Andy serves as the Travis County Judge. The County Judge presides over the Travis County Commissioners Court which oversees the county’s $2 billion annual budget, acts as the County’s chief administrator, and is the Director of Emergency Management for the County. He grew up in Austin and graduated from The University of Texas School of Law. Andy served as a legislative aide to former Texas Speaker of the House Pete Laney, a campaign manager for Congressman Lloyd Doggett, a law clerk for the US District Court in McAllen, finance director and senior advisor to Beto O’Rourke, and Travis County Democratic Party Chair.