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Nick Long

TX · Mayor of League City

Current mayor of League City, Texas.

Where Nick Long stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Housing Affordability (2 records)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted with the rest of council to turn down a state grant for up to 10 public electric vehicle charging stations on city property. It failed 0-7.

    July 13, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Voted against letting a drilling well bore sit within 600 feet of a single-family home. The exception passed 6-2.

    May 11, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • As mayor, made a motion to budget $1.6 million so the city could take over the League City part of the county drainage district. He said nearby residents were being "double taxed."

    September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: communityimpact.com

  • Moved to propose a 2021 property tax rate of $0.435526. Council raised it to $0.475526 over his no vote, and that motion then failed 4-4. He then voted for a $0.465526 rate, which passed 6-2.

    August 10, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Backed failed amendments to send a $7.5 million animal shelter project to a public vote and to cap its cost at $3.5 million. He then voted against the project, which passed 6-2.

    April 10, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Voted against a 3% pay raise for city employees. The raise failed on a 4-4 tie.

    April 11, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Cast the only vote against a 2016 ordinance to borrow money through certificates of obligation, city debt repaid with a property tax. It passed 6-1.

    July 12, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
  • Voted against city support for Clear Lake Apartments, an affordable rental housing project seeking state housing tax credits. The support failed 1-7.

    February 22, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Voted against final approval to rezone about 11 acres near Big League Dreams Parkway for the Pinnacle Park Apartments. It passed 4-3.

    March 9, 2021Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • As mayor, made a motion to budget $1.6 million so the city could take over the League City part of the county drainage district. He said nearby residents were being "double taxed."

    September 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: communityimpact.com

Track record — General

General · 7 records
  • As mayor, voted against allowing limited fireworks on New Year's and the Fourth of July. The measure failed 3-5.

    May 14, 2024

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Voted against a city resolution opposing state bills that limit cities' use of public money for lobbyists. The resolution passed 4-3.

    March 23, 2021

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Left the council room with another member to break quorum, objecting that a colleague left instead of abstaining. He then returned and changed the motion to approve apartments near Big League Dreams Parkway only if part became retail within 18 months. It passed.

    February 10, 2021

    Source: communityimpact.com

  • Voted against giving 18% of League City's federal CARES Act relief money to Galveston County for COVID-19 testing of residents. The plan failed 2-6.

    July 14, 2020

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Added a change to League City's COVID-19 emergency order that lifted the ban on religious gatherings while urging churches to hold services online. It passed 6-2. He then voted against the amended order, which passed 5-3.

    March 24, 2020

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Voted against giving federal workers hurt by the 2019 government shutdown extra time to pay required city service bills. The resolution passed 6-2.

    January 22, 2019

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

  • Moved to hold the 2016 property tax rate at the no-increase 'effective' rate of $0.550866. The motion failed 3-5. He later moved a $0.57 rate, a 3.47% increase, which passed.

    October 4, 2016

    Source: legistar1.granicus.com

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