John Thomaides

John Thomaides (born September 15, 1965) is the mayor of San Marcos, Texas. He was elected on December 13, 2016.[1]

John Thomaides
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Mayor of San Marcos, Texas
Assumed office
December 21, 2016
Preceded byDaniel Guerrero
Personal details
Born
John Alexander Thomaides

(1965-09-15) September 15, 1965 (age 59)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
ResidenceSan Marcos, Texas, U.S
ProfessionSmall Business Owner
WebsiteThomaidesforSMTX

Career

Thomaides was a member of the city council from 2003-2010. In 2010 Thomaides ran against Daniel Guerrero who had been elected Mayor of San Marcos in 2010, by a margin of 42 votes [2] Thomaides served from 2011-2016 on the city council when he ran for mayor again in 2016 against local business owner, Ruben Becerra. [3] [1]In the 2016 December runoff, Thomaides beat Becerra by a margin of 42 votes- the same number he lost by in 2010. [4] During his first year in office, Thomaides was the 6th Texas mayor to join the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda. [5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mayor Jane Hughson - City of San Marcos, TX". www.sanmarcostx.gov.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Ruben Becerra, downtown business owner, enters San Marcos mayor race - San Marcos Mercury - Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas". smmercury.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. Jechow, Andy (13 December 2016). "John Thomaides wins San Marcos mayoral runoff election". KXAN.
  5. "Texas Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change". Texas Monthly. 15 December 2017.