When District 3 voters head to the polls Nov. 6 to decide who will represent them on Austin City Council for the next four years, issues such as affordability, mobility and gentrification will be top of mind. The winner of the six candidates campaigning for the District 3 seat will have to lead an area of the city hit especially hard by skyrocketing land values, where residents are getting priced out of their neighborhoods and traffic continues to increase. One-term incumbent Sabino "Pio" Renteria has represented the district since 2015 and is the first council member to represent District 3 since City Council shifted to a district-representation system for City Council known as 10-1—10 council members elected by individual districts and one mayor elected by a citywide popular vote. Renteria faces five challengers, all of whom have either spent most or, like Renteria, all of their life in Austin. Susana Almanza, Renteria's sister, is a longtime local social justice advocate. Jessica Cohen is a network engineer, and Justin Jacobson is a local restaurant manager. Amit Motwani is chief information officer for United Way for Greater Austin, and James Valadez is a real estate broker. The candidates each answered five questions, ranging from how to move forward with the city's land-use issues  to public safety strategies and how to help local small businesses suffering from the city's affordability crisis. Community Impact Newspaper set a strict 100-word limit and did not edit the answers for grammar or spelling—they are printed verbatim. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Editor's Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly presented an answer from James Valadez.