Mayoral Candidates Scorecard

Lee Leffingwell

• City Council member, 2005 to present

• Retired; former Navy and commercial pilot

• Focused on environmental issues, building consensus on council

• Campaigning to "focus on the fundamentals": deliver and improve basic city services in downturn

Brewster McCracken

• City Council member, 2003 to present

• Attorney

• Focused on urban development issues on council (vertical mixed use, design standards)

• Running to make Austin a leader in tech and growth industries: renewable energy, digital entertainment, and more

Carole Keeton Strayhorn

• Former Austin mayor, 1977 to 1983; state comptroller; gubernatorial candidate

• Pledging to shrink government, attract medical school to Austin, explore switch to "strong mayor" form of government

Josiah Ingalls

• Hilton Hotel houseman; political newcomer

• Focusing on expanding support services to the homeless, greater government transparency

David Buttross

• Real estate salesman and developer; political newcomer

• Promising smaller government, low taxes, and public-private partnerships to address affordability