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Shaun D. Ireland
Shaun Ireland was a 2014 candidate for District 3 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Ireland highlighted the following issues and provided bullet points on how he would address them.[1]
Affordability
- "Enact a 20% homestead exemption, implemented over five years, to reduce the tax burden for homeowners."
- "Establish a grant program for property owners to make energy and water efficient upgrades in exchange for capping rent below market rate to lower utility bills for renters."
- "Enable more public-private partnerships to build affordable housing units targeted to Austinites earning 80 to 60 percent of area median income."
Education
- "Encourage the city to work more closely with Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD to increase high school graduation rates."
- "Fight for all-day Universal Pre-K education for four-year-olds to reduce the achievement gap."
- "Convene a joint Austin City Council and school board meeting on an annual basis to strengthen community relations."
- "Will stand up for Eastside Memorial High School and work to re-open the Allan campus."
Infrastructure
- "Replace pre-WWII cast-iron water pipes and expand "purple pipe" to bring non-potable water for irrigation use."
- "Improve current roadways by synchronizing traffic lights and plan for high-capacity public transit to improve mobility by 2024."
Public Safety
- "Tackle staffing crisis at the 9-1-1 center by hiring more operators to answer emergency calls."
- "Provide funding for APD officer training and implement wearable cameras."
- "Work to fund construction of six new fire stations for AFD to maintain effective response times."
- "Improve citywide pre-hospital care by adding more ambulances and hiring certified paramedics."
Reform
- "Order an independent audit of Austin Energy to eliminate wasteful spending and pass savings onto customers."
- "Require a public vote for city projects that would cost taxpayers over $50 million."
- "Create an Office of Inspector General at Austin Energy and Austin Water Utility to review financials and programs."
- "Pass a resolution to request an independent report on incentives for economic development."
Transportation
- "Re-write the city's "for hire" transportation code to increase taxicabs and allow app based services such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar."
- "Work with Capital Metro to expand bus routes and extend "night owl" routes on holidays and weekends to reduce DWIs."
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 3.[2] Candidates included Susana Almanza, Mario Cantu, Julian Limon Fernandez, Christopher L. Hoerster, Shaun D. Ireland, Fred McGhee, Kent K. Phillips, Jose Quintero, Eric J. Rangel, Sabino "Pio" Renteria, Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla and Jose A. Valera. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Almanza and Renteria - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[3][4] Renteria was the winner.[5]
| Austin City Council, District 3, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Susana Almanza |
21% | 2,142 | |
| Sabino "Pio" Renteria |
18.8% | 1,919 | |
| Mario Cantu | 9.7% | 993 | |
| Julian Limon Fernandez | 5% | 510 | |
| Christopher L. Hoerster | 1.6% | 163 | |
| Shaun D. Ireland | 6.3% | 646 | |
| Fred McGhee | 4.5% | 462 | |
| Kent K. Phillips | 6% | 615 | |
| Jose Quintero | 2.2% | 223 | |
| Eric J. Rangel | 6.3% | 648 | |
| Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla | 2% | 201 | |
| Jose A. Valera | 16.5% | 1,683 | |
| Total Votes | 5,727 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Shaun Ireland, "Action Plan," accessed September 25, 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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