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Brigid Shea

Democratic · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 2, Texas

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Climate leadership, including water conservation and transitioning to an all-electric county fleet
  • Expanding affordable housing, including support for federally funded housing and homelessness relief
  • Criminal justice reform, including the county's Public Defender's Office and the Sobering Center treatment alternative to jail
Biography

Brigid Shea is Travis County's sitting Precinct 2 commissioner, on the court since 2015, a former Austin City Council member who led the 1992 Save Our Springs campaign and chairs the U.S. board of a global local government sustainability network, per the county's official page and her campaign site.

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Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 2Texas · 2026Travis County sample ballot

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