​​A Non-Conformist Approach to Life:A Chat with Houston City ​Councilmember Mike Knox
Channel: UHD College of Public Service
Date: 2022-04-04

UHD alumni and current Houston Council Member Mike Knox, At Large Position 1 will join us to discuss his non-conformist approach to life! Council Member Knox ended his high school education, received his GED and joined the United States Air Force. He then earned his college degree from UHD in 1990 in General Studies. Mike realized he had an interest in public safety and crime, which influenced him to join the Houston Police Department as a Police Officer. During his HPD tenure, Council Member Knox worked many gang activity cases which resulted in the creation of HPD's first fulltime Gang Unit. He quickly became a gang expert and authored a book , “Gangsta in the House - Understanding Gang Culture" and public speaker touring the country. Council Member Knox, then left HPD 1995 to peruse a career as a consulting and public speaker on gang youth violence. After 20 years as a public speaker, he ran for office in 2015.

 

Council Member Mike Knox was sworn in and took office in January 2016.  Mike believes that good government requires good judgement, common sense, reason and logic. Council Member Knox works daily to represent the best interests of the citizens of Houston. Council Member Mike Knox is married to the same woman for 45yrs and is the father of Jason M. Knox, who passed in the line of duty as a Houston Police Officer in May of 2020. ​​