HOUSTON – Nationally recognized attorney Alejandra Salinas announced her candidacy today for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4. 

 

The incumbent, Council Member Letitia Plummer, has resigned to run for a different office. A special election will be held to fill Plummer’s unexpired term. The special election is anticipated to be held on Tuesday, November 4.

 

Salinas said: “Houston is a strong and resilient city with hard-working families and individuals. I am fighting for what my neighbors want and every Houstonian deserves: safer neighborhoods, affordable and reliable city services, and a strong infrastructure that keeps the lights on and keeps floodwaters out of our homes and cars.”

 

Salinas enters the race with a powerful list of early endorsers, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, District Attorney Sean Teare, At-Large City Council Member Sallie Alcorn, and more. (A full list is available at www.AlejandraSalinas.com.) She also starts off with nearly $300,000 in her campaign account.

 

Salinas is a partner at Houston-based Susman Godfrey, the leading law firm that stood up to Donald Trump and won a sweeping injunction nullifying Trump’s illegal executive order and protecting the rule of law.

 

She has protected Harris County elections from partisan interference and reversed discriminatory school policies, and served as a surrogate for President Barack Obama.

 

Outside of the courtroom, Salinas devotes time to mentorship and community organizations. She serves on the board of Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, Second Mile Haiti, a non-profit that works to provide pre-natal and family care to mothers and families in Haiti and C. 60, a non-profit dedicated to the restoration of LULAC’s first clubhouse in Houston. Salinas and her wife Elizabeth live in Montrose and are members of St. Philip Presbyterian Church.