2025 San Antonio City Council Candidates
Only those who volunteered to meet with FVG Committee or fillout the FamilyVoterGuide.org Questionnaire are Listed.
- CI: Candidate Interview
- CQ: Candidate Questionnaire
- CP: Candidate Pledge
- V: Visit with Patrick Von Dolen
- E: Endorsement
| District | Candidate | Participation *see legend above |
|---|---|---|
| District 1 | Anita Kegley | CI, CQ, CP, V |
| District 1 | Patty Gibbons | V |
| District 2 | Rose Hill | V |
| District 2 | Stephanie Powell | CI, CQ |
| District 3 | Larry LaRose | CI, CQ, CP |
| District 4 | Gregorio De La Paz | CI, CQ, CP |
| District 4 | Ernest Alderete | CI, CQ, CP, V |
| District 5 | Raymond Zavala | CI, CQ, CP, V, E |
| District 6 | Chris Baecker | CQ, V |
| District 7 | Cynthia Lugo Alderete | CI, CQ, CP, V, E |
| District 8 | Cesario Garcia | CI, CQ, CP, V, E |
| District 8 | Paula Moore | V |
| District 9 | Misty Spears | CI, CQ, CP, V, E |
| District 9 | Daniel Mezza | CI, V |
| District 10 | Marc Whyte | CI, V |
| District 10 | Mark O’Donnell | CI, CQ, CP, V |
Anita Marie Kegley (City Council District 1) Grade Score: 87 B+
Email: ch***************@********nc.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Non Denominational
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: Soul Harvest Church, Church and Politics, K-Love, various churches
Why run for office: “God lead.”
Pledge
Pledges to uphold Christian and pro-family values, defend religious liberty, oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ advocacy, and restore traditional local governance through the repeal of various city ordinances and support of faith-based education and public policy. Also opposes abortion-related programs and taxpayer-funded support for such policies and advocates repealing ordinances and programs including: HOT tax for LGBT+ agendas, PreK4SA, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, NDO, Paris Accord, Arts funding, and Climate Adaptation.
Signed: Anita Marie Kegley — 2/4/25
Questionnaire Responses
Stephanie Powell (City Council District 2) Grade Score: 90 A-
Email: st****************@***il.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Baptist
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Not always
Organizations: VFW, American Legion and Church
Why run for office: “To leave a legacy for my children.”
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Stephanie Elaine Powell — 4/9/25
Questionnaire Responses
Larry LaRose (City Council District 3) Grade Score: 50 F
Email: la*********@*****il.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Catholic
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: St. Jude, San Fernando Cathedral
Why run for office: Not specified
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Larry LaRose - 4/5/25
Questionnaire Responses
Gregorio De La Paz (City Council District 4) Grade Score: 78 C+
Email: gr**********@***il.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Not Specified
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: Supports organizations that align with personal values, not actively involved in specific apostolates or groups at this time
Why run for office: "Decided to run because I believe in the power of leadership to create real, positive change in our community."
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Gregorio De La Paz - 4/5/25
Questionnaire Responses
Ernesto Arrellano (City Council District 4) Grade Score: D+
Email: Not specified
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Roman Catholic
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: Not specified
Why run for office: Not specified
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Ernesto Arrellano Jr - 12/11/24
Questionnaire Responses
*includes changes to his Stonewall Democrats of SA Responses
Raymond Zavala (City Council District 5) Grade Score: 75 C
Email: ra*********@***oo.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Catholic
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: Knights of Columbus, VFW, American Legion
Why run for office: "Running to bring back accountability, common sense, and stop wasteful spending, and no encouragement."
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Raymond Zavala - 3/3/25
Questionnaire Responses
Chris Baecker (City Council District 6) Grade Score: 78 C+
Email: in**@******sa.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Raised Lutheran
Lives According to Faith Tradition: No answer provided
Attends Services Regularly: No
Active in Faith Community: No
Organizations: None
Why run for office: "Running because of artificially high property taxes, the city's anti-small business actions, council distraction by non-municipal responsibilities, inappropriate taxpayer-funded pro-sports stadiums."
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Not available
Questionnaire Responses
Cynthia Lugo Alderete (City Council District 7) Grade Score: 86 B+
Email: d7*****@***il.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Christian
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations: Schools and the poor
Why run for office: "My pastor encouraged me to run."
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Cynthia Lugo Alderete - 2/27/25
Questionnaire Responses
Cesario Garcia (City Council District 8) Grade Score: A
Email:
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: l
Lives According to Faith Tradition:
Attends Services Regularly:
Active in Faith Community:
Organizations:l
Why run for office:
Pledge
Questionnaire not available at this time, however, here is some information:
Cesario Garcia - endorsed by TexasFamilyAction.com, a Friends of SAFA Committee - answered our questionnaire in good form, visited with Patrick Von Dolen and the SAFA Committee many times, prayed and worked for life on the Sidewalk, he’s an appreciative adopted child himself
Signed: -
Questionnaire Responses
Paula McGee (City Council District 8) Grade Score: B
Email:
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: l
Lives According to Faith Tradition:
Attends Services Regularly:
Active in Faith Community:
Organizations:l
Why run for office:
Pledge
Questionnaire not available at this time, however, here is some information:
Paula McGee - visited with Patrick Von Dolen at length but declined to visit with the PAC, or answer our questionnaire, or sign our candidate pledge.
Signed: -
Questionnaire Responses
Daniel Mezza (City Council District 9) Grade Score: B-
Email:
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: l
Lives According to Faith Tradition:
Attends Services Regularly:
Active in Faith Community:
Organizations:l
Why run for office:
Pledge
Questionnaire not available at this time, however, here is some information:
Daniel Mezza - he visited with Patrick Von Dolen at length and also visit with the PAC but declined to answer our questionnaire, or sign our candidate pledge
Signed: -
Questionnaire Responses
Misty Spears (City Council District 9) Grade Score: A
Email: mi***@*********rs.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Non-denominational
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Yes
Active in Faith Community: Yes
Organizations:Compassion for our church and children's school
Why run for office: Preserve and protect neighborhood and city
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Misty Spears - 3/4/25
Questionnaire Responses
Mark O'Donnell (City Council District 10) Grade Score: 85 B
Email: ma******@***il.com
Candidate Beliefs & Statements
Faith Tradition: Christian
Lives According to Faith Tradition: Yes
Attends Services Regularly: Haven't attended as regularly as I used to
Active in Faith Community: Sort of
Organizations: St. Anthony, Summit Christian Church, Board of Directors for Racing for Yeshua
Why run for office: Life long dream goal
Pledge
See Questionnaire
Signed: Mark O'Donnell - 2/17/25
Questionnaire Responses
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