Jade McCullough: bigcitysmalltown Mayoral Questionnaire
1. What qualifications support your bid for the job as mayor of San Antonio, and how are you reaching registered voters with a history of participating in local elections? (Please cite campaign fundraising, media buys, community events, mailers, etc.)
As someone who has been a field of getting large and multiple people on one accord I think that I personally have been training for this position for the last 22 years. I am reaching out to all able voters to let them know their voice is essential to making a positive change for what they do believe in.
2. What endorsements, if any, have you garnered?
None at this moment from business, but a lot of persons in the city are endorsing my moment and I am proud they support me.
3. What programs and priorities initiated under Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s four terms in office would you continue and/or change? Which ones would you discontinue?
4. What are your priorities for the city’s 2027 bond, which will be determined in 2026 by the new mayor and city council members?
5. Do you support the city’s proposed public-private investments in Project Marvel, or do you oppose them? If you support Project Marvel, what do you think is a fair private/public split on building a new Spurs arena in Hemisfair?
I feel that the spurs sell their court side seating for one season at $70k a piece (not sure on how many seats.) why are they not investing into where they want to play and what they want in their stadium, might the real question here. Why cant we have the players invest into their new stadium?
6. What are your economic development and job growth strategies? Since the pandemic, more than 150 corporations have moved their headquarters to Texas, yet San Antonio has not shared significantly in convincing those companies to come here. How can we change that?
Holding employers accountable is what is needed, making them tell the candidate what they may need to strengthen their job search and can help a lot of people grow in a positive way. As well as giving a person a shot a job and if they are not a good fit sticking to what a probation period is and letting them go if they don’t fit work wise. Prejudging should not be placed in a corporation, basing if someone is a good fit by the way they do their work should be the way a corporation should work.
7. San Antonians worry that as the city grows, it could lose its unique cultural identity, much as Austin has changed due to rising housing and living costs. What will you do to grow the city’s job base while making sure what makes San Antonio special is not lost?
First, I would love to keep our carriages downtown, they are a highly requested attraction people love to do when they come into town. However, pertaining to jobs we need to honestly get down to understanding why these jobs say that they want workers but turn down everyone that does apply. If someone is qualified for the job, they can ultimately help that employer grow in ways they can’t even imagine. We need to hold employers accountable for their hiring process and make sure they state why the applicant didn’t make it to the next process. As well as finding ways to help people in the community strengthen their resumes.
8. San Antonio has faced record heat, extreme drought conditions, and episodes like Winter Storm Uri, yet city leaders have largely failed to implement the 2019 Climate Action & Adaptation Plan. Federal and state political leaders largely ignore climate change and are rapidly defunding renewable energy projects while subsidizing the oil and gas industry. What is your position on this critical issue?
We must work with CPS to see what plans they have for the near future and how they can help San Antonio grow with the climate, we know we have to run our ac in the summer, and we need to see if there is a deal to be made to lower the cost in the summers. This issue would definitely a team effort how I see it may not be ideal to others so coming up with a plan with the city manager, city council, state representative would be the proper steps to take.
9. San Antonio is experiencing worsening traffic congestion and air quality, with rising cases of asthma and other respiratory ailments. How do you plan to improve mobility in the city while balancing affordability and sustainability? What role should alternative transportation options play?
I understand how most would want to indulge into these VIA transportation ideas coming into play. However, San Antonio driver pride themselves on being able to move whenever and wherever they want to. So, to pull funding from the citizens to build new transportation ways without knowing if they will be utilized at their full capacity might be a waste of the city’s resources.
10. Describe one new idea you have for accelerating the city’s trajectory as a destination for visitors, conventions, and people moving here for opportunities.
As a city I think it would be wise to merge some of our big events with more marketing endeavors with more local vendors as well as struggling small hidden businesses.
