Statement by Annise Parker on Former DA Kim Ogg

Former DA Kim Ogg and I have known each other for years. Along with other Democrats, I supported her as the Democratic nominee for District Attorney in 2016. By the time she ran for re-election, I was the CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a national organization that works to elect LGBTQ+ people to public office. The organization endorsed Ogg and my contract with the Victory Fund required me to support its endorsed candidates.

 

While I do appreciate the support of Houstonians with a broad spectrum of political views, I did not ask for Ogg’s endorsement in my race for county judge. I do not agree with her criticism of the Democratic Party, nor with her disrespectful comments about our local Democratic leaders, made at a recent Log Cabin Republican meeting and reported in the Houston Chronicle.

 

I will continue to do everything in my power to strengthen the position of Democrats here in Harris County and across the country as I have always done.