Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool has made it official: She�s running for re-election in November.

Pool, who represents North Austin�s District 7, touted her work preserving the environment and neighborhoods in a press release sent Monday morning.

�We have so much more to do,� she said in the release. �We need to keep pushing to make sure Austin remains affordable, to make sure our environment and neighborhoods are preserved, and to provide quality services everywhere throughout the city.�

Pool is one of five council members � of the 10 district representatives elected in 2014 � who drew a two-year term, to avoid all of the members �being up for election in the same year.

One of Pool�s most significant victories on the council so far is a proposal she pushed through that strengthened the city�s lobbyist regulations by requiring more people who lobby at City Hall to register and by adding teeth to enforcement of the rules.

But she�s also had a significant slip-up: Accidentally sending a tweet about Council Member Sheri Gallo, with whom she�s butted heads over the proposed Grove at Shoal Creek development. Pool has been critical of ARG Bull Creek Ltd�s plans for the undeveloped site, while Gallo has been more supportive of the developer�s proposal.

Two years ago, Pool easily fended off Jeb Boyt in December�s council runoff election.

Though no one has publicly come forward yet to challenge Pool in 2016, there have been rumblings about potential candidates. Stay tuned.

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