Mayor· 2025-2029
Gina Ortiz Jones
San Antonio
About
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' platform appears to prioritize increasing voter participation and engagement. She has proposed the creation of a new voting commission aimed at boosting turnout and has actively urged citizens to participate in early voting.
Campaign promises (4)
- transparencyProposes a new voting commission to increase voter participation.
- transparencyWants a new commission to boost voter turnout.
- transparencyProposes a new voting commission to boost voter turnout.
- transparencyUrges early voting.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 86
- Total speaking time
- 20:32:38
- Avg per meeting
- 14:20
- Segments
- 24017
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Top issues during term (20)(Business Jobs)
Local Business Funding and Procurement Tracking
$602,280 from the economic development incentive fund, matched 100% by Geekdom.
SA Ready to Work Program and Target Occupation Evaluation
The program utilizes dedicated municipal sales tax revenue to fund participant training and support services.
Convention Center Expansion and Regional Competitiveness
The full program is now pegged at $850 million — $100 million more than last year's estimate — with a $700 million first phase.
Alamodome Operations and Maintenance Solicitations
$125 million over ten years for capital; the dome loses $3–6 million a year in operations.
San Antonio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Support
Impacts include allocation of city resources and funds raised for the MLK march and scholarship programs.
SBEDA Program Compliance
Affects the distribution and transparency of municipal contracting funds allocated to local businesses.
Convention center expansion feasibility and phasing
The full program is now pegged at $850 million — $100 million more than last year's estimate — with a $700 million first phase.
Municipal Fleet Equipment and Supply Procurement
Involves multi-million dollar expenditures across various municipal departments and funds.
SA to DC Federal Advocacy Trip
Federal grants and funding secured through this program can offset local taxpayer costs for major city projects.
Urban Renewal and Local Business Initiatives (SURE & Buy Local)
Potential to attract private capital investment to local commercial corridors.
Equine-Drawn Carriage Transition Plan and Electric Vehicles-for-Hire
Economic impacts on local carriage operators and new electric vehicle-for-hire businesses are expected as the transition plan is implemented.
Alamodome Operations and Security Contracts
Estimated total value exceeds $28 million combined over the potential contract terms.
San Pedro Creek Financial Advisor Engagements
Financial advisory services will be paid using project bond proceeds.
Financial Empowerment Center Program
The program has helped clients reduce hundreds of thousands in debt and build thousands in savings annually through municipal and partner funding.
Commission Leadership and Recruitment
Library Operations and Customer Service Agreements
Estimated at $380,000 for the extended term.
Citywide Translation and Language Access
The city provides VIA bus fare passes and parking accommodations to support attendance.
Launch SA Program Administration Contract Renewal
Involves city funding allocated for small business incubation and resource administration.
Economic development strategy and incentive guidelines
No direct fiscal impact per the ordinances; incentives affect future property tax revenue.
SA Ready to Work Program Strategy and Target Occupations
Funded through dedicated municipal sales tax revenues designated for workforce training.
Moved or seconded (2)
Motions Jones personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed2026-05-21
Councilmember Jones moved to Amendment 1.
- movedfailed 4-72026-05-21
Mayor Jones moved to amend the Ordinance as follows
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Jones was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Business Jobs.
Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
No votes found matching Business Jobs.