{"id":361235,"date":"2026-07-04T18:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361235\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:57:20","slug":"appointed-council-member-tim-jordan-is-on-ballot-for-hutto-city-council-place-4-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361235\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointed Council Member Tim Jordan is on ballot for Hutto City Council Place 4 | Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Jordan is on the ballot for Hutto City Council Place 4. Former councilman Michael Smith, who was forced to resign his position on the council because his owed taxes violated the city charter, is also on the ballot but not eligible to hold office. If Smith wins the election, a special election would be needed.
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\nJordan was appointed by the city council to fill Smith\u2019s spot after he resigned. Jordan\u2019s questionnaire follows with limited editing. Election day is May 6.
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\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience:
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\nJORDAN: I am an account manager for an international manufacturing and distribution company based in Texas. My in-depth business experience combined with a \u201ccustomer first\u201d leadership\/management style assures the citizens of Hutto will have a voice on the council. And finally, my love for our community and desire to serve.
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\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 Hutto is going through many changes right now. Is it headed in the right direction and what would you like to see done?
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\nJORDAN: For the past eight years, our city has been plagued by out-of-touch politicians who place their wants ahead of our city\u2019s needs. We are at a crossroads and it\u2019s time we change direction toward a brighter future that includes strong leadership. We must put the days of failed management, frivolous spending and mounting debt behind us. A future that includes representation of Hutto residents ahead of political ambitions. A future of coming together as a team, making Hutto the beacon of success. Thanks to several fresh faces on our council we have made great progress and, as part of that team, there is so much more we can accomplish for the citizens of Hutto.
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\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 Hutto\u2019s rapid growth is quickly becoming dependent on new business and industry coming to town. What kind of businesses should come to Hutto and what needs to get done to bring them here?
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\nJORDAN: There’s an old saying: \u201cIf you build it, they will come. If you don\u2019t build it they will come anyway.” We must prepare for future growth now and expand the local economy responsibly.\u00a0 First and foremost, we must ‘keep it local.’ Strong communities are built on a foundation of strong local economies. We must prioritize our current small business community, help it thrive and be successful. It is paramount we also attract new retail and commercial development. This will not only add enormous convenience to our residents, but will create many new great-paying jobs and reduce the burden on taxpayers.
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\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 What are your thoughts about a bond proposal and the needs in the community?
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\nJORDAN: Developing our roadways and properly maintain existing infrastructure is priority. Utilizing bonds to build a $6 million dollar swimming pool that will ultimately cost taxpayers $10 million dollars is unacceptable. We must rein in frivolous spending and prioritize our projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Jordan is on the ballot for Hutto City Council Place 4. Former councilman Michael Smith, who was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128259,132,134,133],"class_list":["post-361235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-appointed-council-member-tim-jordan-is-on-ballot-for-hutto-city-council-place-4","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}