Our next meeting is on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 6 pm at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Richard Scott Building at 4717 Heflin Lane, on the corner of MLK and Springdale Road. Please join us! Everyone is welcome. No guest speaker in November since we are doing endorsement voting for runoff candidates in Austin City Council Districts 1 and 8, voting for the 2019 BAD officer elections, and voting on amendments to BAD's bylaws.
Congratulations to all of our endorsed candidates that won in the November 2018 General Election.
BAD is proud to support the following candidates in the December 11, 2018 Runoff Election:
Austin City Council, District 3: Pio Renteria
AISD Trustee, Place 9: Arati Singh
First Day of Early Voting for Runoff Election - November 29, 2018
Last Day of Early Voting for Runoff Election - December 7, 2018
Election Day - December 11, 2018
BAD is proud to support the following candidates in the December 11, 2018 Runoff Election:
Austin City Council, District 3: Pio Renteria
AISD Trustee, Place 9: Arati Singh
First Day of Early Voting for Runoff Election - November 29, 2018
Last Day of Early Voting for Runoff Election - December 7, 2018
Election Day - December 11, 2018
BAD will have its endorsement vote for the runoff elections for Austin City Council Districts 1 and 8 on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at our regular meeting. BAD members will vote on the following:
Austin City Council, District 1: Natasha Harper-Madison, Mariana Salazar, or No Endorsement for District 1 City Council
Austin City Council, District 8: Paige Ellis or No Endorsement for District 8 City Council
Please check out the candidates' responses to the BAD questionnaire here. BAD members will be eligible to vote if their memberships are current and dues were paid 60 days prior to the vote.
Austin City Council, District 1: Natasha Harper-Madison, Mariana Salazar, or No Endorsement for District 1 City Council
Austin City Council, District 8: Paige Ellis or No Endorsement for District 8 City Council
Please check out the candidates' responses to the BAD questionnaire here. BAD members will be eligible to vote if their memberships are current and dues were paid 60 days prior to the vote.
Left to Right: Jeff Travillion, Travis County Commissioner for Precinct 1; Rudy Metayer, Pflugerville City Councilman for Place 4, Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Jr., Senior Pastor of David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church; Renae Mitchell, Pflugerville ISD Trustee for Place 3; Nelson Linder, Austin NAACP President; Sheryl Cole, Democratic nominee, Texas State Representative for House District 46; Craig Moore, President of the Black Austin Democrats; and Dr. Ted Gordon, Austin ISD Trustee for District 1. Photo taken on 4/22/18.
