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Houston Council Candidate Donnell Cooper Says Is Democrat In Forum-No Lightning Bolt Descends

7/15/2023

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The Houston Democracy Project was at the Pride Candidate Forum this morning put on by the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus.

There were maybe 20 Council and Controller candidates who took the two minutes allotted to introduce themselves. 

The one candidate who identified his political party was At-Large 3 candidate Donnell Cooper.

Mr. Cooper said he was a Democrat. 

Republicans don't treat municipal races as non-partisan. Neither should we. The Republican Party is authoritarian and anti-democratic.    

Below you see a picture of Mr. Cooper today. He made a partisan statement in a city council race and all is still well with him. No bolt of lightning came.

Don't buy it when candidates tell you city races are non-partisan. Our candidates can use city elections to strengthen the Democratic Party and demand Republicans respect election results.    

The Houston Democracy Project will make endorsements at some point and doesn't have a firm view of Mr. Cooper yet. But his willingness to make a partisan assertion in an open Council forum is appreciated. 

The Houston Democracy Project  is working hard to make protection and expansion of democracy a leading issue in 2023 Houston City elections. Please support the effort.​

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    I'm Neil Aquino

    ​I’m a rank & file Democrat, activist and Houstonian who wants to live in a free society.  I’ve volunteered extensively for Democratic candidates and causes, and served as paid staff for multiple Democratic campaigns. My work for Democratic campaigns has  involved communications and strategy. 


    I’m an organizer of the Weekly John Cornyn Houston Office Protest. The Cornyn Protest team has been outside Senator Cornyn’s office each Tuesday for well over six years now with one clear message: In addition to voting, we must show up physically and non-conventionally for the fights over democracy ahead. 
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    ​I’m a member of the Southwest Democrats, Tejano Democrats and the Houston LGBTQIA Caucus. I have a political science degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and ran a Cincinnati City Council office.  
     

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