Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, may be more to such voters’ liking. “Voter turnout for run-offs is usually low,” said Mark Jones, a political science fellow at the Baker Institute at Rice University. Political observers note that two big obstacles lie in Jordan’s path to getting elected. Though his name recognition is his chief asset in his mostly African American district, Jordan insists that his Scarface persona is part of his past, not his future. While campaigning, voters ask him what he plans to do if he’s elected, but many can’t help themselves and ask to take a smartphone photo with him. Thirty percent of the population earns less than $25,000 a year, and although that figure has risen over the past two decades, it’s still a plurality.

2017 data compiled by the current city council member, Dwight Boykins, says African Americans make up 53% percent of the district.

With more than 200,000 residents, District D stretches into the south and southeast sides of Houston. “You can sit back and point out the problems or you can address them and bring solutions to the table,” Jordan said Tuesday, referring to chronic poverty and crime that afflicts his neighborhood.

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