October 18, 2019
Pursuant to Section II, 7.00 of the Fund’s established Policies, the following active members have been nominated for the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees. Names below are in order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot.
Position II (Two), reserved for an active classified firefighter member selected from the ranks of Captain or Senior Captain assigned to suppression division:
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Candidates
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Ballots Received
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Percent
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1. David Riegor
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200
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53.19%
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2. Tommy Lummus
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176
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46.81%
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The elected candidate for Position II (Two) will be sworn in at the January 2020 Board meeting of the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund. The new 3-year term will begin on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2022.
Position IV (Four) reserved for an active classified firefighter member who is devoted full-time to Fire Prevention or Fire Investigation and who is not a member of the suppression division:
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Candidates
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Ballots Received
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Percent
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1. Lemuel D. Bruce Jr.
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59
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15.61%
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2. Jia Wen “Pete” Ng
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198
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52.38%
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3. John W. Fugate
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77
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20.37%
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4. Richard W. Galvan
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44
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11.64%
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Total – 378 ballots submitted for this position
The elected candidate for Position IV (Four) will be sworn in at the next Board meeting of the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund. They will remain until the end of the current term which expires on December 31, 2020.
Trustee Position V (Five), reserved for an active member selected from the classified firefighter assigned to work full-time in the Fire Alarm Operations Division:
Candidate
1. Gerard L. Daniels *
The candidate for Position V (*uncontested) will automatically remain in his position for a new term on the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees. The new 3-year term will begin on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2022.
Lisa Slagle, Board Secretary
Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees
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