Pete Salazar, Jr.
Pete Salazar was a 2014 candidate for District 7 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Salazar highlighted the following issues:[1]
Growth
- Excerpt: "Pete understands that the continuous rapid growth in Austin is inevitable and irreversible. He also understands though that we can, and must control this growth responsibly. Pete has seen many changes in Austin and is ready to work as your “champion” to ensure that this growth does not destroy the soul and character of Austin. He will make sure that neighborhoods have a say in what the growth looks like and will help to protect the neighborhoods from over reaching development that threatens the very fabric of why many of you live in and have moved to Austin for."
Affordability and transportation
- Excerpt: "As of late the growth has also brought with it increases in every aspect of living in Austin from rent and property ownership to utilities and taxes. This growth in the cost of living here is unsustainable for many and we are already experiencing an exodus of much of our working, middle class to more affordable outlying areas, which leads to additional problems of traffic congestion."
Taxation
- Excerpt: "As we are about to experience a massive water rate hike and possible drought fee on our water bills it has been revealed that we have at least 56 million dollars in expenses within our water department that are totally unrelated to the water department, hidden taxes. It is time to begin practicing “truth in taxes” and Pete will lead the effort to do so as your District 7 City Councilman."
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 7.[2] Candidates included Jefferson E. Boyt, Edwin E. English, Zachary R. Ingraham, James A. Paver, Leslie Pool, Pete Salazar, Jr., Darryl R. Wittle and Melissa A. Zone. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Boyt and Pool - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[3][4] Pool was the winner.[5]
| Austin City Council, District 7, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeb Boyt |
16.9% | 3,299 | |
| Leslie Pool |
32.1% | 6,275 | |
| Ed English | 13.8% | 2,701 | |
| Zachary R. Ingraham | 3.1% | 612 | |
| James A. Paver | 10.8% | 2,107 | |
| Pete Salazar, Jr. | 5.9% | 1,148 | |
| Darryl R. Wittle | 2.2% | 429 | |
| Melissa A. Zone | 15.1% | 2,951 | |
| Total Votes | 14,994 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pete + Salazar + Austin"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pete is Austin, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ 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
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