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Gina Ortiz Jones is running for election for Mayor of San Antonio in Texas. She is on the ballot in the general election on May 3, 2025.[source]
Ortiz Jones served as under secretary of the Air Force (2021-2024) under the Biden administration.[1]
Biography
Ortiz Jones served as under secretary of the Air Force (2021-2024) under the Biden administration. She received an M.A. in economics from Boston University in 2003, an M.A. in global and international studies from the University of Kansas, Lawrence in 2012, and a master's of military art and science from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies in 2013.[1]
2025 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the May 3, 2025, general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Twenty-seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Beto Altamirano, John Courage, Adriana Garcia, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Gina Ortiz Jones, Rolando Pablos, Manny Pelaez, and Clayton Perry are notable candidates based on media attention, polling, and endorsements.
Incumbent Ron Nirenberg, elected in June 2017, is term-limited. Though the office is nonpartisan, Nirenberg is a Democrat. He joined the party after being an independent in 2024.[2]
This is the city's first mayoral election in 16 years without an incumbent on the ballot.[3] In San Antonio, one candidate must win at least 50% of the vote to be elected outright. If no candidate does so on May 3, the top two finishers will advance to a June 7, 2025, runoff election.
Heading into the election, the San Antonio Report said the new mayor and city council would need to navigate "multiple city-shaping economic development efforts like a downtown stadium for the Missions baseball team and a possible relocation of the Spurs to Hemisfair ... [as well as] challenges of housing affordability, public safety and infrastructure, to name a few."[4]
A University of Texas at San Antonio poll released in March 2025 had Ortiz Jones and Courage polling at 9% and 8%, respectively, while Pelaez, Cabello Havrda, Altamirano, Garcia, and Perry all polled between 3% and 6%. According to KENS 5, "One of the main takeaways from the survey is that many voters are not sure who they support or don't know who is running just two months out from the election. About 35% of voters are undecided and 20% are unfamiliar with any of the 27 candidates running."[5]
In San Antonio's mayoral election, lawmakers, former judges, and organizations have made notable endorsements, including: Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez for Cabello Havrda; former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff for Altamirano; Gov. Greg Abbott-affiliated PAC, The Texas Economic Fund, for Pablos; and Emily's List and Annie's List for Ortiz Jones.[6][7][8][9]
Below are the notable candidates:
- Altamirano is the CEO and co-founder of Irys Technologies, an artificial intelligence company.[10] He said his top priorities are "ensuring the safety of all residents, maintaining and growing our infrastructure, and creating economic conditions that provide opportunities for everyone to work and provide for their families."[11]
- Courage was elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2017, representing District 9. He said his top priorities are "overseeing the installation of baby boxes at fire stations; creating a 'participatory budgeting' process that allows for more residents to have a say in how dollars are spent; and an initiative to help San Antonians reduce their medical debts with the help of a national nonprofit."[12]
- Garcia was elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2019, representing District 4. She is also an assistant professor of marketing at Our Lady of the Lake University.[13] Garcia said she will focus on fiscal issues and crime.[14]
- Cabello Havrda was elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2019, representing District 6. She is also an attorney and realtor. She said her top priorities are "lowering taxes, creating jobs, supporting public safety, and increasing housing options for all San Antonians."[15]
- Ortiz Jones served as undersecretary of the Air Force (2021-2024) in the Biden administration. She said she will focus on working families and young people, and will "work to bring down costs where we can, make smart investments in our future, and respect taxpayers by increasing transparency around how tax dollars are spent."[16]
- Pablos served as Texas secretary of state from 2017 to 2018. He said his priorities are public safety, better-paying jobs, small businesses, government accountability, and basic city services such as affordable utilities, walkable neighborhoods, and enhanced drainage systems and garbage collection.[17]
- Pelaez was elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2017, representing District 8. He is also an attorney. Pelaez said he will help find "innovative solutions for crime, the increasing cost of living, homelessness, unreasonably high taxes, and a job market that excludes too many San Antonians."[18]
- Perry served on the San Antonio City Council from 2017 to 2023, representing District 10. According to the San Antonio Report, Perry said he was running because "'there’s a conservative yearning here in San Antonio' among people who are fed up with crime and other quality of life issues, such as the overall 'dirtiness' of the city."[19]
San Antonio, which is the seventh most populous city in the country as of March 2025, has a council-manager system, meaning the mayor represents one of 11 votes on the city council. The mayor and city council appoint a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2][20][21]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on May 3, 2025.
