For Immediate Release
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Texans Support Mayor Bill White for U.S. Senate
Contributors pour more than $2.6 million into campaign
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Mayor Bill White reported contributions totaling more than $2.6 million in just over 100 days since launching his U.S. Senate campaign, according to a report filed with the Federal Elections Commission today.
More than 1,400 Texans contributed through March 31st, the end of the filing period. The contributions for the filing period totaled more than $1.8 million.
Campaign Finance Chair Scott Atlas said, "The outpouring of support from donors and volunteers has been simply amazing. The energy around Mayor White's campaign shows Texans believe in his ability to bring people together and get things done. People want their next senator to be a voice for our state's future."
The son of San Antonio schoolteachers, White helped build a law firm and managed a successful business before being elected as the city's mayor in 2003. Since then, he's been re-elected with an average margin of 88%. During White's administration, Houston has led the nation's cities in job growth, adding more jobs than sixteen states combined. He has revitalized neighborhoods and created energy efficiency programs that cut utility bills. In 2007 White received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his compassionate, hands-on leadership in response to Hurricane Katrina. He and his wife Andrea have three children.
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Contact:
Katy Bacon
katy@billwhitefortexas.com
713.659.9000
During the 2005, Katrina Relief Effort in Houston, it was the leadership of Mayor Bill White who organized various social and religious group to worked tirelessly for weeks to coordinate a massive relief effort staffed by hundreds of volunteers from all walks of life. Harris County Domed Stadium, the Astrodome, on the south side of Houston’s downtown, became a massive dormitory without walls for the survivors as thousands of cots were set up on the main floor. Later, the George R. Brown Convention Center was put into service. As the 150,000 hurricane survivors arrived, security personnel checked identifications, weeding out those who might be a threat. Medical personnel diagnosed health problems, treated injuries, and administered vaccinations.
It was an his timely decision to save the Houston Business the convention and sports venues were vacant as survivors were moved into hotels, apartments and vacant homes, usually paid for by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Not only that the survivors were moved into hotels, apartments and vacant homes, the kids were put to school, furniture was provided by donors for free, job fare were organized which created jobs and free electricity was provided for 12 months period.