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Valerie M. Menard
Valerie Menard was a 2014 candidate for District 1 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Campaign themes
2014
On her campaign website, Menard highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Lower Property Taxes
- Improved Mass Transit
- Equitable distribution of funds for public works projects
- Equitable distribution of funds for public health projects
- Equitable distribution of funds from hotel/motel tax for cultural contracts grants
- Equitable distribution of affordable and workforce housing projects
- Improved access to city services and transparency
- Acting as a role model to young Latinos
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 1.[2] The candidates were Andrew Bucknall, Michael D. Cargill, George Hindman, Ora Houston, Christopher J. Hutchins, Norman A. Jacobson, DeWayne Lofton, Valerie M. Menard and Samuel A. Osemene.[3] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Houston and Lofton - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[4] Houston was the winner.[5]
| Austin City Council, District 1, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Ora Houston |
49.1% | 6,429 | |
| DeWayne Lofton |
14.4% | 1,887 | |
| Andrew Bucknall | 6.2% | 811 | |
| Michael D. Cargill | 5.4% | 711 | |
| George W. Hindman | 7.1% | 928 | |
| Christopher J. Hutchins | 3.2% | 421 | |
| Norman A. Jacobson | 1.2% | 153 | |
| Valerie M. Menard | 9.3% | 1,221 | |
| Samuel A. Osemene | 4% | 529 | |
| Total Votes | 10,766 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Val for Austin, "Issues," accessed September 25, 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
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
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