Siegel, Bledsoe announce new endorsements in D7 runoff

Former District 7 City Council candidates Adam Powell and Todd Shaw announced Thursday that they were endorsing Mike Siegel in the runoff election to fill the seat currently held by Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Pool. Powell received 11.2 percent of the vote and Shaw got 8.7 percent.

Gary Bledsoe, who will face Siegel in the Dec. 14 runoff, gained the endorsement of the third-place contender in the November election, Pierre Nguyễn, who got nearly 15 percent of the vote. Mykle Tomlinson, Bledsoe’s campaign manager, told the Austin Monitor that Bledsoe had also won endorsements from the majority of area constables as well as state Reps. Gina Hinojosa, John Bucy and Lulu Flores.