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Greg Meyers
Greg Meyers was a member of the Houston Independent School District in Texas, representing District VI. He assumed office in 2004. He left office in 2017.
Meyers ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent District C in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Meyers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Meyers was the District 6 seat holder on the Houston Independent School Board. He was re-elected to the board in an unopposed race on November 5, 2013. In November 2016, Meyers resigned from his position on the board as he had moved outside his district.[1] Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca was appointed to fill his unexpired seat in January 2017.[2]
Biography
Meyers grew up in several U.S. cities, as well as in Okinawa, Japan. He moved to Houston, Texas, when he was 15 years old.[3]
Meyers earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University, with a double major in management and marketing; a master's degree in business administration from St. Mary’s University, with an emphasis in finance; and a doctorate in education from the University of Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M, Meyers founded his own dental marketing company.[3]
Meyers began working with nonprofit organizations in 2010. He was the director of corporate work study at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School and the executive director of Citizen Schools. As of 2019, Meyers was the chief financial officer for Kickstart Kids and an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas.[3]
Meyers is married to Vivien Nguyen Meyers, CPA, and together they have five children. As of 2019, the family resided in Neartown/Montrose and were active members at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.[3]
As of 2019, Meyers was affiliated with the following organizations:
- University of St. Thomas School of Education, Board member
- Houston Community College Northwest, Steering committee member
- Board of Directors-Houston West Chamber, Member
- Gulf Coast School Board Association, Board member[3]
Meyers received the following honors and awards:
- 2017: Education medal from the Taiwan Ministry of Education
- 2016: Taylor High School: Hall of Honor
- 2007-2015: Honorary Scout Fair Chairman
- 2003: Apple Award Winner, Houston Independent School District[3]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council District C
Abbie Kamin defeated Shelley Kennedy in the general runoff election for Houston City Council District C on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abbie Kamin (Nonpartisan) | 59.4 | 19,552 |
| Shelley Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 13,364 | ||
| Total votes: 32,916 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council District C
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council District C on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abbie Kamin (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 11,971 |
| ✔ | Shelley Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 5,458 | |
 | Greg Meyers (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 5,098 | |
| Mary Smith (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 4,539 | ||
| Candelario Cervantez (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 1,950 | ||
 | Amanda Wolfe (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 1,793 | |
 | Bob Nowak (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,505 | |
 | Kevin Walker (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 1,425 | |
| Rodney Hill (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 1,045 | ||
 | Daphne Scarbrough (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 811 | |
| Sean Marshall (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 718 | ||
 | Ethan Michelle Ganz (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 669 | |
| Gladys House (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 659 | ||
| Felix Cisneros (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 37,641 | |||
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2013
Greg Meyers was re-elected to the board in an unopposed race on November 5, 2013.
Endorsements
Meyers was not endorsed in this campaign.
Funding
Meyers began the race with an existing account balance of $13,674.77 from his previous campaign. He reported $0.00 in contributions and $450.00 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left his campaign with $13,224.77 on hand.[4]
Campaign themes
2019
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Greg Meyers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Meyers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am running for Council because I want to represent your views and your voice on Council to develop the future for our community. I want to bring my record of proven leadership, accountability, fiscal responsibility and a true customer service mentality so future generations of our City benefit. I want to help focus on the priorities facing our City. I have the experience working with a diverse governing body as well as balancing a large budget while seeing positive outcomes. I can 'hit the ground running' immediately and be your proactive voice based on my past leadership experience. As Henry Ford said, 'You cannot build a reputation on what you're going to do.'
- Houston has unfortunately seen a multitude of flooding over the years and conversations have occurred as to how to mitigate this issue and address our outdated infrastructure. It is unfortunate that Harvey, affecting so many of our citizens, was a wake-up call for action. We must undertake collaborative efforts with the County, State and community to help protect us from future disasters. I have proven leadership spearheading collaborative efforts that led to positive outcomes for our community.
- Houston has been fortunate to be a beacon for many business opportunities. With our budget challenges and aging infrastructure, we cannot afford to lose sight of continuing to improve Houston as a world-class city. It is often said, 'So goes our schools, so goes our City.' With proven leadership, I helped focus on building career pathways for students and on collaborating and aligning those with our most needed job opportunities. I will continue to focus strategically and to collaborate to make sure Houston continues to maintain a climate of business prosperity.
I'm the only candidate in this race that has the experience balancing a multi-billion-dollar budget. When I was HISD Board President in 2010, I led a bold approached to implement a zero-based budget and closed a $100 million-dollar deficit without raising taxes or cutting core services.
Our office essentially will hand on helping constituents navigate government bureaucracy, cut through red tape, and provide access to services they need.
Regardless of the constituent's request, and whether our office can do anything about it, a prompt and courteous response is vitally important.
In our digital age, constituent service has never been more important. We plan to engage citizen online, solving problems collaboratively. We will log all interaction with constituents in database, allow constituents to request services on our website but more important one of my highest priorities is to ensure that my staff and I are available to meet in person to listen to the concerns and have in person communication when needed.
I'm the only candidate in this race that has the experience balancing a multi-billion-dollar budget. When I was HISD Board President in 2010, I led a bold approached to implement a zero-based budget and closed a $100 million-dollar deficit without raising taxes or cutting core services.
Experience: I have the experience working with a diverse governing body as well as balancing a large municipal budget, while seeing positive outcomes. I want to bring my record of Proven Leadership, accountability, fiscal responsibility, and a true customer service mentality so future generations of Houston benefit.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Longtime HISD trustee Greg Meyers resigns," November 10, 2016
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "HOLLY MARIA FLYNN VILASECA, DISTRICT VI," accessed August 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Greg Meyers," October 4, 2019]
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "General Information," accessed February 18, 2014
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