John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who is the 63rd mayor of Houston, Texas, the most populous city in Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Whitmire was a member of the Texas State Senate from 1983 to 2023, representing District 15, which included much of northern Houston.
He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 through 1983. He also served as the Acting Governor of Texas in 1993 as part of the "Governor for a Day" tradition.
In November 2021, Whitmire announced his candidacy for mayor of Houston in the 2023 election. In November 2023, he advanced to a runoff with Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. He won the runoff on December 9, 2023.

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