City of Austin
City Council Member, District 3
José Velásquez
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- José Velásquez
- Current role
- Austin City Council Member, District 3 (elected in a December 2022 runoff; term Jan. 6, 2023 through Jan. 6, 2027)
- Background
- Attended Metz Elementary, Martin, Austin High and Huston-Tillotson (per his City of Austin biography)
- Has served on boards and commissions including the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and Latinitas Austin
- Has also served on: East Austin Conservancy; the city's Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission
- Raised in East Austin (per his City of Austin biography)
- Experience
- Chair, council's Public Safety Committee
- Member, Public Health and Economic Opportunity committees
- Top priorities
- "Affordability is still the defining challenge of our time."
- Says four more years means "Delivering even more affordable housing"
- "Deepening community engagement—not scaling it back"
- "Expanding investments in families, youth, and public safety"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Too many families are being priced out of the communities they helped build."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site lists among results: "Secured funding for community violence intervention and non-traditional community-centered public safety."
- Endorsements
- Austin Central Labor Council
- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson (listed by campaign)
- Mayor Pro-Tem Chito Vela (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Ryan Alter (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Paige Ellis (listed by campaign)
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- Austin City Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Natasha Harper-Madison (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Krista Laine (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Zo Qadri (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Councilmember Mike Siegel (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Candace Hunter (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee LaRessa Quintana (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Lynn Boswell (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Fernando Lucas de Urioste (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Kevin Foster (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Andrew Gonzales (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee David Kauffman (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Arati Singh (listed by campaign)
- AISD Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Judge Andy Brown (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gomez (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Commissioner George Morales (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Constable Gabe Padilla (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Constable Stacy Suits (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Constable Tonya Nixon (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Constable Adan Ballesteros (listed by campaign)
- Texas HD Democratic Nominee Pooja Sethi (listed by campaign)
- Texas Rep. Lulu Flores (listed by campaign)
- Texas HD Democratic Nominee Montserrat Garibay (listed by campaign)
- Texas Rep. Sheryl Cole (listed by campaign)
- Texas Rep. Donna Howard (listed by campaign)
- Texas HD Democratic Nominee Samantha Lopez-Resendez (listed by campaign)
- County Attorney Delia Garza (listed by campaign)
- District Attorney Jose Garza (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Tax Assessor Celia Israel (listed by campaign)
- Congressman Joaquin Castro (listed by campaign)
- Congressman Greg Casar (listed by campaign)
- US Democratic Congressional Nominee Bobby Pulido (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- joseforatx.com
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