San Antonio’s City Council District 6 encompasses most of the city’s far West Side.
City Council District 6 map
Longtime Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda (D6) is leaving the seat to run for mayor and eight candidates are running to take her place. If no candidate takes at least 50% of the vote on May 3, the top two finishers will advance to a June 7 runoff .
All of San Antonio’s 10 City Council seats will be on the May 3 municipal election ballot, along with a crowded mayoral race .
Council members elected this year will serve a four-year term, thanks to new longer council limits approved by voters in November.
The job will pay $70,200 per year.
Candidate information comes from candidate websites, filing documents and other sources .
City Council District 6 candidates
Names below are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot .
Vanessa Chavez is a regional enrollment manager for IDEA Public Schools who previously worked as a district director in District 7.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Kelly Ann Gonzalez is a labor organizer who most recently worked for the union representing City of San Antonio employees.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Ric Galvan is a projects manager in the District 5 office, as well as a progressive political organizer.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Carlos Antonio Raymond is a U.S. Army Veteran and realtor.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Chris Baecker teaches economics and algebra at Basis Middle School and economics at Northwest Vista College.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Bobby Herrera represented District 6 in the 1990s, lost the seat and ran unsuccessfully again in 2019.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Gerald Lopez is a former Northside ISD board member who now serves on the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
Lawson Alaniz-Picasso is a former District 1 staffer and marketing professional.
District 6 City Council
Open race — no incumbent
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