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San Antonio City Council 2025 election guide

Four out of 10 San Antonio City Council districts will not have an incumbent on the May 3 ballot. Why it matters: The next group of city councilmembers will serve longer four-year terms after voters approved increasing the term length from two years. Here's what you need to know about the races without an incumbent. District 4 Gregorio De La Paz: Works in construction management and ran for the seat unsuccessfully in 2023. Ernest Arrellano: A former South San ISD trustee who unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary to be Bexar County Commissioner in Precinct 1 last year. Johnathon Cruz: A public school principal. Jose "Pepe" Martinez: The owner of a trucking company. Edward Mungia: A staffer in the District 4 office who served as a trustee for South San ISD and a board member for MOVE Texas. He is endorsed by outgoing District 4 Councilmember Adriana Rocha Garcia. District 6 Vanessa Chavez: An enrollment manager for IDEA Public Schools who previously worked for the city's housing department and on staff in City Council District 7. Kelly Ann Gonzalez: Has worked as a labor organizer for city employees and is endorsed by outgoing District 6 Councilmember Melissa Cabello Havrda. Ric Galvan: A staffer for City Council District 5. "San" Carlos Antonio Raymond: A U.S. Army veteran. Chris Baecker: A middle school teacher and college professor in economics who works with InfuseSA, a nonprofit that tracks city activities. Bobby Herrera: Represented District 6 on the City Council in the '90s. He did not win reelection after he was accused of being intoxicated and interfering with a police investigation outside a strip club, per the Express-News. Herrera ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2019. Gerald Lopez: A former chief of staff to former Councilmember Ray Lopez who has served as a trustee for Northside ISD and currently as a trustee for Alamo Colleges District. Lawson Alaniz-Picasso: A member of CPS Energy's Community Input Committee who has experienced homelessness in the past. She has also served on city boards. District 8 Sakib Shaikh: A real estate agent who also manages properties and has worked in the District 8 office as director of constituent services. Cesario Garcia: A film producer and student who ran unsuccessfully for the District 8 seat in 2021 and 2023. Cindy Onyekwelu: A software engineering contractor for the U.S. Air Force. Rodney "Rod" Kidd: An operations consultant. Ivalis Meza Gonzalez: Former chief of staff to Mayor Ron Nirenberg who ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in the 2022 race for Bexar County Judge. Paula McGee: An attorney who has served on the city's Zoning Commission and Ethics Review Board, as well as the board of the Alamo Colleges Foundation. District 9