From the Obama State Department and the U.S. Senate to Texas higher ed, ROBIN LERNER is a proven public servant prepared to make progress for Austinites in DISTRICT 49.

Meet Robin

AUSTIN first. TEXAS Fierce.

Robin is an Austinite and lifelong public servant ready to defend our democracy, strengthen public education, and build opportunity for every Texan.

With 25 years of experience in government, law, legislation, women’s rights, industry, and higher education, Robin is an unprecedented first-time candidate for the Texas Legislature who will fight like hell for District 49.

“I have spent my career on the frontlines of democracy — working in war zones around the world and establishing elections from Kosovo to Baghdad. I know how to handle extremists, negotiate hard deals, and get the job done.

But here at home, today, I see the same patterns of authoritarianism I fought against overseas. I will not stand by and watch small-minded leadership take us backwards. Texas is the 8th largest economy in the world - we need to think BIG.

As a Longhorn and AISD mom who sits on the Ann Richards School Foundation board, I am running for the next generation, to defend their right to a strong democracy and a government that truly works for all.”

    • Reunited victims of trafficking and established elections in post-war Europe with the OSCE

    • Defended 1st amendment rights as an ACLU attorney

    • Safeguarded reproductive freedoms and defended victims of rape

    • Served as leading expert on human trafficking for U.S. State Department

    • Senior Counsel for U.S. Senate

    • U.S. Diplomat to Cairo and Baghdad

    • Former member, Austin Ethics Review Commission

    • Former member, Advisory Council for the Austin Monitor newspaper, protecting independent journalism

    • Member, Texas State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)

    • President and CEO of the Texas International Education Consortium

    • Board Member, Ann Richards School Foundation, empowering future leaders

    • Advisory Board Member, SXSW EDU

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Keep Austin Learning

Every child in Texas deserves a great public education — and every parent deserves to know their child is supported, well-resourced, and safe…

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Austin’s economy runs on hardworking people — construction workers, engineers, service workers, local artists, small business owners… Austin must remain a hub of innovation, creativity, and upward mobility…

Keep Austin Thriving

Austin should be a place where people can build a life — not just a stop along the way. Texas has the resources to invest in people and communities — we just need the political will…

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