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Poll shows Houston Voters Support the President’s Jobs Bill and the Re-election of Mayor Parker
Houston, TX-November 7, 2011:The NHPO Leadership Institute, is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 program designed to help professional growth of leaders, so that they in turn can make our communities stronger. “Our goal is to strengthen communities, through educational initiatives and develop professionals with the skill sets, knowledge and opportunities necessary to be more successful, effective and have a positive influence on their communities, through volunteerism and non-profit board participation.” stated Ben Mendez, founder of the Institute and Board Chair of TAMACC, Texas leading Hispanic business organization.
This past month, we decided to conduct a poll to help stimulate interest in the upcoming city elections and to encourage Hispanics to participate in U.S. elections. In this effort, we recruited the carreñogroup an award-winning, Latino-owned public affairs firm based in Houston. For the past seven years, the
Houston Business Journal has ranked carreñogroup as one of the top PR firms in its market.
The results of our poll were very interesting- Mayor Annise Parker holds a commanding lead (59.2%) over Deputy Chief of the Fire Department and GOP hopeful Fernando Herrera (31.1%). We had 473 likely voters who answered the question – “If the election were held today, who would be your choice for Mayor of Houston”.
We did find the results for the At-Large #2 race interesting with Bo Fraga, son of former City Council Member Felix Fraga, getting 22.4% of the total vote and Jennifer Rene Pool getting 16.9% of the vote. These two candidates were the top vote getters in this race. The number of Hispanics participating in the poll is 12% higher than the historical Hispanic voter turnout in Houston. We therefore believe that the results for this race may be off and we have confidence that this seat is wide open to all candidates in the race.
The last question we asked was on jobs – “Do you support Obama’s American Jobs Act”?” YES…72.1% and NO…27.9%. Mendez stated, “As Congress looks at the American Jobs Act, it is important that we all look at the bigger picture, which is we need new jobs and we need help stimulating the local economies. We cannot afford politics when it comes to energizing our economy. Our region needs the new jobs and revenue. That’s not only good for Hispanics – it’s good for all Texans,” stated Mendez.
In the other At-Large races for Houston City Council, all incumbents have commanding leads in the poll. To view the entire poll results, please visit:
http://www.carrenogroup.com/our-blog/
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For additional information, please contact: Hector Carreño 832-217-3440 or at hector@carrenogroup.com
