Q&A: Meet the 5 candidates vying for Missouri City City Council District C

Joanna earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. She serves as the president of the Parent Teacher Organization and an international nonprofit. 

Joanna Ouderkirk is a real estate agent. 

As of September 12, 2024, Joanna Ouderkirk did not have a website or any information online.

Believes emergency preparedness is the most pressing need and supports partnering with local agencies to ensure readiness for disasters and having a disaster communication plan.

Supports implementing a disaster communication plan and improving disaster preparedness. 

- Supports implementing a disaster communication plan and improving disaster preparedness. 

Public Services

Public Safety

Energy & the Environment

Wants to update deteriorating roads and expand to ease traffic flow.

Plans to update and expand roads to ease traffic flow and improve mobility. 

- Plans to update and expand roads to ease traffic flow and improve mobility. 

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to maximize limited land for citizens by balancing land use for an expanded tax base.

Plans to maximize land use to benefit citizens.

- Plans to maximize land use to benefit citizens.

Housing & Urban Development

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Feven earned her master's degree in business administration from Texas Woman's University and her doctorate degree in pharmacy from the University of Texas at Tyler. 

Feven Gebremariam currently works as a generation specialist and AI solutions lead. She previously worked as a pharmacist. 

As of September 12, 2024, Feven Gebremariam did not have a website or any information online.

Feven Gebremariam

Mu earned his master's degree in geological and geophysical engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and his master's degree in economics from the University of Houston. He has served as a US Census Field Representative. 

Mu Liu currently works as a consultant. He has previously worked as a business analyst and economist in the oil industry,

As of September 12, 2024, Mu Liu did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to enhance communication with residents and foster citizen participation.

Wants to improve communication with residents and promote citizen participation.

Supports establishing regular City Council office hours for residents and creating effective communication channels.

Supports establishing regular City Council office hours for residents and creating effective communication channels to promote trust. 

Plans to attract tennis and golf tournaments to Missouri City. 

- Wants to improve communication with residents and promote citizen participation.
- Supports establishing regular City Council office hours for residents and creating effective communication channels to promote trust. 
- Plans to attract tennis and golf tournaments to Missouri City. 

Mu Liu

Shad earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Texas. He has served as the chairman of the Texas Realtors and the Houston Association of Realtors. He is also a member of the Missouri City Bond Committee and vice-chairman of the Houston Area Urban League Development Corporation.

Shad Bogany currently works as a broker associate with Better Homes & Gardens Gary Greene. 

As of September 12, 2024, Shad Bogany’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes ensuring a safe community requires increased community engagement and strengthened emergency planning.

Supports strengthening emergency planning measures and increasing community engagement to improve public safety.

- Supports strengthening emergency planning measures and increasing community engagement to improve public safety.

Believes Missouri City's growth relies on zoning reform, mixed-use developments, and infrastructure upgrades.

Supports zoning reform, increasing mixed-use developments, and upgrading infrastructure to grow Missouri City's population. 

Believes the city's main priority should be updating the Comprehensive Plan to include tactics for attracting diverse businesses, job creation, business incentives, and increasing workforce housing.

- Supports zoning reform, increasing mixed-use developments, and upgrading infrastructure to grow Missouri City's population. 
- Supports increasing workforce housing.

Shad Bogany

Shaizad earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and his bachelor's degree in natural gas and petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University. 

Shaizad (Sam) Chatriwala is an engineering consultant. 

As of September 12, 2024, Shaizad (Sam) Chatriwala did not have a website or any information online.

Plans to push for incentives to attract manufacturing and startups to create jobs and diversify the economy.

Supports incentives that attract manufacturing and startups to create jobs and diversify the economy.

- Supports incentives that attract manufacturing and startups to create jobs and diversify the economy.

Supports securing the power grid and creating a task force to address post-disaster challenges.

Supports securing the power grid during severe weather conditions and creating a task force to address post-disaster challenges.

- Supports securing the power grid during severe weather conditions and creating a task force to address post-disaster challenges.

Said, "I will also work to lower property taxes to make Missouri City more affordable, attract new residents and boost local growth."

Supports lowering property taxes to increase affordability, attract new residents, and boost local growth.

Believes upgrading aging infrastructure should be the first step towards revising the 2017 comprehensive plan.

Supports upgrading aging infrastructure. 

- Supports lowering property taxes to increase affordability, attract new residents, and boost local growth.
- Supports upgrading aging infrastructure. 

Shaizad (Sam) Chatriwala

- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
- Council members can be elected to represent specific districts or the entire city at-large.
- The structure of city councils, including the number of members, their terms, term limits, and partisanship, differs by county.