Houston City Council, District C

Marcus Bell is a small-business owner and Army veteran. He chairs his neighborhood civic club and has organized community cleanups and public safety walks for the last six years.

Rebecca Stein is an attorney specializing in municipal finance and a former chief of staff to a previous Houston City Council member. She has lived in District C for over twenty years.

Sam Hicks is an urban planner and lifelong Houstonian. He has worked on transit-oriented development projects in Houston and Austin, and serves on his neighborhood’s super neighborhood council.

1. Increase police staffing and 911 response times in District C
2. Support small businesses through targeted permit and tax reform
3. Improve the cleanliness and upkeep of city parks

1. Reform the city pension and debt strategy for long-term stability
2. Expand drainage and flood mitigation projects in District C neighborhoods
3. Strengthen accountability of city contracts and procurement

1. Improve street and sidewalk maintenance across District C
2. Expand safe pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure near schools
3. Streamline permitting and inspections for homeowners and small businesses

Army veteran and small-business owner who has chaired a District C civic club for six years.

Municipal finance attorney and former Houston City Council chief of staff.

Urban planner with 12 years of municipal project experience in Houston and Austin.

I am running because residents tell me they want a safer, cleaner district with city services that actually show up.

Houston needs serious financial stewardship right now and I have spent my career on the technical side of city finance.

I want to bring practical planning experience to City Hall to fix everyday problems like potholes, drainage, and slow permits.

Public safety and 911 response times. I will support funding to fully staff Houston Police Department patrol shifts.

Long-term financial stability. I will push for full transparency on pensions, debt, and contracts.

Street and sidewalk conditions. I would push for transparent, neighborhood-by-neighborhood schedules for repaving and sidewalk repair.

I support directing growth in revenue first to public safety, infrastructure, and parks before adding new programs.

I support multi-year financial planning, independent audits, and clear performance metrics for every department.

I support tying any new spending to clear, measurable service-level outcomes.

I will host monthly community walks and ride-alongs with HPD, parks, and public works staff.

I will hold open office hours twice per month and publish my voting rationale on every major item.

I will host weekly walking tours of district neighborhoods and publish a constituent dashboard.

I will publish all campaign and officeholder donors above a low threshold and post my full meeting calendar.

I will sponsor an ordinance requiring publication of all no-bid contracts above a clear threshold.

I will post my full calendar each week and disclose meetings with anyone seeking city contracts or zoning approvals.

Twenty years of leadership experience in the Army and as a small-business owner.

A decade as council chief of staff gives me deep familiarity with how the city actually runs.

My professional background is exactly the work the council oversees: budgeting, capital planning, and zoning.

I have built coalitions with civic clubs, churches, and small business owners of every background in District C.

I have worked with members across the entire political spectrum at City Hall and in the Texas Legislature.

I will treat every neighborhood association in District C as a partner, regardless of who they supported.