Rich Heyman

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Rich Heyman
Current role: Educator (professor of urban studies, 20+ years, per his Community Impact Q&A)
Background: PhD in urban geography, University of Washington (per campaign)
Undergraduate studies, UCLA (per campaign)
30 years researching and teaching about cities, the last 18 at UT (per candidate)
Family has lived in Cherrywood since coming to Austin in 2006 (per candidate)
Experience: Served on the city's land development code rewrite Citizens Advisory Group (2015–17) (per campaign)
Top priorities: "I'll fight to shift development from outdated trickle-down policies to ones that lift working families, local businesses"
"We especially need to invest in housing for families making less than $40,000 annually"
"I will fight to stop tax breaks for wealthy companies and sweetheart deals for billionaires that provide few public benefits."
"We need to end back-room deals, secret votes, and stealth communications with lobbyists."
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I will fight to stop tax breaks for wealthy companies and sweetheart deals for billionaires that provide few public benefits."
Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "We need density that supports public transit and meets the climate crisis head-on."
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: richforaustin.org

City Council Member, District 9