Commission application number 296 submitted by Donato Rodriguez on 08/20/2020
First Name | Donato |
Last Name | Rodriguez |
Suffix | III |
Voter Unique Identification number | 1140370868 |
Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino |
Gender | Male |
Age | 65+ |
Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
Major Pursued | Government |
What is your occupation? | Retired |
Submitted Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78754 |
Verified Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78754 |
Do you have a spouse or domestic partner? | Yes |
Spouse/Domestic Partner First Name | Dana |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Middle Name/Initial | R |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Last Name | Milligan |
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 lived in Austin 50 years and know a lot of people and the city's politics. I am a retired COA employee. I have the ability to view a situation from a neutral standpoint and make an informed and educated opinion. |
Please describe your ability to be impartial. | I am extremely impartial and look at evaluate both sides of an argument/issue before forming an opinion. |
Please describe your appreciation for the City of Austin's diverse demographics and geography. | I have seen Austin grow over the last 50 years. I have lived the Austin experience; both good and bad; rich and poor; educated and non educated; white and non-white; age and youth - I love Austin. |
Please provide your employment history. | Since my graduation from UT Austin in 1976, I have worked with the State of Texas, Travis County, and retired from the City of Austin, Human Resources Department. I served on the COA Mexican American Cultural Center board, the Waller Creek Project board, and on evaluation panels with the Arts Commission. Further, I have served on the boards of the League of United Chicano Artists, Latino Music Commission, Latino Theater Organization. I know and love Austin. I've seen it's highs and lows and still love it. |
Please provide any other information you wish to be considered during the selection of the most qualified applicants for the Commission. | Please see above. Thank you. I have lived in Austin since June of 1972. I live in an Austin EJT and I hope it does not disqualify me. If there is anything I need to provide or do to enable my being considered for this panel please me know. Sincerely, Donato Rodriguez III. |
How did you hear about redistricting/Applicant Review Panel? | Newspaper |
Disclaimer Agreement | Checked |
Disclaimer Signature | Donato Rodriguez III |
District | Not Determined |
Does this application qualify? | No |