Edward Mungia led San Antonio’s Common council Area 4 race with almost 57% of the ballot. The previous council staffer will certainly currently stand for the city’s Southwest Side for the following 4 years.
This is the very first time because 2019 that Area 4, which covers much of San Antonio’s Southwest Side, will certainly choose a brand-new council participant.
Longtime Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia revealed she was competing mayor in August and later on supported Mungia, her staffer, out of the 5 prospects looking for to change her.
Mungia informed the San Antonio Record on Saturday evening that he is really feeling actually excellent regarding the win, and included he feels it was a reasonable, tidy race that he appreciated due to the fact that it enabled him to fulfill not just a great deal of his brand-new components, however additionally his fellow prospects.
” There were a few people that were around at the surveys on a daily basis simply giggling and enjoying with each other,” he stated. “It was terrific being familiar with them too, due to the fact that most of us take care of Area 4.”
Mungia was routed by Jose “Pepe” Martinez, a trucking firm proprietor that held regarding 15% of the very early ballot overalls, and Johnathan Cruz, a principal at McNair Intermediate school that had regarding 12% of the ballot.
The Area 4 tally additionally consisted of Ernesto Arrellano Jr., a previous South San Independent College Area trustee, that took nearly 8% and Gregorio De La Paz, a building and construction supervisor and Marine professional, that took 7%.
According to the most up to date project money records launched recently, Mungia led in fundraising with over $25,000 elevated with April 23.
Four prospects joined a current online forum held by the San Antonio Record, where prospects appeared to mainly settle on one of the most important concerns in the area: unlawful disposing, roaming pets and being homeless.
They varied dramatically on exactly how to attend to these troubles, nonetheless– and on whether the area’s previous management has actually done sufficient.
Mungia mainly protected the area’s progression on a few of its consistent troubles under Rocha Garcia and stated he was motivated by her job, while his 3 existing challengers suggested it’s time for brand-new management.
” Area 4 will certainly not simply be specified by our troubles. We remain in Area 4, in this structure,” Mungia stated at the time, indicating the Technology Port as an instance of the sort of job that’s being brought in to the South Side.
Obtaining citizens a lot more taken part in the area is additionally a huge objective, he stated, including that a great deal of components state they are not knowledgeable about the sources readily available to them.
Mungia stated he wants to assist proceed Rocha Garcia’s tradition, particularly when it pertains to constructing out much better solutions and healthcare alternatives for Area 4.
” Among the significant efforts she did is the upper body campaign, which intends to bring medical facility and wellness solutions to the South Side of San Antonio,” he stated. “That job is important to expanding the lives of San Antonians.”
