City of Austin
City Council Member, District 8
Jeffery Bowen
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Jeffery Bowen
- Current role
- Chair, City of Austin Board of Adjustment; president, Austin Neighborhoods Council
- Background
- U.S. Air Force retiree
- Taught leadership and management courses at Bergstrom Air Force Base (per the Austin Monitor)
- Business owner (per his Community Impact Q&A)
- Resident of what is now District 8, 37 years (per candidate)
- Experience
- Works in construction services
- Board member, Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (per campaign)
- Ran for Austin mayor (2024)
- Top priorities
- "Main issues are public safety including filling open positions at APD, Fire and EMS."
- "Homeless strategies must yield positive measurable results."
- "Work on reducing the Bond debt and reducing the city deficit."
- "Establish neighborhood circulators in order to connect riders to transit services."
- Campaign site: "I have been asking for an audit since 2024."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Work on reducing the Bond debt and reducing the city deficit."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "HOME has failed to produce affordable housing."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Main issues are public safety including filling open positions at APD, Fire and EMS."
- Endorsements
- New Day Austin (listed by campaign)
- League of Independent Voters (listed by campaign)
- Austin Reform (listed by campaign)
- Zilker Neighborhood Association (listed by campaign)
- Zilker Neighborhood Executive Committee (listed by campaign)
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- Ora Houston, Former Austin City Council Member (listed by campaign)
- Margaret Gomez, Former Travis County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- jeffbowenforaustincitycouncil.com
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