The Republican Hispanic Citizens in Action (RHCIA) held a debate last night between the two Republican Primary runoff candidates for Harris County Sheriff, Carl Pittman and Louis Guthrie. The debate was well attended, I’d guess between 90 and 100 people crammed into a side room of Fratelli’s Restaurant on Wirt Road. You can click on [...]
Harris County Republican Party Sheriff Runoff – the IAD files
June 25, 2012 By
Okay, time for the hard stuff. Each of the candidates in the runoff, Louis Guthrie and Carl Pittman, have Internal Affairs Investigations in their permanent personnel files. Mr. Guthrie’s investigations all stem from the line of duty: Mr. Pittman’s is a personal matter that he made public last week at the Greater Houston Pachyderm forum [...]
Harris County Republican Party Sheriff Runoff: Louis Guthrie v Carl Pittman
June 24, 2012 By
It was a busy week for the candidates left in the Harris County Republican Party runoff, Louis Guthrie and Carl Pittman. And me! They participated in three different forums/interviews and I was present at each one. I’m going to have to make this post a two parter – one a report on the forums and [...]
Harris County DA Debate Straw Poll Results
May 5, 2012 By
Just for fun, I slipped an unannounced straw poll ballot into the hands of the attendees at Thursday night’s Harris County Republican Party Primary District Attorney debate. I didn’t announce it because the popular thing to do with straw polls is for a candidate to ask their supporters to come out and stack the poll. [...]
Harris County Sheriff Candidate Forum
February 6, 2012 By
The San Jacinto Republican Women held a forum for the candidates hoping for a shot at current Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia in November. As with most things this club does, it was strictly controlled and followed Ronald Reagan’s rule about not attacking fellow Republicans. The candidates were told up front not to mention the [...]
Meet and Greet for Carl Pittman
March 27, 2011 By
On a clear Saturday night over thirty people came out to Clays restaurant in far west Harris County to meet Carl Pittman. Lesa Trapp, precinct chair of 0618, organized the event. Some of the many folks in attendance where Bob Price and wife, Eric Weinmann, Bill Kneer, Burt Levin and wife, Charly Padanilam the ever [...]
