"I'm feeling really thankful to the voters who really responded to my progressive message of climate action, building more housing, and criminal justice reform," he told the Austin Monitor during his election night celebration at Lala's Little Nugget.
"Even though the other (candidates) have had much greater funding and much greater time in (the race), we seem to be ... very competitive. There's real hope for our vision of ... making sure our community is governed by good, commonsense policies instead of backdoor politics," he told the during his election night party at the Hideout Pub.
"I think voters responded to my background as someone who advocated for democratic causes ... someone who's challenged (Ken) Paxton and (Greg) Abbott. People want someone who's going to stand up for progressive values."
"My pitch to voters is that I have both the organizing experience and the City Hall experience," he added, citing his experience as a co-founder of Ground Game Texas and as an assistant city attorney.
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