Randall F. Stephens
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Randall Stephens was a 2014 candidate for Mayor of Austin, Texas.
Biography
Stephens was born in Ardmore, OK. He served in the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard until 1984 when he was honorably discharged at the rank of Staff Sargent. His professional experience includes working in the aviation industry.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Stephens highlighted the following issues:[2]
Transportation
- Excerpt: " Austin has a great opportunity to build a world class mobility system that is toll - free, continuous flow, and multi-modal. I am for most of the Project Connect plan, and will work to eliminate traffic lights on our commuter highways, add additional low-rise ramps to flow traffic from highways past intersections onto main streets, build commuter rail - if voters approve - elevated over streets, all the wayto the airport; and plan for connecting future regional rail at a terminal adjacent to Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Bicycles will continue to be a factor, as we can design infrastructure to help take more vehicles off the streets with separated bike and pedestrian commuter options without taking lanes from automobiles."
Small Businesses
- Excerpt: "Small business employs collectively more people than large business. Austin has some great people working on small business development, and I would work with the citizens and City Council to remove barriers, making relocation to vacant retail and office space in Austin more attractive to area businesses and startups. Tax or other incentives for small business, and free online computer based training for anyone wanting to plan for permitting and improvements, apply for loan programs and grants could help. The City is promoting an Innovation Zone to be fed by a commuter rail system. I propose putting Innovation Zone features along the periphery of Austin and around all the current Red Line stations wherever possible to spread development across the city rather than creating more downtown congestion. The parallel example would be how a foreign trade zone is extended to facilities anywhere in it's region. The Innovation District could be applied to new development in far East and North Austin, or SE Austin and create thousands of jobs in the small business community."
Elections
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for mayor on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Incumbent Lee Leffingwell was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.[3]
The candidates included Stephen Adler, Sheryl Cole, Mike Martinez, Ronald J. Culver, Mary Krenek, David M. Orshalick, Todd H. Phelps and Randall F. Stephens.[4]
In the general election, Adler and Martinez received the most votes, but neither won a majority. They faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[5] Adler was the winner.[6]
| Mayor of Austin Runoff Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Stephen Adler |
67% | 52,159 | |
| Mike Martinez | 33% | 25,639 | |
| Total Votes | 77,798 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
| Mayor of Austin General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mike Martinez |
29.6% | 51,892 | |
| Stephen Adler |
36.8% | 64,416 | |
| Sheryl Cole | 14.8% | 25,846 | |
| Ronald J. Culver | 0.8% | 1,358 | |
| Mary Krenek | 4.2% | 7,370 | |
| David M. Orshalick | 2.1% | 3,746 | |
| Todd H. Phelps | 9.9% | 17,333 | |
| Randall F. Stephens | 1.8% | 3,204 | |
| Total Votes | 150,882 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Randall + Stephens + Austin"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Stephens for Austin Mayor, "About," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Stephens for Austin Mayor, "My Platform," accessed September 4, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ The Austin Chronicle, "The Run-Off: Live Election Coverage," December 16, 2014
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