Peter Brown Makes It Official – He Filed For The Mayor’s Race September 1, 2009

One day before the September 2, 2009 filing deadline, Houston City Council member Peter Brown (At-Large Position 1) has officially filed paperwork to run for Mayor of  Houston.

Brown submitted both the required $1,250 filing fee, along with more than one thousand signatures to get on the ballot for the November 3, 2009 election.

His campaign says they collected signatures as a way to “build momentum in their grassroots campaign.”

After four years on city council, Brown told KPRC Local 2 that he is running to “continue the great work done by our current Mayor , Bill White.”

He’s gained fewer endorsements than Annise Parker or Gene Locke, but Brown is the only mayoral candidate who is running TV political ads.

Money and the Race For Mayor – June 30th is Approaching! June 8, 2009

The people who want to represent you in the top job at Houston City Hall are in the final stretch to raise money by June 30, 2009.

The first campaign finance reports are due on July 15, and that’s when we should get a better indication of  who is and isn’t raising the kind of serious cash they would need to run a viable campaign, possibly through a runoff election.

On Monday three of the people who have filed to run for mayor,  attorney Gene Locke and city controller Annise Parker, and City Councilman Peter Brown launched  new initiatives to raise money from different sources.

 

Parker’s Plan is called the “I Can Make a Difference Campaign.”   (you can read  more about it here: http://www.anniseparker.com/home)

Parker is taking a page from the Barack Obama campaign handbook  for President, by asking Houstonians to contribute $5 or more to her  bid for Mayor.

ActBlue.org   is the leading force behind the Parker fund raising effort,  although Parker has certainly held more traditional fundraisers, including a birthday party at her home last month that doubled as a campaign event. 

Ladies for Locke:

Also on Monday , Mayoral candidate Gene Locke unveiled a new team of  financial contributors.

Calling themselves “Ladies for Locke”  the diverse committee   held its first event at the Ensemble Theatre on Main Street near downtown.

Nearly 200 women each paid a  minimum of  $100  to join the  group and work to get Locke elected Mayor of Houston.

The chairs of the event were Diana Davila,  Diedra Fontaine,  Ellie Francisco and Georgia Provost.   Rhonda Arnold, Tissy Hardin and Gene Locke’s mother also attended the event.

Build a Better Houston: One Brick At A Time

In an email to supporters Houston City Councilman Peter Brown is reminding them that the June 30 deadline for campaign contributions is fast approaching.

Brown is asking people to donate to build a better Houston, one brick at a time.

You can contribute , or learn more about Brown’s campaign for mayor of Houston by clicking this link: http://www.peterbrownformayor.com/