The Houston Police Officers Union this week endorsed Republican candidate Richard Raymond in his bid to unseat Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey.

Fort Bend County resident and HPOU Executive Director Mark Clark and HPOU President Gary Blankenship made the announcement.

Clark is a 31 year veteran of the Houston Police Department and has resided in Fort Bend County for 40 years.

HPOU represents all 5,092 Houston Police officers and takes an active interest in area political races.

Raymond’s endorsement by HPOU and other law enforcement leaders, including four-term Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright, appears to be in response to what many law enforcement officers believe is an anti-police bias on the part of Healey and his staff...

Source: http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/01/28/43604#comment-10295 (full story)

Resources:

http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/sworncomp/2007/270333.pdf

http://myfortbend.net/news/local/politics/1291-fbh-editorial-on-fort-bend-county-das-race-primary-march-2nd