Sitting in his classroom before a decorative wall of multicolored wallpaper, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, 26, greets me through my computer screen. A proud alumnus of UTSA, the white T-shirt, emblazoned with a rainbow version of the Rowdy the Roadrunner logo, immediately captures my attention.
“It’s Pride Rowdy,” he says in an upbeat manner.
It’s been almost two weeks since the rainy municipal election, when McKee-Rodriguez advanced to a runoff with Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan in the race for the District 2 seat on San Antonio City Council, one of five local contests headed toward the June 5 runoff.
“I think [this] proves that, overwhelmingly, the district doesn’t care so much about stability as they do about quality leadership,” says McKee-Rodriguez from Sam Houston High School where he works as a math teacher.
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District 2 is demographically diverse and encompasses a vast section of the city’s East and Northeast Sides. On May 1, McKee-Rodriguez garnered 2,259 of the 8,571 total votes cast in the sprawling district, outperforming his 11 opponents, including Andrews-Sullivan who trailed in second with 1,439 votes.
Since former Councilwoman Ivy Taylor’s mayoral appointment in 2014, the District 2 office has been a revolving door for appointed and one-term council members.
“For me to ask people for their trust and for their vote? I recognize how significant that is,” he says, understanding…
Sitting in his classroom before a decorative wall of multicolored wallpaper, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, 26, greets me through my computer screen. A proud alumnus of UTSA, the white T-shirt, emblazoned with a rainbow version of the Rowdy the Roadrunner logo, immediately captures my attention.
“It’s Pride Rowdy,” he says in an upbeat manner.
It’s been almost two weeks since the rainy municipal election, when McKee-Rodriguez advanced to a runoff with Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan in the race for the District 2 seat on San Antonio City Council, one of five local contests headed toward the June 5 runoff.
“I think [this] proves that, overwhelmingly, the district doesn’t care so much about stability as they do about quality leadership,” says McKee-Rodriguez from Sam Houston High School where he works as a math teacher.
READ MORE: H-E-B might ‘change the game’ with just add water fideo, conchitas cups
District 2 is demographically diverse and encompasses a vast section of the city’s East and Northeast Sides. On May 1, McKee-Rodriguez garnered 2,259 of the 8,571 total votes cast in the sprawling district, outperforming his 11 opponents, including Andrews-Sullivan who trailed in second with 1,439 votes.
Since former Councilwoman Ivy Taylor’s mayoral appointment in 2014, the District 2 office has been a revolving door for appointed and one-term council members.
“For me to ask people for their trust and for their vote? I recognize how significant that is,” he says, understanding…Read Morelocal_news
