Austin City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026

Michael Nahas

Candidate for City Council District 1

22 candidates · 5 seats5 sourced positions

Michael Nahas is running for Austin City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Steven Brown, Alexandria Anderson, Amber K. Goodwin, Portia Riggins and Misael Ramos.

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Today

An economist with a master's degree in economics from UT who chairs the city's Economic Prosperity Commission and sits on the board of a nonprofit housing cooperative.

Occupation (from candidate statement): Economist/Researcher
Campaign website: mike4austin.org

Where Michael Nahas stands: positions on the record

Efficiency audit1 sourced position

as reported by Austin Current; not a direct quote
Supports Proposition I with caveats, worrying its audit-before-tax-election clause could limit the city during high inflation.
Forum answerAustin Current (Sept. 15 Austin Current/Austin PBS/KUT forum) · Oct 1, 2026

Housing1 sourced position

as reported by Austin Current; not a direct quote
Says the city should allow more housing in more places and reduce minimum lot sizes.
Forum answerAustin Current (Sept. 15 Austin Current/Austin PBS/KUT forum) · Oct 1, 2026

Bonds1 sourced position

as reported by Austin Current; not a direct quote
Supports the $35 million library bond but worries the city could not maintain new parkland bought with the park bond.
Forum answerAustin Current (Sept. 15 Austin Current/Austin PBS/KUT forum) · Oct 1, 2026

City finances1 sourced position

Says he would stop the city from borrowing more from its pension funds and move pension debt to lower-interest bonds.
Own statementCommunity Impact candidate Q&A · Sep 14, 2026

Data centers1 sourced position

as reported by The Austin Bulldog; not a direct quote
Was one of four candidates at an August forum who opposed changing zoning to effectively ban data centers.
Forum answerThe Austin Bulldog (Aug. 22 Clean Water Action/Public Citizen forum) · Aug 30, 2026

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