On Wednesday, September 14th the membership of the Stonewall Democrats
of
Austin will meet in the Smith Auditorium at Congregation Beth Israel
(3901 Shoal Creek Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm to hear from candidates for
City Council Districts 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10. In order to be eligible to be considered
for the club
endorsement candidates were required to respond to a questionnaire
addressing a number of LGBT issues (candidate responses are below). Endorsements will be made based on who the membership feel would best represent the interests of the LGBT community. In order to receive an endorsement a candidate needs to obtain at least 60% of the votes of those present and voting. The following candidates will be considered for endorsement: District 2: Wesley Faulkner, Delia Garza (I) District 4: Greg Casar (I) District 6: Jimmy Flannigan District 7: Natalie Gauldin, Leslie Pool (I) District 10: Alison Alter, Nicholas Virden, Robert Walker We
will also ask the members to vote on whether to consider endorsements
in the ACC and AISD elections. If the membership supports this, the
endorsement meeting will occur in October. |
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