Austin ISD
Board of Trustees, District 7
Jimmy Counihan
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Jimmy Counihan
- Current role
- Policy communications director and scheduler for State Rep. Donna Howard
- Background
- Attended Mills Elementary, Gorzycki Middle School and Bowie High School in Austin ISD (per candidate Q&A)
- Studied government and social work, University of Texas at Austin (per campaign)
- Experience
- Communications and policy manager, Texas Energy & Climate Caucus, 89th Legislative Session (per campaign)
- Federal funds analyst, Legislative Budget Board, 88th Legislative Session (per campaign)
- Six years as student representative, Austin ISD's District Advisory Council (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "build relationships with city and state policy makers"
- "protect special education and disability services, improve facility maintenance, restore bus stops for high school students"
- "uplift the work of Campus Advisory Councils, PTAs, and District Committees"
- Campaign site: "As a Trustee, I'll be a watchdog for District 7, not a lapdog."
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "Restore funding for basic transportation and facility services."
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Cheryl Bradley, former Austin ISD trustee and District 1 candidate (listed by campaign)
- Ayaan Moledina, candidate for Round Rock ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Samantha Lopez-Resendez, Democratic nominee for House District 50 (listed by campaign)
- Cindy Anderson, former Austin ISD at-large trustee (listed by campaign)
- University Democrats (listed by campaign)
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- David Anderson, founder of STRIVE Public Policy Resources (listed by campaign)
- Rosalie Ambrosino, former provost of UTSA (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- jimmyforaisd.com
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