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•San Antonio Mayor: Plenty of big cities will hold mayoral elections next year, and it looks like we'll have an exciting race to look forward to in the nation's seventh largest city. Former Democratic state Rep. Mike Villarreal made his intentions known almost from the moment that then-Mayor Julian Castro was appointed to President Obama's cabinet, and Villarreal spent months as the only declared candidate.
However, on Wednesday state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte jumped in the race. Van de Putte just lost the lieutenant governor election to Republican Dan Patrick but she acquitted herself well, and she will definitely be a formidable mayoral candidate. San Antonio Currentalso names Councilman Ron Nirenberg and interim Mayor Ivy Taylor as potential candidates, but they may hold off now that Van de Putte is in.
In San Antonio terms last for two years, and mayors are eligible to serve for up to four terms. The post itself isn't particularly powerful, but Castro and Henry Cisneros demonstrated that it can be an effective springboard for bigger things.
