On Saturday, Jan. 8, 2016 Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Manuel Medina launched his bid for mayor in front of San Fernando Cathedral.
Medina, who refers to himself as “financially and politically independent,” took aim at both Mayor Ivy Taylor and challenger Councilman Ron Nirenberg (D8). Medina dinged Taylor for epitomizing “a pay-for-play culture at City Hall” and chided Nirenberg for his appointments to the City’s Parks Bond Committee.
“Candidates get their contributions, special interests get their special favors, taxpayers get stuck with the bill,” Medina said.
Taylor’s campaign manager Christian Anderson promptly responded to Medina’s critique.
“… She’s kept partisanship out of City Hall. Partisan brawls at City Council would kill the progress we’ve made in San Antonio over the last several years,” Anderson stated. “Medina is a political insider looking to divide San Antonians by their party affiliations. He wants to slice up our City into sections, one pitted against another.”
Nirenberg also answered.
“Medina and I agree that Mayor Taylor isn’t getting the job done, but I think he’s wrong to paint everyone in the city with her failures,” he stated. “… We need leadership that unites our city, not partisanship that divides.”
Along with the 2017 Municipal Bond, San Antonio voters will decide the nonpartisan mayoral race on May 6.
You know what, I’m all for calling a spade a spade. I’m voting for the Democrat in the race this municipal election, not the Republican or Centrist! Neither can shy from those titles when you pair their records on council and campaign finance reports.
Well, he IS the chairman of the local Dem party. He’s not hiding his current title.
Plus, Ivy Taylor has a former Trump campaign team member on her payroll. C’mon Ivy, this is San Antonio.
I see no problem with Medina’s transparency.
I am voting for the Democrat Manuel Medina! He respects all people in the comunity, not just the special interest and big money. Bexar county Democrats are very diverse comunity and have the capacity to work together with all persons no matter what party affiliation. Mr. Anderson and the Ivy Talor campaign are desperateley trying to get the our community to focus on partisan fights so we won’t pay atttention to the pay to play politics going on @ city hall!
Medina is not going to divide people by party, he’s going to unite them against the current status quo. Positive change for San Antonio is a non partisan issue.
Medina is the Party Chairman, he isnt hiding anything about that. He is uniting all San Antonio residence for a better San Antonio. there is nothing that is nonpartisan that goes on at City Hall. The People arent blind to that. Medina for Mayor.
Opposite to what Anderson states that Manuel Medina wants to slice up our City into sections, one pitted against another’ is completely the opposite. Manuel Medina wants to change the fact that we have economic segregation within our city and generational poverty. He wants to make sure we ALL have a seat at the table and not only the private interests such is the case now. He is being targeted as bringing partisan politics into the race but how can he deny that he has been the Democratic Party Chairman for the last five years.
Mr. Anderson, it seems with your statements, you are clearly the divider.
Your liberal strategies don’t work here. You just speak your vision and let
the people decide. We already had 8 yrs of a president telling us how to
think and look what happen to him….
He left office when his term was up?