City of San Marcos
City Council, Place 6
Juan Miguel Arredondo
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Juan Miguel Arredondo
- Current role
- President and CEO, United Way of Hays & Caldwell Counties; San Marcos CISD trustee
- Background
- Texas State University alumnus (per candidate)
- San Marcos High School graduate (per candidate)
- Former chief of staff to State Rep. Erin Zwiener (per candidate)
- Fifth-generation San Marcos native (per candidate)
- Experience
- San Marcos CISD Board of Trustees (11 years) (per San Marcos Daily Record)
- Former board vice president (per candidate)
- Ran for mayor of San Marcos (2024); lost
- Housing Authority commissioner (per his Community Impact candidate Q&A)
- Top priorities
- "My priorities are affordability and stronger neighborhoods"
- "I want to be the housing champion on council"
- "I support the city's prohibition on data centers"
- Says the city needs "a sense of urgency" on housing affordability, transportation, infrastructure and the budget
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a San Marcos Area Chamber questionnaire: "Core services come first: public safety, streets, drainage, water, wastewater and the employees who keep San Marcos running."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "I want growth that strengthens our neighborhoods, protects our river and allows working families to build a future here."
- Flooding and drainage: In a San Marcos Area Chamber questionnaire, puts water and wastewater capacity first, "alongside streets, sidewalks and drainage in neighborhoods that already need attention."
- Public safety: "I do not support ALPRs or AI policing technology that contributes to or creates an ecosystem of mass surveillance."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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