City of Austin
City Council Member, District 1
Steven Brown
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Steven Brown
- Current role
- Healthcare professional (clinical consultant at ClearPoint Neuro, per The Austin Bulldog)
- Background
- Graduate of Austin Community College and Huston-Tillotson University (per campaign)
- Master's degree student, Texas State University (per campaign)
- More than 20 years in health care (per campaign)
- Born and raised in East Austin (per campaign)
- Lifelong District 1 resident (per campaign)
- Experience
- Givens Park Advisory Board member
- Helped establish that board (2019) (per campaign)
- Former board member, Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO)
- Opposed Proposition Q (2025) (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Housing: "Keeping long-term residents, renters, and seniors in the community they built"
- "Fighting for living wages on city contracts and local hiring practices"
- "Delivering safer streets, connected sidewalks, and reliable transit"
- "My policy approach is simple: integrity, equity, accountability, and no private commitments." (Community Impact Q&A)
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I'll hold the line on taxes unless there's a clear, measurable reason to raise them."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Development should benefit current residents first, not just rapidly building with no real plan."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site lists as a priority: "reducing crime, improving police accountability, securing clean water and more tree canopy"
- Endorsements
- Tonya Nixon, Travis County Constable (listed by campaign)
- Margaret Gómez, Former Travis County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Ora Houston, Former Austin City Council Member (listed by campaign)
- Laura Morrison, Former Austin City Council Member (listed by campaign)
- Eldrick Cooper, Owner, Marshalls (listed by campaign)
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- Lee Dawson Jr., GEAYA Leader (listed by campaign)
- Nelson Linder, Owner, Linder Insurance (listed by campaign)
- Pastor A.J. Quinton, Senior Pastor, Diakonos Ministries (listed by campaign)
- Robin Rather, Environmentalist & CEO, Collective Strength (listed by campaign)
- Ellen Wood, CEO of VCFO (listed by campaign)
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091 (listed by campaign)
- Austin Police Association (listed by campaign)
- MELJ Center (listed by campaign)
- Anything's Baked Potato (Daniel Thomas, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Big Hawks Grill (Datrin Guyton, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Jackson's Barbershop (Ronnie Jackson, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Planet K (Michael Kleinman, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Sam's BBQ (Brian Mays, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Tater Que (The Macks, Owner) (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- brownforaustind1.com
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