Candidates for Mayor & City Council

WE ARE TRACKING EVERY CANDIDATE WHO HAS FILED
TO RUN FOR MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL.

……

Below you can find links to each candidate’s website and social media. In early September, we will announce our endorsement of the candidates we feel are best able to lead Austin into the future.

If you don’t know which district you are in, you can find out HERE.

The seats currently up in the 2022 election are Mayor (city-wide vote), District 1, District 3, District 5, District 8, and District 9.

SEE ALL CANDIDATES BELOW

Candidates are listed in the order you will see them on the ballot.

AUSTIN’S CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR

 

PHIL BRUAL

url: philfor2023.com

fb: /Phil.Brual

tw: @PhilFor2023

Funds Raised (as of June 30)

Top Campaign Issues

  • Public transportation

  • Public safety

  • Homelessness

News Coverage

 
 

 

CELIA ISRAEL

url: celiaforaustin.com

fb: /CeliaIsraelATX

tw: @CeliaIsrael

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Home for all plan

    • More housing for working families

    • Use our public land for public good

    • Grow transit-friendly housing

    • Ensure housing for our seniors

    • Provide relief for renters

    • Make government work for Austin families

News Coverage

 

KIRK WATSON

url: kirkwatson.com

fb: /KirkPWatson

tw: @KirkPWatson

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Cost of living

  • Homelessness

  • Systemic racism

  • Public safety

  • Transportation

  • Managing Austin’s success

News Coverage

 
 

 

ANTHONY BRADSHAW

url: None

fb: None

tw: None

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report filed.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • The economy & cost of living

  • Public safety

  • Effectively address homelessness

  • Spend money wisely

  • Service & leadership

News Coverage

 
 

 

GARY SPELLMAN

url: spellmanformayor.org

fb: none

tw: @GarySpellman

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report filed.

Top Campaign Issues

  • The environment

  • Charities

News Coverage

 

Candidates for District 1

 

MISAEL RAMOS

url: misaelramos.com

fb: /Misael.Ramos

tw: @MisaelD1Ramos

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • Affordable housing

  • Displacement

  • Transportation

News Coverage

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Cost of living

  • Government transparency

  • Safety

News Coverage

 

MELONIE HOUSE-DIXON

url: meloniehousedixon.com

fb: /MelonieHouseDixon

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • Address gentrification & displacement

  • Incentivize business & housing affordability

  • Preserving & document cultural & historical sites in District 1

  • Rebuilding trust & connection between the community & local law enforcement

  • Partner with local non-profits that serve the homeless

  • Conserve natural resources & spaces in District 1

News Coverage

 

NATASHA HARPER-MADISON

Incumbent (elected in 2018)

url: natashaforaustin.com

fb: /NatashaForDistrict1

tw: @NatashaD1ATX

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Housing

  • Economic opportunity

  • Mobility

News Coverage

 

Candidates for District 3

 

JOSE VELASQUEZ

url: Linktree: Jose Velasquez

fb: /JMAVelasquez

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Holistic approach to our housing crisis.

  • Increasing access to high-speed broadband.

  • Free full-day Pre-K for all.

  • Encouraging remote work.

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Housing as a human right

  • Improving health-related infrastructure

  • Centering environmental justice and climate resiliency

 

GAVINO FERNANDEZ

url: none

fb: /Gavino.Fernandez

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 
 

JOSE NOE ELIAS

url: josenoeeliasd3.com

fb: /Jose.N.Elias

tw: @No_Es_Noe

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Preserve and expand the supply of low income and moderate housing

  • Community-centered public safety

  • Equitable transportation

  • Climate justice

  • Community-driven health initiatives

  • Education

 
 

YVONNE WELDON

url: yvonneforaustin.com

fb: /YvonneForATXD3

tw: @YWeldon

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Affordability

  • Crime

  • Transportation

  • Homelessness

  • City services

  • Economy

 

ESALA WUESCHNER

url: none

fb: /Esala.Wueschner

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

Candidates for District 5

 

RYAN ALTER

url: ryanforatx.com

fb: /RyanForATX

tw: @RyanAlter

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Housing

  • Make city government work

  • Homelessness

  • Environment

  • Transportation

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30): $ 19,632.36

Top Campaign Issues

  • Public Safety

  • Transportation

  • Homelessness

  • Affordability

  • Livability and quality of life issues

 

KEN CRAIG

url: kencraigforcouncil.com

fb: /KenCraig

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • No issues on his website.

