City of Austin
City Council Member, District 1
Alexandria Anderson
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Alexandria Anderson
- Current role
- Founder and operator, Essential Fitness ATX, a fitness and wellness business
- Background
- University of Texas graduate and former track scholarship athlete
- Former international competitor, Nike and USA Track & Field, eight years (per campaign)
- MLK Givens Park neighborhood resident, more than twelve years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Was chair and vice chair, Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association, for nine years (per campaign)
- Was co-chair, East MLK Contact Team, for five years (per campaign)
- Served on the City of Austin Commission for Women and African American Resource Advisory Commission, chairing both (per campaign)
- Executive Committee member, Austin Neighborhood Council (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "My top priority is housing stability."
- "I want to prioritize deeply affordable housing, preserve existing affordable homes, support larger housing options for families"
- "I would strengthen multi-year financial planning, scrutinize major expenditures, contracts, and incentives, and improve efficiency."
- Mobility: "I would prioritize sidewalks, safer pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, Small Area Mobility Plans, Vision Zero strategies, and stronger CapMetro connections."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I would strengthen multi-year financial planning, scrutinize major expenditures, contracts, and incentives, and improve efficiency."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Development must include deeply affordable housing, tenant protections, infrastructure, and community benefits while proactively preventing displacement."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: "I support a comprehensive approach that includes safe streets, responsive city services, community-based solutions, and accountability."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- alexandriaforaustin.com
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