Ann Howard

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Ann Howard

Democratic Party

Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Gerald Daugherty

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

The University of Texas

Personal

Birthplace

Houston, Texas

Ann Howard (Democratic Party) is a member of the Travis County Commissioners Court in Texas, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Howard (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Travis County Commissioners Court to represent District 3 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Ann Howard was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a J.D. from the University of Texas.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent Ann Howard won election in the general election for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Howard (D)	100.0	114,669

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Incumbent Ann Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Howard	100.0	20,982

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,982
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Howard in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Ann Howard defeated Becky Bray in the general election for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Howard (D)	56.9	108,346
		Becky Bray (R)	43.1	82,020

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,366
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Ann Howard defeated Valinda Bolton in the Democratic primary runoff for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Howard	65.4	21,061
	Submit photo	Valinda Bolton	34.6	11,135

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,196 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Ann Howard and Valinda Bolton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sheri Soltes and Shiloh Newman in the Democratic primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Howard	48.1	24,387
✔	Submit photo	Valinda Bolton	30.0	15,212
		Sheri Soltes	14.6	7,420
	Submit photo	Shiloh Newman	7.3	3,726

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,745
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Becky Bray advanced from the Republican primary for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becky Bray	100.0	18,768

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,768
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ann Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ann Howard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Howard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A native Houstonian, Ann has been active in community life in Travis County for 27 years from her time as a student, lawyer, mom, and as the former Executive Director of Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO)-an organization known for its successful efforts to end veteran homelessness.

Ann's work in the community influenced her decision to run for County Commissioner of Precinct 3. She's ready. She believes that our issues are interconnected and require bridging distinct opinions, communities, and needs.

As an innovative leader, she collaborated with business executives, property owners and managers, law enforcement, hospitals, employment programs, and foster care to tackle our community's biggest challenges - from transportation to employment to housing.

Ann has been selected by peers many times and recognized for her leadership:

• City of Austin Commission for Women Hall of Fame, 2017 • One Voice, Chair, 2017 • First Tee of Greater Austin ""Respect"" Award, 2017 • Front Steps Community Spirit Award 2015 • Austin 100, 2016-2020 • Austin ISD Mentor of the Year, 2008-09

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will bring to the Commissioners Court my passion for people, innovation, and civic engagement to tackle these problems and overcome these hurdles-as I have throughout my career.
• I am running to tackle the toughest issues we have - from wildfire to transportation to housing. I decided to run because Travis County deserves a leader who is an innovator, a fighter for those without a voice, and a champion of innovative collaboration who can get stuff done. Let's make Travis County a great place to grow up and grow old.
• Travis County Precinct 3 is home to some of the most beautiful parts of Travis County - and some of my favorite places, too - including Barton Springs, a host of neighborhood parks, Lake Travis, and Hamilton Pool.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

When elected to serve as Precinct 3 County Commissioner, I will take my responsibility to help solve the many challenges we face seriously. I'll also use my experience in bringing people together to help find innovative solutions to our community's biggest problems.

I'm ready to work to make transportation safer and more efficient, to restore affordability, to protect the environment, to ensure our criminal justice systems is fair and effective, and to care for neighbors in need. To do these things and more, we must leverage our statutory authority and assets, and develop strategic partnerships across the region.

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