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City Council Member District 1

Unofficial result: Runoff — Amber K. Goodwin (Nonpartisan), Misael Ramos (Nonpartisan)

Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com

What does this office do?

  • Passing city laws, called ordinances
  • Approving the city budget
  • Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks

Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,

Candidates:

Nonpartisan

Alexandria Anderson is a small-business owner, retired professional sprinter, neighborhood leader, and Austin city commissioner. She emphasizes transparent government, fiscal responsibility, housing stability, infrastructure, climate resilience, public safety, and resident engagement.

Nonpartisan

Amber K. Goodwin is a Travis County assistant district attorney, attorney, organizer, and gun-violence-prevention advocate. She emphasizes affordable housing, economic opportunity, health-care access, violence prevention, public safety, transit, and equitable infrastructure.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for

Nonpartisan

Michael Nahas is an economist, programmer, former quantitative trader, and member of Austin's Economic Prosperity Commission. He emphasizes housing affordability, lower taxes, responsible spending, and stronger oversight of city finances and pensions.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 1 against, Housing Affordability 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,

Misael Ramos

In runoff

Nonpartisan

Misael Ramos is a community organizer and affordable-development advocate with two decades of Austin policy work. He has led a neighborhood association and housing nonprofit and emphasizes affordability, safer neighborhoods, accessible transit, culture, and green communities.

Nonpartisan

Portia Riggins is a third-generation East Austin resident and accounting and finance student. She emphasizes housing stability, public safety, infrastructure and mobility, workforce development, accessible health and mental-health services, transparency, and equitable resources.

Nonpartisan

Steven Brown chairs the Givens Park Advisory Board and has worked in health care for more than 20 years. His civic work includes public-health access and park advocacy; he emphasizes housing affordability, anti-displacement, fiscal accountability, wages, and environmental justice.

Sources: austintexas.gov2