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Editorial: San Antonio voters got it right in runoff City Council picks with new progressives, Courage
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San Antonio voters got it right when they chose progressives in the City Council runoff Saturday.
Of the four new members, the two most progressive, both educators, also will be the youngest. In District 2, Jalen-McKee Rodriguez, 26, easily defeated his former boss, one-term incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan, to become the first openly gay man on City Council.
District 5, an open seat with Shirley Gonzales terming out, will be filled by Teri Castillo, 29, who decisively beat Rudy Lopez.
In District 3’s race between an ascendant South Side political dynasty and a fading one, Phyllis Viagran beat Tomas Uresti to become the first person to succeed a sibling on the council. She replaced her younger sister, Rebecca Viagran, who is also terming out.