Joe Panzarella begins service as new District C council member

Joe Panzarella was sworn in May 27 to represent District C on Houston City Council.

He took over after former council member Abbie Kamin stepped down to run for Harris County attorney.

What happened

Mayor John Whitmire swore Panzarella in at the regular council meeting May 27.

“It is truly an honor and a privilege to be here working with all of you today,” Panzarella said.

He thanked his family and supporters for attending the meeting.

Meet the council member

Panzarella is the president of Freedman’s Town Superneighborhood and works in renewable energy as a developer managing multimillion-dollar projects.

His campaign ran on safe streets, affordable housing and responsible government, according to an April 5 statement. In a Q&A with Community Impact, he noted his top three priorities as establishing responsive constituent services, safe streets and protecting Houston residents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“No family should worry about missed trash pickup, streets flooding, or their child being hit by a car,” Panzarella said. “I will improve city services like sanitation, water and infrastructure by looking at the data, proactively connecting with constituents, demanding transparency in reporting, fighting for funding in the budget, and relentless follow-through.”

One more thing

Panzarella will serve in the position until January 2028.