Mike Austin is a fourth-generation Washingtonian, attorney, community servant, and the former ANC 8C Chairman representing Congress Heights. Mike grew up in the Bellevue neighborhood of Ward 8, and he is the oldest of four children.

 

After law school, Mike returned home to serve Ward 8. He became the Legislative Director to former Ward 8 Councilmember, LaRuby May, overseeing all policy and legislation for 80,000 Ward 8 residents. There, he wrote countless pieces of legislation to prevent displacement, improve academic outcomes, increase access to quality healthcare, and push criminal justice reform. Mike focused on bold, forward-thinking policies that improved the lives of Ward 8 residents.

 

Mike also served as the Legislative Director to the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity, and was an attorney and VP at United Medical Center, where he worked to better the health outcomes for his community by improving the services at the primary hospital in Ward 8.