Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs | |
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Board of Directors of The Woodlands Township | |
Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John McMullan |
Constituency | Position 5 |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 22nd district | |
In office November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tom DeLay |
Succeeded by | Nick Lampson |
Member of the Houston City Council from the At-large #3 District | |
In office January 2, 2002 – November 8, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Orlando Sanchez |
Succeeded by | Melissa Noriega |
Personal details | |
Born | Shelley Ann Sekula June 22, 1953 Floresville, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Robert Gibbs, Jr. |
Residence | The Woodlands, Texas |
Alma mater | Our Lady of the Lake University (BS) University of Texas Medical Branch (MD) |
Occupation | Physician |
Shelley Ann Sekula-Gibbs
Early life and career
Sekula-Gibbs was born to parents of
Sekula-Gibbs operated her own dermatology practice in the
Sekula-Gibbs serves on the Greater Houston Partnership as a member of the Health Care Advisory Committee and as a member of the Houston Galveston Area Council Emergency/Trauma Care Policy Council. She is also a part of the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library, where she serves on the board of directors.
Sekula-Gibbs retired from practicing medicine in 2014, citing personal health issues.
Political career
Houston City Council
Sekula-Gibbs won election to the At Large, Position Three on Houston City Council in 2001 as Shelley Sekula-Rodriguez, from her marriage to the late TV newscaster Sylvan Rodriguez. In 2005 she was re-elected by her present name.[9] Sekula-Gibbs is the first physician to have ever been elected to serve on Houston City Council.[citation needed]
As a member of Houston City Council, Sekula-Gibbs served on the Quality of Life, Budget and Fiscal Affairs, Pension Review, Council Governance, Environment and Public Health, Ethics, and International Liaison and Protocol committees.[citation needed]
Sekula-Gibbs resigned her seat on the Houston city council on November 8, 2006, following her victory in the special election to fill the two-month unexpired term of Tom DeLay. A special election was held to fill her Council seat in May 2007; in runoff voting Democrat Melissa Noriega won the position.[10]
2006 congressional race
On August 17, 2006, Sekula-Gibbs was selected as the endorsed Republican write-in candidate for District 22.
The district is heavily Republican in both the eastern portion of the district (where Sekula-Gibbs' base is located) and in the western portion (where Wallace comes from). The main counties in the district,
On October 30, 2006, a poll was released that was conducted by John Zogby and sponsored by the Houston Chronicle and KHOU, intended to gauge support for the various candidates in the district race. Sekula-Gibbs received support of 28 percent of respondents, compared to 36 percent support for Lampson, according to the poll of more than 500 likely voters in the 22nd Congressional District.[21]
On November 7, 2006, Sekula-Gibbs lost the general election for the seat to Democrat Nick Lampson, but won the special election to fulfill the remainder of former Representative Tom DeLay's term in the final session of the 109th Congress.[22]
Special election
Texas Governor
Sekula-Gibbs won the special election on November 7, 2006.[22]
On November 13, Sekula-Gibbs was sworn in for the vacant seat. She said she would use her brief time in Congress, "For tax cuts. For immigration reform. To make sure we have a good solution for the war in Iraq."[26] Her term expired on January 3, 2007, when Nick Lampson was sworn in to represent the district.
2008 congressional race
Sekula-Gibbs ran again for the Congressional seat in 2008. She won the first round with 29.72%--short of the majority needed to win the nomination outright. She advanced to a runoff in April against runner-up Pete Olson, a former aide to former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm.[27][28] Sekula-Gibbs criticized Olson as "a Washington insider ... [who] moved here just six months ago to run."[29] Nevertheless, 12 of Texas's 19 Republican congressmen endorsed Olson in the primary.[30] Gibbs' campaign manager in the 2008 primary was conservative activist Clymer Wright, father of the municipal term limits movement in Houston. Olson won the April 8 runoff, taking 69 percent of the vote to Sekula-Gibbs' 31 percent.[31][32][33]
2019 The Woodlands Township board election
In July 2019, Sekula-Gibbs filed to run for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, Position #5. She faced Walter C. Cooke, an attorney, and Rashmi Gupta.[34] She said that her focus, as a director, was going to be "flood mitigation, incorporation, traffic and mobility and parks and recreation".[35][36] Sekula-Gibbs defeated Cooke and Gupta by receiving 48.43% of the vote, outpacing her nearest rival by nineteen percent.[37] She was sworn in as director on November 20, 2019.[38]
Personal life
Sekula-Gibbs has been married three times. The first time to Alan Greenberg, the second time to
In June 2002, she married Robert W. Gibbs, Jr., former director of corporate community relations at
See also
References
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- ^ "Noriega easily wins Houston council seat runoff". Chron. June 17, 2007.
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- ^ Hanson, Eric (August 19, 2006). "Sekula-Gibbs picked as write-in candidate". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
- ^ Lozano, Juan A. (August 17, 2006). "Texas GOP Back Houston Councilwoman". Associated Press. Retrieved August 21, 2006. [dead link]
- ^ Dunn, Bob (August 21, 2006). "Wallace Announces Decision Today; Campbell, Turner Pick Sekula-Gibbs". FortBendNow. Retrieved August 21, 2006. [dead link]
- ^ Murphy, Bill; Matt Stiles (August 19, 2006). "Sekula-Gibbs faces big hurdles in 22nd bid". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2006.
- ^ Dunn, Bob (August 21, 2006). "Wallace Ends Write-In Bid For Congress; Says He Won't Seek Re-election As Mayor". FortBendNow. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2006.
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- ^ "Write-in for DeLay spot has a shot" by Kristen Mack, Houston Chronicle, October 30, 2006 Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Giroux, Greg (November 8, 2006). "Sekula-Gibbs Wins (and Loses), Will Go to Congress (for Two Months)". Congressional Quarterly/The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ Ratcliffe, R.G. (August 29, 2006). "Perry sets November 7 as election day for DeLay's seat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 29, 2006.
- ^ Castro, April (August 29, 2006). "Special election to finish DeLay's term in Congress set Nov. 7". Associated Press. Retrieved August 29, 2006.[dead link]
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- ^ Washington Post, November 15, 2006
- ^ "2008 Republican Party Primary Election Returns". Texas Secretary of State's Office. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ^ Bernstein, Alan (March 5, 2008). "Congressional District 22: Sekula Gibbs, Olson set up runoff battle for House seat". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Olson Wins Run-Off Elections". Fox 26. April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ Bernstein, Alan (March 6, 2008). "A congressional chorus backs Olson in 22nd District runoff". Texas on the Potomac. Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ Kraushaar, Josh (April 8, 2008). "Olson Wins Texas Runoff, Will Face Lampson". CBS News. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ Blake, Aaron (April 8, 2008). "Olson tops Sekula Gibbs in Texas runoff". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 13, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ^ CQ Politics | Texas GOP Runoff Goes to Ex-Senate Aide in Race for DeLay's Old Seat Archived October 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ November 5, 2019 Election, The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, Candidates in Ballot Order, The Woodlands Township. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Forward, Jeff. Veteran Republican Sekula-Gibbs seeks Woodlands board seat, The Courier of Montgomery County, July 26, 2019.
- ^ Forward, Jeff. Local attorney Cooke vying to replace McMullan on Woodlands board, The Courier of Montgomery County, July 26, 2019.
- ^ Bruse, Jennifer. Unofficial 2019 Election Results, Hello The Woodlands, November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Agendas, minutes, and more (November 2019)". The Woodlands Township. November 2019. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ Sekula-Gibbs Campaign website Archived October 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine