“Tonight the voters of Houston have opened the doors to history,” she said. “I acknowledge that. I embrace that. I know what this win means to many of us who thought we could never achieve high office. I know what it means. I understand, because I feel it, too. But now, from this moment, let us join as one community. We are united in one goal in making this city the city that it can be, should be, might be, will be.”
“Hear me: The city is on your side,” she said. “I learned about the problems and the needs and hopes of our city at the neighborhood level. I understand what needs to be done to move us forward.”
“I promise to give to citizens an administration of honesty, integrity and transparency,” she said. “The only special interest will be the public. We are in this together. We rise or fall together.”She gave a shout out to bloggers, thanking us for our support of her campaign - big moment for us at the blogger table!
Here's the other side of the room. The place was packed! I've made some great friends through this campaign. I'm grateful to Annise for that. There were lots of hugs last night!
After she left the room, Parker gave interviews to the national media, and the campaign was nice enough to give me a VIP pass to the media room.
And, here's the Mayor-Elect, smiling, wrapping up the interviews. She gave me a big hug before she left the room, which made my night! I'm so proud of Annise. She's a role model for me - a hard worker, smart, focused, positive, a good mom! Yay, Houston!
Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen. There are too many people to name. This was truly an effort by the grassroots and lots of of folks are celebrating today!
I've got a strong cup of coffee in my hand this morning and a huge smile on my face!
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