{"id":41539,"date":"2025-07-05T19:50:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/41539\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:50:34","slug":"slow-to-hire-jones-administration-loses-first-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/41539\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow to hire, Jones administration loses first chief of staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones\u2019 first chief of staff lasted less than a month on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Abelson, a Pennsylvania native who served as Jones\u2019 campaign manager, resigned Saturday after deciding the role wasn\u2019t a good fit.<\/p>\n<p>Since being sworn in June 18, Jones had made few hires in the mayor\u2019s office. City Hall insiders have been perplexed by the issue, as well as the lack of local talent in Jones\u2019 inner circle, for a progressive mayor in a blue city.<\/p>\n<p>Abelson, 27, started as her campaign\u2019s communications director and was promoted to campaign manager after the first campaign manager was fired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got her to where she needed to be to do all the good things that she will do for the city of San Antonio,\u201d Abelson said on Saturday. \u201cIt was an honor to work for her and I\u2019m excited for my next adventure!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brenda-Bazan-gina-ortiz-jones-election-night-mayoral-elections-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5405300\"  \/>Gina Ortiz Jones greets people at the Flambeau parade after taking first in the 27-candidate mayoral election. Abelson is shown in the background.  Credit: Brenda Baz\u00e1n \/ San Antonio Report<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/author\/andrea-drusch\/\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BC0E54A7-FB96-47C4-B1BE-28F5F26879DE-80x80.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrea Drusch writes about local government for the San Antonio Report. She&#8217;s covered politics in Washington, D.C., and Texas for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, National Journal and Politico.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/author\/andrea-drusch\/\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Andrea Drusch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones\u2019 first chief of staff lasted less than a month on the job. 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