Vanessa Fuentes campaigned for City Council as a progressive champion of the mostly working-class constituents who live in Southeast Austin's District 2. A little over one year into her first term, she is delivering. From helping to push the city toward providing more paid parental leave for employees to securing funding for a Trauma Recovery Center to help victims of violent crime, and – though unsuccessful – standing strong alongside her constituents who opposed expansion of the jet fuel tank farm at the airport, Fuentes has supported progressive action and shown working-class solidarity at City Hall.
