San Antonio City Council


The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts, which was changed from an at-large voting system in 1977.
San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's main, albeit unelected, executive. The mayor of San Antonio presides over the city council; Gina Ortiz Jones was elected to her first term in June 2025. As a result of the passage of Proposition F in November 2024, the term length for city council members was extended from two years to four years.

Composition

San Antonio is divided into 10 districts for purposes of electoral representation in the council. Candidates are elected to office in non-partisan races. The council members are, as of June 2025, as follows:
DistrictNameElectedTerm limitedLocation of district
1Sukh Kaur20232031Downtown
2Jalen McKee-Rodriguez20212029East
3Phyllis Viagrán20212029Southeast
4Edward Mungia20252033Southwest
5Teri Castillo20212029West of Downtown
6Ric Galvan20252033West
7Marina Alderete Gavito20232031Northwest
8Ivalis Mesa Gonzalez20252033Northwest
9Misty Spears20252033North Central
10Marc Whyte20232031Northeast

Council committees

There are 10 committees on which San Antonio council members may serve. Each committee is listed here with its current Chair, as of June 2023:
CommitteeChairMembers
AuditPhyllis Viagrán
Community HealthTeri Castillo
  • Sukh Kaur
  • Phyllis Viagrán
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
  • Marina Gavito
  • Economic and Workforce DevelopmentManny Peláez
  • Phyllis Viagrán
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
  • Terri Castillo
  • Marc Whyte
  • GovernanceGina Ortiz Jones
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda
  • Manny Peláez
  • John Courage
  • Municipal Court AdvisoryJalen McKee-Rodriquez
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda
  • Manny Peláez Ex-Officio members as defined by ordinance
  • Planning and Community DevelopmentDr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
  • Phyllis Viagrán
  • Terri Castillo
  • Manny Peláez
  • John Courage
  • Public SafetyMelissa Cabello Havrda
  • Sukh Kaur )
  • Jalen McKee-Rodriquez
  • Marina Gavito
  • Marc Whyte
  • Transportation and InfrastructureJohn Courage
  • Sukh Kaur )
  • Jalen McKee-Rodriquez
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda
  • Marina Gavito
  • Election

    San Antonio municipal elections are held every two years in May, with runoffs scheduled in June, if necessary. Council members from all ten districts and the mayoral office are up for election during each of these municipal elections. Since 2024, council members and mayors are limited to a total of two four-year terms.

    Salary

    Each council member receive $45,722 annually while the mayor receives $61,725.