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Tahir Charles
Tahir Charles is a member of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 89 Board At-large in Texas. Charles assumed office in 2022. Charles' current term ends in 2026.
Charles ran for election to the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 89 Board At-large in Texas. Charles won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
A native of Houston, Texas, Charles attended Jesse H. Jones High School. He received a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering technology and an MBA from Texas Southern University. He trained as a youth counselor and mentor at The Center on the Family, where he served as president for the Black Male Initiative. He has served on the United States Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Research Peer Review Division. His professional experience includes working as a healthcare policy administrator at Allen Medical Services, Inc.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 89 Board At-large (2 seats)
Michael Smith and Tahir Charles defeated incumbent Byron Watson and incumbent Arthur Washington in the general election for Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 89 Board At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Smith (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 925 | |
| ✔ |  | Tahir Charles (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 907 |
| Byron Watson (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 739 | ||
| Arthur Washington (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 663 | ||
| Total votes: 3,234 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Charles in this election.
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.[3] In the race for At-Large Position 5, incumbent Jack Christie and Sharon Moses defeated J. Brad Batteau and Philippe Nassif in the general election. Christie defeated Moses in a runoff on December 12, 2015.[4][5]
Incumbent Jack Christie defeated Sharon Moses in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council At-large Position 5, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jack Christie Incumbent |
58.4% | 96,218 |
| Sharon Moses | 41.6% | 68,456 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 164,674 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council At-large Position 5, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jack Christie Incumbent |
46.0% | 83,663 |
| Sharon Moses |
24.2% | 44,091 |
| Philippe Nassif | 19.1% | 34,765 |
| J. Brad Batteau | 10.6% | 19,362 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 181,881 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Charles was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for At-large Position 5 of the Houston City Council in Texas. He initially filed for the November 2015 election but was removed from the ballot on August 28, 2015, because his permanent address resides outside of the city limits.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tahir Charles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tahir Charles campaign website, "About," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn.com, "Tahir Charles," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Joel Williams, "Email exchange with Tayhlor Coleman," September 23, 2015
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