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Mario Cantu
Mario Cantu was a 2014 candidate for District 3 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Cantu highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Better Transportation & Mobility
- Education
- Healthcare & Public Safety
- Affordable Housing
- Eliminate increased taxes to citizens
- Preservation within Parks - Trails - Rivers - Lakes - Lady Bird
- Recognize energy & water needs - Conservation - Preservation
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
- ↑ Mario Cantu for District 3, "About," 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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