Adam Powell (Texas)
Adam Powell ran for election to the Austin City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Powell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Adam Powell was born in Austin, Texas. He earned a high school diploma from Vista Ridge High School and a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University in 2016.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Austin, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Austin City Council District 7
Mike Siegel defeated Gary Bledsoe in the general runoff election for Austin City Council District 7 on December 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Siegel (Nonpartisan)  | 51.2 | 4,420 |
 | Gary Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 4,211 | |
| Total votes: 8,631 | |||
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General election
General election for Austin City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the general election for Austin City Council District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Siegel (Nonpartisan) | 39.8 | 13,681 |
| ✔ | | Gary Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 6,624 |
 | Pierre Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 5,110 | |
 | Adam Powell (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 3,828 | |
 | Todd Shaw (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 2,973 | |
 | Edwin Bautista (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 2,135 | |
| Total votes: 34,351 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Dominguez (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Powell in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Adam Powell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Powell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Address the Housing Affordability Crisis. This is personal: I was raised in the northern suburb of Leander because my educator parents couldn’t afford to live within Austin proper. I support more subsidized affordable housing, building housing at a rate that keeps up with our explosive growth, and increasing assistance to homeowners and renters.
- Improving Transportation and Mobility in District 7. Many areas of District 7 aren’t safe to navigate outside of a car. We urgently need to improve our sidewalks, bike lanes, and public transit options. I’m also committed to a future of rail throughout District 7, especially through connecting the existing CapMetro Red Line to the planned Project Connect lines.
- Fix Austin Energy. In the 21st Century, Austinites shouldn’t have to worry about losing power. But in the last few years, we’ve seen far too many deadly outages and long disruptions to our daily lives. District 7 neighborhoods were dark for far too long after the 2021 and 2023 winter storms. In the years since, power outages continue to affect Austin Energy customers throughout North Austin, including power outages on the hottest day of this year. We are long overdue for making our grid stronger, smarter, and greener. If we make these investments and improve key services, we can weather the next storm with the lights on and make Austin a national leader in preparing our grid for the effects of climate change.
AURA Austin
Susan Hays - Former Democratic Nominee for Agriculture Commissioner
Mom Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Paul Saldaña - Former AISD Trustee
ACC Student Democrats
Na’Cole Thompson - Leander City Council Member, Place 4
Kevin R. Johnson Sr. - Former Round Rock ISD Trustee
Angel Carroll - Director of Advocacy, Measure
Kelsey Huse - Community Leader
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 21, 2024
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