The entire Internet seems to be ripping off this KHOU story about Dave Wilson, an anti-gay campaigner in Houston who won a six-year term on the Houston Community College System by giving every indication that, like most of the district, he was a black guy.
A lot of people seem to be skipping past the factor that made this close at all—the system had been scandalized all year, stoking an anti-incumbent vote. But the "white guy who voters might think is black" phenomenon is not unique to Houston. Longtime D.C. voters will remember the epic 2010 campaign of "White Mike" Brown, aka Michael A. Brown, the caucusian politician whose middle initial disappeared during the campaign. Cynics/people who paid attention wondered whether Brown was trying to dupe voters into thinking he was Michael D. Brown, the black city councilman. Late-game campaign signs just straight-up published Brown's white face, warning votes not to be "fooled," and Brown lost.
Bruce A. Austin, the man he unseated
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Bruce A. Austin
TRUSTEE PERSPECTIVE
Bruce A. Austin is a native Houstonian, where he attended Wheatley High School. Elected to the HCCBoard of Trustees in 1989, Mr. Austin was chairman from 1990 to 1992 and again from 2000 to 2002. He served as deputy secretary of the Board in 2006.
Mr. Austin proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years. During his tenure, he was nominated for the U.S. Navy Sailor-of-the-Year award. He was awarded a Presidential Management Internship. He served in the United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, in the Offices Administrative Counsel, Information Technology, Controller and Personnel (management analyst, staff coordinator, budget analyst, personnel analyst and deputy United States Marshal) and in the Office of the Assistant Attorney General for Administration (staff assistant,).
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