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Monica A. Guzman
Monica Guzman ran for election to the Austin City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Guzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Monica Guzman was born in Austin, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from St. Edward's University and a graduate degree from the Our Lady of the Lake, San Antonio. Her career experience includes working as a policy director and community organizer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Austin, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Austin City Council District 4
Incumbent Jose Vela defeated Monica Guzman, Louis Herrin III, Jim Rabuck, and Eduardo Romero in the general election for Austin City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jose Vela (Nonpartisan) | 58.5 | 11,034 |
 | Monica Guzman (Nonpartisan)  | 27.7 | 5,223 | |
 | Louis Herrin III (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 1,149 | |
| Jim Rabuck (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 819 | ||
| Eduardo Romero (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 630 | ||
| Total votes: 18,855 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guzman in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Austin, Texas (2022)
General election
Special general election for Austin City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Austin City Council District 4 on January 25, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jose Vela (Nonpartisan) | 59.2 | 2,141 |
| Monica Guzman (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 497 | |
| Jade Lovera (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 402 | ||
 | Amanda Rios (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 349 | |
| Melinda Schiera (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 175 | ||
| Isa Boonto-Zarifis (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 33 | ||
| Ramesses II Setepenre (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 3,614 | |||
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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 4.[2] Candidates included Gregorio Casar, Katrina M. Daniel, Monica A. Guzman, Louis C. Herrin III, Marco Mancillas, Sharon E. Mays, Roberto Perez, Jr. and Laura Pressley. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Casar and Pressley - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[3][4] Casar was the winner.[5]
| Austin City Council, District 4, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Greg Casar |
38.6% | 3,272 | |
| Laura Pressley |
21.6% | 1,826 | |
| Katrina M. Daniel | 16.2% | 1,369 | |
| Monica A. Guzman | 6.6% | 556 | |
| Louis C. Herrin III | 2.6% | 224 | |
| Marco Mancillas | 0.9% | 77 | |
| Sharon E. Mays | 8.5% | 720 | |
| Roberto Perez, Jr. | 5% | 426 | |
| Total Votes | 7,247 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monica Guzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guzman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have deep roots in our beloved city, and as an organizer and policy director, I work with and support underserved communities addressing issues in District 4 and other parts of Austin to craft resident-informed policy. I have a deep commitment to community-centered solutions, and will leverage my grassroots experience to address the pressing issues facing District 4, and Austin.
I understand the importance of collaboration to address the unique challenges our communities face and envision an Austin that prioritizes community well-being, equitable access to resources, and sustainable development. My policy priorities are neighborhood stability, climate resilience, and community investments to create a city where every resident can thrive.- My door is open because I am one of you. I am of the community. It's part of who I am to include, inform, and involve all residents in what is often an inaccessible City government lacking transparency. My door is open to you, because I value residents - residents are central to the solutions for the biggest issues we face.
- Core to my work for the last decade is listening to and co-creating policy ideas with my neighbors, colleagues, and organizational partners. As your council member, I promise to continue in this spirit and be the community's representative. This means informing and involving our community in crafting solutions that truly work for all residents.
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Being accessible -it shouldn't be difficult to contact elected representatives. Treat everyone with respect. Be a good listener. Admit mistakes.
I picked up basic office skills like filing and using a spreadsheet, as well as completing accounting reports. The experience resulted in transferrable skills I used when working in the high school office and future office work. In my early 20s he contracted me to audit his clients' accounts.
Community Powered ATX (CPATX)
Austin Environmental Democrats (AED)
Greater ATX-National Women's Political Caucus
- OpenGovernment \n #Transparency \n #Accountability
Elected officials are accountable not only to the people who voted for them or those that they represent. They are accountable to all residents in the jurisdiction (city, county, etc).
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Monica Guzman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On her campaign website, Guzman highlighted the following issues:[6]
- Public Safety
- Economic Development
- Transportation - Mobility
- Safe & Affordable Housing
- Access to Health Care
- Protected Right to Public Education
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ Elect Monica, "About," accessed September 25, 2014
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