Five candidates have filed for the mayor’s seat. Current Mayor Daniel Guerrero will not seek re-election.
Ruben Becerra
Occupation: baker
Length of residency in San Marcos: 1 year, 3 months
Sam Brannon
Occupation: self-employed
Length of residency in San Marcos: 6 years, 6 months
Cherif Gacis
Occupation: relationship banker
Length of residency in San Marcos: 18 years
Jacob Montoya
Occupation: self-employed
Length of residency in San Marcos: 1 year, 3 months
John Thomaides
Occupation: small-business owner
Length of residency in San Marcos: 23 years, 6 months
Two candidates have filed for the Place 1 seat.
Rene Compean
Occupation: H-E-B staff
Length of residency in San Marcos: 25 years, 8 months
Lisa Prewitt*
Occupation: landscape designer
Length of residency in San Marcos: 20 years
Four candidates have filed for the Place 2 seat. Jude Prather, who currently holds the Place 2 seat, will not seek re-election.
Allison Cason
Occupation: waitress at Grin’s
Length of residency in San Marcos: 1 year
Lisa Marie Coppoletta
Occupation: professor
Length of residency in San Marcos: 5 years
Saul Gonzales
Occupation: maintenance engineer
Length of residency in San Marcos: not listed
Shane Scott
Occupation: self-employed
Length of residency in San Marcos: 22 years, 8 months
Four candidates have filed for the Place 3 seat. John Thomaides, who currently holds the Place 3 seat, had to resign the seat in order to run for mayor. Thomaides will serve in the Place 3 seat until after the Nov. 8 election.
Gaylord Bose
Occupation: retired
Length of residency in San Marcos: 24 years
Brian Henderson
Occupation: fraud investigator
Length of residency in San Marcos: 1 year, 8 months
Ed Mihalkanin
Occupation: teacher
Length of residency in San Marcos: 26 year, ½ month
Jason Montgomery
Occupation: homemaker/real estate
Length of residency in San Marcos: 5 years