Harris County
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Marc CowartRepublican
Carla L. WyattDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
MARC COWART
CARLA L. WYATT
Current role
Not found
Harris County Treasurer (since January 2023)
Background
- Lifelong Houstonian (per campaign)
- Has lived and worked in Harris County his entire life (per campaign)
- Bachelor's, master's (biology) and Ph.D. (environmental toxicology), Texas Southern University
- Former air program investigator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (per official biography)
- About 20 years in Harris County government, including the Budget Office and Universal Services (per official biography)
Experience
Not found
- First African American elected to the position (per official biography)
Top priorities
- "I am running to restore trust, accountability and transparency to the office"
- Says the county's biggest challenge is "uncontrolled spending" and "tax rate increases that taxpayers cannot afford"
- Plans on "implementing an online, searchable database of county expenditures"
- "I would publicly speak out if any investment were deemed not beneficial to the taxpayers"
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Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "The biggest challenge facing Harris County is uncontrolled spending, which has resulted in a $3 billion budget, and tax rate increases that taxpayers cannot afford."
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Houston Chronicle editorial board
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
Marc Cowart
Republican- On ballot as
- MARC COWART
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Lifelong Houstonian (per campaign)
- Has lived and worked in Harris County his entire life (per campaign)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "I am running to restore trust, accountability and transparency to the office"
- Says the county's biggest challenge is "uncontrolled spending" and "tax rate increases that taxpayers cannot afford"
- Plans on "implementing an online, searchable database of county expenditures"
- "I would publicly speak out if any investment were deemed not beneficial to the taxpayers"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "The biggest challenge facing Harris County is uncontrolled spending, which has resulted in a $3 billion budget, and tax rate increases that taxpayers cannot afford."
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Chronicle editorial board
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- marccowart.com
Carla L. Wyatt
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- CARLA L. WYATT
- Current role
- Harris County Treasurer (since January 2023)
- Background
- Bachelor's, master's (biology) and Ph.D. (environmental toxicology), Texas Southern University
- Former air program investigator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (per official biography)
- About 20 years in Harris County government, including the Budget Office and Universal Services (per official biography)
- Experience
- First African American elected to the position (per official biography)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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