The attorney beamed with pride as the numbers told him it was unlikely he would be in a runoff race against any of his six opponents. Marc Whyte cruised to an easy victory Saturday night in the sole conservative district. He first won his seat in 2021 after a crowded May election with 12 candidates and wide victory in a June runoff against his former boss, Jada Andrews Sullivan. The councilman is an educator and the first openly gay Black man to hold elected office in Texas. McKee-Rodriguez said he’s also looking forward to budget season, when he expects to see greater consideration of racial and economic equity in the budget development process. "And then houselessness is one that, I think, has risen to the top of priority in the past several years now but remains one of those difficult, difficult challenges." "I think the stray and roaming animal population is very high in my district," he said. He added that he's focused on coming up with creative solutions for other issues in his district. McKee-Rodriguez said some of his top priorities for next term are improving the condition of roads in District 2 and the construction of a new senior center. And so folks feel connected to our office in ways that they haven't previously." We do all the things that a campaign does but we do them year-round. "We have the monthly newsletter that hits 10,000 households," he said. He said outreach was a key reason for his victory. Up until Saturday night, no councilmember had been re-elected to a second term in District 2 since Alan Warrick in 2015. The district, which runs from Dignowity Hill to near Windcrest, is prone to turnover. The runoff election is scheduled for Saturday, June 10.Ĭity Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez held onto his seat, averting a runoff in District 2 on the East Side. There's not any propositions on the ballot, and so it's just head-to-head, and one candidate against the other. It's a completely different race," he said. She told TPR she will not leave her board position to run for the City Council.īravo has won a previous runoff to win his seat. Kaur is a board member of Texas Public Radio. "So I want to make sure in going into the runoff that people that did not vote for me feel confident in my ability to lead and the ability to lead well," she said. She explained that streets, sidewalks, drainage, public safety, and property tax relief were key issues to District 1, which includes downtown and near North Side neighborhoods. She says her campaign knocked on more than 10,000 doors. Kaur, an education consultant, finished first in the race against the incumbent councilman Bravo. If Nirenberg completes his final two years in office, he will be among the longest serving mayors in San Antonio’s history.ĭistrict 1 Councilman Mario Bravo was forced into a runoff with challenger Sukh Kaur following Saturday's election. "I do believe when history is finally written," he added, "it will be an inflection point for this city when we became a city that put more equitable opportunity, where families can thrive no matter what part of town they live on." Nirenberg said he believes the work done over the last six years has been significant. That’s done through housing opportunity." That’s done through good jobs - good paying jobs - creating those jobs. “I’m very happy to be mayor of San Antonio at a time when San Antonians together have rallied to finally break the cycles of generational poverty that have gripped this city for a very long time," he said. Nirenberg said his goal was to see these projects through. That includes an affordable housing initiative, job training, and a major push to increase transportation options. It affords him the chance to continue the progress and complete the projects he started since he became mayor in 2017. San Antonio voters granted Mayor Ron Nirenberg a fourth and final term on Saturday.
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