Austin City Council District 1

Amber founded and led Community Justice Action Fund, the nation’s first Black- and Brown-led gun violence prevention organization. Under her leadership, the organization helped unlock more than $1.9 billion for community-centered safety strategies and shifted more than $12 billion in federal funding priorities toward prevention.

Amber Goodwin is a lawyer, organizer, and public safety advocate who has spent her career on the front lines with working families, survivors, and communities fighting for safety, health, and opportunity. She currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney in Travis County, where she advances community-centered violence prevention, gun diversion, and survivor support, and works closely with the City of Austin’s Office of Violence Prevention.

“Educators should be central voices in conversations about gun violence prevention because they are often the first to see the effects of trauma and instability in young people’s lives. My mother was a teacher, and growing up I watched how educators support students far beyond academics. Teachers and school staff see when students are carrying the weight of violence, grief, or instability long before those challenges appear in official systems. When educators are recognized as key public safety partners, we strengthen both our schools and our communities.”