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The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts . San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's main, albeit unelected, executive.
University of Texas at San Antonio ( Master's) Elisa Chan ( Chinese: 戰琬瑜; pinyin: Zhàn Wǎnyú) is a Taiwanese -American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member for District 9 of the San Antonio City Council in San Antonio, Texas. She was a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary for the Texas House of Representatives.
The following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government. [1] [2] While the mayor presides over meetings of the City Council and is paid $3,000 more than other members of the Council, the mayor does not wield executive authority or veto power.
Pages in category "San Antonio City Council members" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Ronald Adrian Nirenberg (born April 11, 1977) [1] is an American politician who is the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Prior to his election, Nirenberg served as a member of the San Antonio City Council for District 8 for two terms. [2] In 2013, Nirenberg was first elected in an upset victory to represent district 8 of the San Antonio City Council.
Lyle Larson, member of the Texas House of Representatives 2011–2023; member of the San Antonio City Council 1991–1995; Robert N. Lemen, Minnesota state legislator and businessman; Ruth Jones McClendon, member of the Texas House of Representatives and City Council member 1993–1996
The charter of the City of San Antonio requires that in the event of a mayoral vacancy, the replacement mayor must be elected by and from the other ten members of the council with a majority of six votes. [15] On July 22, 2014, the members of the San Antonio City Council held a special election to fill the vacant position.
In 2001, Castro was elected to the San Antonio City Council, winning 61 percent of the vote against five challengers. At age 26 he was the youngest city councilman in San Antonio history, surpassing Henry Cisneros, who won his council seat in 1975 at age 27. Castro represented District 7, a precinct on the city's west side with 115,000 residents.