Hobert “Gunny” Brown
Candidate for Amarillo City Council, Place 1 (Open Seat)
Brown/Photo by Campaign
Question: What is your age?
Answer: 55
Q: How long have you lived in Amarillo?
A: 13 years
Q: What is your educational background?
A: Amarillo College/Wayland Baptist
Q: What is your occupation?
A: Retired USMC
Q: If you are a business owner, please list the business or businesses that you own.
A: N/A
Q: Please list any civic boards or commissions (non-profit, government, union, political, etc.) on which you have served as a board member or equivalent.
A: NAACP 3rd VP , Save Amarillo PAC- Treasurer,
Q: If your campaign has any online campaign resources where voters can learn more about you, such as social media accounts or a website, please list them below.
A: WWW.VOTEGUNNY.COM FB PAGE HOBERT GUNNY BROWN
Q: Why did you decide to run for this office in 2021?
A: It was time for Amarillo to have an elected official who would focus on the citizens, and not the special interests
Q: If elected, what will be your top three priorities in office?
A: (1) Rebuilding the trust in City Hall, (2) Single member-district (3) Re-energizing the Northside, Eastside, and San Jacinto neighborhood.
Q: What is your opinion on taxpayer-funded lobbying? Please explain.
A: It's the responsibility of the mayor and city council to lobby for anything that their city might need. Under no circumstance should taxpayer money be use for lobbyist.
Q: Do you support moving municipal elections to November of even-numbered years? Please explain.
A: Yes! By moving the city election in line with the national and state election it would save the city thousand of dollars, as well as increasing voter turn out.
Q: Do you support single-member districts for City Council representation? Please explain.
A: Yes! Simply put, more accountability, as well as true whole city representation.
Q: In what cases would you support efforts to raise property taxes? Please explain.
A: Only if the citizens vote to raise their own property taxes.
Q: In the 2020 general election, did you support or oppose Proposition A ($275 million Amarillo Civic Center and downtown projects bond)? Please explain.
A: Oppose. Extremely too high of a tax increase, as well as there was no guarantee that we would still be able to generate any major events.
Q: What is an issue you believe has gone overlooked in your race and how will you address it if elected?
A: Respect for the citizens. In my day-to-day dealing with the public.
Q: Why are you the best candidate for voters to support for this position?
A: I am the only candidate that will guarantee that each vote that I cast will be a vote for the citizens of Amarillo.