Summary
There are six candidates running to become the next City Council member for District 7 (in north/central Austin).
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Don't forget to vote! Early voting lasts from October 21st to November 1st and Election Day is on November 5th.
Election season is here! And while all eyes are on the presidential race, here at The Austin Common, we like to focus on local elections, which tend to get the least amount of media attention… but are super important to our everyday lives!
This year, half of Austin’s City Council seats are on the ballot (Districts 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10). Keep scrolling to check out our District 7 guide.
You can look through Gary Bledsoe’s campaign website here. (Since Gary Bledsoe did not respond to our interview requests, these quotes are from his website and the League of Women Voters candidate forum.
You can look through Pierre Huy Nguyễn’s campaign website here.
Quotes and information for this guide come from the candidates’ campaign websites and individual interviews with the candidates. (For this guide, we interviewed Pierre Huy Nguyễn, Todd Shaw, Edwin Bautista, Mike Siegel, and Adam Powell. Gary Bledsoe did not respond to our interview request.)