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City of Austin
Kirk Watson
Mayor of Austin
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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✝ God First
0/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#8,722 of 8,966 · bottom 2.7% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-30
Elections office: (512) 463-5650
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Texas Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
D incumbent Mayor of Austin (since 2023). Former TX state senator. Former mayor of Austin 1997-2001. Seeking 2026 reelection.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Championed the Austin Reproductive Justice Fund ($400K, FY2024-25 budget) to subsidize out-of-state abortion travel for Texas women, publicly attacking AG Paxton for 'undermining the fundamental rights of women' and vowing to fight for reproductive rights in City Hall — rejecting any life-at-conception standard.
- austinmonitor.comUnclassified
- KUT (Austin NPR)Lean Left
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Pledged as mayor to convene LGBTQ+ community leaders, university officials, and legislators to replace state-cut LGBTQ services and described university LGBTQ centers as 'life-saving' — affirming LGBTQ identity and declining to reject transgender ideology.
- Vote Smart — Just FactsReference
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
FALSE (0)
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
FALSE (0)
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
FALSE (0)
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
FALSE (0)
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
FALSE (0)
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Declared in December 2024 that Austin police were not participating in Trump administration immigration enforcement operations, maintaining the city's non-cooperation stance with federal immigration authorities — the opposite of anti-sanctuary policy.
- The Texas TribuneCenter
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
FALSE (0)
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
FALSE (0)
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
FALSE (0)
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
FALSE (0)
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
FALSE (0)
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
FALSE (0)
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
FALSE (0)
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