Spouse of TV Personality Elected to Public Office
by DON "The Emissary" SERIBUTRA Sunday, Dec. 02, 2001 at 1:20 AM
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Dr. Shelley Sekula Rodriguez makes history as the spouse of a TV personality elected to public office. Has this ever occured before, or is there an affinity with KHOU 11?

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Dr. Shelley Sekula Rodriguez, the widow of KHOU 11's Sylvan Rodriguez, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in April 2000, makes history as the first councilwoman who is a spouse (or widow) of a TV personality. She won by 56%; her opponent, Andrew C. Burks, Jr., ended up with 44% of the vote.

The seat that she ran for, At-Large Position #3, is being vacated by Orlando Sanchez because of term limits. Snachez, who would have became Houston's first Hispanic mayor, ended up with 48% of the vote, where incumbent Lee Brown has won by a narrow margin - 52%.

This is not the first time a spouse of a TV personality has ran for public office like the Houston City Council. Saundria Chase Gray, wife of KHOU-TV 11 anchor Jerome Gray, ran for District D in 1995 and 1997, where Jew Don Boney won both times. Currently, the District D seat is being vacated due to voter imposed term limits; his successor, community activist and radio personality Ada Edwards, received 53% of the vote. Her opponent, real estate developer/businessman Gerald Womack, ended up with 47%.

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