City Council Member District 1
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.
Amber K. Goodwin
In runoffNonpartisan
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 runoffNonpartisan
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