John Whitmire

John Whitmire DEMDemocrat

American politician (born 1949)

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John WhitmireDEMDemocrat American politician (born 1949)
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John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd mayor of Houston, the most populous city in Texas, since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Whitmire was previously a member of the Texas State House of Representatives from 1973 until 1983, and the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023. In the state senate, he represented District 15, which included much of northern Houston. In November 2021, Whitmire announced his candidacy for mayor of Houston in the 2023 election. In November 2023, he advanced to a runoff with Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. He won the runoff in a landslide on December 9, 2023.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Houston
BA Political Science
University of Houston, Bates College of Law
JD Law
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Dean
Texas State Senate
Current
Senator
Texas State Senate
1983 - Current
Representative
Texas State House of Representatives
1973 - 1982
Of Counsel
Locke Lord, Limited Liability Partnership
2019 - Current
Other Experience1 - 15 of 15
Chair
School Discipline Consensus Project, Council of State Governments Justice Center
Current
Member
Texas State Pension Review Board
1996 - Current
Member
State Bar of Texas
1981 - Current
Chair
Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Member
Finance Committee, Texas State Senate
2023 - 2024
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Public Safety, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Medicaid, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Government Facilities Select Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Articles VI & VII, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Oversight of Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member
Government Organization Committee, Texas State Senate
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