Houston Mayoral Race Thread

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July 15, 2003, 11:46PM

Fast start in mayor race

Candidates on pace to break money record

By JOHN WILLIAMS
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Political Writer

The four major candidates for Houston mayor already have raised more than $5.4 million, an indication they will obliterate spending records before the 2003 campaign ends.

The money more than doubles the record-setting $2.2 million Mayor Lee Brown and his two major opponents collected during the first six months of the 2001 race.

That year, a record $8 million was spent by the time Brown beat former Councilman Orlando Sanchez in a runoff.

This year, no incumbent is in the race because Brown is term-limited.

more...http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/1996422

http://www.polstate.com/archives/003489.html#003489

Orlando Sanchez is the Repuke and the Polstate guy thinks he could be a candidate for statewide office in 2006 if he wins. The Democrats are Sylvester Turner and Bill White. I'm not sure which party Michael Berry is.

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1. Berry

It's strange that I've heard nothing about this man, but when im driving around town, his posters are everywhere.