(Perla Cavazos is running for Austin City Coucil Place 1. Welcome to BOR! - promoted by Karl-Thomas Musselman)
Dear friends in the BOR community, I am excited to post my first official campaign update to BOR! The campaign has been moving fast, and I appreciate the opportunity to share with you the growing momentum and excitement we’re seeing on the campaign trail. I am proud to share with you that I have recently received endorsements from the Central Labor Council and the Austin Firefighters Association. These endorsements represent 24 individual groups of over 13,000 hard-working Austinites. Here is what Stephen Truesdell, President of the Firefighters Association, had to say about my candidacy: "What impressed us about Perla is her commitment to planning and building community-wide support around core values. Perla's experience with the city and the legislature, and working with so many diverse groups, is the very leadership the city needs now to set priorities and protect essential services.” This is a great honor, and I believe it reflects my commitment to address Austin’s affordability issues and protect the quality of life for all citizens. These endorsements are just one of many signs of the true, grassroots energy our campaign is generating on the ground. I want to personally thank those of you who have invested so much of your time, energy, creativity and hard-earned funds into my campaign for Austin City Council, Place 1. Since beginning my campaign late last year, Team Perla volunteers have been all over town sharing our vision with literally thousands of our neighbors and the entire Austin community. While I’ve been a foot soldier in numerous grassroots campaigns myself, I’m still blown away by the willingness of others to open up their homes for coffees, devote their free time on Saturdays to go door-to-door through neighborhoods, and put in extra hours after work to work the phones and help build a better future for all of us. If you haven’t yet joined our team of all-star volunteers, I invite you to click here to join in the fun! In addition to the endorsements of Austin Firefighters and the Central Labor Council, I am also proud to share with you that a number of Austin leaders have recently joined my growing list of supporters, including: Pat Crow, Melanie Barnes, John Lipscombe, Kathy Rider (former president of AISD School Board), Lucille and Walter Timberlake, Elizabeth Yevich ( former executive Director of Travis County Democratic Party), and Marguerite Jones. These leaders join a long list of supporters, including Former Mayor Gus Garcia, Former Mayor Bruce Todd and Elizabeth Christian, Hon. Ann Kitchen, Hon. Nelda Wells Spears, Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, Dr. Fred L. McGhee, and Joe and Janis Pinelli. For a full list of updated supporters, click here. From the very start, I have tried to use my campaign for Austin City Council to spark an open and honest dialogue on what Austin needs to do to plan for the future. My policy initiatives outline immediate steps to promote entrepreneurialism and small businesses; address affordability issues, including energy, transportation, and healthcare; and put plans in place for Austin's economic comeback, from partnering with schools to developing community support for a Medical School in Austin. I invite you to learn more about my platform and get involved in my campaign by visiting my website, www.VotePerla.com. Thank you again for all of your support! I look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail this week!  Perla |
