Melissa Noriega Shows Strong, City-wide Support
HOUSTON (April 3, 2007) - Today, Melissa Noriega announced that with the support of people throughout the city she has raised over $100,770 in her race for Houston City Council At-Large, Position 3.
"The broad support our campaign is receiving is very encouraging. It is wonderful to see police officers and firefighters, business people and labor groups, as well as Houstonians from across the city, unite behind the belief that together we can have a positive effect on the future of our city," said Melissa Noriega.
Attached is a list of Melissa's supporters which includes many current and former officeholders, such as Mayor Bob Lanier, Controller Annise Parker, and Council members Carol Alvarado, Chris Bell, Peter Brown, Ada Edwards, Adrian Garcia, Sue Lovell, Gordon Quan, Gracie Saenz and Eleanor Tinsley.
Melissa Noriega is uniquely qualified to serve on City Council. She was a member of the Legislature for one regular and two special called sessions while her husband, Lt. Col. Rick Noriega, was stationed in Afghanistan. For 27 years Melissa has worked in public education, where her passion has been Parent Involvement, Family Leadership and Community Engagement. Melissa is involved at the grassroots level of the community, having served as president of her civic club, providing leadership to nonprofit organizations, and volunteering at her son's school and family's church.
Melissa's Supporters
Current and Former Officials
HCC Board Member Jay Aiyer
State Representative Dr. Alma A. Allen
Houston City Council Member Carol Alvarado
Honorable Ben and Melanie Barnes
Honorable Chris and Alison Bell
Honorable Laurie and Jeff Bricker
Houston City Council Member Peter Brown
State Representative Ellen Cohen
Honorable Paul Colbert
State Representative Garnet Coleman
Honorable Art and Alicia Contreras
State Representative Harold Dutton
Houston City Council Member Ada Edwards
State Representative Jessica Farrar
State Senator Mario Gallegos
Houston City Council Member Adrian Garcia
Honorable Herlinda Garcia
State Senator Mario Gallegos
State Representative Ana Hernandez
State Representative Scott Hochberg
State Representative Chuck Hopson
Honorable William E. King
Honorable Bob and Elyse Lanier
Honorable Herman Litt
Honorable Al Luna
Houston City Council Member Sue Lovell
State Representative Borris Miles
Honorable Michael Mosteit
State Representative Dora Olivo
Houston City Controller Annise Parker
Honorable Gordon Quan
State Representative Richard Raymond
Honorable Gracie Saenz
Ambassador Arthur Schechter
HCC Board Member Richard Schechter
Honorable Sue Schechter
State Representative Senfronia Thompson
Honorable Eleanor Tinsley
Constable Victor Trevino
State Representative Hubert Vo
State Senator John Whitmire
Organizations and PACS
African Coalition PAC
Asian American Democrats of Texas
AT&T Texas PAC
CenterPoint Energy PAC
CWA Local 6222 PAC
Filipino American Caucus for Empowerment
Harris County AFL-CIO Council
Harris County Democrats
Heights Democrats
Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC
Houston Police Officers' Union PAC
Houston Police Retired Officers Association PAC
Houston Professional Firefighters Association Local #341
IBEW-C.O.P.E Local #66
ILA PAC
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Action Fund, Inc
Plumbers Local #68 PAC
Sharpstown Democrats
Tejano Democrats
Others
Sylvie Adams
Joe B. Allen
Tom P. Allen
Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
Arnold and Langrand Communications
Janie L. Arsizo
Scott Atlas
Dr. Dionel Aviles
Rosa Balaco
Donald & Susan Bankston
Alice Bergeron
Melissa Bondy
Bob Borochoff
C.O. "Brad" Bradford
Gloria Briseno
Lena M. Brooks
Jim Bruzzese
Margaret V. Buchorn
Patricia Cabrera
Zeph Capo
James P. Cargas
Darryl Carter
Terry Cheng
John Cobarruvias
Elizabeth Cocina
Nikki Cooper
Dan Cromack
David Cromack
Stephen David
June Deadrick
AJ Durrani
Michael Engelhart
Gayle Fallon
Alan Fiszman
Clyde Fitzgerald
Sonny Flores
Kelly Frels
Franklin, Cardwell & Jones
Bill Garcia
Richard Garcia
Judith Gatchell
Walter and Paula Goff
Doris Graham
Blake Green
Jerry Greenspan
Rod and Mary Harper
Joan Harrington
Hal Heitman
Barbara Hermes
Nicholas Hellyar
Janet and Paul Hobby
Mohammed Imaduddin
Loren D. Jackson, Esq.
John E. Joiner
Patricia K. Joiner
Debra Kerner
Chad Khan
Mark Kollmorgen
Kuman Karakheti
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP
Larry Lipton
Judy Long
Rick Lord
Al Luna
Phillip McNutt
Hans Marticiuc
D. Fred Martinez
Vidal Martinez
Edward M. Matusak
Charles Mayfield, Jr.
Stace Medellin
Sylvia S. Medellin
Robert Miller
David M. Mincberg
Linda Morales
Benton Musselwhite
Guadalupe Navarro
Yolanda Black Navarro
Cristina Oliveros
Sonia Perez
Ann Petrillo
Arthur Pronin
Edwin Ramsey & Catherine Gleitz
Gail Hartshorn Revis
Olga Rodriguez
Joseph W. Samuels
Babe Schwartz
Barry Silverman
Chuck Silverman
Bobby and Jasmeeta Singh
Jose Soto
Barbara and Bob Stout
Ellen Stupak-Shaw
Mini Timmaraju
Linda Trevino
Raymond Turner
Aimee Turney
Lee Vela
Jane Vidales
Sherry Sellers Vinson
John and Emily Walker
Claudia Williamson
Kellen Wilson
E. Dale Wortham
Ed Wulfe
Frank Ybarra
Katherine and Mark Yzaguirre
Roy Zermeno
