Attorney Steve Adler won election as mayor of Austin in December 2014, drawing 67 percent of the vote in a December 2014 runoff. He was sworn in Jan. 6, 2015. He sought re-election in 2018.
Steve Adler
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in…
"Austin is the safest big city in Texas."
"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware,…
Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."
"The first tweet was sent from Austin."
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than…
"The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And…
Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Include Asian languages in city communications | Not Rated | March 21, 2016 | View Details |
| Raise awareness of Austin’s music scene with more free concerts | Not Rated | March 18, 2016 | View Details |
| Give each council member a day for Austin City Council to visit their district | Not Rated | October 15, 2015 | View Details |
| Reinstate free Capital Metro bus fares for seniors and the disabled | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Make city permitting easier | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Launch a pre-kindergarten initiative | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Meet more frequently | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Devote the first 100 days to long-term issues | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Ensure mayor’s staff and appointments reflect the city’s demographics | Not Rated | January 19, 2015 | View Details |
| Enact a 20 percent homestead exemption | Promise Broken | January 19, 2015 | View Details |