Austin City Council and Mayor Races 2024—A Hail Mary for Austin

The Free Zilker Coalition (FZ) may endorse and fundraise for some candidates, but we just wanted to get people thinking about the stakes and our future. Environmentalists, parks activists and anti-gentrification activists are generally getting our asses kicked at boards and commissions because they are pro-growth cultists, neoliberalists and YIMBYs appointed by City Council members who want their appointees to kick our asses. Then we go to City Council and get our asses kicked there, too!!!

In our opinion, the next City Council election is a Hail Mary. We have to get the developer influence and booster corruption balanced, at least a little. This election needs to be a referendum on: the HOME Initiative, gentrification and fair and open process within the city.

Mayor

Carmen Llanes Pulido, executive director of GAVA (FZ ally group) https://www.carmen4mayor.com/

Kirk Watson, incumbent https://www.kirkwatson.com/

Kathy Tovo, former CC member https://www.kathieforaustin.com/

Doug Greco, TX Interfaith executive director, LGBTQ activist

https://www.grecoforaustin.com/

District 2

Vanessa Fuentes, incumbent https://www.vanessaforaustin.com/

(Voted for HOME)

District 4

Monica Guzman, https://monicaford4.com/about

Chito Vela, incumbent https://www.chitovela.com/

(Voted for HOME)

District 6

Mackenzie Kelly, incumbent, Fire Department, Police Department

https://www.austintexas.gov/department/council-member-mackenzie-kelly-biography (Republican, Voted against HOME)

Krista Laine, RR ISD school activist, (pro-HOME)

https://www.kristalaine.com/

District 7

Leslie Poole, term limited, she can’t run again (Created HOME!)

Mike Siegel, former city assistant attorney

https://www.siegelforaustin.org/

Adam Powell, union organizer ReThink35 (FZ ally group) https://adamforaustin.com/

Pierre , firefighter, Coast Guard reservist

https://nguyenforcitycouncil.com/

Edwin Bautista, student housing activist, Texas Housers nonprofit

https://www.edwinfordistrict7.com/

District 10

Alison Alter, term limited, she can’t run again

Ashika Ganguly, legislative director, John Bucy (D)

 

Marc Duchen, Austin Neighborhood Council, Community Not Commodity (FZC ally group)

https://marcforaustin.com/