Commission application number 45 submitted by Paul Smith on 06/07/2020
First Name | Paul |
Middle Name/Initial | Kevin |
Last Name | Smith |
Voter Unique Identification number | 1140446222 |
Ethnicity | White |
Gender | Male |
Age | 55-64 |
Education Level | Post-Graduate Degree |
Major Pursued | Kinesiology |
Submitted Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78757 |
What is your occupation? | Adjunct Professor |
Verified Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78757 |
Do you have a spouse or domestic partner? | Yes |
Spouse/Domestic Partner First Name | Waldinei |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Middle Name/Initial | D |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Last Name | Costa |
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 |
How did you hear about redistricting/Applicant Review Panel? | Social media |
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 tend to analyze situations in a logical way. My mind works in a very visual way, and it is very easy for me to read maps. I almost never got lost because if I've been somewhere once, I can always remember how to get back there. When I did aptitude testing in high school I scored 99th percentile in structural visualization. |
Disclaimer Agreement | Checked |
Please describe your ability to be impartial. | I don't have a particular political agenda to advance, and would want to create district lines that group communities of interest in the most logical way. |
Disclaimer Signature | Paul Kevin Smith |
Please describe your appreciation for the City of Austin's diverse demographics and geography. | I am a member of the LGBT community, and my husband is mixed-race Latino, so I feel that I am sensitive to the concerns of diverse populations. |
Please provide your employment history. | 1991 to present - Adjunct Professor at Austin Community College in the Exercise Science and Student Development departments (previously in the Health and Kinesiology department) 1996 to present - Self-employed yoga instructor and personal fitness trainer 2002-2004 and 2019-2020 - Personal Fitness Trainer and Yoga and Pilates Instructor at Body Business Fitness Club 1999-2020 - Fitness Professional at Lake Austin Spa Resort 1996-1999 - Clinical Exercise Physiologist at North Austin Medical Center 1991-1996 - Clinical Exercise Physiologist at St. David's Hospital. |
Please provide any other information you wish to be considered during the selection of the most qualified applicants for the Commission. | I would be happy to provide service to the City of Austin by volunteering for this commission. |
District | District 7 |
Does this application qualify? | Yes |