 
 

STEPHANIE BAZAN

url: stephaniebazan.com

fb: /StephanieForAustin

tw: @StephBazan

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Affordability

 

AARON VELAZQUEZ WEBMAN

url: aaronwebman.com

fb: /AWebman

tw: @Webman_Aaron

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Property taxes are too high

  • ProjectConnect

  • General Transportation

  • Public Safety

  • Homelessness

  • Zoning

 
 

BRIAN ANDERSON II

url: none

fb: none

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

Candidates for District 8

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Environment

  • Affordability

  • Women’s Health

  • Gun Safety

  • Public Safety

  • Homelessness

 

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Homelessness crisis

  • Public safety

  • Fiscal responsibility

 
 

ANTONIO D. ROSS

url: none

fb: /Antonio.Ross

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

KIMBERLY P. HAWKINS

url: none

fb: /Antonio.Ross

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

Candidates for District 9

 

ZENA MITCHELL

url: zenamitchell.com

fb: none

tw: none

Funds Raised (as of June 30): $ 0

Top Campaign Issues

  • Education

  • Health Care

  • Public Transit

  • Zero Waste

  • Business Development

  • Affordable Housing

 

ZOHAIB “ZO” QADRI

url: zoforaustin.com

fb: /ZoForAustin

tw: @ZoForAustin

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Abundant homes for an affordable Austin

  • Tackling the climate crisis

  • Civic engagement

  • Transportation and mobility

  • Supporting small businesses

  • Creating healthy, safe communities

  • Protecting our arts and culture

News Coverage

 

GREG SMITH

url: gregford9.com

fb: /GregSmithTX

tw: @GregSmithD9

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Homelessness

  • Public safety

  • Social services

  • Transportation

  • Affordability

  • Accountability

  • Economic opportunity

News Coverage

 
 

JOAH SPEARMAN

url: joahforaustin.com

fb: /Joah.Spearman

tw: @JoahSpearman

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Affordability & housing

  • Transit, mobility, & sustainability

  • Musicians, artists & creativity

  • Inclusion & equity

  • Restaurants & small business

  • Multi-generational families & neighborhoods

  • Public safety & resiliency

  • More issues on his website

News Coverage

 

KYM OLSON

url: none

fb: none

tw: @KymOlson

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

  • No campaign finance report. Filed for candidacy after the finance report deadline.

Top Campaign Issues

  • None. No campaign website.

 

BEN LEFFLER

url: benleffler.com

fb: /BenForDistrict9

tw: @BenJLeffler

Funds Raised (as of June 30):

Top Campaign Issues

  • Affordability, accessibility, & equity

  • Housing & community-based planning

  • Community health & safety

  • Human-centered transit & transportation

  • Climate change preparation & resiliency

  • Bold, inclusive leadership

News Coverage

 
 

Funds Raised (as of June 30): $ 37,892.50

Top Campaign Issues

  • Enhance Austin’s parks.

  • Supporting Austin’s neighborhoods.

  • Addressing climate change.

  • Healing racial inequities.

News Coverage

 
 

TOM WALD

url: tomwald.com

fb: /TomWald

tw: @TomWald

Funds Raised (as of June 30): Coming Soon

Top Campaign Issues

  • Housing

  • Transportation

  • Health and public safety

  • Environment and climate action

  • Emergency preparedness and resiliency

  • Constituent services

  • Parks and public places

  • More issues on his website

News Coverage

 

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