Rev. Andrew C. Burks Battles for City Council Seat
Rev. Andrew C. Burks
Burks is a Houston native that graduated from Blackshear Elementary, Ryan Junior High and Jack Yates High School before completing San Jacinto Junior College and entering Texas Southern University. At the height of the Vietnam War he joined the United States Air Force.
Burks following college worked for Western Electric and then Southwestern Bell before building AMPM Telephone Service in the early 1980s.
“We named it AMPM because we wanted to work morning and night to get jobs done right for growing families and businesses across all Houston. We’ve done that for nearly 30 years. I‘ve built my business and raised my family. I can commit to building a better Houston together with and for the families that make Houston our country‘s can do city,” he said.
“I believe in Houston but together we can do better. I’ve always made my home in Houston. This is where I earned my education and joined our country’s armed forces, ministered my church, married my wife and where together we’ve been consistently active as precinct chairman and elections judge, civic club president, veterans and community affairs and most important where we raised our children and grandchildren and are active in their schools, sports and church activities,” said Burks who wants better for the city that means all to him.
Burks is running for At Large Position 2 to battle Sue Lovell who he has said has gone against the morals of the communities that made her a council member, against the small businesses that need support, against the over taxed tax payers that put her in office and against the African Americans and the city as a whole with her having campaigned against President Barack Obama.
“I fought Southern Crushed Concrete from coming to our communities. I’ve fought for police patrols and for fire fighters, come out for comprehensive flood controls and transparency for taxpayers to know where it is their taxes are going and not going in the funding and running of our city government. As a successful businessman I believe we can get a better return on the investments we make in our city through property and sales taxes, fees and fines,” said Burks who wants respect from area tax entities for seniors, disabled and military veterans.
Filing for mayor, controller, five at large and nine district council seats began August 2 and ends 5 pm at the mayor’s office September 2. The last day to register to vote is October 2. Early voting is October 19-30 and the Election Day is November 3, which is in less than three months.
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