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Lane Lewis
Lane Lewis was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for At-large Position 1 of the Houston City Council in Texas. Lane Lewis lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Lewis worked as a social worker and in a psychiatric hospital before earning his master's degree in education from the University of Houston, Downtown. During that time, he also co-founded a youth center. After receiving his master's degree, Lewis worked as an elementary school teacher and then became the chief compliance officer at a charter school. He was an advisor for the Houston Police Department for over 20 years, serving on the Police Academy, Police Advisory, Citizen Review and Administrative Discipline Committees.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Lane's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Accessibility
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Accountability
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Affordability
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Elections
2015
- See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[4] In the race for At-Large Position 1, Mike Knox and Georgia Provost defeated M. "Griff" Griffin, Lane Lewis, Tom McCasland, Chris Oliver, James Partsch-Galván and Jenifer Rene Pool in the general election. Knox defeated Provost in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.[5][6]
Mike Knox defeated Georgia Provost in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Knox |
51.7% | 87,191 |
| Georgia Provost | 48.3% | 81,507 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 168,698 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike Knox |
24.8% | 47,529 |
| Georgia Provost |
14.8% | 28,438 |
| M. "Griff" Griffin | 12.9% | 24,763 |
| Tom McCasland | 12.6% | 24,220 |
| Chris Oliver | 11.4% | 21,951 |
| Lane Lewis | 10.5% | 20,096 |
| Jenifer Rene Pool | 8.6% | 16,448 |
| James Partsch-Galván | 4.5% | 8,557 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 192,002 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
- City of Houston - November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates
- Official campaign website
- Lane Lewis on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Lane Lewis campaign website, "Meet Lane," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Lane Lewis campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
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