Early voting begins April 19 on elections across Travis County, including the prize fight of the year so far -- the rollback of the homeless camping ordinance in Austin.
But act fast -- early voting ends in just one week, on April 27, with election day Saturday, May 1!
Below are recommendations The Tracker has put together from various conservative sources with some of our own admonitions thrown in for good measure. Unfortunately, local input has been hard to gather, which is something we hope to remedy in future local elections. Therefore, not every race will have a recommendation. But this year we are including ALL candidates with our preferred candidate(s) or position(s) in bold. Some races have more than one recommendation due to intra-conservative conflicts.
To see if you have an election coming up 1) find your precinct number on your voter registration card or at www.votetravis.com and 2) look below to see your precinct number. Please not that not all Travis County voters will have a ballot for the May election, but most will.
Bold = Travis Tracker recommendation
* = Official Travis County Republican Party endorsement
? = May be liberal candidate or position but better than the alternative or status quo
CITIES
AUSTIN
Travis County Voting Precincts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,132, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 164, 200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 266, 267, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 374, 375, 401, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 446, 447,448, 450, 451, 452, 454, 458, 460, 461, 463.
Prop A, Fire union arbitration - FOR?
Prop B, Homeless camping ban - FOR
Prop C, Transfer police oversight powers to Council - AGAINST
Prop D, Mayoral election w/ presidential year - AGAINST
Prop E, Ranked-choice voting - AGAINST
Prop F, Strong mayor - AGAINST
Prop G, 11th Council district creation - AGAINST
Prop H, $25 to every voter to direct toward candidates - AGAINST
Notes: Props. D-H are Soros-backed, and that's no exaggeration. See more analysis in our previous coverage here.
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BEE CAVE
Precincts 316, 318, 324, 346, 359, 365, 368
(Pick up to three)
Joann Taylor
Kevin Hight
Andrew Clark
Andrew Rebber
Andrea Willott
Prop A - Reauthorization of sales tax
Prop B - Cleanup charter
Prop C - Efficiency cleanup
Prop D - Council/secretary clarification
Prop E - Removal of Municipal Judge process
Prop F - Vacancies clause
Prop G - Pertaining to abstentions
Prop H - Mayor member of Council
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Travis County Precincts 369, 372, 374, 375
Place 1
Dorian Chavez
Jim Penniman-Morin
Place 3
Claudia Chavez
Anne Duffy
Place 5
Kevin Harris
Collin Klein
Prop A - 3-year terms of office
Prop B - Signature authority
Prop C - Vacancies process
Prop D - Privileged information definition
Prop E - Resign-to-run
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Precincts 306, 308, 319, 320, 324, 346, 359, 373
(Pick up to three)
Keith Trecker
Steven Clark
Sanjeev Kumar
Kelly Brynteson
Gretchen Vance
Mayor
Alain Babin
Tom Kilgore
Prop A - reauthorize sales tax
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Precincts 369, etc.
Mayor
Troy Hill
Christine Sederquist
Note: While Sederquist is an active Republican and often a fiscal conservative vote on the Council, her social stances are often liberal. Hill is the incumbent mayor at the helm of a conservative and pro-liberty resurgence in the area, and we do not recommend tipping the balance here.
Place 2
Mike Sanders
Annette Sponseller
Esmeralda Traube
Note: Sanders has the longer Republican voter history, while Sponseller, a former P&Z board member who was recently appointed by the Council to fill a vacancy in place 2, has also recently joined the Republican party and has the support of the conservatives on the city council. Therefore our recommendation is split between Sanders and Sponseller.
Place 4
Nacole Thompson
Donnie Mahan
Steve Hanes (dropped out)
Place 6
Marci Cannon
Becki Ross
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Travis County Precincts 110, 161, 219, 225
Place 3
Matt Baker
Janneke Parrish
Place 5
Tina Steiner
Kristin Stevens
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Precincts 106 and 114
Prop A - Alcohol sales
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HAYS CONSOLIDATED ISD
Travis County Precincts 310, 403, 404, 406
At-large Trustees
Donye Curry
Will McManus
Bert Aguin
District 3
Courtney Runkle
Richard W. Cronshey
Prop A - $148M in new school buildings
Prop B - $41M in renovations
Prop C - $12.8M for stadium expansion
Prop D - $4.2M for stadium improvements
Prop E - $30M for bonds
Prop F - $2.6M for technology
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Travis County Precincts 308, 316, 361
(Pick up to three)
Kay Kizziar
Lynn Henson
Stephanie Holtzendorf
Tricia Quintero
Shannon O'Connor
Stefani Reinold
Mary Jane Hetrick
Jeffrey Aylstock
Thaddeus Fortenberry
NOTE: While this race contains several Republican voters, we recommend Quintero as one of the three selections as she is a proven conservative.
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Precincts 210, 212, 213, 220, 221, 233, 234, 237, 301, 307, 314, 317, 318, 324, 330, 338, 342, 347, 354, 356, 357, 364, 365
Place 4
Nigel Stout
James Spradley
Place 5
Jennifer Champagne
Jen Stevens
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Precincts 306, 308, 312, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 330, 346, 359, 361, 365, 368
Place 1
Phillip E. Davis
Todd Taylor
Spike McBride
Place 2
Kara Bell
Lauren White
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Precincts 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 123, 136, 137, 145, 146, 148, 150, 153, 160, 161, 163, 203, 205, 211, 215, 216, 218, 219, 226, 227, 229, 258, 268
Place 1
Marc Garcia
David Aguirre
Place 2
Tony Hanson
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TRAVIS COUNTY ESD No. 7
Precincts 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 375
Annexation - Prop A (from Leander ETJ)
Creation - Prop A (10 cent tax)
Note: Both are listed as Prop A because the second Prop A (creation and the 10-cent tax) could not exist without the passage of the first Prop A (annexation of the land).
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Precincts 105, 107, 113, 146, 148, 153, 160, 163, 203, 215, 216, 225, 227, 229
Prop A - Creation of district - AGAINST
Note: It is our understanding that the creation of this emergency services special district would gut the ambulance services currently provided by Pflugerville ESD No. 2. Notable local Republicans are opposed.
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Precinct 403
Board of Directors
(Pick up to five)
Ed Hamel
Bryan Baese
Josh Majors
Kent Myers
Steve Brazell
Prop A - Confirm creation
Prop B - M&O tax $1
Prop C - $270M in new bonds for water
Prop E - $10M for rec facilities
Prop F - $420M for bond payments
Prop G - $98M for road bond payments
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Precincts 302, 309, 315
Prop A - M&O tax of 11 cents
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