Former Houston City Council member, At-Large Position 4

Letitia Plummer is a dentist and small business owner who served on Houston City Council in At-Large Position 4 from January 2020 until she resigned to run for county judge in 2025². She holds degrees from Spelman College and Baylor College of Dentistry². She is the Democratic nominee for Harris County Judge¹.

Where they stand 3 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesHold them about steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a 2026 candidate Q&A she said: "I do not support raising taxes while residents face an affordability crisis." (2026-09) source
  • Her platform pledges to stop county property tax increases and keep the overall tax rate low. (2026) source
  • She said she would have voted against the 7.6 percent county tax rate increase approved on Sept. 8, 2026. (2026-09-12) source
  • In October 2024, as a Houston council member, she joined three colleagues in proposing a 5 percent city property tax rate increase to cover Hurricane Beryl and derecho cleanup; the proposal was withdrawn after the state announced disaster aid. She has described it as an emergency measure. (2024-10) source
• Policing and crimeMajor reform: much less incarceration and a smaller role for policemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In her 2026 primary voters guide answer she called for "Justice Decarceration and Reinvestment": shifting county funding to maximize cite and release, expand the Public Defender's Office and invest in non-police emergency response "to dramatically reduce the jail population." (2026) source
  • In June 2020 she proposed Houston budget amendments to eliminate 199 vacant police positions and shift about $11.4 million to police oversight, de-escalation training and diversion programs, and to fund a mental health response team from a cadet class; council rejected or referred them. (2020-06) source
  • She said in 2020 that her proposals were not about eliminating the police. (2020-06-11) source
  • In 2026 she questioned the cost of the county's law enforcement pay parity raises and said pay should reflect each agency's duties. (2026-08) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • As a Houston City Council member she proposed the first city ordinance limiting how Houston police interact with ICE; it was adopted after she left office and later amended. (2025) source
  • She said she is the only candidate in the race who does not support the 287(g) agreements with ICE that state law now requires large-county sheriffs to seek, and said she would use county oversight to support legal help for detained immigrants. (2026-09-12) source
  • Her platform says she will defend immigrant rights and seek transparency in the use of local resources for federal immigration enforcement. (2026) source

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