The campaigns have marched on, the Houston Chronicle has endorsed, and people have started voting.
Thus far in Precinct 5 there have been 3792 people that voted early and 1215 mail ballots that have been returned.
The Chronicle endorsed Jerome Moore, and Jerry Rodriguez was a close second.
Two Democratic primary candidates for Precinct 5 constable, both experienced law enforcement officers, know how it feels to be mistreated by police.
Gerardo “Jerry” Rodriguez, 41,says he was 19 and leaving a hot dog restaurant when he and his friends were wrongly arrested and hauled off to jail.
Jerome Moore, now 50, says he was 24 and in a car with three other young Black men when police ordered them to halt. “We’re gonna teach you guys to stop,” he remembers one officer shouting. “Shut up!”
Moore and Rodriguez say those run-ins inspired them to become law enforcement officers.
“We have to treat people the way they want to be treated,” Moore says.
“Be the change,” says Rodriguez.
The two share other similarities. Both have master’s degrees and endless appetites for training and continuing education.
They work and live in Precinct 5, which encompasses much of west Houston and west Harris County.
It’s a close call, but we give the nod to Moore.
Currently a lieutenant, he spent two years working as chief deputy to the constable in Precinct 2. He has more administrative experience than Rodriguez, a sergeant. Moore can manage the precinct’s complicated budget. Source
The Chronicle must have idiots doing the selecting, as I seriously doubt whoever winds up as Constable does the budget. They hire people who do that. The constable decides how to spend the money, not keep track of it. Constables hire people with a financial background to do the budget and to keep track of it. The Commissioners Court determines how much money to allocate to each precinct. For Example, John Whitmire does not do the budget.
The Chronicle also has an article about people who do not reside in the district, they had the following to say about Gorman who is one of the candidates running for constable in precinct 5:
William Gorman, Democrat, Precinct 5 Constable
Gorman listed a house in Sharpstown he said belongs to his brother’s partner.
Montgomery County property records show he bought a house in 2022 in Conroe, where he claims a homestead exemption.
Gorman said that he bought the house for his mother, and he continues to live in Sharpstown with his brother and brother’s partner.
“I just kind of live there, stay there while I work. For the house up here in Conroe, my mom lives here,” Gorman said. “Roughly a little bit before the election, when I decided I wanted to run, I moved back to the house (in Sharpstown).”
Gorman faces three other candidates in the Democratic race for Precinct 5 Constable. Source
Jerome Moore Work History – someone should find out why he left precinct 2.
Jerome began his law enforcement career at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office in December of 1998. He left the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2000 to join Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 5. After 20 years of dedicated service with Precinct 5, he was appointed Chief Deputy at the Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 2. He then returned to Harris County Constable’s Office Precinct 5 in December of 2022, where he currently serves as a lieutenant.
Only one candidate sent me a political mailer, and that was Jerry Rodriguez.
Only two candidates turned in a 30-day campaign report, Jerry Rodriguez and Jerome Moore.
