Mike Knox (Texas)
Mike Knox (Republican Party) is running for election for Harris County Sheriff in Texas. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Knox was a member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing At-large Position 1. He assumed office on January 2, 2016. He left office on January 2, 2024.
Biography
Knox is from Houston, Texas. He received an associate degree from Houston Community College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston – Downtown. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a Houston police officer for over 15 years. Knox wrote the book Gangsta in the House; Understanding Gang Culture, which was published in 1995. After that, he began a consulting business to help communities, law enforcement and school districts to better understand and deal with gangs. He was Spring Branch Management District's director of community service for three years and has served as the president of Yupon Estates Homeowners Association for seven years.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
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General election for Harris County Sheriff
Incumbent Ed Gonzalez and Mike Knox are running in the general election for Harris County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Ed Gonzalez (D) | |
 | Mike Knox (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Sheriff
Incumbent Ed Gonzalez defeated Dana Wolfe, Vergil Rochelle Ratliff, and Joe Inocencio in the Democratic primary for Harris County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Gonzalez | 67.0 | 107,655 |
 | Dana Wolfe | 16.3 | 26,197 | |
 | Vergil Rochelle Ratliff | 12.2 | 19,581 | |
 | Joe Inocencio | 4.5 | 7,268 | |
| Total votes: 160,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Sheriff
Mike Knox defeated Joe Danna, Glenn Cowan, and Paul Day in the Republican primary for Harris County Sheriff on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Knox | 56.4 | 95,406 |
 | Joe Danna | 17.2 | 29,134 | |
 | Glenn Cowan | 16.9 | 28,639 | |
 | Paul Day | 9.5 | 16,017 | |
| Total votes: 169,196 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1
Incumbent Mike Knox defeated Raj Salhotra in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Knox (Nonpartisan) | 56.5 | 99,643 |
| Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 76,738 | |
| Total votes: 176,381 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1
Incumbent Mike Knox and Raj Salhotra advanced to a runoff. They defeated Yolanda Flores, Georgia Provost, and Larry Blackmon in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Knox (Nonpartisan) | 36.5 | 73,657 |
| ✔ | | Raj Salhotra (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 44,545 |
| Yolanda Flores (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 36,906 | |
| Georgia Provost (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 27,648 | |
 | Larry Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 18,962 | |
| Total votes: 201,718 | |||
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2015
- See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015
The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[2] In the race for At-Large Position 1, Mike Knox and Georgia Provost defeated M. "Griff" Griffin, Lane Lewis, Tom McCasland, Chris Oliver, James Partsch-Galván and Jenifer Rene Pool in the general election. Knox defeated Provost in the runoff election on December 12, 2015.[3][4]
Mike Knox defeated Georgia Provost in the runoff election.
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Knox |
51.7% | 87,191 |
| Georgia Provost | 48.3% | 81,507 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 168,698 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015 | ||
| Houston City Council At-large Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike Knox |
24.8% | 47,529 |
| Georgia Provost |
14.8% | 28,438 |
| M. "Griff" Griffin | 12.9% | 24,763 |
| Tom McCasland | 12.6% | 24,220 |
| Chris Oliver | 11.4% | 21,951 |
| Lane Lewis | 10.5% | 20,096 |
| Jenifer Rene Pool | 8.6% | 16,448 |
| James Partsch-Galván | 4.5% | 8,557 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 192,002 | |
| Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
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2019
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2015
Knox's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Budget
- Excerpt: "I would like to see Houston change its budgetary process away from its current habit of using “projected” revenue and move toward a zero based budget process. The projected revenue model, currently used by the City, relies on anticipating increases in sales tax and property tax increases, which may or may not actually occur, and then uses this “guestimation” to determine the amount of available revenue on which to base the coming year’s budget. A zero based budget process relies on proven revenue from the previous year."
Pensions
- Excerpt: "One option that I would entertain is the movement of the city away from defined benefits packages for employees toward a self directed defined contribution retirement program, similar to a 401K type of plan."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "While I do believe in exploring the possibilities I am, at present, opposed to light rail for Houston. I am not aware of any plan utilizing light rail that does not require a large commitment to subsidize the endeavor with tax dollars."
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "Our property and sales taxes are correctly used for the purpose of providing city services and infrastructure. Had our past city leaders taken this issue seriously and dedicated a small percentage of these tax funds to infrastructure and drainage repair and replacement, instead of raiding these funds for other programs and expenses, we would not have this issue to discuss today."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "Recognizing we are not likely to be able to substantially increase the number of officers in the near term, I plan to work with HPD to explore advanced and technological options for responding to crime."
Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
- Excerpt: "This ordinance, in my opinion, unnecessarily expands the scope, size, and cost of government. It places our local business owners in an untenable position, exposed to either civil or criminal penalties, and requires customers to forfeit the expectation of privacy in certain areas of public accommodation."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Knox campaign website, "About Mike Knox," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Mike Knox campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2015
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| Preceded by Stephen Costello |
Houston City Council At-large Position 1 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Julian Ramirez |
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