Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar files for reelection; has at least 1 challenger

Salazar was first elected in 2016; Democrat Sharon Rodriguez is challenging him

File photo: Javier Salazar

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar officially filed for reelection.

While Salazar said several months ago that he would be seeking a third term, he made it official Saturday at the Bexar County Democratic Party Headquarters on Fredericksburg Road.

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Salazar was first elected in November of 2016 and was reelected in 2020, defeating Gerald “Gerry” Rickhoff, a Republican, by a margin of 24%.

The sheriff’s race will be included on the ballot during the 2024 November election and his current term will end on Dec. 31, 2024.

Sharon Rodriguez, a Democrat, said she also filed to run for Bexar County Sheriff on Dec. 8 in an email to KSAT.


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