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Austin City Council Member

District 5

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
4
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: An Austin City Council member represents one of ten districts on the council, which passes city ordinances and adopts the city budget and tax rate.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Liz BrinkNo party listed

    • Supports Proposition I and a city spending audit.

  • David WeinbergNo party listed

    • Proposes a city spending audit before any tax increase.

  • Ryan AlterNo party listed

    • Supports the council's efficiency audit to limit tax requests.

  • Farrah AbrahamNo party listed

    • Proposes auditing city spending to cut administrative costs.

Public safety

  • Liz BrinkNo party listed

    • Supports enforcing the camping ban.

  • David WeinbergNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Ryan AlterNo party listed

    • Supports the mental health crisis response model.

  • Farrah AbrahamNo party listed

    • Pledges stabilizing emergency response times and supporting first responders.

Housing

  • Liz BrinkNo party listed

    • Opposes developer fee-in-lieu options instead of affordable units.

  • David WeinbergNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Ryan AlterNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Farrah AbrahamNo party listed

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Liz BrinkNo party listed

    • Supports shifting from housing-first to treatment-first homelessness policy.

  • David WeinbergNo party listed

    • Supports distributing homeless services across council districts.

  • Ryan AlterNo party listed

    • Supports expanding homelessness prevention.

  • Farrah AbrahamNo party listed

    • Supports combining shelter with mental health and addiction care.

Government & transparency

  • Liz BrinkNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • David WeinbergNo party listed

    • Pledges constituent service and listening to residents.

  • Ryan AlterNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Farrah AbrahamNo party listed

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.