Texas: Mike Sullivan

November 3, 2009 - 08:58 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Election winners for Houston CIty Council

OK. I am going out on a limb here. Winners for 2009:

Melissa Noriega. Her second term as an at-large is in the bag and she deserves it. Very good City Council Member. Congratulations. (unopposed)

Ed Gonzales. Recently won a special election and will return as City Council. Congrats. (unopposed)

James Rodriguez. A great Member of City Council. Returns for his 2nd term. Congrats!!!!

Anne Clutterbuck. Winner. Will return for a third term. Congrats. Her district will continue to be served well.

Jarvis Johnson. Winner. Second term for Jarvis. Good pick.

Wanda Adams. Winner. Second term for Wanda. Another good pick.

Mike Sullivan. I really have no idea what Mike has done or hasn't done for the district especially in Clear Lake, but I do know he isn't well liked and the more he jumps on the anti-Hispanic bandwagon, the more I dislike him.

October 29, 2009 - 07:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Peter Brown fails to launch at lunch

I didn't think this was a good idea in the first place.

Peter Brown was featured at a meeting of the Space Advocates today. The "Space Advocates" started out a few years ago as "Space Advocates for Lampson". As a candidate and Congressman, Lampson would always speak to a packed house of those interested in the Space Program. As a member of the Science Committee, Lampson, had exclusive insight into the workings of Congress and kept those in attendance aware of the situation. It was always a great bipartisan event. Once elected, Space Advocates for Lampson was renamed to just Space Advocates.

After the NASA area elected a rookie to Congress, Space Advocates went on a long hiatus until today.

October 27, 2009 - 07:27 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Peter Brown's NASA turf war with Mike Sullivan

Council Member Mike Sullivan wasn't very happy about Peter Brown's meddling in his district once concerning the Clear Lake Community Association and another concerning NASA. He probably isn't going to be very happy this Thursday when Brown starts another NASA battle, much like the time Peter Griffin got into a turf war with a cat.

All Space program supporters are invited to a Space Town Hall Meeting and Lunch. Thursday, Oct. 29, 12 Noon to 1:30 pm. at Franca’s Real Italian Restaurant, 1101 NASA Parkway, Houston.

Featuring, Nick Lampson, former U.S. Congressman, Dist. 22 and
Peter Brown, Houston mayoral candidate and City Councilman.

In the past when Brown called for a resolution in support of NASA (as if there was any question about it) Sullivan responded in an email to the Mayor:

From: Sullivan, Mike - CNL

To: Fiederlein, Robert - CNL; Mayor Bill White
Cc:
Sent: Fri Sep 18 15:20:16 2009
Subject: RE: Support for NASA

Mayor White and Colleagues:

Please do NOT act on Peter Brown's email to you regarding NASA and writing a resolution.

October 24, 2009 - 10:05 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Will Hispanics dump Locke's endorsement?

What happened to the black/brown coalition that Gene Locke promised to the Tejano Democrats? From the get-go this was a bad idea not because it wouldn't work, but because it was just a bad idea to segregate and make promises based upon race especially in a city that is so diverse. And lately it looks like Locke has dumped the brown part of the coalition.

Locke hasn't paid much attention to the Hispanic vote except in a negative way. His latest mailer to the west side of Houston, that Stace at Dos Centavos has mentioned, has a picture of the wife of a slain Houston Police Officer.

September 26, 2009 - 11:00 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Clear Lake Forum. One didn't show. One shouldn't have.

The Clear Lake forum for District E and the Candidates for Mayor was held at UHCL competing with a beautiful night and disco dancing with the Chamber. The venue was absolutely great. Very professional. Very nice. Very well done. Questions were focused on the issues of Clear Lake, the golf course, the quality of life, traffic and other issues important to the area.

Mike Sullivan didn't show.
City Councilman Mike Sullivan declined to attend opting to dine and disco dance at the Clear Lake Chamber across the lake. It provided an opportunity for humor throughout the night. The District E part of the forum started at 7 and ended at 7:30.

September 23, 2009 - 08:43 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Councilman Sullivan to miss Clear Lake Forum

Nothing like a little mistake in reading a calendar to miss out on a candidate forum in your own district. City Councilman Mike Sullivan will be missing the forum for candidates of District E scheduled in Clear Lake this Saturday evening. Instead he will be down the street disco dancing at a Clear Lake Chamber event. (seriously, it is a disco dancing event.)

The forum has commitments from all candidates for Mayor and Wayne Garrison Sullivans opponent for City Council District E. Maybe Sullivan will make a grand entrance dressed in his disco duds at the last minute.

I'm not sure if Garrison has enough name recognition to beat Sullivan, but missing a candidate forum in your own district for disco dancing is just not cool unless you are John Travolta.

September 21, 2009 - 09:41 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Time for a forum in Clear Lake for Mayor of Houston!


We will have margaritas afterward at a nearby restaurant.

Mayoral Forum Still on at the University of Houston – Clear Lake
The Bay Area Association of Democratic (BAAD) Women put on an excellent forum last week for Houston City Council at-large candidates. The BAAD Women surveyed area groups to determine the most important issues to residents and the queried the candidates on those subjects. This week, the BAAD Women are hosting the Houston mayoral candidates and City Council District E candidates for a similar event.

Although the Houston Chronicle reported that mayoral candidates have canceled some forums around town, the forum here is still on! The event is from 6:30-9 p.

September 21, 2009 - 08:21 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Mike Sullivan vs Peter Brown Round 2

Once again Peter Brown has gotten under the skin of City Councilman Mike Sullivan. Last year Peter Brown visited Clear Lake and Sullivan didn't like it at all:
Houston City Councilman Mike Sullivan wasn't very happy with Councilman Peter Brown's visit to Clear Lake last month, prompting Mike to write a letter to the editor in The Citizen. And it wasn't very nice:Now, Sullivan is mad that Brown tried to get a resolution passed calling for unanimous support for NASA which is in Sullivan's district, although a completely different set of money, and politics, and just about everything. Houston Blogs has the full story, but this ain't over.

Till it's over.

September 9, 2009 - 07:25 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Upcoming city candidate forums in Clear Lake

Forums Draw Houston Mayoral and City Council Candidates to Clear Lake

The Clear Lake area is gaining the attention of candidates running for office in the upcoming November elections. Houston Mayor and Houston City Council candidates will share their views on the area’s top issues at two separate community forums.

At Large candidate forum Sept 17 Bay Area Community Center

Houston City Council At-Large candidates for Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will participate in a forum on Thursday, September 17, at the Bay Area Community Center, 5002 NASA Road 1, in Seabrook. Hosted by the Bay Area Association of Democratic Women (BAAD Women), the forum begins at 6:30 p.

August 29, 2009 - 07:37 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Councilman Sullivan grandstanding in Clear Lake

From the get go I have not been very excited about Mike Sullivan as a Houston City Councilman. He is combative. He has a holier than thou attitude. (literally) He is not a team player on city council. His staff is slow to return calls or respond to letters (if they do) And he loves to grandstand on council and in public. All of this could change since he is being challenged by Wayne Garrison (pictured right). (Nothing like a challenger to get a much needed attitude adjustment.)

Recently Sullivan inspected the railroad crossings along Hwy 3 and was "furious".
Union Pacific poured new asphalt at the Bay Area, Pineloch, El Dorado and Clear Lake City Boulevard crossings about six weeks ago, but the crossings are still uneven, Sullivan said.