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USA Today "Some cities may be in for shake-ups" featuring Nancy Sims on Houston's Mayoral Election

November 03, 2009

Houston. City Controller Annise Parker could become the city's first openly gay mayor if she can beat fellow Democrats Gene Locke, an attorney, and architect and City Councilman Peter Brown, and Republican Roy Morales, a county education official, in the non-partisan race. Incumbent Bill White is running for the U.S. Senate.

Parker is well-known to Houston voters, and her sexual orientation has not been an issue, says Houston political analyst Nancy Sims. "The fact is she's been a public official citywide in Houston for 12 years, and she's always been open."

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