Summary
Four candidates are running to be the next City Council member for District 1 in east Austin.
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It’s a big election year here in Austin, with five City Council seats and the mayor’s race on the ballot. In this guide, we’re going to cover the basics of the District 1 City Council election. District 1 is located in east Austin. You can figure out which Council district you live in here.
Keep scrolling to learn about all the candidates running in District 1!
PS – Want to learn even more about the candidates? Keep an eye out on The Austin Common Radio Hour podcast feed, because we’ll be publishing recordings of our interviews with the candidates shortly.
Information and quotes for this guide come from original interviews with all the candidates, the candidates’ websites, ATXN, and the League of Women Voters guide.