Mayor Sylvester Turner will soon reach his term limit, and Houstonians are just a few months away from electing a new leader.
Quite a few people have thrown their hat into the ring for the Nov. 7 election.
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By the Aug. 21 filing deadline, 17 candidates had entered the race with one write-in candidate entering later that week to bring the total number of candidates to 18.
KPRC 2, Telemundo Houston, Que Onda Magazine and League of Women Voters of Houston have teamed up to host a debate on Oct. 10.
We want to know which questions you want our panel to ask the candidates.
Please leave your suggested question in the comments section of this article.
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Do your concerns echo what Houstonians said in a recent survey?
The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston conducted a representative survey in July.
Likely voters were asked about the priority of policies for Houston’s next mayor. Here are the results.
- 83% believe that crime should be a top priority.
- 72% believe that flooding should be a top priority.
- 65% believe that road and street conditions should be a top priority.
- 65% believe that the economy and jobs should be a top priority.
- 44% believe that affordable housing should be a top priority.
- 34% believe that trash collection and recycling should be a top priority.
- 16% believe that parks and recreation should be a top priority.
- 12% believe that animal adoption and control should be a top priority.