34-407: Hofheinz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Fred Hofheinz (born 1938), American politician Roy Hofheinz (1912–1982), American judge Roy Hofheinz Jr. (born 1935), American academic and sinologist See also [ edit ] Margret Hofheinz-Döring (1910–1994), German painter and graphic artist Hofheinz Pavilion ,
68-567: A basketball venue in Houston, Texas [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hofheinz . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hofheinz&oldid=1117661628 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
102-462: A comeback in the 1985 election, he was unable to mount a convincing argument that he could more ably lead the city out of a recession than Whitmire could. Instead, the opposition to Whitmire focused on public fears about the AIDS epidemic. A so-called "Straight Slate" opposed gay rights and supported Welch, who, however, did not accept its endorsement. The issue failed to affect Whitmire's support. She won
136-559: A former mayor in Louie Welch four years prior). Hofheinz had a lead in the polls at one point but Whitmire on election day won with 60% of the vote. In 1994, Hofheinz was the sole shareholder of Top Rank when it attempted to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves and move them to New Orleans , which had the combined efforts of Louisiana politicians and boxing promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank in their attempt to buy
170-461: A fund raiser. Parker ultimately won the election and became the city's first gay mayor. In 2023, Whitmire's former brother-in-law John Whitmire ran for the office, and won after a runoff on December 9, 2023 , against U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee . Whitmire has received numerous awards for her efforts and accomplishments, including: Soon after Whitmire left office, Bob Stein, a political scientist at Rice University, said that her legacy
204-507: A juvenile prison and the effort to move the Timberwolves to New Orleans. On November 21, 2000, Hofheinz reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that saw him plead guilty in failing to report a felony and testify against Collins in exchange for all other charges being dropped; he was issued a fine of $ 5,000 and sentenced to one year of probation. Hofheinz currently resides in Houston. Formerly, he had served as an attorney in
238-663: A major political realignment in the fourth-largest city in the United States. In office, she implemented many reforms to city finances, enabling new programs without raising taxes. Her appointment of the city's first African American police chief and the first Hispanic woman as presiding judge of the Municipal Court, her support of a failed job rights bill preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, among other acts, cemented her support among many minority groups. When former mayor Louie Welch attempted
272-591: A rail system. Lanier soon became chairman of the Metro system board. The mayor fired Lanier from his Metro position in December 1989. It proved to be fatal to Whitmire's political future. Unable to find another satisfactory candidate for her office, Lanier decided to challenge her himself. The hot-button issues for the 1991 election became fear of street crime and skepticism about the functionality of an expensive monorail system proposed by Whitmire. Lanier promised to cancel
306-442: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Fred Hofheinz James Fred Hofheinz (born March 15, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th mayor of Houston, Texas , from 1974 to 1978. Hofheinz's father, Roy , was mayor of the city in the 1950s. Hofheinz graduated from Lamar High School in Houston , where he was a championship debater and also lettered in track and field. He attended
340-763: The University of Maryland . At Rice, she served as director of the Rice Institute for Policy Analysis and held the Tsanoff Lectureship in Public Affairs. In the latter position she taught courses in public policy, management, and political science. In 1994, she was appointed president and CEO of Junior Achievement . In 1995 and 1996, Whitmire served as lecturer on Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and
374-482: The University of Texas , earning a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in 1960 and continued at Texas to earn both Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics. While an undergraduate at Texas, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Hofheinz earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston in 1964. Hofheinz was elected in 1973 as mayor by 3,000 votes, with one of his pledges being to fire police chief Herman Short , who had been chief of
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442-531: The 1980s, he had sold off much of his investment portfolio, just in time to avoid the economic collapse that engulfed many other investors. Appointed as chairman of the Texas Highway Commission, he became a critic of Mayor Whitmire's plan for Houston Metro to build a monorail system. Supporters of the Metro agency decided that it was prudent to compromise with Lanier, so they agreed to fund more street improvements, rather than concentrate solely on
