City of Austin
City Council Member, District 3
Neha Shah
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Neha Shah
- Current role
- Product Manager, Expedia Group
- Background
- Studied at Mount Holyoke College (per campaign)
- MBA, George Washington University (per campaign)
- Tech startup founder (per campaign)
- Published bilingual Hindi-English children's book author (per campaign)
- Born in New Delhi, India (per campaign)
- Naturalized U.S. citizen (2018) (per campaign)
- Experience
- 20 years in tech product management (per candidate)
- Volunteer deputy registrar (since 2018) (per candidate)
- Top priorities
- "My priority is transparency: no secrets on spending, voting, or who's really influencing City Hall."
- "I'd freeze the APD budget, audit existing bonds before new ones, and hold Project Connect and the Convention Center accountable to taxpayers."
- "I'd move homelessness services under Austin Housing"
- "We need stronger east-west connections, safer trains and buses, and microtransit to fill gaps."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I'd freeze the APD budget, audit existing bonds before new ones, and hold Project Connect and the Convention Center accountable to taxpayers."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We need stronger east-west connections, safer trains and buses, and microtransit to fill gaps."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Forward Texas (listed by campaign)
- Zilker Neighborhood Association (listed by campaign)
- Austin Environmental Democrats (listed by campaign)
- League of Independent Voters of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- nehaforatx.com
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