Carrie Austin is alderman of the 34th ward of the City of Chicago.
As a member of the Chicago City Council, she serves on six committees: Budget and Government operations; Energy, Environmental Protection and Public Utilities; Finance; Health; Housing and Real Estate; and Zoning.
In 2008 Austin was found to be one of seven Chicago aldermen who between them got ten of their children good-paying summer jobs with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Austin has two political action committees, the "Friends of Carrie Austin" and the "Citizens for Carrie M. Austin."
Austin served as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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