June 10, 2023 Run-Off Voter Guide
There are zero San Antonio DSA endorsed candidates on this guide.
Candidates and propositions must seek the endorsement of SADSA and our general membership votes on the decision to endorse. Several community members have reached out to SADSA for a voter guide, so we have created one. We hope this can help inform your decisions if you’re looking to a socialist organization for electoral advice.
Our struggles go beyond the ballot box, but it is a site of struggle that we cannot withdraw from, we can take it back if we fight together. Join San Antonio DSA.
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In Texas, a candidate must get more than 50% of a vote in a general election to win. If nobody reaches that threshold, the two biggest vote getters go to a runoff election. If you did not vote in the general you CAN vote in the runoff election. In Bexar County you can vote at any voting location. You can go to the Bexar County Elections Department website to find voting locations, hours, your individual sample ballot, and more.
City Council Landscape Post May 6th Election
The results of the May 6 election were largely predictable. Every incumbent won their seat outright (except Mario Bravo) and Mark Whyte won in District 10. The most exciting part of the night was watching our DSA endorsed candidates cross that finish line and get the win. This once again proves that prioritizing the working class is popular with working class communities. Not only did Jalen walk away with 56.04% of the vote—even though he had 9 opponents—he is also the first councilmember in District 2 elected to a second term in a decade. Teri walked away with 62.89% of the vote, after going against the same guy who ran against her in 2021. (He must have not gotten the memo that she’s the people's champ.) Another bright spot was Stephanie Torres’ win for SAISD School Board in District 5. Torres, a SAISD parent, won with 57.21% of the vote by running a grassroots campaign centered on student issues. We know she’ll be an ally to our education union comrades. You can find the rest of the election results here.
Since our May 6 voter guide the state of local control in Texas has gotten bleak. With Governor Abbott’s certain signature, HB 2127 will become law. We wish we could give you a list of everything it would affect and which local ordinances it would overturn, but the bill language is so broad that it is hard to say. There will surely be lawsuits and the bill will make its way through the courts. In the meantime, we must continue to build power where it is strategic. We sincerely hope that you'll commit to joining an organization (hopefully DSA dsausa.org/join) and start organizing. Organize where you work, organize where you live, and let's organize for a better San Antonio.
