{"id":376249,"date":"2025-11-13T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/376249\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:02:14","slug":"former-san-antonio-mayor-ron-nirenberg-files-paperwork-to-run-for-bexar-county-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/376249\/","title":{"rendered":"Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg files paperwork to run for Bexar County Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FormerFormer San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg served eight years before being term-limited out. Credit: Wikimedia Commons \/ U.S. Air Force photo by Kara Carrier<\/p>\n

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg has filed paperwork to run for Bexar County Judge, all but confirming the nature of a \u201cbig announcement\u201d he plans to make this Saturday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Speculation has swirled<\/a> in recent weeks that Nirenberg will challenge first-term Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai in the Democratic primary. Now, paperwork filed this week showing the former mayor has selected a campaign treasurer shows the talk is more than wild speculation.<\/p>\n

The document<\/a> names Nirenberg\u2019s treasurer as personal injury attorney Jorge Herrera, and it lists the office he\u2019s seeking as \u201cBexar County Judge.\u201d <\/p>\n

Nirenberg served as San Antonio mayor from 2017 to 2025 and was prohibited from running again due to term limits. <\/p>\n

Political observers began chattering as early as this summer that Nirenberg was\u00a0weighing a run for governor<\/a>\u00a0or another state-level office.\u00a0However, his ambitions \u2014\u00a0at least for now \u2014\u00a0appear to lie closer to home. <\/p>\n

A\u00a0recent survey<\/a>\u00a0by San Antonio-based Democratic strategist Christian Archer shows Nirenberg winning by a 52%-26% landslide in a theoretical primary matchup against Sakai, who\u2019s approaching the end of his first term.<\/p>\n

For the record, Sakai is none too happy<\/a> about speculation that he would face a primary challenge. In a recent Facebook post, he called it \u201cdisappointing\u201d that Nirenberg would stir up a fight among local Dems instead cooperating to \u201clift up our community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social media posts show Nirenberg is moving ahead with plans to make his \u201cbig announcement\u201d at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Backyard on Broadway, 2411 Broadway.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tNirenberg reportedly will officially announce his candidacy after the Nov. 4 election. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tA new poll shows Nirenberg crushing Sakai in a theoretical matchup. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe board ruled Monday that Nirenberg violated rules barring use of city property for campaign purposes.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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