Early voting is happening now through November 1. Election Day is November 5. Find your polling location here.
In order to earn Planned Parenthood Texas Votes’ endorsement, candidates must commit 100 percent to supporting reproductive health care access, including abortion, and be ready to fight against dangerous anti-choice policies.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES
- Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Mayor
- Controller Chris Brown, City Controller
- Council Member David Robinson, At-Large Position 2
- Council Member Karla Cisneros, District H
- Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum, District K
Here is the full list of candidates and a key indicating whether the candidate returned our questionnaire and how he/she scored.
KEY:
Endorsed candidates = ★★
Returned questionnaire and scored 100% = ✅ *This is not a formal endorsement
Didn’t return questionnaire = ?
Returned questionnaire and received a failing score = 🆇
HOUSTON MAYOR
Mayor Sylvester Turner ★★ ENDORSED
Naoufal Houjami ✅
Sue Lovell ✅
Kendall Baker ?
Dwight A. Boykins ?
Derrick Broze ?
Tony Buzzbee ?
Bill King ?
Victoria Romero ?
Demetria Smith ?
Johnny “J.T.” Taylor ?
Roy J Vasquez ?
CITY CONTROLLER
Controller Chris Brown ★★ ENDORSED
Orlando Sanchez ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT A
Iesheia Ayers-Wilson ?
Mehdi Cherkaoui ?
Marina Angelica Coryat ?
Lois Myers ?
Amy Peck ?
George Harry Zoes ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT B
Huey German-Wilson ✅
Renee Jefferson Smith ✅
Robin Anderson ?
Cynthia Bailey ?
Prince E.W. Bryant II ?
Broderick F. Butler ?
Alvin Byrd ?
Karisma D. Gillam ?
Tarsha Jackson ?
Alice Kirkmon ?
Karen “KKC” Kossie-Chernyshev ?
Kenneth Perkins ?
Alyson Quintana ?
Ben White, Jr. ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT C
Shelley Kennedy ✅
Abbie Kamin ✅
Amanda Kathryun Wolfe ✅
Canderlario Cervantez ?
Michelle Ganz ?
Rodney Hill ?
Gladys House ?
Sean P. Marshall ?
Greg Meyers ?
Bob Nowak ?
Daphne Scarbrough ?
Mary Jane Smith ?
Kevin Walker ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT D
Carla Brailey ✅
Kenyon Moore 🆇
Anthony Kirk Allen ?
Andrew C. Burks, Jr ?
Rashad Cave ?
Marlon A. Christian ?
Carolyn Evans-Shabazz ?
Jerome Provost ?
Dennis Griffin ?
Mike Grissom ?
T. “Nissi” Hamilton ?
Brad “Scarface” Jordan ?
Travis McGee ?
Dontrell L. Montgomery ?
Terrill D. Thomas ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT E
Sam Cleveland ?
Dave Martin ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT F
G. “John” Nguyen ✅
Van Huynh ?
Anthony Nelson ?
Richard Nguyen ?
Tiffany D. Thomas ?
Jesus Zachary Zamora ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT G
Tom Baker ?
Crystal Pietka ?
Greg Travis ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT H
Council Member Karla Cisneros ★★ ENDORSED
Isabel Longoria ✅
Cynthis Reyes-Revilla ?
Gaby Salcedo ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT I
Robert Gallegos ?
Richard “Rick” Gonzales ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT J
Sandra Rodriguez ✅
Nelvin Adriatico ?
Frederico “Freddie” Cuellar II ?
Barry Curtis ?
Rafael Galvan ?
Andrew “Drew” Patterson ?
Edward Pollard ?
CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT K
Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum★★ ENDORSED
Kim Sauke ?
Gerry Vander-Lyn ?
CITY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION 1
Raj Salhotra ✅
Larry Blackmon ?
Yolanda Navarro Flores ?
Mike Knox ?
Georgia Provost ?
Raj Salhotra ?
CITY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION 2
Council Member David Robinson ★★ ENDORSED
Willie R. Davis ?
Emilt Muñoz Detoto ?
M. “Griff” “Griffin ?
Jim Honey ?
CITY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION 3
Janaeya Carmouche ?
Jose Carlos Gonzalez ?
Michael Kubosh ?
Marcel McClinton ?
CITY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION 4
Bill Baldwin ✅
Letitia Plummer 🆇
Christel Bastida ?
Anthony Dolcefino ?
Javier Gonzalez ?
Tiko Hausman ?
Nick Hellyar ?
James “Joe” Joseph ?
Jennifer Laney ?
Ericka McCrutcheon ?
Jason Rowe ?
CITY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION 5
Sallie Alcorn ✅
Ashton Woods ✅
Catherine Garcia Flowers 🆇
J. Brad Batteau ?
Michelle Bonton ?
Eric Dick ?
Ralph “Rafa” Garcia ?
Marvin McNeese, Jr. ?
Sonia Rivera ?