476-559: The Houston Independent School District, ultimately graduating from San Jacinto High School . She then enrolled at the University of Houston , and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting in 1968. She continued her studies at the university to earn a Master of Accountancy degree in 1970. In that same year, she married a fellow student, James M. (Jim) Whitmire, who died in 1976. In 1970, she began working in
510-489: The Houston Municipal Court. In 1985, she ran for mayor against five-term mayor Louie Welch . She won that election, getting about 60 percent of the vote. She was re-elected in 1987, winning 74 percent of the vote. Her closest rival in a field of six was Bill Anderson, who only received 12 percent of the vote. Bob Lanier was a wealthy attorney who was considered a political kingmaker in Houston. During
544-520: The Houston office of the well-known accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand . She also began working to qualify as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and opened an accounting firm with her husband. She also served on the faculty of the Department of Business Management at the University of Houston–Downtown . Kathy Whitmire's exposure to and interest in city politics began in her parents' home. Her father had been active in precinct-level politics, and
578-778: The city regularly to see family and friends. In 2001, Whitmire moved to Hawaii, where she became an active investor in real estate. She married Alan J. Whelms in 2002. Whitmire commutes by air to work at the University of Maryland, where she is a professor at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership. On July 1, 2005, Whitmire became the volunteer president of The Outdoor Circle , an organization dedicated to preserving Hawaii's beauty by eliminating outdoor blight. When Annise Parker , Whitmire's long-time friend and supporter, ran for mayor of Houston in 2009, Whitmire flew there to show her support by hosting
612-724: The city since 1964 and had a reputation as both a supporter of George Wallace and a racist. Short, perceiving Hofheinz as too liberal, resigned that year. Hofheinz replaced Short in January of 1974 with Carroll Lynn . That same year, Hofheinz was named one of "200 Faces for the Future" by Time . However, Hofheinz accepted Lynn's resignation (replacing him with B. G. Bond) in 1975 after an investigation by Lynn found numerous department irregularities (such as illegal police wiretapping) that led to discord with rank-and-file officers and had opponents waiting to face Hofheinz to use it against him in
646-520: The concept of Community Policing, creating improved relationships between the police department and the various diverse communities of the city. He left Houston in 1990 to serve as Police Commissioner of New York City. Brown was succeeded by the city's first female police chief, Elizabeth Watson , after he resigned to accept the top police job in New York City. Whitmire also appointed the first Hispanic , Sylvia R. Garcia , as presiding judge of
680-508: The election, getting 59.8 percent of the votes. The Straight Slate did force two city council members, Anthony Hall and Judson Robinson, into runoffs which they then won. Whitmire's string of victories ended with the 1991 mayoral election when she was defeated by long-time political power broker Bob Lanier and State Representative Sylvester Turner . Lanier defeated Turner in the December runoff. Whitmire has never run for political office again. Kathy Niederhofer received her basic education in
714-568: The family frequently talked about local political issues. Her husband's brother, John Whitmire , already a rising star in the Texas Democratic Party, was a willing political mentor. After City Treasurer Henry Kriegel was appointed to serve out the unexpired term of Leonel Castillo , who had been appointed as Commissioner of Immigration for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Whitmire
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#1732801840288748-409: The first woman to serve as Mayor of Houston , serving for five consecutive two-year terms from 1982 to 1992. From 1977 to 1981, she was the city controller, a position which made her the first woman elected to any office in the city. Whitmire drew national attention when she defeated former Harris County Sheriff Jack Heard in her election as mayor. The election drew national focus because it symbolized
782-425: The latter and put more police on the streets. Lanier made inroads into Whitmire's white supporters, while a black candidate, Sylvester Turner, cut into her black support. She placed third with 20% of the vote and thus failed to make the run-off election. Lanier would go on to defeat Turner for the mayoralty. After the 1991 election, Whitmire turned her talents to teaching at Rice University , Harvard University and
