By, Terra Rivers, Managing Editor
In November, San Marcos residents will see several changes in the race for the three city council seats and mayoral seat that will be open.
City Council places 4 and 6 are up for election this fall as well as the Mayor’s office.
Councilmember Scott Gregson announced that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election for place 5. Gregson has endorsed Rick Henderson as his replacement.
Rick is a senior lecturer in the Political Science Department at Texas State University. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Southwest Texas State University. Currently, Henderson is unopposed for place 5.
Councilmember Jane Hughson announced last week she would be running for Mayor in the general election. Hughson has served on the San Marcos City Council since 2014 and previously served for Place 3 from 1996-2002. She was re-elected for the seat in 2017. Her term for Place 4 is currently unexpired.
Her opponents will be incumbent John Thomaides and Brian Henderson.
According to his election application, B. Henderson has lived in San Marcos since 2015. He is a pastor and founder and president of the Foundation of Youth, Civil Rivers, Law and Government. He previously ran for city council in 2016 but lost.
Mayor Thomaides was elected to the mayoral position in 2016. He presided over the hiring process of a new city manager and the passage of a citizen-approved bond package in his first year.
Before his election as mayor, he served as Mayor Pro-Tem since he began his service on City Council in 2003.
Shane Scott will return to the ballot this November as a candidate to fill Hughson’s seat. He previously served on city council from 2010-2015. He lost his re-election bid in 2015 to Councilmember Melissa Derrick.
He will face candidates Griffin Spell and Mark Rockeymoore for Place 4.
Spell announced his campaign Monday stating several city leaders had encouraged him to run. He is an 11-year resident of San Marcos and a Texas State University graduate. He has served for the past four years on the San Marcos Historic Preservation Commission.
San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Trustee Juan Miguel Arredondo announced his candidacy for City Council earlier this month. Arredondo will run against Incumbent Melissa Derrick for Place 6.
Arredondo has served on the Board of Trustees since May 2015. He is a graduate of Texas State University and San Marcos High School.
In his announcement, Arredondo said he would continue to serve on the board if he does not win the city council race. His term on the board will expire in 2020.
School Board Trustees are not required to resign to run for another office.
Candidates’ paperwork can be found below. The documents that have been submitted by each candidate are in the bulleted list beneath their name.
Corridor News had combined all the submitted documents into one file for each candidate.
MAYOR:
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 4
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 5
Mark Gleason
CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6
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When you click on the name of Mark Rockeymoore the system loads information on the Mayor and not Rockeymoore. This needs to be corrected
Hey Arthur,
Thank you for making us aware. I am not entirely sure how that happened. I have corrected it.
Sincerely,
Terra Rivers