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A member of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court said on Wednesday, April 12 that he’ll seek reelection despite his home of nearly 50 years having been rezoned from the district he represents, Houston-based media outlets reported.
According to Houston CW affiliate KIAH, Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers said redistricting won’t prevent him from running for another term in next year’s election.
KIAH reported that Meyers’ colleagues declined his request to reinsert his neighborhood into Precinct 3 with a 3-2 party-line vote.
“As a member of commissioners court, I have led efforts that reduced property taxes by more than $1 billion, creating a business climate that attracted new diversified businesses to Fort Bend County and continues to provide high-paying jobs for our residents,” Meyers, a Republican, said, per the station. “I will continue to be a voice of reason and fiscal responsibility on the court.”
The redistricting occurred in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County’s largest city, two years ago.
According to Houston ABC affiliate KTRK, Meyers and his wife, Janet, called the Sugar Creek neighborhood home for as long as they were married. Sugar Creek was where the couple raised their three children and received visits from their grandchildren until Janet’s passing from an undisclosed illness, KTRK reported.
"My wife and I were married 56 years before she died in January of this year," the commissioner said in the report. "Forty-seven of those years, we lived together in that home."
Per KTRK, state law requires those in public office to reside within the boundaries of the areas they represent.
Meyers has represented Precinct 3 since 1996, the station reported, and his pursuit to stay on the horseshoe may prompt him to move away from his longtime home.
"I'd like to get reelected," he told KTRK. "I'm not prepared to retire just yet, and I don't like to be forced to retire. Let it be my decision. Let it be the voters' decision."