San Antonio’s City Council District 1 encompasses most of downtown and stretches north to include much of the area between I-10 and U.S. 281.
City Council District 1 map
Councilwoman Sukh Kaur (D1), who unseated an incumbent to win the seat in 2023, faces nine challengers in her first reelection race. 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 1 candidates
Names below are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot .
Julisa Medrano-Guerra is the co-owner of Paramour rooftop bar.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Matthew Gauna is an environmental science student at UTSA.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Sukh Kaur is an education consultant and yoga instructor who has represented District 1 on the City Council since 2023. She
District 1 City Council
Incumbent
Ramiro Gonzales is a housing consultant and former City Hall staffer who previously led Prosper West.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Dominique “Domingo” Littwitz is an entrepreneur who has a business selling pizza-sized quesadillas.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Maureen Galindo is a family therapist and housing organizer.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Susan Strawn is an attorney who worked as a prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Anita Marie Kegley is a professional home inspector who leads the local Church and Politics political group.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Patty Gibbons is a retired land surveyor who serves as president of the Greater Harmony Hills Neighborhood Association.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
Arnulfo Ortiz is an attorney who previously worked as a staffer in the Texas Legislature and U.S. Congress.
District 1 City Council
Challenger
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