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Democrat from Texas
Lee Leffingwell, initially elected mayor in 2009, is a former Austin City Council member and retired airline pilot. Leffingwell, a past chair of the city's Environmental Board, grew up in Austin's Bouldin neighborhood, according to the biography posted on the city's web site.
Recent statements involving Lee Leffingwell
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Says 90 percent of Americans and 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support background checks of gun purchasers.
Says Austin trains are "full" at rush hour and "packed" for special events.
Says Austin’s treated wastewater, put into the Colorado River, is of higher quality than water the city takes from the lake for public use.
Says Austin voters can approve seven bond propositions "without raising taxes."
Recent stories featuring Lee Leffingwell
Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers:
Austin’s hizzoner gets the polls right on Americans, including NRA members, widely supporting background checks before all gun purchases.
Lee Leffingwell’s claim about water quality proved iffy.
Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious:
Lee Leffingwell and three fellow Austin City Council members won re-election Saturday. We earlier checked some of what was said leading up to the vote.
Checking Austin taxes, affordability and a claim about a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist:
Wondering if candidates for the Austin City Council are accurate about local affordability or taxes or their opponent's fealty to Rick Perry?
We've checked several Austin-centric claims in advance of Saturday's city elections.
Austin's Lee Leffingwell survives debut at PolitiFact:
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell survived his debut on the Texas Truth-O-Meter last week while statements from three legislators, a Democratic activist and a New York Times columnist also rocked the needle.
Read on. It's the debut of the PolitiFact Texas Flashback.
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