Sue Lovell

Sue Lovell is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Bio
Lovell is a long-time Democratic activist in Houston, Texas. Currently, she is a city-council member in Houston's at large district two and Houston's Vice Mayor Pro-Tem.


 * She moved to Houston from Fresno, CA at age 19, but it is unclear if she was actually born in Fresno (the one question I forgot to ask during the interview).
 * She did not attend college.
 * She is an at large city councilmember, city of Houston, TX.

Affiliations
On June 27, 2007, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced the formation of the LGBT Americans For Hillary Steering Committee. Lovell is a member of that committee.

Involvement in the Democratic Party

 * She was a precinct judge for 10 years before becoming a city councilmember.
 * She is a state Democratic Executive Committee member.
 * She is serving her second term in as a DNC superdelegate, a post she was elected to almost 8 years ago.
 * She is a member of the Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Steering Committee for Hillary Clinton's campaign,

Endorsements

 * Endorsed Hillary around the middle of last year
 * She said she has "many friends" from Bill Clinton's campaign who are also working for Hillary.

More background data
Personal political interests and issues
 * She is an advocate of all LGBT issues, with particular attention paid to AIDS education,
 * One of her passions in city council is graffiti removal and prevention.
 * She currently serves on the following committees as a city councilmember: budget and fiscal affairs ethics human services and technology access public safety and homeland security quality of life sustainable growth regulation, development, and neighborhood protection chair of historic preservation subcommittee

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
 * Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
 * Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections