Leadership

Board Member

David Chincanchan is a community advocate and organizer from Dove Springs with professional experience in public policy and political campaigns. He has worked on federal and local races, including multiple public transportation bond initiatives. He has also worked with the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and helped bring together a coalition of local leaders to conduct Census outreach in hard-to-count communities in Travis County. David currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor to an Austin City Council Member and focuses on improving access to affordable housing, reliable transit, and economic opportunity in underserved communities. He passionately advocates for workers’ rights and was elected by his fellow union members to serve on the Executive Board of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1624. David also works to improve representation of Latinx communities at all levels of government. He is the former Chair of the Austin Tejano Democrats and was recently elected to represent the statewide Hispanic Caucus on the Executive Committee of the Texas Democratic Party. David is proud to have attended Austin ISD public schools and to be a first-generation college graduate. He holds degrees in Government and Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.