City of Austin
City Council Member, District 5
David Weinberg
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- David Weinberg
- Current role
- Democratic Precinct Chair, Travis County Precinct 307 (describes himself as a full-time candidate)
- Background
- District 5 resident, 17 years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Led the Texas League of Conservation Voters for six years (per campaign)
- Brennan Center for Justice, Texas voting rights work, four years (per campaign)
- Former chief of staff, New York State Assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal
- Helped lead a 2023 grassroots campaign against the Zilker Park Vision Plan (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "I will prioritize listening to residents, providing excellent constituent service, and making real progress on affordability, public safety, and improving parks, public schools, and public amenities."
- "We need a real audit of city spending and find ways to do more with less."
- Homelessness: "Services need to be distributed across the city."
- "We need to do more to provide true affordable housing for working families while preserving the character of neighborhoods."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We need a real audit of city spending and find ways to do more with less."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We need to do more to provide true affordable housing for working families while preserving the character of neighborhoods."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site, on housing growth: "accounting for environmental constraints like flooding risk and impervious cover, as well as infrastructure capacity"
- Public safety: Campaign site: "I believe the Austin Police Department must be adequately staffed and deployed in a way that ensures consistent public safety across all neighborhoods"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- davidforatx.com
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