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Celia Marie Israel (born July 15, 1964) is an American politician. She previously represented the 50th district in the Texas House of Representatives and was succeeded by State Representative James Talarico when she chose to run for Austin Mayor. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Oct 12, 2022 · State Rep. Celia Israel, a Democrat from El Paso, talks about her vision for Austin in five questions on public space, homelessness, police funding, state relations and her background. She is one of the candidates running for mayor in the 2022 local elections.
- Asher Price
Jan 11, 2022 · Outgoing Democratic state Rep. Celia Israel announced Tuesday she will run for Austin mayor. Israel, who was elected to the Texas House in 2014, said her campaign will focus on housing ...
Jan 12, 2022 · State Rep. Celia Israel has made it official: On a chilly Tuesday morning at Parque Zaragoza in East Austin, Israel announced that she would be running for mayor of Austin. She was joined by supporters Rubén Cantú, Ashley Cheng, Nelson Linder, Sofia Reyes and state Rep. Donna Howard.
Sep 22, 2021 · State Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin, announced Wednesday she will not seek reelection and will instead explore a run for Austin mayor next year.
Aug 12, 2022 · Celia Israel is a progressive Democrat who ran for mayor of Austin in 2022, after serving in the Texas House since 2014. She advocated for affordable housing, voting rights and abortion rights, and criticized her opponent Kirk Watson's plan to decentralize code reform.
Nov 30, 2022 · As election night came to a close on Nov. 8, none of the six candidates running were able to come up with the 50% needed to win outright – so the election is headed to a runoff between Kirk Watson, a former state senator and former Austin mayor, and Celia Israel, who represents House District 50.
