Following the Feb. 18 announcement that Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, would leave his state Senate seat for a job in higher education, Pflugerville City Council Member Rudy Metayer told Community Impact Newspaper Feb. 19 he is “seriously considering” a potential run for the Senate District 14 position.
“I believe that I could bring a very unique background and viewpoint that is not reflected in those who are currently considering entering the race,” Metayer said. “The district is not monolithic in its viewpoints, and it’ll take someone who is well versed in the issues and concerns of the entire region to truly fulfill Kirk’s big shoes.”
Metayer currently serves in the Place 4 position on Pflugerville City Council, which he has held since November 2017. Metayer told Community Impact Newspaper he has had several people reach out to him expressing interest in his potential run following Watson's announcement.
Metayer told Community Impact Newspaper that his experience as the son of Haitian immigrants, an attorney in downtown Austin and as a council member in one of the fastest growing cities in the country have broadened his perspective—something, he said, that could translate well to the geographic and ideological diversities of the District 14 region.
