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Thanks to a citywide vote that passed during the 2024 general election, the San Antonio City Council District 2 race could usher in a new era or mark the beginning of the end of another.
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Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, the first openly gay man elected to the council in San Antonio’s history, reenters the May 3 race as the incumbent and two-time winner of the seat.
All 10 City Council districts and the mayor’s office are up for grabs in the May 3 election.
In 2021, McKee-Rodriguez was first elected to the council after earning 63% of the vote in a runoff election against Jada Andrews-Sullivan. McKee-Rodriguez was a former member of Andrews-Sullivan’s staff.
With four years served as councilman, if re-elected under the city’s new charter amendment, McKee-Rodriguez would serve a four-year term, ending in 2029. Despite the increase from two-year to four-year terms, the longest a councilperson or mayor can serve in either role remains eight years.
Seven candidates are poised to challenge McKee-Rodriguez: Sean Hanlin, Rose Requenez Hill, Bryant Livingston, Sonya Moore, Stephanie E. Powell, Carla-Joy Sisco and Kizzie D. Thomas.
Requenez Hill is the lone challenger who previously ran for the City Council District 2 seat. In 2023, she finished third with 7.6% of the vote behind McKee-Rodriguez (56%) and Denise Gutierrez (14.7%).
Early voting is April 22-29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3. For a list of important dates for the May 3 election and potential June 7 runoff, click here.
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