For District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, the path to public office was spurred by a desire to improve the lives of the students he once taught.
Politics
Castillo defeats Lopez for open District 5 council seat
In a hotly contests race for the District 5 City Council seat, Teri Castillo stood alone after the final results came in from Saturday night’s runoff election.
McKee-Rodriguez unseats Andrews-Sullivan in District 2 runoff
In what became a bitter campaign for the East Side City Council seat, challenger Jalen McKee-Rodriguez defeated District 2 Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan during the runoff election Saturday night.
Bravo defeats incumbent Treviño in District 1 runoff
Early Saturday night, District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño found himself facing defeat as challenger Mario Bravo accumulated a 3-point lead as initial results rolled in at 7 p.m.
Mayor Nirenberg wins third term, decisively beating Brockhouse in rematch
Mayor Ron Nirenberg easily won his bid for re-election on Saturday night, capturing 63.1% of the early vote, fending off two-time challenger and former councilman Greg Brockhouse.
Castillo emerges as frontrunner heading into District 5 run-off
After early voting results came in during Saturday’s municipal election, District 5 candidate Teri Castillo emerged as the clear front-runner in the wide-open West Side race, securing her spot in the June 5 run-off.
McKee-Rodriguez leads District 2 council race, will face incumbent Andrews-Sullivan in run-off
In a stacked race for the District 2 council seat, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez received 26.1% of early voting totals Saturday evening, with incumbent Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan trailing with 17%—all but ensuring a run-off between the two.
Treviño, Bravo head to run-off in District 1 race
District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño is headed into a run-off in his bid for re-election on City Council, having captured 44.9% of the vote in Saturday night’s municipal election. Mario Bravo, Treviño’s fiercest challenger, came in second with 33.6%.
District 1 candidates discuss tax breaks for developers, Alamo plan as May 1 election approaches
Ahead of the May 1 municipal election, we asked all candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat how they feel about some of downtown and the inner city’s most pressing issues, and specific items on the ballot.
Mayoral candidates discuss top issues before May 1 election
In an effort to keep our readers as informed as possible for the May 1 election, we asked all mayoral candidates how they feel about some of the inner city’s most pressing issues, and specific items on the ballot.