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Lee Leffingwell
American environmentalist and politician
Shelly "Lee" Leffingwell (born October 13, 1939) is an American environmentalist and politician who served as the 57th mayor of Austin from 2009 to 2015.
A member of the Democratic Party, Leffingwell previously served as chair of Austin's Environmental Board.
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He was first elected to the Austin City Council in 2005, and won re-election in 2008. He was elected mayor in 2009,[2] and re-elected to a second three-year term on May 12, 2012, with over 52% of the vote.[3]
Early life and education
Leffingwell is a native of Austin, and grew up in the Bouldin neighborhood of South Austin.
He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in mechanical engineering. His father was an Austin firefighter and later a Travis County Deputy Sheriff and his mother worked as an admissions clerk at UT.
Prior to serving as an elected official, Leffingwell was officer and pilot in the United States N