UPDATE: Tech executive Marina Alderete Gavito took a sizable lead in the District 7 City Council runoff and declared victory over Dan Rossiter roughly an hour after the polls closed Saturday.
Rossiter, former president of the Thunderbird Hills Neighborhood Association, quit his job developing transportation technology at the Southwest Research Institute to run for office. He served on the City of San Antonio’s Streets, Bridges and Sidewalks Community Bond Committee for the 2022 municipal bond and continues to own and manage rental properties.
“Safety and security is a big one for a lot of residents,” Gavito told reporters before officially declaring victory Saturday. “They [also] want a councilwoman who’s going to be available and accessible to them to listen to their concerns. And that’s what we spend a lot of time doing is listening.” State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia , Councilwoman Teri Castillo and Councilman Manny Pelaez also endorsed Gavito.Growing up in a political household wasn’t always fun for Gavito and her three sisters, so she didn’t think she would one day run for office. Students in the second grade would approach her and her twin sister, Karina, and say: “My dad’s not voting for your dad,” Gavito told the San Antonio Report in April.
Gavito holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from St. Mary’s University related to management, information systems and finance. She also earned a masters of business administration in Operations Management from DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business in Chicago. “I probably agree with 80% to 90% of the decisions she made,” Gavito said. “I just wasn’t expecting [an open seat] until closer to 2025.”
She believes her experience in business will be an asset to the council, most members of which don’t have corporate experience.
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