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houston , texas -lsb- http://www.cobradford.com] ron green sam nuchia incumbent harold hurtt houston , texas democratic member # 4 district houston chief of police of the houston city council from the at-large january 2 , 2010 january 1997 dr. dee jackson clarence bradford
 january 2004 clarence bradford attorney , police officer grambling state university
clarence bradford

clarence o'neal bradford , known as c.o. `` clarence '' bradford -lrb- and c.o. `` brad '' bradford during his campaign for harris country district attorney -rrb- , is a houston city council member , a former chief of police of houston , texas , and in 2008 an unsuccessful democratic party candidate for district attorney of harris county , texas .
in the 2011 election , bradford won a second term as a houston city councilmember .
on november 3 , 2009 bradford was elected to the houston city council from at-large position 4 and took office january 2 , 2010 .
c.o. `` brad '' bradford is an attorney , public safety consultant , former houston chief of police and vice mayor pro-tem for the city of houston .
in january 2012 , members of the houston city council elected bradford as vice mayor pro-tem via unanimous vote .
bradford ran three successful citywide campaigns , the maximum -lrb- three terms -rrb- permitted under law .
during his second and third campaign , he won in every council district , without a run-off and got the highest number of votes in all of the citywide contested races .
he became a resident of the city of houston in 1979 .
bradford has lived in hiram clarke , alief , fondren southwest , and macgregor areas , he understands the various characteristics of the houston community and appreciates efforts to focus on neighborhood needs .
bradford served 24 years as a houston police officer and seven years as chief of police .
he was appointed houston 's police chief by mayor bob lanier and re-appointed by mayor lee p. brown .
while serving as chief of police , bradford managed 7,000 personnel and $ 500 million annual budget .
during his tenure , citizens ' fear of crime and public safety concerns went from 59 % in 1996 to only 10 % by the time he left office in 2003 , as documented by dr. stephen klineberg , rice university .
he holds degrees in law from the university of houston law center , criminal justice from grambling state university , and a public administration degree from texas southern university .
also , he is a graduate of the fbi academy and harvard university 's kennedy school of government program for state and local executives .
bradford has combined his education , legal training and police experience to work with neighborhoods and businesses , nationally and internationally , to help develop safety strategies .
he has initiated and led investigations , reviews , and assessments surrounding police , community and incidents of crime on numerous occasions .
chief bradford was part of the leadership team that first developed and implemented community policing strategies in houston , texas .
today , more than 80 % of the police agencies in america utilize some form of community policing ; it is a proven concept in providing public safety services .
chief bradford served one of the longest tenures as a houston police chief and implemented many significant programs and initiatives during his administration .
these include the department 's first alternative dispute resolution process , american sign language program , assessment center process for promotions , expansion of airport security , city/county jail consolidation project , computer crime mapping , crisis intervention team program , decentralized family violence unit , hate crimes program and houston police online .
bradford also initiated hpd crime laboratory accreditation , the first meet and confer employees ' benefits agreement , established the first middle eastern and south asian community liaison , created the no trucks in the left-lane motorists safety program , implemented a racial profiling prohibition policy , implemented hpd 's top 10 sex offenders/parole violators program and created the department 's first crime victim services unit .
he also opened new police stations at four divisions and police storefronts at five locations .
in cooperation with 28 other police agencies and media outlets , bradford implemented the technology to recover abducted kids -lrb- trak -rrb- system and he established the first youth police advisory council in the nation .
bradford has served as a precinct chair and election judge in harris county , texas .
also , he has extensive experience as a senior consultant in the international consulting firm of brown group international -lrb- bgi -rrb- .
bgi is a full-service consulting firm that provides solutions to problems of government , corporations and individuals .
bgi offers services in the areas of public safety , homeland security , crisis management , government relations , community government , personnel selection , litigation support , technology services and international trade .
additionally , bradford has served for several years as an adjunct professor in the school of public affairs at texas southern university .
he is a highly rated professor teaching two particular courses : police administration and judicial administration .
as a houston city council member , bradford focuses on the delivery of core services which include water , garbage , infrastructure issues and safety services .
in addition to serving on the public safety and homeland security committee , he served as chair of the ethics , elections and council governance committee , vice chair of the budget and fiscal affairs committee and chaired a city of houston procurement process task force .
bradford 's civic activities include serving as a precinct chair , election judge , and deputy voter registrar in harris county , texas .
he holds memberships and volunteers in numerous community activities including the enrich after-school -lrb- evaluating the out-of-school-time needs , resources and initiatives in the communities of houston -rrb- houston livestock show and rodeo , education foundation of harris county , american education technologies youth counselor , grambling state university 's criminal justice advisory board , wiley college criminal justice institute , devry university industry advisory board , 100 club , harris county constable precinct 7 advisory board and frequently serves as a university guest lecturer , crime prevention and safety awareness speaker .
