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Ryan Alter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Austin City Council from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Kitchen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Austin,Texas,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
Ryan Alter is a member of the Austin City Council,serving District 5. He is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Ryan Alter was born at St. David's South Austin Medical Center. [1] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in engineering and afterward earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. [2]
Prior to his election to city council,Alter was a staffer in the Texas Legislature,including for Senators Kirk Watson,Sylvia Garcia,and Chuy Hinojosa. [1]
Alter is a reliable liberal vote on the Dias. In addition to being the Vice Chair of the Housing &Planning Committee,he serves on the Audit &Finance Committee,Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee,Austin Water Oversight Committee,and the Public Health Committee.[ citation needed ]
Alter is considered an urbanist. He voted for the HOME Initiative,legalizing three units on all single-family lots in Austin. He also voted to eliminate minimum parking requirements, [3] occupancy requirements, [4] and limiting height restrictions,known as compatibility. [5] In March 2023,he voted for a resolution allowing more homes to be built on smaller lots. [6]
He has expressed opposition to the ongoing I-35 expansion project. [7]
In January 2024,Alter opposed the rehiring of former police chief Art Acevedo by City Manger Jesus Garza.[ citation needed ]
In September 2023,he voted for a resolution from Jose "Chito" Vela to require the Austin Police Department to make its data publicly accessible on the city's data portal. [8]
In 2023,during a debate on a vote to reauthorize and fund the Austin Police Department's use of license plate readers,Alter authored an amendment to lower the length of data retention from the police-requested 30-days down to a seven-day window. As amended,the item ultimately passed on a vote of 9–1. [9] He voted against an amendment to raise the retention period to 15 days,which failed on a 5–5 vote.[ citation needed ]
Alter was elected to the Austin City Council in 2022,winning the December 13th runoff election with 59.6% of the vote. [10]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Alter | 7,931 | 59.6 | |
| Stephanie Bazan | 5,369 | 40.4 | |
| Voter turnout | 100% | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Bazan | 9,600 | 29.3 | |
| Ryan Alter | 7,933 | 24.2 | |
| Ken Craig | 6,274 | 19.2 | |
| Bill Welch | 4,861 | 14.8 | |
| Aaron Velazquez Webman | 3,295 | 10.1 | |
| Brian Anderson | 796 | 2.4 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
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