State Rep. Celia Israel announces run for Austin mayor
State Rep. Celia Israel (D) has made it official: On a chilly Tuesday morning at Parque Zaragoza in East Austin, Israel announced that she would be running for mayor of Austin.
She was joined by supporters Rubén Cantú, Ashley Cheng, Nelson Linder, Sofia Reyes and state Rep. Donna Howard.
In her speech, Israel pledged to “use our prosperity to build a city that leaves no one behind.” She told the crowd her campaign will focus on “three pillars”: housing and affordability; public health and public safety; and transportation and mobility.
“The building cranes and the help-wanted ads are an indicator of a strong economy, but we are becoming an elitist city where only the wealthy can afford to live. We can’t become a city that attracts billionaires, but sends the working class out to Buda and Bastrop.”
Read more: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2022/01/celia-israel-announces-run-for-austin-mayor/
Israel has represented House District 50, where she was a founding member of the House LGBTQ Caucus.
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