Commission application number 297 submitted by Andrea Petit on 08/20/2020
First Name | Andrea |
Middle Name/Initial | Delice |
Last Name | Petit |
Voter Unique Identification number | 1139961723 |
Ethnicity | Black or African American |
Gender | Female |
Age | 45-54 |
Education Level | Post-Graduate Degree |
Major Pursued | BSW Social Work & M.Ed. Counseling |
What is your occupation? | Employment-Education Specialist |
Submitted Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78721 |
Verified Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78721 |
Do you have a spouse or domestic partner? | No |
Are you applying to be the student member of the commission? | No |
Have you been continuously registered to vote in the City of Austin for the last five years? | Yes |
Have you voted in 3 of the last 5 City of Austin general elections (or corresponding runoff if applicable)? | Yes |
Been appointed to a state or city office? | No |
Been elected to a state or city office? | No |
Been a candidate for a state or city office? | No |
Served as an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a political party? | No |
Served as an officer, employee, or paid consultant of the campaign committee of a candidate for elective state, county, or city office? | No |
Been a registered state or local lobbyist? | No |
A paid employee of the City of Austin? | No |
A person performing paid services under a professional services contract with the City of Austin? | No |
A person performing paid services under a professional or personal services contract to the City Council of the City of Austin or to any individual member of the City Council of the City of Austin? | No |
A controlling person of a person performing paid services under a professional or personal services contract to any member of the City Council of the City of Austin? | No |
Contribute or bundle one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in aggregate to candidates for City of Austin elective office? | No |
Please describe your relevant analytical skills. | I have always been analytical. Meaning, I see all sides when making decisions and don't know what tunnel vision feels like. I have the skills and experience with taking ideas, issues or assignments and arranging them into sections. I am a visual, auditory, non judging inspector type personality (taken from Myers Briggs Personality Test). |
Please describe your ability to be impartial. | I have always lived my life as a woman with unconditional objectivity. I have the innate ability to remove my opinion when listening to others. |
Please describe your appreciation for the City of Austin's diverse demographics and geography. | Austin is a unique place to reside. Growing up here, I was able to have a front row seat to see this city evolve over the last 54yrs. I appreciate our differences and have had the opportunity to work & live with many cultures including an array of different people and ethnicities, LGBTQ, economic & educational levels. And have learned to respect different opinions and lifestyles. |
Please provide your employment history. | I have been very active in my community and am an officer in my neighborhood Association for over 5 bbn years. I have spoken at planning commission and city council with the goal of neighborhood preservation as well as speaking for those who have no voicen(like the elderly, mentally challenged, youth and shy people who don't like public speaking). I have assisted people in getting elected, I have been a member of 2 national community service driven organizations AND have been employed at a non profit for over 20yrs. I care about redistricting greatly and would like to be a part of history in serving my district where it counts the most in my opinion. |
Please provide any other information you wish to be considered during the selection of the most qualified applicants for the Commission. | If I am chosen for this most honored commission, I will put my all into it, will be a good listener and a diplomatic voice for the state of Texas so that those silent voices can have proper representation. |
How did you hear about redistricting/Applicant Review Panel? | From family or friend |
Disclaimer Agreement | Checked |
Disclaimer Signature | Andrea Delice Petit |
District | District 1 |
Does this application qualify? | Yes |