Best City Official

Lee Leffingwell

He's admittedly not Mr. Charisma, but Mayor Leffingwell's meat-and-potatoes approach to governance has gotten a lot done in one year – attracting several high-profile employers, calling a transportation bond election for November, and more, all with his Yogi Berra-esque brand of groan-worthy humor. While we haven't agreed with all his decisions, we doubt he'd expect us to – and that's the kind of straight-up mayor we have.

City Hall, 301 W. Second
512/974-2250
www.cityofaustin.org/council/leffingwell.htm