816-516: The office and was supported by the business community, who had largely controlled city politics for decades. However, McConn lost in the general election to Jack Heard, formerly Sheriff of Harris County and the City Controller, Whitmire, sending the race to a runoff between the latter two. There was a sharp contrast between Whitmire and Heard in the runoff election. Heard was 63 years old, with 25 years of experience in political office. Whitmire
850-453: The officers on trial received probation). Hofheinz left office in 1978. After his two terms as mayor, Hofheinz practiced law in Houston. He also served as a board member at Lucas Energy, an independent crude oil and gas company. In 1971, Hofheinz co-founded the closed circuit television company Top Rank. Hofheinz ran again for mayor in 1989 against incumbent mayor Kathy Whitmire (running for her fifth two-year term after having already beaten
884-458: The political scene. Houston is home today to too many different kinds of people, with too many different sets of values and interests, for any one group to control elections so easily. Whitmire was the first mayor to appoint an African American, Lee P. Brown , as Houston's police chief . Brown had previously served as Commissioner of Public Safety, in Atlanta, Georgia. In Houston, he introduced
918-581: The practice by rigorously enforcing observance of the Open Bidding laws. She also diligently looked for inefficiencies or outright wasteful practices in each of the city offices. Although this angered many "insiders", she won election in 1979 to a second term, becoming the first female elected to a top job in the Houston City government. Whitmire decided to run for mayor in the 1981 election. The incumbent, Jim McConn, had already served two terms in
952-576: The team. The deal fell through when NBA owners voted unanimously to reject the sale, citing concerns about the firmness of Top Rank's finances. In 1999, he was indicted in the state of Louisiana as part of the investigation of former governor Edwin Edwards . Hofheinz was one of three businessmen (one a longtime associate of Edwards) indicted on charges of bribery, with Hofheinz delivering bribes to Cecil Brown (a longtime associate of Edwards) meant to advance projects (as overseen by Hofheinz) such as building
986-511: The upcoming election, which Hofheinz won. Dogged by questions about police management (particularly in regards to perceived brutality in certain cases), Bond resigned in June of 1977, weeks after the body of José Campos Torres was found floating in the Bayou after being beaten to death by officers, of which Bond had fired three involved and had two of them charged with murder (in the fall of that year,
1020-471: Was a Fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics. In 1997, she accepted a position at the newly formed Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland College Park campus. She is credited with attracting former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley to join the academy as a scholar and chairman of the board. Unlike most of Houston's former mayors who are still living, Whitmire has moved away from the city. She has said that she has no plans to return, although she visits
1054-615: Was elected to finish Castillo's term. She won the race for a full two-year term in a landslide, defeating Steve Jones in the Runoff Elections with 110,762 votes (58.57%) to Jones' 78,365 votes (41.44%), making history as the first woman ever to hold the office. Upon being inaugurated on January 2, 1978, Whitmire criticized the late then-Mayor Jim McConn for his inefficiency and lax administration. Becoming familiar with "sweetheart contracts", that had often been awarded to friends and supporters of influential office holders, she stopped
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1088-466: Was only 35 and had little political experience. She said in her speeches that her opponent's experience was too narrowly focused on law enforcement. According to one report, Heard spent $ 1.5 million on the race, while his opponent spent $ 650,000. While Heard had credibility with those who were more concerned about law and order or maintaining the status quo, Whitmire campaigned on her fiscal conservatism and moderate-to-liberal views on social issues. Whitmire
1122-533: Was supported by a coalition of women, minorities, and other groups who were looking for a more progressive city government. These voters had been strengthened by the wave of newcomers who had moved into Houston during the boom years. She won the race with 170,695 votes (62.49%) to Heard's 102,446 votes (37.51%) [1] . As noted by the New York Times , The developers and bankers and oil millionaires who used to handpick candidates can no longer be said to dominate
1156-505: Was to make the city operate more efficiently, citing improvements in fundamental operations like garbage collection and public transportation. He added, "She brought (Houston) into the 21st Century ( sic ) in city administration." His concluding opinion was, "I think she really was one of the great administrative mayors of this city's history, maybe the finest." The "good old boy network" that once controlled city politics has lost much of its political clout. It can no longer count on support by
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