Onzelo Markum
Political Commentator - Blog Contributor

    Onzelo Markum III has broad political and public policy experience in Texas and has used that experience to build a successful political and public affairs consulting firm, The Markum Group.

    A well known conservative Republican with polished political skills and campaign-tested experience, Onzelo created the firm to elect Republicans to office by providing hard-hitting political and media consulting.

    Onzelo is the conservative political commentator on the Anything League City Internet radio show (live on Wednesdays at 7p, CST at www.leaguecity.biz) and was the chief strategist for the successful 2005 mayoral campaign for fellow Aggie, League City Mayor Jerry Shults. The Markum Group currently has clients in the 2006 Galveston County Republican primary election and the 2006 League City municipal election.

    Onzelo has extensive writing and public speaking experience, having addressed Republican audiences across Texas on key conservative and political issues such as the defense of marriage, the professionalisation of local campaigns, and conservative media relations 101.

    Onzelo is a dynamic, results-oriented leader with more than fifteen years of experience in the public and private sectors leading high-performance teams, including over fourteen years of service as a Texas police officer where he earned a Medal of Valor.

    From 1991 – 1994, Onzelo was involved in local politics as the elected President of the 100-member League City Police Officers Association. He was appointed to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by then Governor George W. Bush in 1995 where he represented the interests of over 65,000 peace officers in Texas to the Governor and the Texas legislature.

    Onzelo ran for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Congress in 1998 and has been involved in numerous Republican campaigns at the state, county, and local level since the mid-90’s; he has been a force up and down the ballot as one of the premier Republican political operatives in Texas for more than a decade.

    Onzelo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Houston at Clear Lake and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Texas A & M University.

    Onzelo is married to the former Deirdre Williams, Ph.D. and they have two children. The Markum’s are active members of Windsor Village United Methodist Church.