City of Austin
City Council Member, District 1
Misael Ramos
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Misael Ramos
- Current role
- President, Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Neighborhood Association
- Background
- Attended Austin Community College (per campaign)
- Worked during the Great Recession helping families avoid foreclosure (per campaign)
- Union member and former state employee (per campaign)
- Raised in Dallas (per campaign)
- Experience
- Board President, Blackland Community Development Corporation (per campaign)
- Board member, Rethink35 (per campaign)
- Was active in the Advocates for Social Justice Reform coalition for counsel at first appearance in Travis County (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "We need to bring down costs for working families and restore their voices to City Hall."
- "I will defend workers and propose solutions to expand the city's capacity to deliver for our communities."
- "More east-west bus connections are needed and antidisplacement funding is still critical to keeping families rooted."
- Says he will demand "the development of social housing that stabilizes costs for all residents"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "the city should focus on reigning in contracts and consultants failing to deliver on both the basics and the ambitious goals we have as a city"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "More east-west bus connections are needed and antidisplacement funding is still critical to keeping families rooted."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Prioritize tree planting, stormwater upgrades, and green infrastructure in heat-vulnerable and historically underserved neighborhoods."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "the City must put the brakes on the ever-increasing police budget, and instead creatively divert funds to evidence-based solutions that are proven to prevent violence"
- Endorsements
- National Democratic Socialists of America (listed by campaign)
- Austin Sierra Club (listed by campaign)
- Candace Hunter, AISD Board Trustee District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Austin DSA (Austin Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America) (listed by campaign)
- Rev. Darryl Horton, Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church (listed by campaign)
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- Nyeka Arnold, Founder, The Healing Project ATX (listed by campaign)
- Brian Mays, Owner, Sam's Bar-B-Que (listed by campaign)
- Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone, Founder, DAWA (listed by campaign)
- Bonnie Cullum, Owner/Founder, The VORTEX Theater (listed by campaign)
- Andrew Hairston, Co-chair of Austin DSA & Civil Rights Lawyer (listed by campaign)
- Mo Shabbaz, Founder/Creator, ATX in Color (listed by campaign)
- Sue Spears, President, Bethany Cemetery Association (listed by campaign)
- Robert Lilly, Criminal Justice Reform Leader, Texas Advocates for Justice (listed by campaign)
- Cecilia Burke, Former Travis County Tax Assessor Collector (listed by campaign)
- Statia Paschel, Cultural Inclusion Director, Austin ISD (listed by campaign)
- Kellee Coleman, Founder of Mama Sana Vibrant Woman (listed by campaign)
- Bo McCarver, Co-Founder, Blackland Community Development Corporation (listed by campaign)
- Bob Batlan, Co-Founder, Advocates for Social Justice Reform (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- misaelforaustin.com
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