德州參議員約翰·惠特邁爾正式申請競選休斯頓市長

【美南新聞泉深】德克薩斯州參議員約翰·惠特邁爾 (John Whitmire) 于8月4日正式申請參加 11 月 7 日的休斯頓市市長競選。

惠特米爾在他的兩個女兒的陪伴下，在市政廳提交了申請和申請費。

惠特邁爾申請市長競選後與女兒莎拉·惠特邁爾（左）和惠特尼·惠特邁爾·詹金斯

惠特邁爾說：“我非常關心休斯頓和休斯頓人。我們都想要一個偉大的城市來生活、工作和養育我們的家庭。作爲一名公務員，哪裏需要我就去哪裏。我接到休斯頓人的電話，要求我在 50 年後離開德克薩斯州立法機構，競選休斯頓市市長。我接受這個要求，因爲我是一名公務員。”

他說： “利用我的經驗和幫助他人的承諾，我相信作爲市長，我可以對休斯頓人的生活産生更直接的影響——讓我們的城市更接近滿足我們所有人共同的期望和希望。”

惠特邁爾的首要任務是加強公共安全、建設基礎設施、改善城市服務以及確保預算結構健全。

惠特邁爾說：“我知道，我們可以共同改善我們的社區，提供更好的街道、垃圾收集、防洪、交通和更實惠的休斯頓。”

作爲市長，他將確保每個人都有一席之地，無論問題如何。他的政府在各個層面都將是透明和道德的。

惠特邁爾說： “我很高興能夠開始工作，我希望我今天就能開始！”

John Whitmire Files To Run for Mayor of Houston

John Whitmire today filed to run in the November 7 election for Mayor of the City of Houston.

Whitmire was joined by his daughters as he presented his application and filing fee at City Hall.

“I care deeply about Houston and Houstonians; we all want a great city in which to live, work and raise our families,” said Whitmire. “As a public servant, I go where I am called. And I’ve gotten a call from Houstonians to leave the Texas Legislature after 50 years and to run for Mayor of the City of Houston. I accept that call because I am a public servant.

“Using my experience and commitment to helping others, I believe as Mayor I can make a more direct impact on Houstonians’ lives — bringing our city closer to meeting the expectations and hopes we all share.”

Whitmire’s top priorities are increasing public safety, building up infrastructure, improving city services and ensuring the budget is structurally sound.

“I know together we can improve our neighborhoods with better streets, garbage pickup, flood control, transportation and a more affordable Houston,” said Whitmire.

As Mayor, he will ensure that everyone has a seat at the table, no matter the issue. His administration will be transparent and ethical at every level.

“I’m excited to get to work,” Whitmire said. "I wish I could start today!”