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Profile: Councilman McKee-Rodriguez’s former students inspired his interest in politics

August 12, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 49 Comments

Portrait of Jalen McKee-Rodriguez. July 15, 2021. City Hall office.

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.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, East Side, Elections, Politics Tagged With: Davis Middle School, Donald Trump, Ella Austin Community Center, Friedrich Lofts, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Lou Miller, Michael McGee, Sam Houston High School, Tucker’s Kozy Korner, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT, UTSA, William McManus

Castillo defeats Lopez for open District 5 council seat

June 5, 2021 By Josh Feola 4 Comments

District 5 candidate Teri Castillo greets supporters in the Lone Star District following early runoff results Saturday night, June 5, 2021.

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics Tagged With: City Council, District 5, Rudy Lopez, Teri Castillo

McKee-Rodriguez unseats Andrews-Sullivan in District 2 runoff

June 5, 2021 By Gaige Davila 3 Comments

District 2 challenger Jalen McKee-Rodriguez arrives at Tucker's Kozy Korner on Saturday night, June 5, 2021.

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics Tagged With: City Council, District 2, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez

Bravo defeats incumbent Treviño in District 1 runoff

June 5, 2021 By Heron Staff 3 Comments

District 1 challenger Mario Bravo looks over results from Saturday night's runoff election with senior advisor Tomas Larralde and Bert Santibańez.

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics Tagged With: City Council, District 1, Mario Bravo, Roberto Treviño

Mayor Nirenberg wins third term, decisively beating Brockhouse in rematch

May 1, 2021 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Castillo emerges as frontrunner heading into District 5 run-off

May 1, 2021 By Josh Feola 4 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

McKee-Rodriguez leads District 2 council race, will face incumbent Andrews-Sullivan in run-off

May 1, 2021 By Gaige Davila 55 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Treviño, Bravo head to run-off in District 1 race

May 1, 2021 By Malak Silmi 3 Comments

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%.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

District 1 candidates discuss tax breaks for developers, Alamo plan as May 1 election approaches

April 19, 2021 By Heron Staff 2 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Mayoral candidates discuss top issues before May 1 election

April 19, 2021 By Heron Staff 4 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

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