Gina Ortiz Jones
About
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' platform appears to prioritize increasing voter participation and engagement. She has proposed the creation of a new voting commission aimed at boosting turnout and has actively urged citizens to participate in early voting.
Campaign promises (4)
- transparencyProposes a new voting commission to increase voter participation.
- transparencyWants a new commission to boost voter turnout.
- transparencyProposes a new voting commission to boost voter turnout.
- transparencyUrges early voting.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 80
- Total speaking time
- 18:52:59
- Avg per meeting
- 14:10
- Segments
- 21915
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Top issues during term (12)(Business Jobs)
Comprehensive Chapter 33 Code Overhaul for Vehicles-for-Hire
Potential adjustments to permit fees and operating compliance costs for vehicle-for-hire operators.
Alamodome Operations and Maintenance Solicitations
Estimated at $13.25 million for custodial services and $15 million for security services over initial multi-year terms.
Urban Renewal and Local Business Initiatives (SURE & Buy Local)
Supports targeted economic growth and commercial development in urban areas.
Aviation Public Relations and Social Media Strategy
Absorbed within existing aviation public relations operational budgets.
San Antonio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Support
An agreement worth up to $700,000 funded through TIRZ revenues.
Immigrant Family Microgrant Program Updates
Details on funding allocations will be discussed during the briefing.
City Hiring Outreach
This could lead to changes in how the city spends its recruitment budget.
Alamodome Operations and Security Contracts
Estimated total value exceeds $28 million combined over the potential contract terms.
Convention Center Expansion and Regional Competitiveness
Future capital outlays for convention center expansion could require significant financing and bonding strategies.
SA Ready to Work Program Strategy and Target Occupations
The initiative utilizes municipal funding allocated for workforce development and job placement services.
Vendor Registration and M/WBE Certification
Facilitates access to city procurement contracts and economic opportunities for local vendors and certified minority and women-owned enterprises.
Mobile Food Vendor Regulations & State Compliance
Generates up to $3.4 million in state reimbursements for Metro Health over the contract term.
Moved or seconded (2)
Motions Jones personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed2026-05-21
Councilmember Jones moved to Amendment 1.
- movedfailed 4-72026-05-21
Mayor Jones moved to amend the Ordinance as follows
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Jones was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Business Jobs.
Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)
No votes found matching Business Jobs.