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Ballotpedia, Kodi Sawin

Kodi holds a bachelor's degree in speech communications from Texas State University. She lives in Austin. 

Kodi is the founder of the Sawin Group. She also manages government affairs for infrastructure projects. She previously worked as a communications director at WaterTexas. 

Kodi Sawin ran for state representative in State House District 19 in 2022, but she did not win. 

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Opposes state-level control over local communities, saying the Texas legislature is on a "warpath" to strip local control.

Wants to reduce state involvement with local communities, saying the state legislature is on a "warpath" to strip local control.

Plans to outline management best practices at river authorities to balance the needs of agriculture, municipalities, and local economies.

Supports establishing management practices to help river authorities handle competing interests.

Believes the state needs to increase available funds to better match actual needs, saying "$1 billion is a drop in the bucket of what's needed."

Supports increasing the Texas Water Fund to "better match actual needs". 

- Wants to reduce state involvement with local communities, saying the state legislature is on a "warpath" to strip local control.
- Supports establishing management practices to help river authorities handle competing interests.
- Supports increasing the Texas Water Fund to "better match actual needs". 

Economy

As of September 7, 2024, Kodi Sawin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Education

Supports prioritizing wastewater management and treatment to improve water supply.

Plans to prioritize wastewater management and treatment to improve water supply.

Supports implementing a statewide water utility evaluation and stress-test to assess and address Texas’ water infrastructure needs.

Supports implementing a statewide water utility evaluation test to get a better understanding of state infrastructure, rehabilitation, and development needs. 

- Plans to prioritize wastewater management and treatment to improve water supply.
- Supports implementing a statewide water utility evaluation test to get a better understanding of state infrastructure, rehabilitation, and development needs. 

Energy & the Environment

Supports opening state and local primaries to all candidates, regardless of party affiliation.

Supports opening primaries for all candidates instead of primaries for only democrats and republicans. 

Wants more rigid standards for candidate eligibility and for residency requirements to be more strictly enforced. 

- Supports opening primaries for all candidates instead of primaries for only democrats and republicans. 
- Wants more rigid standards for candidate eligibility and for residency requirements to be more strictly enforced. 

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Kodi Sawin

Kodi holds a bachelor's degree in speech communications from Texas State University. She lives in Austin.

Kodi Sawin works as the founder of the Sawin Group, managing government affairs for infrastructure projects.

Kodi Sawin's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

Supports incentivizing homebuilders and developers to align with local values and history, and providing resources to help small, rapidly growing communities manage change.

Supports incentivizing developers to align with local values and history, and providing resources to help small, rapidly growing communities manage change.

Believes in reversing or revising legislation that removed local municipalities' rights to self-determination.

Believes property taxes are increasing due to elected officials shifting blame instead of taking responsibility.

Believes national campaigns exploit consumer data to create divisive, partisan messages.

Believes in establishing a stable revenue source to address the "real-world costs" of Texas' growing population.

Believes in direct community engagement by personally visiting residents and local markets without the influence of political consultants or donors.

Opposes state-level control over local communities, saying the state legislature is on a "warpath" to strip local control.

Supports increasing the Texas Water Fund.

- Opposes state-level control over local communities, saying the state legislature is on a "warpath" to strip local control.
- Supports establishing management practices to help river authorities handle competing interests.
- Supports increasing the Texas Water Fund.

Supports providing funds for existing mandates and no more unfunded mandates.

Believes in addressing water and wastewater issues, improving the energy grid, and managing land use and transportation.

Supports shoring up the new Texas Water Fund.

Has expertise in Texas water issues, collaborating with utilities, landowners, and non-profits.

Believes water and land use are the top natural resource issues for House District 19 voters, regardless of party or ideology.

Believes we cannot fix our water and land issues because "we are still fighting over the air."

Believes political parties undermine efforts to protect and improve water quality.

Believes environmental issues transcend political and ideological boundaries, saying "A Hill Country stream knows no political party nor a hilltop an ideological position, and we should act accordingly."

Believes that "elected leaders mock our neighbors, the very neighbors who come to our aid in times of crisis" undermines the functioning of the electric grid.

Wants to prioritize wastewater management and treatment to improve water supply.

Supports implementing a statewide water utility evaluation test to get a better sense of the state's infrastructure needs.

- Wants to prioritize wastewater management and treatment to improve water supply.
- Supports implementing a statewide water utility evaluation test to get a better sense of the state's infrastructure needs.

Believes there is a "profound frustration with partisan politics" and a desire to examine election laws.

Believes Texas has made it difficult for Independent candidates to get on the ballot, requiring 500 handwritten signatures from voters who did not participate in either primary election and can only be collected after both primaries have concluded.

Supports opening primaries to all candidates instead of having primaries for each party.

Supports stricter enforcement of candidate eligibility, especially for residency requirements.

- Supports opening primaries to all candidates instead of having primaries for each party.
- Supports stricter enforcement of candidate eligibility, especially for residency requirements.

Kodi Sawin grew up with a football coaching dad and a home economics teaching mom, sandwiched between two brothers. She is a graduate of Canyon High School in the Texas Panhandle and Texas State University.

Kodi Sawin is the founder of the Sawin Group, specializing in public and government affairs for infrastructure and natural resource projects.

As of September 12, 2024, Kodi Sawin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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