Ron Nirenberg

Candidates for Bexar County Judge, incumbent Peter Sakai and former Mayor Ron Nirenberg sat down with TPR's "The Source" for separate interviews and discussed their history with the Democratic Party, their support for Project Marvel and other issues.

The race for the Democratic nomination for Bexar County judge is on. Former Mayor Ron Nirenberg joins us for the first half hour. He's followed by incumbent County Judge Peter Sakai. We’ll hear from each candidate separately about his vision for Bexar County, Project Marvel, economic development and more.

One of San Antonio's longest serving mayors officially announced his bid for Bexar County Judge on Saturday afternoon.

Ron Nirenberg also recently appointed a campaign treasurer to begin raising money.

Refuting other media reports, former San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg said he has not decided to run for Bexar County judge.

The ethics board found Nirenberg violated ethics rules related to using city personnel and resources in campaign social media posts. It dismissed a second allegation against the former mayor.

He is the city's first mayor of Pacific Islander descent. He will be succeeded by Gina Ortiz Jones when she is sworn into office on June 18.

He graduated from Trinity with a degree in communications in 1999.

Nirenberg reflected on his last eight years as San Antonio's mayor — what he's accomplished, where the city's fallen short, and what he sees for the future for San Antonio and himself.

Ron Nirenberg said in a statement that the tariffs will result in higher prices for San Antonio families struggling with inflation.