The candidates in two San Antonio City Council runoff elections will face off May 24 in back-to-back debates covering the top issues facing their districts.
District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo and education consultant Sukh Kaur will meet first in the town hall-style debate hosted by the San Antonio Report at the McAllister Auditorium at San Antonio College beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by District 7 candidates Marina Alderete Gavito and Dan Rossiter at 7:30 p.m.
Both events are open to the public. To reserve a spot in the audience, or to request an emailed link to the livestream the night of the debate, register online here.
Gavito, a former tech executive, and Rossiter, a computer scientist, were the two top vote-getters among five candidates in the May 6 election race to replace Councilwoman Ana Sandoval, but neither gained enough votes to win outright, pushing them into the June 10 runoff.
San Antonio Report Editor in Chief Leigh Munsil will moderate the District 7 debate, and Government and Politics Reporter Andrea Drusch will moderate the District 1 debate.
Bravo, a first-term incumbent whose City Council colleagues gave him a vote of no-confidence in November, drew six challengers and finished behind Kaur in Saturday’s vote. Neither gained the greater than 50% threshold to avoid a runoff.
The runoff election is set for June 10, and early voting begins May 30.
This article has been updated with new information about the start of early voting for the runoff.
Do you have a question for the candidates? Submit your suggestions for the town hall-style debate in the comments below or email them to hello@sareport.org, and please indicate if you are a District 1 or District 7 resident in your question.
