San Antonio mayor’s race: 3 questions with Santos Alvarado 27 candidates are running to be San Antonio’s next mayor
SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story is part of KSAT’s “3 Questions” series, featuring interviews with mayoral candidates in the May 3, 2025, election .
Santos Alvarado, a candidate in the 2025 San Antonio mayoral election, spoke with KSAT about his reasons for entering the race, the main issues he intends to focus on, and what makes him qualified for the position.
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KSAT anchor Steve Spriester invited all 27 candidates in the mayoral election to answer the same set of three questions. Of those invited, 22 candidates agreed to be interviewed.
Watch Alvarado’s full interview in the video player above.
Find the interviews with the other candidates here . Find more election coverage on KSAT.com/vote .
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Landon Lowe is the streaming executive producer for KSAT 12. He previously worked at the NBC/Fox affiliate in Baton Rouge, LA, where he was the senior news producer and political producer.
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