Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
ISSUES: What are the two (2) most pressing issues that you will face in the office that you seek? Describe your specific plans/ideas for addressing these issues.
Joel Camann
I believe the strongest traits that qualify me
are my sense of fairness, empathy, and desire to help people.
One of my major criticisms of many politicians is that they often
represent the interests of a group of people that are to the
detriment of others. In my job as an environmental engineering
project manager, I am dedicated to protection of the environment
and have been helping my industrial clients comply with their
obligations in cost-effective ways for more than 25 years.
My job is all about solving problems and I am constantly
looking for win-win solutions. I help develop these solutions by
engaging the various stakeholders and a team of knowledgeable
professionals and want to bring this same approach to Austin.
Two issues are not covered in this survey. I know of
at least 5 women in Texas who either lost their lives or nearly
died since Roe v Wade was overturned due to laws prohibiting
abortions in Texas. It is inexcusable that Austin lawmakers would
override the ability of doctors to render life-saving care to Texas
women. Mass shootings are on the rise over the last few decades,
and it is outrageous that after these shootings, Republican
politicians offer little more than “thoughts and prayers”. How
many more people must die before we take action? There are
many good ideas offered by both sides of the political spectrum.
When kids going to school are getting shot, we need to take any
and all reasonable measures to try to prevent future attacks.
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