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John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) [ 2] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Whitmire was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1983, and the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023.
Dec 9, 2023 · Reporting from Houston. Dec. 9, 2023. John Whitmire, a moderate Democrat who has served in the Texas State Senate since 1983, won a runoff election on Saturday to become mayor of Houston ...
- J. David Goodman
Mayor-elect John Whitmire’s landslide win in Houston’s mayoral runoff Saturday will give him a mandate to pursue promises he made on the campaign trail. Whitmire dished out plenty of policy ...
Nov 8, 2023 · The race for Houston mayor headed to a runoff late Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, between Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats who breezed past a wide field of candidates in a race dominated by issues of crime, crumbling infrastructure and potential budget shortfalls. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)
Oct 21, 2023 · Updated 9:00 PM PDT, October 20, 2023. HOUSTON (AP) — The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. But in November’s marquee mayoral election in the U.S., the top candidates promising to turn Houston around are two Democrats ...
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Jan 2, 2024 · Houston Mayor-elect John Whitmire takes the oath of office to become the city's new mayor during a private ceremony at midnight Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall in Houston.