District 1
Longtime Councilman Roberto Treviño will go head-to-head with challenger Mario Bravo after the two were frontrunners in the six-candidate race. This term would be Treviño’s last eligible one as he has held the seat since 2014. Bravo previously campaigned for Bexar County Commissioner, but lost out to Paul Elizondo. In the May 1 election, Treviño led with 44.9 percent of the vote, while Bravo secured 33.6 percent.
District 2
Incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan will need to head to the runoff election to hold on to her seat. She secured 16.8 percent of all votes, while challenger Jalen McKee-Rodriguez pulled ahead with 26.4 percent. The two were leaders in the 12-candidate race. This would be Andrews-Sullivan’s second term. In 2019, the District 2 race also led to a runoff, in which Andrews-Sullivan came out over Keith Toney.
District 1
District 1 will go to a runoff between longtime councilman Roberto Treviño and challenger Mario Bravo. This is Treviño s final eligible term. Treviño led by about 45% of the vote.
The election’s political issues were largely dwarfed by a deadly global pandemic and February’s deadly winter storm.
Treviño has been a critic of SAPD’s response to the city’s positions on addressing the unhoused population in San Antonio, as well as its posture on the Alamo Plaza redevelopment. He was removed from the city’s planning commission over his rigid support of removing the Cenotaph monument from the Plaza grounds.
Editorial: Challenger s ideas welcome for District 1
Express-News Editorial Board
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The race for the District 1 City Council seat pits a talented incumbent against a talented challenger and both are willing to rock the boat.
We recommend the challenger,
Mario Bravo, as an opportunity to add an energetic fresh voice and policy-rich perspective to the district, which includes most of downtown, the Alamo, Hemisfair Park and some of Brackenridge Park.
Councilman Roberto Treviño was appointed to the seat in 2014 and has been elected three times since, including in 2019, when despite facing eight challengers, he avoided a runoff by garnering nearly 60 percent of the vote. He faces five challengers this year.
Posted By Jade Esteban Estrada on Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM click to enlarge Jade Esteban Estrada Community organizing runs in District 1 council candidate Mario Bravo s family. When District 1 council candidate Mario Kelly Bravo greets me through my computer screen for a Zoom call, a colorful art piece on the wall behind him captures my attention. “My parents bought that in Mexico,” he explains. “I have a lot of stuff from Mexico here.” Like his appreciation for art, Bravo’s verve for community organizing also runs in his blood. His maternal great-grandfather organized other East Coast immigrants to stand up to the mafia, who bullied them into paying protection money.
Ambitious downtown developer GrayStreet grapples with setbacks
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The front lobby of the Light building is seen Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 as renovation by Graystreet Partners nears completion.William Luther /William LutherShow MoreShow Less
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The front lobby of the Light building is seen Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 as renovation by Graystreet Partners nears completion.William Luther /William LutherShow MoreShow Less
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The front lobby of the Light building is seen Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 as renovation by Graystreet Partners nears completion.William Luther /William LutherShow MoreShow Less