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William "Bill" Howard White (born June 16, 1954) is the current mayor of the city of Houston, Texas (January 2, 2004 - present). from city of houston website, http://www. ...
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Education and Career
Born in San Antonio as the son of school teachers, White attended Harvard University on American Legion scholarships and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in economics. He then attended The University of Texas School of Law, where he was elected Editor-in-Chief of its law review and graduated with highest honors. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
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White began his career as a lawyer at Susman Godfrey, LLP, a leading Houston law firm, from 1979 to 1993, where he practiced business litigation and anti-trust law, and eventually became partner. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1995. He organized Frontera Resources, a developer of oil and gas in the Caspian Sea region, and was also the Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, from 1995 to 1998. He was the President and CEO of WEDGE Group, an energy, contruction and real estate company, from 1997 to 2004. A lawyer is a person qualified to give legal advice who advises clients in legal matters and represents them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ...
Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born...
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Community and Business Activities White has served on the Board of Directors for the North American Electrical Reliability Council. He was Chairman for both the World Trade Division and the Environmental Advisory Committee, and served on the Executive Committee, for the Greater Houston Partnership. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Houston Quality of Life Coalition.
Mayoral Elections In 2003, White, a Democrat, ran in Houston's first partisan mayoral election in history to succeed Mayor Lee Brown, who was term-limited. Running as a democrat with business experience, he appealed to Democrats as well as many Republicans despite having almost no name recognition. He and Republican former Houston City Councilman Orlando Sanchez defeated Democratic Texas State Representative Sylvester Turner. In the runoff, White defeated Sanchez with 63 percent of the vote. Dr. Lee P. Brown had a successful career in law enforcement for almost four decades before being elected the mayor of Houston, Texas on December 6, 1997. ...
A term limit is a provision of a constitution, statute or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...
In 2005, White was challenged for re-election by minor and perennial candidates and won re-election with 91 percent of the vote (a record landslide since Mayor Bob Lanier's re-election in 1995), nullifying the need for a runoff.
Americans witnessed Mayor White's hands-on management style when he helped lead Houston's competent, compassionate dealing with Hurricane's Katrina and Rita.
Personal White is currently married to his second wife, Andrea White, a writer and civic leader. They have three children, and are members of St. Luke's United Methodist Church. The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...
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