Socialist Workers Party in 3-Person Race for Houston Mayor

September 15th, 2007

Houston, Texas elects its Mayor on November 6, 2007. The race is officially non-partisan. Only three candidates are on the ballot: incumbent William White, Socialist Workers Party candidate Amanda Ulman, and Outlaw Josey Wales IV. Wales’ name seems to be a tribute to the somewhat famous 1976 movie “The Outlaw Josey Wales”.

3 Responses to “Socialist Workers Party in 3-Person Race for Houston Mayor”

  1. NE Says:
    September 15th, 2007 at 10:51 am

    Putting the name of a movie character on the ballot is outrageous. That delegitimizes the entire electoral process, and seems like a trick to reduce the amount of votes received by a real minor party candidate.

  2. Fred C. Says:
    September 15th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

    Or, it could be the guy’s name…

  3. Darryl W. Perry Says:
    September 16th, 2007 at 8:54 am

    Birmingham, AL has a candidate that qualified for Mayor as – Willis “Buddy”/”Mickey Mouse” Hendrix