City of Austin
City Council Member, District 3
Gavin Fernandez Jr.
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Gavin Fernandez Jr.
- Current role
- Retired
- Background
- Born and raised in Austin (per KUT)
- More than 50 years of civic engagement through the neighborhood association El Concilio (per candidate)
- Experience
- Ran for Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (2026 Democratic primary); lost (per Community Impact)
- Top priorities
- Describes himself as "the Democratic Socialist Candidate in this race"
- "we need to do a complete Audit of every department spending"
- "I would increase funding for mental health care for young famlies and Homeless Teenagers."
- "We need to do better planning" for traffic, citing increased density
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "we need to do a complete Audit of every department spending"
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Increased Density has contributed to increase in traffic in our barrios."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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