Brewster

We’re fortunate to have two progressive candidates running for mayor.   So the choice before us is less about political philosophy and more about vision and direction.  Where do we want Austin to go in the future, and who can best lead us?  I and many other progressive Austinites believe Brewster has the clearest vision for Austin’s future. 

Brewster McCracken’s progressive credentials?  1) Brewster was the first mayoral candidate to endorse Barack Obama during the Texas primary,  2) He led overturning the city charter ban against domestic partner benefits and stood against the Texas constitutional amendment discriminating against gays & lesbians in marriage, 3) he has led creation of the collaboration known as the Pecan Street Project – not joined, followed or falsely claimed credit for – but Brewster has called the meetings, set the agenda & established success metrics for the audacious project for Austin to lead this country in green energy.  

And, that’s the vision thing.   

Our candidate realizes that in addition to maintaining essential city services now is the time to build our clean energy cluster, to attract new major employers to replace the tens of thousands of lost jobs, and to create new jobs that will allow us to maintain our quality of life without raising taxes.  

Brewster gets it.  

We don’t have to worry about his progressive instincts or his proactiveness keeping Austin great.  Brewster gets it.  These are instinctive to him.