Sallie Alcorn

Sallie Alcorn is an American politician who has represented At-Large Position 5 of the Houston City Council since 2020. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Sallie Alcorn
Member of Houston City Council
for At-Large Position 5
Assumed office
January 2, 2020
Preceded byJack Christie
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)George Alcorn
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
University of Houston

Personal life

Alcorn moved to Houston when she was in the 7th grade. She attended University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a finance degree. Additionally, she earned, from the University of Houston, a master of arts in public administration. She is married to George Alcorn and they have 4 children. Alcorn is a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.[1]

Political career

Before being elected into the Houston City Council she was a staffer for 3 other city councilors. She also served as Chief of Staff to the chair of the budget and fiscal affairs committee, where she helped with the cities budget.[1]

In the 2019 election, Alcorn considered to be a more progressive Democrat was challenging more conservative Republican Eric Dick.[2] Alcorn wasn't only backed by the Harris County Young Democrats, but also by the Houston Police Union.[3] Throughout her campaign, Alcorn raised $583,000 which made her the most expensive winning candidate for the election cycle.[4] The final vote was Alcorn 52.84% of the vote and Dick 47.16% of the vote flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic.[5]

Alcorn assumed office to represent At-Large Position 5 of the Houston City Council on January 2, 2020 succeeding Jack Christie.[6][7][8]

Policies

Alcorn is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[9][10]

Alcorn has supported policies that would allow rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Houston. According to her NARAL questionnaire, she is an advocate for abortion rights and would support government health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid to cover abortion procedures.[11] On infrastructure issues, she wants to provide car-free transportation for Houstonians to ease congestion and improve the cities irrigation to prevent flooding.[8]

References
  1. "About the Council Member". www.houstontx.gov. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Eric Dick". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "Don't forget to vote for our endorsed candidates in the Saturday Houston city runoff election – Houston Police Officers' Union". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. "Want A Seat On Houston City Council? That Will Be $11 Per Vote, Please". Houston Public Media. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Houston City Council Runoff Election Results 2019". Houston, TX Patch. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. "Sallie Alcorn". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. "Sallie Alcorn - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. Whalen, Emma (3 December 2019). "Houston Runoff Voter Guide 2019: City Council At-Large Position 5 candidates Eric Dick and Sallie Alcorn". impact. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. "Sallie Alcorn – Off the Kuff". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. "2019 Municipal Elections". Harris County Young Democrats. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. (PDF) https://prochoicetexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Sallie-Alcorn.pdf. Retrieved 11 March 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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