Alvin "Al" Austin (North Carolina)
Al Austin was a Democratic member of the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina, representing District 2 from 2013 to 2017. He resigned from the city council on July 16, 2017, to accept the position of outreach director to Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[1][2]
Biography
Austin was raised in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood, attending Lincoln Heights Elementary, Albemarle Road Junior High, and Independence High School. He earned a B.S. in administration of criminal justice and sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Austin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Economic development
- Excerpt: "Identify buildings in older neighborhoods to rebuild and repurpose them to attract new businesses and development to grow our tax base and increase job opportunities for residents; support the Northwest Corridor street car as one tool to help economic development and takes pride and value our district assets."
Safe communities and neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Creating infrastructures within communities and neighborhoods that promote pride and attract new residents such as: better streets and sidewalks, more street lights and signs, increase code enforcement to community standards, support to neighborhood leaders in the district and address food deserts."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has done a great job of being proactive with crime and criminal behavior in the district and the greater Charlotte community. However, we need to decrease the response time of calls for police, maximize technology, within civil rights, to curtail criminal behavior and work closely with community police to share information and concerns to create safe neighborhoods and communities."
Constituent services
- Excerpt: "I believe that responsiveness to the citizens living in District Two is my greatest responsibility. This will be achieved through, yearly District Two Community Summits, quarterly neighborhood leaders meetings, town hall meetings, citizen access to me via email and phone. I believe through “active listening” and a plan, we can resolve most issues together that affect your quality of life."
Elections
2015
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 15, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[4] In the District 2 race, incumbent Alvin "Al" Austin defeated Steven Jones in the Democratic primary, while Justin Dunn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Austin defeated Dunn in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Charlotte City Council District 2, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Alvin "Al" Austin Incumbent |
79.6% | 7,190 | |
| Republican | Justin Dunn | 20.4% | 1,839 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 6 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,035 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 16, 2015 | ||||
| Charlotte City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Alvin "Al" Austin Incumbent |
78.2% | 3,922 | ||
| Steven Jones | 21.8% | 1,093 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,015 | |||
| Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015 | ||||
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See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Charlotte, "Austin," accessed December 22, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ WFAE, "Councilman Al Austin to Step Down in July," May 26, 2017
- ↑ Official campaign website of Alvin Austin, "Issues," accessed August 17, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Multi Year Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 3, 2015
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Succeeded by Carlenia Ivory |
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