US EditionGina Ortiz Jones Wins San Antonio Mayoral Runoff
- Gina Ortiz Jones won the San Antonio mayoral runoff election held on June 7, defeating Rolando Pablos and succeeding Ron Nirenberg.
- The runoff followed a May 3 election where Jones and Pablos emerged as the top two candidates out of 26 contenders for the open mayoral seat.
- Jones, who previously held a senior position in the U.S. Air Force during the Biden administration, ran on a platform emphasizing compassion, education, and affordable housing, while Pablos, with experience as Texas Secretary of State, focused his campaign on economic development and support for law enforcement.
- Jones received 77,484 votes to Pablos’ 65,202 votes , with a 17% voter turnout and over 143,000 ballots cast in the runoff.
- Jones will be sworn in on June 18 as San Antonio’s first openly LGBTQ+ mayor and the first to hold a four-year term following recent amendments to the City Charter.
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Gina Ortiz Jones, lesbian and military vet, elected mayor of San Antonio
Gina Ortiz Jones, a lesbian and military veteran who served in President Joe Biden’s administration, has been elected mayor of San Antonio, the second-largest city in Texas and seventh-largest in the U.S.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Jones beat Rolando Pablos, a former Texas secretary of state, in a runoff election Saturday. The margin was 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent, according …
Gina Ortiz Jones elected San Antonio's first LGBT mayor in runoff race
San Antonio voters chose Gina Ortiz Jones as their next mayor in a runoff election June 7. The two-time Democratic congressional candidate bested former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos in an often bitter battle that began with a crowded 27-candidate field.
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