As of January 22, 2026, Peter Sakai’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Peter Sakai is from McAllen, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree in government from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He and his wife, Raquel  22Rachel 22 Dias-Sakai, have two kids and three grandchildren.

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Peter Sakai has a bachelor 's degree in government from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He has a wife and two children.

Peter is a district court judge in Bexar County. He has served on the bench for 26 years. Before taking the bench, he worked at a mall in Austin while submitting resumes for other jobs.

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Peter worked as an Associate Judge of the Children's Court, a solo practicioner, a Appellate Assistant District Attorney in the Bexar County, Texas District Attorney’s Office.

Peter is currently the Bexar County Judge. He was elected in 2022 and is currently serving his first term. Before that, he served as a judge on the 225th District Court from 2006 to 2022.

Wants the economy that emphasized careersm not "low-paying jobs."

- Wants the economy that emphasized careersm not "low-paying jobs."

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Seeks to be "tough on crime" while addressing the root causes that drive it.

Condemns the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agencies "constitutional violations."

Believes in "lawful, humane enforcement that protects due process for all."

Seeks pathways to rehabilitation and jobs for non-violent offenders.

- Seeks to be "tough on crime" while addressing the root causes that drive it.
- Condemns the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agencies "constitutional violations."
- Believes in "lawful, humane enforcement that protects due process for all."
- Seeks pathways to rehabilitation and jobs for non-violent offenders.

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Supports improving access to "quality" healthcare.

- Supports improving access to "quality" healthcare.

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As of January 22, 2026, Ron Nirenberg’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Ron is from Austin. He has a bachelor's degree from Trinity University and a master's degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania. He has one child with his wife, Erika, and lives in San Antonio.

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Ron currently works as a professor at Trinity University. He previously worked as the general manager of KRTU-FM radio station and a program director at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Ron Nirenberg previously served two terms on the San Antonio City Council representing District 8. He was then elected mayor of San Antonio in 2017 and served as mayor for eight years, the maximum under the city’s term limits.

Ron previously served as the mayor of San Antonio. He served four terms from 2017 to 2025. He also served one terms as a member of the San Antonio City Council from 2013 to 2017.

As mayor, created a strategic housing plan to increase affordable housing construction.

Supports job creation and developing local businesses.

- As mayor, created a strategic housing plan to increase affordable housing construction.
- Supports job creation and developing local businesses.

Supports reducing redundancies and inefficiencies through collaboration with the cities in Bexar County.

- Supports reducing redundancies and inefficiencies through collaboration with the cities in Bexar County.

Plans to "[e]nsure a safe Bexar County for everyone."

Supports "a fair and efficient justice system that keeps dangerous criminals off the streets."

- Plans to "[e]nsure a safe Bexar County for everyone."
- Supports "a fair and efficient justice system that keeps dangerous criminals off the streets."

As mayor, created San Antonio's first mass transit system.

As mayor, initiated the construction of a new terminal at San Antonio International Airport.

Supports improved roads and transit options.

Supports the creation of a regional growth plan.

- As mayor, created San Antonio's first mass transit system.
- As mayor, initiated the construction of a new terminal at San Antonio International Airport.
- Supports improved roads and transit options.
- Supports the creation of a regional growth plan.

Supports increasing access to education, for both children and adults.

- Supports increasing access to education, for both children and adults.

Supports increasing health care access and ending disparities.

- Supports increasing health care access and ending disparities.

As mayor, "championed the City’s first-ever Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and crafted a long-term funding solution for the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program."

- As mayor, "championed the City’s first-ever Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and crafted a long-term funding solution for the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program."

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- Presides over commissioners court, county’s policy-making body. Helps adopt county budget, sets county tax rates, oversees building and maintaining county infrastructure, and other county government operations.
- Serves as judge of county court, taking on misdemeanor criminal and small civil cases, probate matters, and appeals from the justice of the peace court.
- Performs administration duties, ranging from hearings for beer and wine license applications to calling elections. Can serve as budget officer in counties with a smaller population.
- Serves as county’s emergency management director, with authority to designate an assistant to emergency management issues as emergency management coordinator.
- Represents county at ceremonial occasions and on various boards and committees, including Election Commission, Workforce Governing Board, and Bail Bond Board.
- County Judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county judges range from $47,425 to $198,921, set by the county’s commissioners court.

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