Goals/Main Issues
o  Implement Zero-Based Budgeting into the city’s budget
o  Reform Healthcare for city employees
o  Bring more economic opportunities into the city

Personal Facts
o  Boykins has lived and gone to school in Houston’s D district his entire life

Education/Occupation
o  Community activist
o  Journalist

Experience
o  Activist
o  Journalist
o  Co-host of Free Thinker Radio on KPFT FM 90.1

Goals/Main Issues
o  “Expose corruption”
o  Amplify the voice of Houstonians
o  Reduce the power of the mayor’s office
o   End cannabis related arrests
o  Turn Houston into a “Food Oasis” through supporting community gardens
o  Place a moratorium on 5G in the city 

Personal Facts
o  Co-founder of The Houston Freethinkers, a community activist group aimed at highlighting topics not covered in the media

Education/Occupation
o  Lawyer
o  B.A. in Phycology from Texas A&M
o  J.D. from University of Houston Law Center

Experience
o  Led special missions in the Persian Gulf and Somalia with the United States Marine Corps.
o  Started his own law firm and was recognized as attorney of the Year by Texas Lawyer Magazine in 2015. 

Goals/Main Issues
o  End “pay to play” and “corruption”
o  Empower Unions through support for unions and collective bargaining
o  Address flaws in the city’s infrastructure.
o  Improve services offered by the city 

Personal Facts
o  Rank of Captain in the Marines.
o  Is not native to Houston but has lived and worked in the city for over 20 years.  

Education/Occupation
o  Business executive 
o  B.A. in Business Administration from PolyFinance Institute
o  M.A. in strategy from PolyFinance Institute 

Experience
o  Business executive for 16 years
o  Texas Chairman and National Executive Committee Vice Chairman of the Whig Party
o  Center for Strategic and International Studies volunteer for 7 years

Goals/Main Issues
o  Decrease the power of the Mayor’s office
o  Create more affordable housing.

Personal Facts
o  Identifies politically with the Whig Party
o  Author
o  Entrepreneur and inventor  

Education/Occupation
o  Attorney
o  Columnist
o  Politician
o  B.A. political science from University of Houston
o  J.D. from University of Houston Law Center 

Experience
o  Mayor of Kemah from 2001-2005
o  Member of the Kemah city council
o  Columnist for the Houston Chronicle
o  Worked for the law firm Linebarger as a national managing partner
o  Attorney for Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 

Goals/Main Issues
o  End “corruption” in city government
o  Go after and prosecute illegal dumping 

Personal Facts
o  King categorizes himself as a political moderate

Education/Occupation
o  Small Business Owner
o  Community Organizer

Experience
o  Served on the Houston City Council 2006-2012
o  Served as Vice Mayor Pro Tem. 2008
o  Chairwoman of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Aviation committee
o  President of the Houston GLBT caucus 1984-1985   

Goals/Main Issues
o  Promote trust in the city government
o  Support Prop B
o  Improve city infrastructure  

Personal Facts
o  A native to Fresno, California.
o  Moved to Houston in 1970, where she began her own small business and non-profit AIDS foundation Houston. 

Education/Occupation
o  Consultant
o  Activist
o  Attended Houston Community College studying business administration
o  Esthetician license from Ogle school 

Experience
o  Owns a consultation firm and is also a wellness coach
o  Has been an activist for charities that focus on women and children and immigrants.  

Goals/Main Issues
o  Improve city infrastructure
o  Make housing more affordable within the city
o  Solve Houston’s financial issues

Personal Facts
o  Grew up in the foster care system
o   Adopted and lived in La Porte until she moved to Houston  

Education/Occupation
o  Financial Consultant
o  Small business owner

Experience
o  Ran unsuccessfully for Texas House of Representatives in 2016

Goals/Main Issues
o  Fight poverty and injustice
o  Support Prop B  

Personal Facts
o  Native Houstonian of the South Park area
o  Democrat

Education/Occupation
o  Businessman
o  B.A. Computer Science and Mathematics
o  M.A. in Information Technologies
o  M.B.A. in International Business

Experience
o  U.S. Navy veteran
o  30 years of corporate experience in the telecommunications field

Goals/Main Issues
o  Support Prop B
o  Solve flooding issues
o  Create affordable housing
o  Provide solutions to homelessness

Personal Facts
o  Chairman & CEO of Mobile Encryption Technologies

Education/Occupation
o  Politician
o  Lawyer
o  B.A. Political Science
o  J.D. from Harvard Law School

Experience
o  Mayor of Houston since 2016
o  Served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 27 years 

Goals/ Main Issues
o  Improve Houston’s flood mitigation infrastructure
o  Ease traffic congestion and improve roadways
o  Secure millions in recovery funding from the federal government

Personal Facts
o  Democrat
o  Native to Houston 

Education/Occupation
o  Educator
o  Education Director
o  B.A. in Psychology and M.A. Educational Psychology from University of Houston

Experience
o  Has worked for over 10 years in education including time as a college professor teaching psychology
o  Works as an education director at Parallon

Goals/Main Issues
o  Improve public education
o  Take on air pollution and improve air quality
o  Fight human trafficking  

Personal Facts
o  Native Houstonian
o  Identifies as a political outsider