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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Director, Place No. 1

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Bexar Central Appraisal District
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Susan BayneNonpartisan
Diana ArévaloNonpartisan
On ballot as
Susan Bayne
Diana Arévalo
Current role
Not found
Managing Director of Advocacy, ALS Association
Background
  • BA in psychology, The Catholic University of America
  • Master's in marriage and family therapy, St. Mary's University
  • Retired psychotherapist; in private practice almost 30 years
  • San Antonio resident for over 43 years
  • Activist with local government accountability group Infuse SA (per San Antonio Report)
  • Graduate, Incarnate Word High School
  • BBA, The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • MBA, Our Lady of the Lake University
  • Graduate, Women's Campaign School at Yale University
  • Born and raised in San Antonio
Experience
  • Volunteer, City of San Antonio's free property tax protest workshops (per candidate)
  • Constituent input on the appraisal district's 2024 Reappraisal Plan (per candidate)
  • Applicant, 2026, for temporary appointment to the board's vacant Place 3 seat; the board appointed Jon Melendez
  • Texas State Representative, House District 116 (elected 2016; one term)
  • House committees: Public Health; Defense & Veterans' Affairs; Rules & Resolutions (per campaign)
  • Former member, City of San Antonio Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "Citizen Advocacy" – "protecting homeowners from unfair spikes and advocating for taxpayer rights at every meeting"
  • Campaign site: "Tax Fairness & Transparency" through "open appraisal processes and accessible data"
  • Questionnaire: would like the free property tax protest workshops and the publicity for them "expanded"
  • "Accountability & Transparency": taxpayers should have "clear information about how decisions are made, how public dollars are spent"
  • "Improved Taxpayer Customer Service": "responsive, respectful, and accessible service for every property owner"
  • "Fair & Uniform Appraisals": a system that treats owners fairly "regardless of their neighborhood or ZIP code"
  • "Appraisal Review Board Accountability": "qualified and impartial ARB members, consistent hearing standards"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Questionnaire: "Whatever can be done at the local level to help the homeowner should be considered."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: Questionnaire: the district "should never promise property tax relief it does not have the authority to deliver."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Diego Bernal (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Philip Cortez (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Josey Garcia (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Ray Lopez (listed by campaign)
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  • Fmr. State Representative Ina Minjarez (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. State Representative Tomas Uresti (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Kristian Carranza (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Zach Dunn (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Adrian Reyna (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for District Attorney Luz Elena Chapa (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County District Clerk Gloria Martinez (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County District Clerk Elect Chris Castillo (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Constable Ruben Tejeda (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Mayor of San Antonio & SAISD Board Trustee Ed Garza (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. State Representative & SAISD Board Trustee Mike Villarreal (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio City Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito (listed by campaign)
  • Live Oak City Councilwoman Dr. Erin Perez (listed by campaign)
  • Former Mayor of Balcones Heights Suzanne Deleon (listed by campaign)
  • Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Anna Bustamante (listed by campaign)
  • Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Dr. Clint Kingsbery (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Joe Jesse Sanchez (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio Councilwoman & San Antonio River Authority Trustee Lourdes Galvan (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio City Councilman John Courage (listed by campaign)
  • Harlandale ISD Trustee President Juan Mancha (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Harlandale ISD Trustee Liz Limon (listed by campaign)
  • Judson ISD Trustee José A. Macias, Jr. (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio ISD Trustee Dr. William Elizondo (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio ISD President Margaret Mireles (listed by campaign)
  • Southside ISD Trustee Margarita Morales-Garcia (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Tejano Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
susanbayne.com
dianaarevalo.com

Susan Bayne

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Susan Bayne
Current role
Not found
Background
  • BA in psychology, The Catholic University of America
  • Master's in marriage and family therapy, St. Mary's University
  • Retired psychotherapist; in private practice almost 30 years
  • San Antonio resident for over 43 years
  • Activist with local government accountability group Infuse SA (per San Antonio Report)
Experience
  • Volunteer, City of San Antonio's free property tax protest workshops (per candidate)
  • Constituent input on the appraisal district's 2024 Reappraisal Plan (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "Citizen Advocacy" – "protecting homeowners from unfair spikes and advocating for taxpayer rights at every meeting"
  • Campaign site: "Tax Fairness & Transparency" through "open appraisal processes and accessible data"
  • Questionnaire: would like the free property tax protest workshops and the publicity for them "expanded"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Questionnaire: "Whatever can be done at the local level to help the homeowner should be considered."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
susanbayne.com

Diana Arévalo

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Diana Arévalo
Current role
Managing Director of Advocacy, ALS Association
Background
  • Graduate, Incarnate Word High School
  • BBA, The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • MBA, Our Lady of the Lake University
  • Graduate, Women's Campaign School at Yale University
  • Born and raised in San Antonio
Experience
  • Applicant, 2026, for temporary appointment to the board's vacant Place 3 seat; the board appointed Jon Melendez
  • Texas State Representative, House District 116 (elected 2016; one term)
  • House committees: Public Health; Defense & Veterans' Affairs; Rules & Resolutions (per campaign)
  • Former member, City of San Antonio Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women
Top priorities
  • "Accountability & Transparency": taxpayers should have "clear information about how decisions are made, how public dollars are spent"
  • "Improved Taxpayer Customer Service": "responsive, respectful, and accessible service for every property owner"
  • "Fair & Uniform Appraisals": a system that treats owners fairly "regardless of their neighborhood or ZIP code"
  • "Appraisal Review Board Accountability": "qualified and impartial ARB members, consistent hearing standards"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Questionnaire: the district "should never promise property tax relief it does not have the authority to deliver."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • State Representative Diego Bernal (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Philip Cortez (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Josey Garcia (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (listed by campaign)
  • State Representative Ray Lopez (listed by campaign)
Show all 37
  • Fmr. State Representative Ina Minjarez (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. State Representative Tomas Uresti (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Kristian Carranza (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Zach Dunn (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for State Representative Adrian Reyna (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai (listed by campaign)
  • Democratic Nominee for District Attorney Luz Elena Chapa (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County District Clerk Gloria Martinez (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County District Clerk Elect Chris Castillo (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Constable Ruben Tejeda (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Mayor of San Antonio & SAISD Board Trustee Ed Garza (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. State Representative & SAISD Board Trustee Mike Villarreal (listed by campaign)
  • San Antonio City Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito (listed by campaign)
  • Live Oak City Councilwoman Dr. Erin Perez (listed by campaign)
  • Former Mayor of Balcones Heights Suzanne Deleon (listed by campaign)
  • Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Anna Bustamante (listed by campaign)
  • Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Dr. Clint Kingsbery (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Alamo Colleges Board Trustee Joe Jesse Sanchez (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio Councilwoman & San Antonio River Authority Trustee Lourdes Galvan (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio City Councilman John Courage (listed by campaign)
  • Harlandale ISD Trustee President Juan Mancha (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. Harlandale ISD Trustee Liz Limon (listed by campaign)
  • Judson ISD Trustee José A. Macias, Jr. (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio ISD Trustee Dr. William Elizondo (listed by campaign)
  • Fmr. San Antonio ISD President Margaret Mireles (listed by campaign)
  • Southside ISD Trustee Margarita Morales-Garcia (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Tejano Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Bexar County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
dianaarevalo.com

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