Dan Rossiter

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Dan Rossiter

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at San Antonio, 2013

Contact

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Dan Rossiter ran for election to the San Antonio City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. Rossiter lost in the general runoff election on June 10, 2023.

Rossiter also ran for election to the San Antonio River Authority to represent Bexar County At-large in Texas. Rossiter lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Rossiter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dan Rossiter earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2013.

Elections

2023

San Antonio River Authority

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2023)

General election

General election for San Antonio River Authority Bexar County At-large (2 seats)

Liza Gonzalez Barratachea and Patrice Melancon defeated Dan Rossiter, Joel Solis, and Joseph Yglesias in the general election for San Antonio River Authority Bexar County At-large on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Liza Gonzalez Barratachea (Nonpartisan)	26.6	36,879
✔		Patrice Melancon (Nonpartisan)	23.0	31,901
		Dan Rossiter (Nonpartisan)	21.7	30,017
		Joel Solis (Nonpartisan)	16.6	23,048
	Submit photo	Joseph Yglesias (Nonpartisan)	12.1	16,767

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 138,612
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Endorsements

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San Antonio City Council

See also: City elections in San Antonio, Texas (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 7

Marina Alderete Gavito defeated Dan Rossiter in the general runoff election for San Antonio City Council District 7 on June 10, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marina Alderete Gavito (Nonpartisan)	62.1	4,357
		Dan Rossiter (Nonpartisan)	37.9	2,658

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,015
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General election

General election for San Antonio City Council District 7

Marina Alderete Gavito and Dan Rossiter advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sandragrace Martinez, Jacob Chapa, and Andrew Luck in the general election for San Antonio City Council District 7 on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marina Alderete Gavito (Nonpartisan)	42.6	7,026
✔		Dan Rossiter (Nonpartisan)	21.1	3,485
		Sandragrace Martinez (Nonpartisan)	17.9	2,961
		Jacob Chapa (Nonpartisan)	13.0	2,143
	Submit photo	Andrew Luck (Nonpartisan)	5.3	881

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,496
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dan Rossiter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Dan Rossiter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rossiter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

After spending the last decade at Southwest Research Institute, where he supported government agencies coast-to-coast in designing safer & more efficient roadways, Dan quit his job in February 2023 to focus full time on the residents of San Antonio District 7. Additionally, Dan has actively served his San Antonio community as the elected President of Thunderbird Hills Neighborhood for many years, an appointee to the 2022-27 Streets, Bridges, and Sidewalks Bond Committee, a founding member of the San Antonio Mobility Coalition (SAMCo) Future Mobility Technologies Subcommittee, a founding member of the Housing Commission Renters Solutions Subcommittee, and a Brooks Development Authority board member for many years.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• D7 has an incredible backlog of infrastructure deficits including two of the city’s worst roads (Bandera & Culebra) and systemic flooding challenges. These roadways are a public safety concern and a drag on the economy. Meanwhile, the flooding and projected expansion of the floodplain is resulting in extensive property damage and increased costs to homeowners. D7 deserves a candidate with the real world experience to get these projects moving forward.
• I have spent my entire adult life in San Antonio, advocating for my community through involvement in neighborhod association boards and appointments to various boards and commissions throughout the city. I bring the experience necessary to begin the people's work on Day 1.
• In my time as President of Thunderbird Hills Neighborhood, we successfully negotiated with developers to have 10 acres of land deeded over to the city for creation of a regional park. Additionally, we were successful in advocating for road safety improvements within the neighborhood to keep school kids safe as they walked to and from school.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Public safety, accountability, and quality of life are all central to my public policy philosophies. For public safety, that means unsafe roads need to be fixed, that also means violent crime in this city needs to be curbed. For accountability, that means there is transparency in what my office is doing, but also more broadly what city departments are doing. That also means that we're being responsible with taxpayer dollars, squeezing as much value out of each dollar through elimination of waste in city operations. And woven in with everything, folks deserve a quality of life enabled through policies enabling creation of public green space, responsible development initiatives, and continual public engagement.

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