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Jew Don Boney
Jew Don Boney Jr. (born November 16, 1951) was a member of the Houston, Texas, Houston City Council, City Council from 1995 until 2001, representing the historically African-American District D. In addition, he served as Mayor Pro Tem of Houston from 1998 to 2001. He was the Associate Director of the Mickey Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern University. International trade As an international trade facilitator, Boney has visited more than 20 foreign countries including Mexico, England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Brazil, Canada, Malawi, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, and Tanzania and Zanzibar. Internationally, in the field of global peace and the fight against hunger, Boney participated in the 2002 Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Summit on issues relating to human rights. He also was a delegate to the African/African American Summit in Accra, Ghana. Boney has worked hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is a city council for the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Currently, there are sixteen members, 11 elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the Council are elected every four years, with the most recent election being held in 2019 and the next being held in 2023 (all positions, along with that of the Mayor who is elected separately, are up for re-election at the same time). Council Members are limited to two terms of four years. Under the current city charter, if the population in the city limits went past 2.1 million residents, the previous nine-member city council districts would be expanded with the addition of two city council districts. Since the threshold was passed, the city created two new districts.Foster, Robin.Candidates' forum offers reminder about new districts election: Fourm provides feedback Candidates' forum offers reminder about new districts" ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday September 20, 2011. Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