General election for Mayor of San Antonio
The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of San Antonio on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Beto Altamirano (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Santos Alvarado (Nonpartisan)  | |
 | John Courage (Nonpartisan) | |
| Armando Dominguez (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Arturo Espinosa (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Adriana Garcia (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Brandon Gonzales (Nonpartisan) | |
| April Guadarrama (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Melissa Cabello Havrda (Nonpartisan) | |
| Chris Herring (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jade McCullough (Nonpartisan) | ||
| James Melvin (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Robert Melvin (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Gina Ortiz Jones (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Rolando Pablos (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Manny Pelaez (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Clayton Perry (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Christopher Reyes (Nonpartisan) | |
| Bill Ruppel (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Robert Salinas (Nonpartisan) | |
| Michael Samaniego (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Mauricio Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | |
| Sonia Traut (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Diana Uriegas (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Andrew Vicencio (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Tim Westley (Nonpartisan) | |
| Gerardo Zambrano (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Polls
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Election campaign finance
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[22][23][24]
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2020
See also: Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 23
Tony Gonzales defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Beto Villela in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Gonzales (R) | 50.6 | 149,395 |
| Gina Ortiz Jones (D) | 46.6 | 137,693 | |
 | Beto Villela (L) | 2.8 | 8,369 | |
| Total votes: 295,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Sanders (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23
Tony Gonzales defeated Raul Reyes Jr. in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 50.1 | 12,342 |
 | Raul Reyes Jr. | 49.9 | 12,297 | |
| Total votes: 24,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Efrain Valdez, Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara, Ricardo Madrid, and Jaime Escuder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Ortiz Jones | 66.2 | 41,718 |
| Efrain Valdez | 11.4 | 7,163 | ||
 | Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara | 10.9 | 6,896 | |
| Ricardo Madrid | 7.2 | 4,518 | ||
 | Jaime Escuder | 4.3 | 2,725 | |
| Total votes: 63,020 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Liz Wahl (D)
- Brandyn Waterman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Gonzales | 28.1 | 11,522 |
| ✔ | | Raul Reyes Jr. | 23.3 | 9,555 |
 | Alma Arredondo-Lynch | 13.2 | 5,391 | |
 | Ben Van Winkle | 10.8 | 4,427 | |
 | Jeff McFarlin | 10.3 | 4,241 | |
 | Sharon Thomas | 6.1 | 2,511 | |
 | Cecil B. Jones | 3.8 | 1,552 | |
 | Alia Garcia-Ureste | 2.5 | 1,039 | |
 | Darwin Boedeker | 1.8 | 745 | |
| Total votes: 40,983 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adam Hansen (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23
Beto Villela defeated Tim Martinez in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| Tim Martinez (L) | ||
| ✔ | | Beto Villela (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent William Hurd defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Ruben Corvalan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Hurd (R) | 49.2 | 103,285 |
| Gina Ortiz Jones (D) | 48.7 | 102,359 | |
 | Ruben Corvalan (L) | 2.1 | 4,425 | |
| Total votes: 210,069 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Ortiz Jones | 66.8 | 16,696 |
 | Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. | 33.2 | 8,296 | |
| Total votes: 24,992 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones and Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Judith Ann Canales, Jay Hulings, and Angela Villescaz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Ortiz Jones | 41.6 | 18,443 |
| ✔ | | Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. | 17.4 | 7,710 |
 | Judith Ann Canales | 17.0 | 7,538 | |
 | Jay Hulings | 15.0 | 6,649 | |
 | Angela Villescaz | 9.1 | 4,032 | |
| Total votes: 44,372 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent William Hurd defeated Alma Arredondo-Lynch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Hurd | 80.4 | 24,569 |
| Alma Arredondo-Lynch | 19.6 | 5,986 | |
| Total votes: 30,555 | |||
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2025
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2020
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Ortiz Jones' campaign website stated the following:
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CREATING JOBS AND GROWING THE ECONOMY In Congress, Gina will make creating good-paying jobs in Texas her number one priority — focusing on investing in small businesses to put Texas at the forefront of job creation and innovation. Gina will protect and create the economic opportunities needed to ensure we have a strong and growing middle class. NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSIBLE IMMIGRATION REFORM In Congress, Gina will advocate for justly-administered, orderly, and welcoming immigration policies. Our nation’s border security cannot be compromised, but our safety does not require us to abandon the principles on which this country was founded. ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE Gina watched as her mother faced a diagnosis of colon cancer and understands that her mother’s survival was possible because of the health care coverage she had as a public school teacher. Gina also realizes that too many families are just one medical emergency away from years of financial hardship or bankruptcy. Finally, Gina is ready to lead the fight to ensure having a child in Texas is no longer a matter of life and death for the mother because Texas should do better than leading the developed world in maternal mortality. In Congress, Gina will make lower-cost, accessible, quality health care for every American -- regardless of sex, age, income, or employment status -- a top priority. Gina supports universal health care and believes a public option is the best way to help achieve that. QUALITY EDUCATION As the daughter of a lifelong educator, Gina understands that a quality education is the key to a better future. Gina knows she wouldn’t be where she is today without the educators who helped guide her and the opportunities her education provided. Unfortunately, as pivotal as quality education is to future economic security and success, Texas ranks 41st nationwide in classroom spending. In Congress, Gina will fight to ensure every Texas student has access to a first-class public school education and the resources they need. Gina’s high school had a graduation rate of less than 60 percent. This is too common in Texas, and we must do better. PROTECTING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS As an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, Gina served under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and saw first-hand how discrimination affects good order and discipline, as well as military readiness. In Congress, Gina will be a champion for equal rights for all and protections from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and religion. HIGHER EDUCATION AND SKILLED JOB TRAINING Gina also knows that not every student’s path to success is through a college classroom and believes leaders should value and support their work, as well. Many who fought alongside her in the military gained high-level skill training that put them on the path to a successful future. We need to value skilled workers and ensure that we have an economy that rewards their hard work. Gina will work to increase the accessibility of specialized job training and vocational programs that give students the skills they need to get good-paying jobs in today’s economy. FIGHTING FOR OUR VETERANS We must serve those who have served us. Gina will stand up for our veterans and their families to ensure our country lives up to the promises we made to them in exchange for their service and their lives. When it comes to our veterans, the quality of their care — not profits — should be the only motivating factor. PROTECTING OUR SENIORS |
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| —Gina Ortiz Jones’ campaign website (2020)[26] | ||
2018
Campaign website
Jones' campaign website stated the following:
Creating Jobs and Growing the Economy
Every family in this country deserves the opportunity to make a decent living, have a real chance to get ahead, and see their children get a first-class education that gives them more opportunities than those before them – that is the American Dream. Gina’s mother came to this country to work for that dream, and Gina, along with so many others, has defended that dream in uniform.
In Congress, Gina will make creating good paying jobs in Texas her number one priority - focusing on investing in small businesses and the economy to make sure Texas is at the forefront of job creation and innovation. Gina will protect and create the economic opportunities needed to ensure we have a strong middle class.
National Security
More than ever, we need leaders in Congress who are capable of getting ahead of challenges our country is facing – both foreign and domestic. A former military intelligence officer and Iraq War veteran with an extensive career as a national security expert, Gina has spent over 14 years serving and protecting our country. She has the knowledge and experience to be a leader on national security and foreign policy decisions that strengthen our relationships with our allies and protect the long-term interests of the United States.
Rather than the reactionary rhetoric we’ve seen from Republicans or the alarming and ill-tempered threats issued from our President, Gina will bring high-level experience and unique perspective having served in positions around the world and in our own government. She will stand up for responsible solutions that protect Americans from dangers both at home and abroad. She will be a strong voice to protect the building blocks that truly make our country secure – access to quality education and affordable health care services for all Americans. And because our safety begins at home, Gina believes strongly in commonsense measures to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, and other people who represent a risk to themselves and others.
Responsible Immigration Reform
As a first-generation American, Gina will never forget that our country was built by immigrants and that immigration strengthens our economy and contributes to our national security. Gina understands we need smart, responsible immigration policy reform that protects the security of Americans while also creating an inclusive and welcoming community for those who come to this country for a better life.
In Congress, Gina will advocate for justly-administered, orderly, and welcoming immigration policies. Our nation’s border security cannot be compromised, but our safety does not require us to abandon the principles on which this country was founded.
Accessible Affordable Healthcare
The importance of affordable and accessible health care services is particularly critical in Texas, which continues to have the highest rate of people without health insurance of any state in the country - about one in every six residents.
Gina watched as her mother faced a diagnosis of colon cancer and understands that her mother’s survival was possible because of the health care coverage she had as a public employee. Gina also realizes that too many families are just one medical emergency away from years of financial hardship or bankruptcy. Finally, Gina is ready to lead the fight to ensure having a child in Texas is no longer a matter of life and death for the mother. Texas can do better than leading the developed world in maternal mortality, and that starts with sending folks like Gina to Washington.
In Congress, Gina will make affordable, accessible, quality healthcare for every American - regardless of sex, age, income, or employment status - a top priority. Gina supports a single payer system and understands that with our country's health, there can only be one incentive: a healthy population.
Quality Education
Texas’ educational system continues to be ranked among the bottom in the country – 43rd in Education Week’s 2016 Quality Counts Report – yet enrollment in Texas schools continues to rise, with one in every 10 school age child in this country residing in Texas.
