Margaret Gómez is a product of the Austin Independent School District, having attended Becker Elementary, Fulmore Junior High and graduated from William B. Travis High School.
She has labored for the Austin community on issues ranging from the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant to the Save Our Springs Initiative as well as many other community infrastructure needs. For more than 25 years, she has been politically active in efforts to achieve leadership that reflects the make-up of the Travis County community. Her work on various campaigns has run the gamut from Austin City Council, local Democratic Party races, state races and Presidential races. Margaret has served on the City of Austin Campaign Reform Task Force and twice on the City of Austin Charter Revision Committee. Margaret is a graduate of the City of Austin Citizens Police Academy. She is also a lifelong Democrat and a member of the Travis County Democratic Party Finance Council.
Commissioner Gómez was elected constable in 1980 against a 14-year incumbent, becoming the first Mexican American women to serve in that capacity in Travis County. She was re-elected three times, receiving as much as 75% of the vote. She resigned from that post in the fall of 1993 to successfully seek the office of county commissioner, Precinct Four. On January 1, 1995, Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gómez was sworn into office, becoming the first Mexican American women to ever serve in this capacity in Travis County.
Margaret has received numerous awards including “Woman of the Year,” by the Texas Women’s Political Caucus, (1980); “Outstanding Hispanic Woman” by LULAC, (1993); and was twice named “Fund Raiser of the Year” by the East Austin Optimist Club. She is actively involved throughout her community in promoting the importance of education. She volunteered with “Reading is Fundamental,” (RIF), for several years and participates in career day at elementary and junior high schools as well as at St. Edward’s CAMP program. In 2001, Avance Austin named Commissioner Gómez, “Outstanding Latina Leader.”In February 2009, she received an Alumni Achievement Award from St. Edward’s University.
Margaret graduated summa *** laude from St. Edward’s University in May, 1991. In December, 2004, Commissioner Gómez received her Master’s in Liberal Arts from St. Edward’s University with a 4.0 GPA. She was inducted into the 4.0 Club on April 30, 2005. She is featured in St. Ed’s pamphlets promoting both New College and Master of Liberal Arts educational programs as well as online. As of November, 2005, Commissioner Gómez serves on the Master’s in Liberal Arts (MLA) Advisory Council at St. Ed’s. On December 16, 2006, she was the keynote speaker at the graduating ceremony at St. Edward’s.
In her capacity as county commissioner, Margaret has actively participating on the following boards, committees, and Commissioners Court subcommittees and has achieved more than the minimum 16 continuing education hours each year:
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