Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard, 38, represents District J, the southwest Houston areas of Galleria, Gulfton, Sharpstown, Braeburn, and Alief. Each of these areas are completely different with a wide range of different ethnicities and political ideology.

That is why District J is the most diverse community in this country with more than 80 languages spoken and where 75 percent of the more than 200,000 people who live there speak something other than English as their first language. What you will not find in District J is a predominately black single family residential neighborhood, yet District J is represented by the only elected black male on the 16-member Houston City Council.

What Pollard has proven through his conscientious concern for his neighbors who are his constituents is that race does not matter in earning support, which is rare in politics today. Usually what we see is people voting only for candidates that look, speak, and think just like they do. But Pollard only speaks English, looks different than many of his constituents, and is an Independent who stays far away from party-identity politics.

The reason he has earned so much support in his diverse district is that he listens, he always shows up, and he gets results. When you can count on your elected official to be present, be open minded, and resolve issues and concerns, race goes out the window.

Many believed Pollard was going to run for City of Houston Mayor this year because of his hard earned support that spans such different economic, age and ethnicity areas but when asked why he decided to run for re-election to District J he said “I feel genuinely privileged and honored to get to represent the people that call District J home. We have achieved much together but have far more work to do.”

Pollard has been a breath of fresh air with his partisan-free approach to governing, and he is a true public servant for his District as a true asset on City Council. He has proven race does not matter when you provide great leadership. He has proven he has earned election to another term in the upcoming Tuesday, November 7 election.

To learn more about Council Member Pollard, visit www.pollardforhouston.com