Archive for the ‘Notes from the campaign...’ Category

Be Proud.

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Friends, There's just no way that I can adequately express my gratitude to all the people who supported this campaign with their energy, encouragement, donations and votes. I am forever endebted to so many people, and I will thank them all personally. Some thoughts...

Come to the ICE CREAM SOCIAL Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 30 at 6PM!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Jason Meeker Campaign invites you to a good, old fashioned ICE CREAM SOCIAL on Wednesday, April 30 at 6PM! Come join your friends and neighbors at Amy's Ice Cream and Phil's Ice House, and help support Jason. Why Amy's Ice Cream? Because it's a great way to stay cool while we're ...

A question about transportation…

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

I'm going to post Q & As from the various questionnaires I've answered. Here's one from the Green Party regarding traffic.

A quick note about the ethics filing… (Click here.)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

An ethics complaint WAS NEVER filed against my campaign and my former campaign treasurer, Rick Culleton.Here is my response and I'll have more to say later:

Robert Caro Says It Best — Click here for more.

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Robert Caro, Pulitzer Prize winning author says it best: "It's very important when cities are in their shaping, when they're becoming big," he said, "that what they do in shaping that growth is never lose sight of the fact that what makes a city great is whether or not it's a ...

My Campaign Announcement. (Click here for more.)

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Here's what I said on the day I announced my candidacy: Good morning! My name is Jason Meeker. You might know me from my work with Responsible Growth for Northcross, the neighborhood group fighting the Wal-Mart Superstore. Last Friday, I filed the necessary paperwork to begin a campaign. And today I am announcing ...

Welcome to the campaign! (Click here for more.)

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

On Feb. 6, 2008, I launched my first campaign for political office. I announced my campaign for Austin City Council against Allen Demling and Lee Leffingwell. My press statement read: “I am not running because of what Wal-Mart wants to do to my neighborhood. I’m running because these kinds of things ...