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Luis M. Rodriguez (Austin City Council candidate)
Mike Rodriguez was a 2014 candidate for District 5 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Biography
Rodriguez's professional experience includes working as a Financial Adviser and serving as Chief of the Fighter Training Division at Tactical Air Command headquarters in the U.S. Air Force.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Rodriguez highlighted the following issues:[2]
Affordability
- Excerpt: "We need less government and more common sense solutions! Mike will scrutinize mandates and initiatives, like Project Connect, Code Next, and Imagine Austin, and carefully weigh options to avoid the hasty adoption of costly initiatives. A 74% increase in the Austin city budget over the last decade weighs heavily upon our homeowners, renters, and small business owners alike. The city council should lead the way in reducing both spending and residential property taxes."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Austin desperately needs a long range transportation plan, but urban rail is not the answer. The cost of funding the CAMPO 2035 transportation plan would come to a staggering $30 Billion. The urban rail bond initiative, Project Connect, will add up to 13% to our already high city property taxes. Mike opposes the outgoing council rushing this onto our November ballot as there has not been a transparent discussion of the enormous total system acquisition and operating costs."
Water
- Excerpt: "The Highland Lakes are expected to reach their lowest levels in history this summer. With the main water supply of a million people at risk, the time is NOW to take bold, swift action and address this issue. Austinites have made progress through Conservation, but the truth is, it simply isn’t enough!"
Energy
- Excerpt: "As your city council representative, Mike will work hard to ensure that the fees and charges Austin Energy bills residents are fair! Mike believes the new council should review the amount of revenue being taken out of energy and water revenues with the objective of reducing our utility bill increases. In addition, if the city would clearly identify the percentage they are taking from our utility bills as a tax, rather than masking it in fees, our citizens could potentially itemize on their income taxes."
Elections
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 5.[3] Ann Kitchen defeated Daniel Buda, Jason R. Denny, William David Floyd, CarolAnneRose Kennedy, Luis M. Rodriguez and David C. Senecal.[4][5]
| Austin City Council, District 5, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Ann Kitchen |
53.6% | 11,396 | |
| Daniel Buda | 9% | 1,923 | |
| Jason R. Denny | 4.1% | 875 | |
| William David Floyd | 4.8% | 1,016 | |
| CarolAnneRose Kennedy | 3.9% | 835 | |
| Luis M. Rodriguez | 22.2% | 4,719 | |
| David C. Senecal | 2.3% | 488 | |
| Total Votes | 16,045 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Luis + Rodriguez + Austin"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mike Rodriguez for Austin Council, "About," accessed September 26 2014
- ↑ Mike Rodriguez for Austin Council, "Issues," accessed September 26 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
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