The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts, which was changed from an at-large voting system in 1977.
San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's main, albeit unelected, executive. The mayor of San Antonio presides over the city council; Gina Ortiz Jones was elected to her first term in June 2025. As a result of the passage of Proposition F in November 2024, the term length for city council members was extended from two years to four years.
Composition
San Antonio is divided into 10 districts for purposes of electoral representation in the council. Candidates are elected to office in non-partisan races. The council members are, as of June 2025, as follows:San Antonio City Council http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/
District Name ElectedTerm limited Location of district 1 Sukh Kaur 20232031 Downtown 2 Jalen McKee-Rodriguez 20212029 East 3 Phyllis Viagrán 20212029 Southeast 4 Edward Mungia20252033 Southwest 5 Teri Castillo 20212029 West of Downtown 6 Ric Galvan20252033 West 7 Marina Alderete Gavito 20232031 Northwest 8 Ivalis Mesa Gonzalez 20252033 Northwest 9 Misty Spears20252033 North Central 10 Marc Whyte 20232031 Northeast
Council committees
There are 10 committees on which San Antonio council members may serve. Each committee is listed here with its current Chair, as of June 2023:San Antonio City Council https://www.sanantonio.gov/Council/Council-Committees +CommitteeChairMembersAuditPhyllis Viagrán (3) John Courage (9) Marc Whyte (10) Philip Harris - Citizen Representative Judy Trevino - Citizen RepresentativeCommunity HealthTeri Castillo (5) Sukh Kaur (1) Phyllis Viagrán (3) Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) Marina Gavito (7)Economic and Workforce DevelopmentManny Peláez (8) Phyllis Viagrán (3) Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) Terri Castillo (5) Marc Whyte (10)GovernanceGina Ortiz Jones (Mayor) Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) Melissa Cabello Havrda (6) Manny Peláez (8) John Courage (9)Municipal Court AdvisoryJalen McKee-Rodriquez (2) Melissa Cabello Havrda (6) Manny Peláez (8) Ex-Officio members as defined by ordinancePlanning and Community DevelopmentDr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) Phyllis Viagrán (3) Terri Castillo (5) Manny Peláez (8) John Courage (9)Public SafetyMelissa Cabello Havrda (6) Sukh Kaur (1)) Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2) Marina Gavito (7) Marc Whyte (10)Transportation and InfrastructureJohn Courage (9) Sukh Kaur (1)) Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2) Melissa Cabello Havrda (6) Marina Gavito (7)
Election San Antonio municipal elections are held every two years in May, with runoffs scheduled in June, if necessary. Council members from all ten districts and the mayoral office are up for election during each of these municipal elections. Since 2024, council members and mayors are limited to a total of two four-year terms.
Salary Each council member receive $70,200 annually, while the mayor receives $87,800.
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