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Ballotpedia, Jeffery Bowen

Jeffery holds both a degree in construction sciences and a degree in teaching from the Community College of the Air Force and a bachelor's degree in management and human resources from Park University. He is married to his wife, Luann, with whom he has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. He currently lives in Maple Run in Southwest Austin. 

Jeffery currently works as a construction manager at Habidad Condominium. He also owns a construction services company, Jeffery L Bowen & Associates. He previously worked as a project manager at Half Blind Farm, LLC. He served in the US Air Force for 13 years. 

Jeffery L. Bowen's campaign for Mayor of Austin is his first run for public office. 

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Said "We need to get the city budget..under control rather than continue to allow council members to ADD more to the budget."

- Said "We need to get the city budget..under control rather than continue to allow council members to ADD more to the budget."

Public Services

Candidate website

Believes in ensuring adequate staffing for police, firefighters, emergency medical services, and call center employees to respond to citizens' needs during emergency situations.

Believes in ensuring adequate staffing for police, firefighters, emergency medical services, and call center employees to respond to citizen emergencies.

- Believes in ensuring adequate staffing for police, firefighters, emergency medical services, and call center employees to respond to citizen emergencies.

Public Safety

As of September 9, 2024, Jeffery L. Bowen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to make housing costs in Austin more affordable.

Believes in the need for "sustainable growth" and plans to "streamline the process of development" and make it "responsible."

Wants to change city development to "make it responsible."

Supports an independent audit of the city to ensure transparency and clarity in housing and urban development practices.

Wants an independent audit of the city to provide "transparency and clarity" on how city funds are being used. 

Believes in returning to "the basics of running a city" to address housing and urban development issues.

Wants to return to "the basics of running a city" to address housing and urban development issues.

Believes in "sustainable growth-not out of control growth with unintended consequences."

Wants to make the process of obtaining housing permits easier to navigate.

- Wants to make housing costs in Austin more affordable.
- Wants to change city development to "make it responsible."
- Wants an independent audit of the city to provide "transparency and clarity" on how city funds are being used. 
- Wants to return to "the basics of running a city" to address housing and urban development issues.
- Believes in "sustainable growth-not out of control growth with unintended consequences."
- Wants to make the process of obtaining housing permits easier to navigate.

Housing & Urban Development

Jeffery L. Bowen

As of September 12, 2024, Jeffery L. Bowen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes a police contract is necessary to ensure emergency response.

Said, "This campaign has not agreed to comply with the contribution and expenditure limits of the Austin Fair Campaign Chapter."

Believes in regulating campaign contributions to ensure fair elections, with a $450 donation limit per person and a $900 donation limit per couple.

Believes in transparency regarding housing funds.

Believes in the need for clear direction and accountability in housing and urban development policies.

Believes in transparency regarding campaign contributions and spending.

Believes in evaluating the positive and negative aspects of money spent on housing and urban development, and assessing the return on investment.

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