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Marina Alderete Gavito, finishing her first tenure as council member and District 7 incumbent, is seeking re-election on May 3 amid one of the few sparse district races.
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In 2023, the hotly contested District 7 race came down to Alderete Gavito and Dan Rossiter, an engineer and program manager. Alderete Gavito clinched the race in a runoff, taking home 62% of the vote.
District 7, split by the boundaries of Leon Valley, encompasses much of San Antonio’s Northwest Side from Woodlawn Lake to a small piece of land south of Helotes.
The races in Districts 5 and 7 are the only two city council races with two opponents campaigning against the respective incumbents.
Alderete Gavito, a member of the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has often touted support for measures to curb speeding and implement relevant traffic safety infrastructure.
Alderete Gavito was part of a group of council members who signaled support for ousting city attorney Andy Segovia last year over comments he made about council members potentially leaking information from closed-door sessions.
Two candidates are vying for the council seat ahead of the May election:
- Cynthia Lugo Alderete, no relation, is self-employed, according to her general election filing paperwork. Some of her campaign priorities include building a stronger local economy, enhancing public safety and addressing infrastructure issues, her website said.
- Trinity Haddox, whose occupation is listed as “political candidate” on his filing paperwork, is advocating for a “stronger, safer and more affordable San Antonio,” according to his Facebook campaign page. KSAT could not find a website outlining Haddox’s policies or plans for the district should he be elected.
All incoming council members will receive pay raises and lengthened terms thanks to a city charter passed last November.
The ballot order for the District 7 race is:
- Marina Alderete Gavito (Incumbent)
- Cynthia Lugo Alderete
- Trinity Haddox
Early voting is April 22-29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3. For a list of important dates for the May 3 election and potential June 7 runoff, click here.
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