Here’s who will represent San Antonio on City Council after the runoff election

SAN ANTONIO — The voters have made their voices heard and now San Antonio’s next slate of City Council members – led by Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones – have been determined. 

Jones and the four City Council members victorious in the June runoff election are set to be sworn in on June 18, joining their council colleagues who won outright in May and have already joined the dais at City Hall. All will be the first in San Antonio’s history to serve four years instead two, following voter-approved updates to the City Charter last fall. 

Here’s a look at the new council. 

Gina Ortiz Jones, who served as the U.S. Air Force under secretary during the Biden administration, won a prolonged San Antonio mayoral race, besting former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos by about 12,000 votes. 

The west-side native and Air Force veteran will become the third female mayor of the Alamo City, as well as its first openly gay mayor. 

At multiple points in her campaign, Jones positioned herself as someone who would safeguard San Antonio interests against federal and state policies that she believed could be detrimental. 

“As we think about what’s going on in this moment  in time, there’s a lot going on at the federal level, a lot going on at the state level,” she said when her runoff victory was all but assured. “But we here in San Antonio – deep in the heart of Texas – reminded folks what San Antonio stands for. We reminded them that our city is about compassion, about leading with everybody in mind.”

Sukh Kaur will serve the downtown and near-north side areas of San Antonio after easily winning a second term in the runoff election. She just barely missed out on winning outright in May, securing 48.91% of the vote in a crowded District 1 field. 

Kaur’s district is in line for one of the most transformational changes in San Antonio’s history over the course of her next term. Planning continues in earnest for Project Marvel, the city’s multibillion-dollar sports and entertainment district dream, anchored by a massive convention center expansion and new Spurs arena in the former site of the Institute of Texan Cultures. 

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, one of the most progressive members of City Council, secured a second term in the May election. The educator will continue representing San Antonio’s east side after his planned leave of absence which starts in August, following the birth of his and his partner’s baby girl. 

Phyllis Viagran earned a third term on City Council when she won reelection in May. She has said she’ll continue to advocate for growing the San Antonio police force and bringing more health care professionals to the southeast side, the area she represents. 

Of the four new faces on City Council, Edward Mungia is the only one who won his race outright in May. The longtime council  aide has already taken the reins in succeeding Adriana Rocha Garcia to represent the southwest side, which he hails from. 

He told KENS 5 that community wellbeing, tending to aging infrastructure, improved access to city services and more timely updates from the city’s 311 resource are among his priorities. 

The smallest council race in the May and June elections went Teri Castillo’s way. The incumbent councilwoman will represent the Southtown and historic west side areas for a third term. 

Creating affordable housing has been one of her most consistent priorities since she was first elected in 2021, and she says she wants to continue that focus while also pushing for better health care access and cleaner neighborhoods. 

The closest race in both the May and June elections was here in District 6, which is being vacated by Melissa Cabello Havrda. Just 28 votes out of more than 8,000 total ballots separated Ric Galvan and Kelly Ann Gonzalez, and that margin was even slimmer in the June runoff—where Galvan emerged the winner by just 25 votes. 

Galvan, an alumnus of Holmes High School and the current neighborhood association president in Pipers Meadow, has said he would prioritize investing in first responders, Animal Care Services and mental health services, while also working to “expanding housing opportunities.” He will represent a portion of west San Antonio extending beyond Loop 410, including the Northwest Crossing, Great Northwest and Misty Oaks neighborhoods.

Marina Alderete Gavito will continue representing District 7 after winning reelection in May. It encompasses a swath of the northwest side, including Woodlawn Lake and the Babcock corridor. 

An alumna of St. Mary’s University who later served as executive director of SA Digital Connects, Gavito says she champions strengthening public safety services and stricter penalties for owners of dangerous dogs. 

Ivalis Meza Gonzalez, the former chief of staff for outgoing Mayor Ron Nirenberg, is now taking her own leap to the dais and will represent District 8. She succeeds Manny Pelaez, who served on City Council since 2017 and mounted an unsuccessful mayoral bid. 

Gonzalez will represent a portion of the far northwest side from Babcock to the limits of Shavano Park; the district includes UTSA, Oakland Estates and the Rim. She has said she wants to “carry the torch” handed off to her by her predecessors, adding she wants to address an “aging senior center,” construction delays and mailbox theft. 

Misty Spears, the lone Republicans of Bexar County-endorsed runoff candidate who emerged victorious in June, will succeed John Courage in District 9. She previously worked as director of constituent services for Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody and says she wants to fight for “less government red tape” and regulation; lower taxes; and “business-friendly” economic policies. 

More than 24,000 ballots were submitted in the District 9 runoff contest, making it the most popular City Council race of the 2025 cycle among voters. 

Marc Whyte, the most conservative member of the last council, won a second term representing District 10, comprised of a section of northeast San Antonio that includes the Northern Heights, Valencia and Northern Hills neighborhoods. He has championed fiscal responsibility, and has said he also wants to focus on infrastructure improvement, public safety and economic development.