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Jim Austin
Jim Austin was an at-large member of the Amarillo Independent School District school board in Texas. Austin assumed office in 2002. Austin left office in 2019.
Austin ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Amarillo Independent School District school board in Texas. Austin lost in the general election on May 4, 2019.
He was first elected in 2002.
Biography
When he served on the school board, Austin was a business owner. He had operated businesses throughout his career, including banking, oil and gas development and production, cattle and farming, real estate development and holdings, manufacturing, business consumable distribution, and USPS mail sorting and bulk mail services. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Tech University in 1974. As of 2015, he and his wife, Ann, had two sons who graduated from Amarillo ISD.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Amarillo Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Ford (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 7,670 | |
| ✔ | Kimberly Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 5,608 | |
| ✔ | Alonzo Everhart (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 4,974 | |
 | Jim Austin (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 4,457 | |
 | John Betancourt (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 4,313 | |
| Rob Parker (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 3,174 | ||
| Aaron Ladd (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 2,882 | ||
| Hobert Brown Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 1,098 | ||
| Total votes: 34,176 | |||
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2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Amarillo Independent School District featured three at-large seats up for election. Incumbent Jim Austin faced three challengers: John Betancourt, Vianey Valdez Earthman and Scott Flow. Austin, Betancourt and Flow won seats on the board.
Results
| Amarillo Independent School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jim Austin Incumbent |
34.5% | 9,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Betancourt |
24.4% | 6,787 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Flow |
22.2% | 6,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vianey Valdez Earthman | 18.9% | 5,271 | |
| Total Votes | 27,871 | |||
| Source: NewsChannel10.com, "Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Endorsements
Austin did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jim Austin did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| 2015 Amarillo Independent School District Elections | |
| Potter County, Texas • Randall County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jim Austin • John Betancourt • Vianey Valdez Earthman • Scott Flow |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
