John Thomaides

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John Thomaides
Mayor of San Marcos, Texas
Assumed office
December 21, 2016
Preceded byDaniel Guerrero
Personal details
Born
John Alexander Thomaides

(1965-09-15) September 15, 1965 (age 58)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
ResidenceSan Marcos, Texas, U.S
ProfessionSmall Business Owner
WebsiteThomaidesforSMTX

John Thomaides (born September 15, 1965) is the mayor of San Marcos, Texas. He was elected on December 13, 2016.[1]

Career[change | change source]

Thomaides was a member of the city council from 2003-2010. In 2010 Thomaides ran against Daniel Guerrero who had been elected Mayor of San Marcos in 2010, by a margin of 42 votes [2] Thomaides served from 2011-2016 on the city council when he ran for mayor again in 2016 against local business owner, Ruben Becerra. [3] [1]In the 2016 December runoff, Thomaides beat Becerra by a margin of 42 votes- the same number he lost by in 2010. [4] During his first year in office, Thomaides was the 6th Texas mayor to join the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda. [5]


References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mayor Jane Hughson - City of San Marcos, TX". www.sanmarcostx.gov.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Ruben Becerra, downtown business owner, enters San Marcos mayor race - San Marcos Mercury - Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas". smmercury.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. Jechow, Andy (13 December 2016). "John Thomaides wins San Marcos mayoral runoff election". KXAN.
  5. "Texas Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change". Texas Monthly. 15 December 2017.