KENS 5 MAYORAL DEBATE 4-8-2025
HIGHLIGHTS
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Mayoral Debate on KENS5 and SAreport.org on April 8, 2025
The 8 top contenders for mayor according to SA Chamber and SAreport with KENS5 in this Mayoral Debate
Beto Altamirano
John Courage
Rolando Pablos
Manny Pelaez
Gina Ortiz Jones
Melissa Cabello Havrda
Clayton Perry
Adriana Rocha Garza
Here’s a summary of some of their comments:
Havrda: called Manny a flip-flopper and a Chanchala….. he’s used $300k to buy your vote
John Courage: I’m not here to ask for your vote as much as I’m here to tell you who not to vote for…
City’s budget is a moral document… (yet he’s voted for immorality many times between 2017 – 2025, refer to Incumbent Candidate Voting History documents)
Manny: I will not abandon Mayor Nirenberg’s compassionate agenda
John Courage: people may not trust what I have to say about things but I trust the city manager either my life… he’s never lied to me
Andrea of SA Report asked about SA being a blue city in a red state – ex. was Chik-fil-A and abortion travel
Havrda: overwhelming number of people wanted these things… I am for abortion access, women deserve to have access to abortion especially when their life is in danger, rape and incest and my community wanted it
Gina: in 2022 the attacks about a woman’s reproductive justice came under attack and pregnancy rates increased led by Latinas and need to protect our “principles”
Manny: I am “pro-choice” and my family and I have donated to “Planned Parenthood” for years and we volunteered there and we will continue. Gov Abbott needs to wake up and say how can I hurt women… Ken Paxton never told anyone to get along…
Adrianna: avoided the ‘political’ question
Adrianna Rocha Garza: plays favorites as chair of housing trust and caused city to get sued by property owner for rejecting an affordable multifamily project near Toyota and competing with Housing Trust
John Courage: state wants us to represent them,… written laws to regulate efficiency of city govt. Need to be prepared to protect our city, combine our efforts and support one another….
Gina: just played her homosexual card regarding don’t ask don’t tell and courage to accomplish her plan
Havrda: I am bitchy, I am San Antonio… don’t you want a mayor with a backbone…
Manny Pelaez: only one person who has walked this earth who is perfect, that’s my mother in law… (Manny didn’t correct himself in good humor and say Jesus but left it as a blasphemous statement in jest)
John Courage: 9 baby savers so no more babies dumped… (yet he voted for babies to be killed by their moms and with taxpayer money numerous times from 2017-2025 – refer to Incumbent Candidate Voting History documents)