- published: 17 Feb 2012
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Shelly "Lee" Leffingwell (born October 13, 1939) is an American politician who was the mayor of Austin, Texas, from June 22, 2009. to January 6, 2015.
He was first elected to the Austin City Council in 2005, and won re-election in 2008. He was elected mayor in 2009, and subsequently re-elected to a second three-year term on May 12, 2012, with over 52% of the vote.
Leffingwell is a native of Austin, and grew up in the Bouldin neighborhood of South Austin. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in mechanical engineering. His father was an Austin firefighter and later a Travis County Deputy Sheriff and his mother worked as an admissions clerk at UT.
Prior to serving as an elected official, Leffingwell was officer and pilot in the United States Navy and commercial airline pilot. After spending five years on active duty, including Vietnam service, Leffingwell joined the Navy Reserves, completing a total of 20 years military service. He was a pilot for Delta Air Lines for almost 32 years, ending his airline career as an international Boeing 767 and MD-11 Captain.
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Wants to keep the current ridesharing regulations in place that he implemented
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Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell arrests Ronny Reeferseed, a political activist who frequently speaks at council, for saying his name in his trademark style. The Mayor then threatens others in the chamber.
Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton hopped in the Carma Tesla during a recent Enterprise Ireland visit to Austin. Not only that, but Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell was only too happy to drive, making it one of our more memorable trips! Join the Carmapool revolution at www.carmacarpool.com
In Chapter 3 of 18 in his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, public affairs and communications strategist Matt Curtis answers "What Has Mayor Lee Leffingwell Taught You About Being More Productive?" Curtis notes that Leffingwell, a 71-year old man, has led by example, teaching Curtis to get things done as they come up. Curtis learns to tackle his to-do list as things come up. He finds he is making progress, incrementally reducing his lists as he continues to emulate his boss, the 51st mayor of Austin, Texas. Curtis is the communications director for Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell. Curtis' charity work includes affiliations with Capital Area Food Bank, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Students of the World, the Rainforest Project and the Art Alliance. In 2011, Curtis won "A...
Eminent Environmental Doctor Paul Connett traveled over 2000 miles to address the Austin Texas City council on the dangers of water fluoridation. The Mayor Lee Leffingwell showed worse than contempt by laughing and whispering to to other council members while Dr. Connett spoke for the short 3 minutes he was allowed to speak.
Austin City Council votes to spend $600,000 on tasers. Mayor Leffingwell refuses to allow John Bush and Clay Dafoe the right to speak on this item. Mayor Leffingwell violates the First Amendment for the second time that day (see Ronny Reeferseed arrest)