Ryan Alter

District 5

On the record Friday, January 6, 2023 – Thursday, August 27, 2026 · computed from the official voting record Official votes

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97% attendance

<1% dissent rate

6917 official vote records

Official vote records include voting, absence and disposition statuses, not just Yes/No votes. Dissent rate is the share of this member's Yes/No votes, on roll calls that were not tied, cast against the majority, rounded to the nearest percent.

Attendance 97%

Attendance is meeting-date presence inferred from official records. Dates with only No Action or Withdrawn entries are excluded; any other status besides Absent counts as presence. This does not measure attendance at every roll call.

Votes most with

Recent voting last 40 votes

Passed: 37
Postponed: 3

Notable votes

Contested roll calls — minority votes first.

Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: B) deleting… No6-4 in the minority 2026-07-30
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: C) deleting… No7-3 in the minority 2026-07-30
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: D) clarifying the… No7-3 in the minority 2026-07-30
Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-8 (Regulation of Lobbyists) to revise the definition of “City… No9-2 in the minority 2026-03-12
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the legal services agreement with Richards Rodriguez & Skeith… No9-2 in the minority 2026-02-26
NPA-2023-0005.01 - Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance… No7-3 in the minority 2026-02-26
C14-2024-0015 - Montopolis- Fairway Mixed Use - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code… No7-3 in the minority 2026-02-26
Authorize negotiation and execution of a Business Expansion Program economic development agreement with 3billion US… No10-1 in the minority 2026-02-05
Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the legal services agreement with Greenberg Traurig for… No10-1 in the minority 2025-12-11
Approve a resolution approving updated Policies and Procedures for Concessions in City Parks, which includes the… No6-3 in the minority 2025-11-06