Ric Galvan is currently a projects manager in the District 5 office, as well as a progressive political organizer.
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Please tell voters about yourself.
My name is Ric Galvan and I was born and raised in District 6 in the Pipers Meadow Neighborhood, where I currently serve as neighborhood association president.
I have lived in San Antonio’s District 6 my entire life and I am a proud product of D6’s public schools, graduating from Holmes High School, and later earning my bachelor’s from UT Austin in History and Public Policy.
Currently, I work as a Director of Special Projects with the City Council District 5 office, where I earned experience delivering constituent services and crafting policy.
It is with that experience growing up in the district, serving as a neighborhood leader, and delivering for residents at City Hall that I am committed to ensuring our city and district continue to be a safe, affordable, and quality place to live in for our working families.
List any previous experience in government or participation on local boards, commissions, or neighborhood associations.
Currently, I serve as neighborhood association president of the Pipers Meadow neighborhood in District 6, and previously I served on the association’s board. Since 2022, I have worked with the City Council District 5 office as a Director of Special Projects, where I earned experience delivering constituent services and crafting policy. I have not run for elected office before.
In the city’s 2024-2025 budget survey, residents ranked homelessness, streets, housing and animal care services among their top concerns for the city to address. Which issues do you consider a top concern for District 6 and how would you work to address them in your first 100 days?
District 6 has taken on a lot of our city’s rapid growth over these past several years, and it is with that growth that many of our working families have experienced some significant challenges.
To bring down housing costs, I am focused on addressing utility rates, expanding home repair and weatherization programs, and creating more affordable housing opportunities for families.
To ensure no neighborhood gets left behind in our city’s growth, I will work to invest in our neighborhoods with safer streets, robust drainage, and expanded and more resilient parks, trails, and community/senior centers.
Finally, to keep our communities safe and healthy, I will work to support our first responders and expand our Animal Care Services, mental health outreach services, and our violence interrupter teams.
To deliver on these goals, I will work with City staff to ensure our City’s finances are sound by closing CPS Energy’s sprawling development subsidies, reducing corporate tax breaks, and reducing interest rates on our City bonds. This way, our City can afford to deliver services that keep our residents safe, provide neighborhood improvements, and bring down housing costs for our working families, young people, and seniors alike.
In a crowded field of council candidates, what differentiates you from the others?
As a proud product of District 6 and our neighborhood schools, a neighborhood leader, and with the current and relevant experience navigating City processes at the neighborhood and policy level, I am ready to hit the ground running if elected to deliver for my lifelong neighbors.
I am proud to have committed to not accepting a cent of corporate or real estate PAC dollars to my campaign, because I believe the working families of District 6 deserve a councilmember who will always put them first when making decisions at City Hall.
And it is because of that commitment and my experience that I have earned the endorsements of a City Councilmember Teri Castillo, Bexar County Constable Leticia Vazquez, Edgewood ISD Board Member Michael Valdez, the San Antonio AFL-CIO, ATU 694, Northside AFT 3216, and SAISD Alliance 67.
If elected, how do you plan to solicit input and feedback from residents in your district?
If elected, first, I will work to keep both field offices fully staffed with dedicated constituent service staff members, and I am committed to personally working from the field offices on days council/committees are not in session.
Second, each staff member on our team will be assigned as a main point of contact for each neighborhood and homeowner association in District 6.
Third, our office will maintain monthly physical and digital newsletters for our residents to stay updated with events, actions, and resources.
Fourth, I am committed to hosting year-round monthly block walks into our neighborhoods to connect directly with residents and provide information on how to contact our field offices.
Finally, I am committed to hosting proactive public meetings and sending physical and digital surveys for budget meetings, major developments, new public projects, and public amenity namings occurring within District 6.
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