This tale has actually been upgraded.
Lots of prospects are aligning for San Antonio’s open mayor’s race this year.
With Mayor Ron Nirenberg term-limited from looking for reelection, thus far 20 prospects have actually indicated rate of interest in the race by submitting a treasurer’s record, which permits them to start increasing cash.
The very early area consists of 3 Common council participants, a previous Under Assistant of the Flying Force, a previous Texas Assistant of State and even more.
Declaring to show up on the May 3 local political election tally started on Jan. 15 and shuts Feb. 15, implying there’s still time to fold up a project that hasn’t collected grip, or release a wild card quote. One prospect, Councilman John Nerve (D9), has actually currently quit.
Many thanks to charter modifications citizens accepted in November, the following mayor will certainly be qualified to offer 2, four-year terms.
Right here’s a check out that’s running:
Info concerning the prospects is put together from previous insurance coverage, project internet sites and project treasurer kinds.
Santos Alvarado
Santos Alvarado is a united state Military professional that retired after 23 years of consolidated Military Reserves and united state Military active service in 2011.
Beto Altamirano
Beto Altamirano is a technology business owner best recognized for producing the city’s very first electronic solution demand system — a forerunner to the 311 application– and currently runs Irys, an expert system business.
Melissa Cabello-Havrda
Melissa Cabello-Havrda is a present Common council participant that has actually stood for Area 6 because 2019. She additionally functions as a handicap legal representative. She introduced her project in December of 2024.
Andre Dembo
Andre Dembo submitted a treasurer’s record in June 2024.
Arturo Espinosa
Arturo Espinosa formerly ran unsuccessfully for an Area 5 Common council seat. He details his line of work as chemical designer.
Adriana Rocha Garcia
Adriana Rocha Garcia is a present Common council participant that has actually stood for Area 4 because 2019. She has actually functioned as a vice head of state for interactions for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Business and an unique jobs supervisor and exec employer for the City of San Antonio.
Christopher Herring
Christopher Herring is the executive supervisor of Global Chamber San Antonio. He offered on the city’s Small company Advisory Board and is a united state Flying force professional.
Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones functioned as Under Assistant of the Flying Force under the Biden Management, and two times competed Congress as a Democrat in Texas 23rd Congressional Area. She introduced her project in December 2024.
Gregory Lopez
Gregory Lopez submitted a treasurer’s record in July of 2024.
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Jade McCullough
Jade McCullough is the proprietor of Jaszy’s Angel Child care.
Robert Melvin
Robert Melvin chaired the financial growth team San Antonio for Development on the East Side, and benefited previous Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s workplace as a Small company Growth Supervisor.
Rolando Pablos
Rolando Pablos served as Texas Assistant of State under Gov. Greg Abbott. He chairs the global board of the Texas Organization of Company, and began a local financial growth team Borderplex Partnership. He introduced a brain trust in 2014, prior to signing up with the mayor’s race in August.
Manny Pelaez
Manny Pelaez is a present Common council participant that has actually stood for Area 8 because 2017. He’s additionally an exercising lawyer. He introduced his mayoral project in April.
Clayton Perry
Clayton Perry is a previous Common council participant that stood for Area 10 from 2017 to 2023. He functioned as a lieutenant colonel in the united state Flying Force and had a job in civil design. He began informing close friends concerning his mayoral quote last loss.
Christopher Reyes
Christopher Reyes returned home to San Antonio in 2017 after offering abroad in the united state Military. He presently functions as a study specialist for a design business.
Sonia Eliza Traut
Sonia Eliza Traut is relinquished a job in the united state Flying Force.
Andrew Fernandez Vicencio
Andrew Fernandez Vicencio is a retired united state Military Lieutenant Colonel and previous City of San Antonio worker. He unsuccessfully competed a seat on the Common council in Area 2 in 2021.
Tim Westley
Tim Westley is an education and learning solutions professional with the Division of Protection that competed the GOP election for Texas land commissioner in 2022. He’s additionally a united state Military professional and functioned as chronicler for the Republican politician Celebration of Texas.
Information: This tale has actually been upgraded to clear up the previous title of Gina Ortiz Jones, in addition to Tim Westley’s name and association with the Republican politician Celebration of Texas.
