Ivy R. Taylor
Ivy R. Taylor is a Democrat and the former mayor of San Antonio in Texas. Taylor was initially appointed to the nonpartisan position in 2014 by the San Antonio City Council. First elected in 2015, Taylor lost a re-election campaign in the runoff election on June 10, 2017.[1]
Biography
Taylor obtained a B.A. from Yale University and an M.S. in city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her professional experience includes working for the City of San Antonio in the Housing and Community Development Department and the Neighborhood Action Department.[2]
Elections
2017
The city of San Antonio, Texas, held runoff elections for mayor and six of its 10 city council seats on June 10, 2017. Ron Nirenberg defeated incumbent Ivy R. Taylor in the runoff election for mayor of San Antonio.
| Mayor of San Antonio, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ron Nirenberg |
54.60% | 54,020 |
| Ivy R. Taylor Incumbent | 45.40% | 44,922 |
| Total Votes | 98,942 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "June 10, 2017 Media Report," June 22, 2017 | ||
The city of San Antonio, Texas, held general elections for mayor and all 10 of its city council seats on May 6, 2017. Candidates had to earn a majority of the votes cast in this election to win. Any race where no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the general election votes cast for that position advanced to a runoff election on June 10, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of San Antonio.[3]
| Mayor of San Antonio, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ivy R. Taylor Incumbent |
42.01% | 41,794 |
| Ron Nirenberg |
37.08% | 36,890 |
| Juan Manuel Medina | 15.13% | 15,049 |
| Keven Roles | 1.57% | 1,557 |
| Antonio Diaz | 0.97% | 966 |
| Will McLeod | 0.55% | 545 |
| Felicio Hernandez Flores II | 0.43% | 429 |
| John Velasquez | 0.39% | 383 |
| Gerard Ponce | 0.37% | 366 |
| Michael Idrogo | 0.37% | 366 |
| Rhett Rosenquest Smith | 0.32% | 321 |
| Stephen Lucke | 0.32% | 315 |
| Julie Iris Oldham | 0.27% | 270 |
| Napoleon Madrid | 0.23% | 225 |
| Total Votes | 99,476 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
On April 24, 2017, the San Antonio Express-News endorsed Taylor for re-election.[4]
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2015The city of San Antonio, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. A runoff election took place on June 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. All 10 city council seats were up for election. In the mayoral race, incumbent Ivy R. Taylor faced Paul A. Martinez, Douglas S. Emmett, Michael Idrogo, Raymond Zavala, Mike Villarreal, Tommy Adkisson, Leticia Van de Putte, Rhett Rosenquest Smith, Julie Iris Oldham, Cynthia T. Cavazos, Pogo Mochello Reese and Cynthia Brehm. Because no candidate received a majority of the votes in the general election, the top-two candidates—Taylor and Van de Putte—advanced to a runoff election on June 13.[5][6][7] Taylor was the winner.[8] Runoff election
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Campaign finance
2017
The table below lists campaign finance totals for the mayoral candidates as of reports available from the city of San Antonio following the May 3 filing deadline.
Campaign themes
2017
Taylor provided the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | When Mayor Taylor ran for a full term as our mayor, she promised to keep our community safe and protect taxpayers by reaching a contract agreement with the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) that kept public safety spending to 66% of the City’s budget while fairly compensating the men and women who risk their lives on a daily basis for all San Antonians.
After a long and difficult negotiation, the members of SAPOA agreed to a new contract that was approved by the San Antonio City Council on an overwhelming 9-2 vote. The contract increased pay for police officers while saving $87.5 million in health care costs over the next five years and achieving the fiscal discipline sought by Mayor Taylor and her Council colleagues. But Mayor Taylor knows resolving the police contract is just one part of keeping our community safe. She understands our City must continue reforming policing to ensure that every San Antonian is confident that law enforcement truly protects and serves them. Since taking office, Mayor Taylor has supported the use of body cameras and the creation of specialized police response teams trained to deal with situations involving the homeless and those suffering from mental illness. She is also working to address accountability within the police department to prevent the tension and distrust seen between police officers and citizens in other communities around the country. Creating the Mayor’s Committee on Police-Community Relations, Mayor Taylor has asked neighborhood, civic, religious and law enforcement leaders to work together in developing solutions that make our community more secure by increasing police accountability in instances where bad cops break the law and harm instead of protecting San Antonians. She knows promoting healthy dialogue, diversifying our police force and working together to find solutions that lead to lasting reforms are critical to avoiding the divisions that plague so many others.[9] |
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| —Ivy Taylor's campaign website (2017)[10] | ||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Democratic party touts the leadership of large municipal mayors," June 16, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ mySA, "Taylor is best choice for mayor," April 24, 2017
- ↑ Bexar County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ City of San Antonio, "2015 Candidate Listing," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Bexar County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Ivy Taylor, "Platform," accessed June 16, 2017
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