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Rolando Pablos

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Rolando Pablos
Image of Rolando Pablos
Prior offices
Texas Public Utility Commission

Texas Secretary of State

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 7, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

St. Mary's University

Graduate

University of Texas, San Antonio

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Rolando Pablos (Republican Party) was the Texas Secretary of State. Pablos assumed office on January 5, 2017. Pablos left office on December 15, 2018.

Pablos ran for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. Pablos lost in the general runoff election on June 7, 2025.

Pablos previously served as a member of the Public Utility Commission of Texas from September 2011 to February 2013. He was appointed to the commission by Governor Rick Perry (R).[1]

Biography

Prior to his position on the Public Utility Commission, Pablos was a senior advisor to the global law firm of SNR Denton. Earlier, he served as general counsel and chief legal officer to Francois-Charles Oberthur, a multinational firm specializing in high-security printing.[2]

Education

  • St. Mary's University, B.A.
  • University of Texas at San Antonio, M.B.A
  • St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2025)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio

Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Rolando Pablos in the general runoff election for Mayor of San Antonio on June 7, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
54.3
 
77,587
Image of Rolando Pablos
Rolando Pablos (Nonpartisan)
 
45.7
 
65,245

Total votes: 142,832
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General election

General election for Mayor of San Antonio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of San Antonio on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
27.2
 
27,517
Image of Rolando Pablos
Rolando Pablos (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
16,798
Image of Beto Altamirano
Beto Altamirano (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
12,190
Image of Adriana Garcia
Adriana Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
9.9
 
10,016
Image of Manny Pelaez
Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan)
 
7.3
 
7,398
Image of Melissa Cabello Havrda
Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
6,736
Image of John Courage
John Courage (Nonpartisan)
 
5.6
 
5,625
Image of Clayton Perry
Clayton Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
5.5
 
5,575
Image of Tim Westley
Tim Westley (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.7
 
3,776
Image of Robert Melvin
Robert Melvin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
944
Image of Christopher Reyes
Christopher Reyes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
522
Sonia Traut (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
449
Diana Uriegas (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
444
Image of Jade McCullough
Jade McCullough (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
425
Image of Brandon Gonzales
Brandon Gonzales (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
355
Image of Mauricio Sanchez
Mauricio Sanchez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
337
Image of Andrew Vicencio
Andrew Vicencio (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
303
Michael Samaniego (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
302
Chris Herring (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
236
Image of Robert Salinas
Robert Salinas (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
197
Gerardo Zambrano (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
183
Image of Santos Alvarado
Santos Alvarado (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
164
James Melvin (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
163
Armando Dominguez (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
152
April Guadarrama (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
149
Bill Ruppel (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
113
Arturo Espinosa (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
81

Total votes: 101,150
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pablos in this election.

2016

Pablos was appointed Texas secretary of state by Governor Greg Abbott (R) on December 5, 2016.

2011

In September of 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Rolando Pablos to the Public Utility Commission, where he was charged with regulating the state’s electric and telecommunication utilities.[2]


Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Rolando Pablos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy events

June 2017 request for voter rolls

See also: State government responses to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. Secretary Pablos announced that the state would provide only publicly available information to the commission.

The Secretary of State’s office will provide the Election Integrity Commission with public information and will protect the private information of Texas citizens while working to maintain the security and integrity of our state’s elections system. As always, my office will continue to exercise the utmost care whenever sensitive voter information is required to be released by state or federal law.[3]
—Secretary Rolando Pablos[4]

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