Leadership & Staff
José “Chito” Vela
Austin City Council Member; lawyer
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Position
Tara Pohlmeyer
Texas-based progressive political organizer
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Position
Board Memberships
Austin City Council
City Council of Austin, Texas
Positions
Government Positions
City of Austin
City located in Texas, US and it's municipal government
US House of Representatives
lower house of the United States Congress
Donors
Gabriel Bankman-Fried
Former congressional staffer; brother of crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried
Rick Cofer
Travis County Private Defense Attorney; DNC operative; Local Democratic Party Leader
Federal Election Campaign Contributions
Bernie Sanders
US Senator and former representative from Vermont, 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate
Leah Hunt-Hendrix
Organizer; daughter of Helen LaKelly Hunt, founder of The Sister Fund and Women Moving Millions and the granddaughter of Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt.
Gregorio Casar
Wealthy Bellaire
Nicolette Beck
Artist, musician, and activist from the SF Bay Area
Emily Rapoport
Artist - Waco Texas
Patricia Rapoport
Artist - Waco Texas
Susan Pritzker
Board member of Mother Jones; wife of Nick Pritzker
George Soros
Currency speculator and major donor to liberal groups
Luis A Miranda Jr
Partner of MirRam Group
Joanne Witty
Attorney - Director, Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Jill Soffer
Jill Soffer Design, Santa Monica California/Carbondale Colorado
Memberships
Capital Area Progressive Democrats
Austin Area Democratic Party Coalition
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Member
Services & Transactions
Center for Economic and Policy Research
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives.
Open Society Foundations
International grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros
Schools
University of Virginia
public research university in Charlottesville, VA
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School
