Cris Wright - Ballotpedia

Cris Wright is from Houston, Texas. She has a bachelor's degree from Howard University. She is a Christian.

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Cris is the founder and owner of digital services consultancy firm WrightNow Results.

Cris's campaign for Houston City Council At-Large is her first time running for public office.

Supports prioritizing "true small businesses."

Supports experiential apprenticeships for youth pursuing trade and traditional professions.

Supports policies that support part-time and low-revenue businesses.

Supports mobile business advising through city-backed pop-ups at barbershops, flea markets, food truck hubs, and vendor events.

- Supports prioritizing "true small businesses."
- Supports experiential apprenticeships for youth pursuing trade and traditional professions.
- Supports policies that support part-time and low-revenue businesses.
- Supports mobile business advising through city-backed pop-ups at barbershops, flea markets, food truck hubs, and vendor events.

Economy

Believes in providing residents with information and tools to influence local politics.

Supports neighborhood storytelling grants to fund projects that document and celebrate local traditions, food, music, and histories.

- Believes in providing residents with information and tools to influence local politics.
- Supports neighborhood storytelling grants to fund projects that document and celebrate local traditions, food, music, and histories.

Public Services

Supports protecting long-time residents from being displaced by new developments.

Supports assisting residents in transitioning from assisted housing to homeownership in their local neighborhoods.

Supports expanding access to plain-language housing resources, rights, and pathways to homeownership.

- Supports affordable housing.
- Supports protecting long-time residents from being displaced by new developments.
- Supports assisting residents in transitioning from assisted housing to homeownership in their local neighborhoods.
- Supports expanding access to plain-language housing resources, rights, and pathways to homeownership.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes traffic violations should be handled differently for low-income families.

- Believes traffic violations should be handled differently for low-income families.

Public Safety

Supports creating user-friendly tools for residents to track city projects and budgets.

Believes roads have too many potholes and flood too often.

Believes roads have too many potholes and flood too often, and supports investing in infrastructure improvements for "everyday residents."

Supports safer streets and improved lighting for residents.

Supports safer streets and improved lighting for residents and sidewalk repairs, especially where "seniors and kids walk daily."

- Supports creating user-friendly tools for residents to track city projects and budgets.
- Believes roads have too many potholes and flood too often, and supports investing in infrastructure improvements for "everyday residents."
- Supports safer streets and improved lighting for residents and sidewalk repairs, especially where "seniors and kids walk daily."

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of October 13, 2025, Cris Wright’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

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Supports seeking more funding from state and federal governments.

Supports boosting affordable housing by repurposing vacant public land for housing.

Cris Wright is from Houston, Texas. She has a bachelor's degree from Howard University. She attends Christian.

Cris's campaign for Houston City Council At-Large is her first entry into politics. She previously ran for Texas House District 139 in 2024 but did not win.

As of October 13, 2025, Cris Wright did not have a website or any information online.

- 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.