After advancing to the June 5 runoff in the District 5 race for San Antonio City Council, Teri Castillo felt inspired to make a life change.
“I now have a driver’s license,” she says, smiling from ear to ear through my computer screen. “So now I don’t have to wait for the bus.”
Castillo, 29, says living close to an accessible bus route made it so easy to get around that she never felt she needed a license.
Her timing was perfect because what happened on Election Night certainly put her in the fast line.
The progressive candidate captured 2,073 votes (30.6 percent) of the 6,764 ballots cast in the West Side district. Her closest competitor was retired city employee Rudy Lopez who earned 991 votes (14.6 percent).
READ MORE: Catching up with District 2 Council candidate Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
District 5, known for its art, rich history and culture, encompasses the near West Side and is geographically the smallest, and statistically the poorest of the 10 council districts represented at City Hall.
Castillo, a fearless housing advocate, cut her teeth by working with the Texas Organizing Project and the Historic Westside Residents Association. Though she had never envisioned running for office, her motivation for helping others outweighed her reluctance for the political spotlight.
Like fellow progressive Jalen McKee-Rodriguez’s council run in District 2, Castillo’s first-time campaign is being spurred by the winds of social change. As a result, she has earned celebrity endorsements from former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, state Rep. Diego Bernal,…
After advancing to the June 5 runoff in the District 5 race for San Antonio City Council, Teri Castillo felt inspired to make a life change.
“I now have a driver’s license,” she says, smiling from ear to ear through my computer screen. “So now I don’t have to wait for the bus.”
Castillo, 29, says living close to an accessible bus route made it so easy to get around that she never felt she needed a license.
Her timing was perfect because what happened on Election Night certainly put her in the fast line.
The progressive candidate captured 2,073 votes (30.6 percent) of the 6,764 ballots cast in the West Side district. Her closest competitor was retired city employee Rudy Lopez who earned 991 votes (14.6 percent).
READ MORE: Catching up with District 2 Council candidate Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
District 5, known for its art, rich history and culture, encompasses the near West Side and is geographically the smallest, and statistically the poorest of the 10 council districts represented at City Hall.
Castillo, a fearless housing advocate, cut her teeth by working with the Texas Organizing Project and the Historic Westside Residents Association. Though she had never envisioned running for office, her motivation for helping others outweighed her reluctance for the political spotlight.
Like fellow progressive Jalen McKee-Rodriguez’s council run in District 2, Castillo’s first-time campaign is being spurred by the winds of social change. As a result, she has earned celebrity endorsements from former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, state Rep. Diego Bernal,…Read Morelocal_news