As the daughter of a lifelong educator, Gina understands that a quality education is the key to a better future. She knows she wouldn’t be where she is today without the educators who helped guide her and the opportunities her education provided. Unfortunately, as pivotal as quality education is to future economic security and success, Texas ranks 36th nationwide in classroom spending.
In Congress, Gina will fight to ensure every Texas student has access to a first-class education and the resources they need. Gina graduated from the kind of high school where you start off with 900 kids, yet only 500 graduate. This is too common in Texas, and we have to do better. She’s ready to fight for our kids - regardless of their background or zipcode.
Protecting our Civil Rights and Freedoms
Throughout her career, Gina has seen first-hand the dangers associated with the hollowing out of government institutions, attacks on the free press, policies deliberately aimed at weakening the voice of women and other marginalized groups, and the threats posed by leaders who use their position as an opportunity to turn a profit rather than develop a nation. She has seen those who are supposed to be leading this country threaten the freedoms and ideals she spent her lifetime protecting, and Gina once again feels called to serve her country and community and defend those who need it most.
As an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, Gina served under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and saw first-hand how discrimination affects good order and discipline, as well as military readiness.
In Congress, Gina will be a champion for equal rights for all and protections from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and religion.
Higher Education and Skilled Job Training
Gina was able to attend Boston University because of a four-year Air Force R.O.T.C. scholarship she earned in high school. She believes that every Texas student deserves the opportunity to pursue a higher education if they choose, not only if they can afford it. Too many talented students give up on getting a college degree because of the burden of student loan debt, while many others are struggling to get out from under it. Gina also knows that not every student’s path to success is through a college classroom, many that fought alongside her in the military gained high-level skill training that put them on the path to a successful future.
In Congress, Gina will fight to ensure every Texas student has access to quality, affordable higher education. She will also work to increase the accessibility of specialized job training and vocational programs that give students the skills they need to get good-paying jobs in today’s economy.
Protecting Our Seniors and Veterans
As an Iraq War veteran, Gina knows how egregious it is that so many of those who served before and with her, and put their lives on the line to protect all of us, are seemingly forgotten and not receiving the care they deserve.
Gina believes strongly that we owe Texas seniors – men and women who worked their whole lives to support their families – the dignity of a secure retirement. This includes the safety nets they were promised would be there for them, and to which they spent their entire lives contributing.
In Congress, Gina will stand up for our veterans and their families to ensure our country lives up to the promises we made to them in exchange for their service and their lives. She will fight to protect critical programs that many Texas seniors rely on like Social Security and Medicare.[27]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Department of Defense, "Gina Ortiz Jones," accessed April 2, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Downballot, "Morning Digest: How the pick to replace Vance in the Senate upends Ohio's race for governor," January 20, 2025
- ↑ KSAT.com, "The San Antonio mayor and council races are set. Could the ballot order sway the outcome of a packed race?" February 24, 2025
- ↑ San Antonio Report, "The 2025 San Antonio Report Voter Guide is live! Use our guide to prepare your vote." March 13, 2025
- ↑ KENS 5, "Early poll for SA mayor race shows top candidates clustered around slim margins," March 4, 2025
- ↑ The San Antonio Observer, "Will Big Endorsements Sway City Voters in the 2025 Local Elections?" March 4, 2025
- ↑ San Antonio Report, "Greg Abbott has a PAC to shape local politics — including San Antonio’s mayoral race," March 18, 2025
- ↑ Emily's List, "EMILYs List Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio Mayor," February 11, 2025
- ↑ Annie's List, "2025 ENDORSED CANDIDATES," accessed March 22, 2025
- ↑ Beto Altamirano for Mayor, "Meet Beto," accessed March 22, 2025
- ↑ Beto Altamirano for Mayor, "Issues," accessed March 22, 2025
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- ↑ LinkedIn, "Adriana Rocha Garcia, Ph.D.," accessed March 22, 2025
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- ↑ Melissa for Mayor, "About," accessed March 22, 2025
- ↑ Gina Ortiz Jones for Mayor, "Priorities," accessed March 22, 2025
- ↑ Rolando Pablos for Mayor, "My Vision For San Antonio," accessed March 22, 2025
- ↑ YouTube, "Manny Pelaez for Mayor," April 9, 2024
- ↑ San Antonio Report, "Former Councilman Clayton Perry says he’s running for mayor in 2025," September 27, 2024
- ↑ City of San Antonio, "About Us," accessed September 2, 2021
- ↑ City of San Antonio, "City Charter," printed July 2021
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- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gina Ortiz Jones' campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 30, 2020
- ↑ Gina Ortiz Jones 2018 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2018
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