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cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 04:27 PM Oct 2019

Houston mayor's election -. I'm confused

I'm planning on voting for Sylvester Turnerbut I'm a little confused.

Sylvester Turner is running ads that say Tony Buzzbee gave a lot of money to Trump.

Bill King (Republican) has a huge billboard at I-10 and T.C. Jester that says Tony Buzzbee is a Liberal Democ-RAT.

What's up? Who is Tony Buzzbee? Is he a Democrat? Republican? Or just a businessman who gave money to both sides to hedge his bets?

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Houston mayor's election -. I'm confused (Original Post) cannabis_flower Oct 2019 OP
Wiki says... CurtEastPoint Oct 2019 #1
Just my impression, Susan Calvin Oct 2019 #2
Buzbee is a republican and a trump supporter Gothmog Oct 2019 #3
Hotze calls Buzbee a "charlatan and liar" for denying he sought endorsement Gothmog Oct 2019 #4

CurtEastPoint

(18,649 posts)
1. Wiki says...
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 05:15 PM
Oct 2019

Politics
In 2002, Buzbee unsuccessfully ran for the Texas state House as a Democrat.[31] From August 2003 to April 2005, Buzbee served as chair as of the Galveston County Democratic Party.[32] Buzbee has more recently distanced himself from any partisan affiliation and has no record of party primary voting since 1994.[3][31]

In 2012, Buzbee supported Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry's presidential campaign with financial support and the use of his private jet. Buzbee also served as one of Perry's debate coaches.[33][34] That same year, Buzbee served as debate coach to Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in his unsuccessful run for the United States Senate. In 2016, Buzbee hosted a fundraiser at his River Oaks mansion for then Presidential candidate Donald Trump, but Buzbee later disavowed Trump following the release of the Access Hollywood tape and stated his intention to write-in veteran Dan Moran for President.[35] Subsequently, Buzbee gave $500,000 to Trump's Inauguration Committee.[36]

On October 30, 2018, Buzbee announced he would be running in the 2019 Houston mayoral election, challenging incumbent Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner[2]. He is running on a platform of universal pre-K, infrastructure improvement, crime reduction, and expanding access to 5G broadband[37]

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Gothmog

(145,293 posts)
3. Buzbee is a republican and a trump supporter
Tue Oct 22, 2019, 10:36 AM
Oct 2019

King ran against Turner in 2015 and thought that he should be allowed to face Turner again. Buzbee is a trial lawyer who represented Rick Perry on some issues a while back and is an asshole who had a tank in his Riveroaks neighborhood



I like Turner and hope that he is re-elected

Gothmog

(145,293 posts)
4. Hotze calls Buzbee a "charlatan and liar" for denying he sought endorsement
Thu Oct 24, 2019, 06:24 PM
Oct 2019

Hotze is a nut case and an asshole who thinks that women should not serve as judges or have power over men. This religious nut case used to select judges in Harris County and was a power in the Harris County GOP. Hotze's attorney is the past chair of the Harris County GOP and is another asshole


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