16 Facts About Ron Nirenberg

Ronald Adrian Nirenberg was born on April 11,1977 and is an American politician who is the mayor of San Antonio, Texas.

In 2013, Ron Nirenberg was first elected in an upset victory to represent district 8 of the San Antonio City Council.

Ron Nirenberg was elected mayor in 2017, defeating incumbent Ivy Taylor, and was sworn in as the mayor of San Antonio on June 21,2017.

Ron Nirenberg was narrowly re-elected in 2019 facing Greg Brockhouse, a city councilman critical of his policies.

Ron Nirenberg is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on his father's side and of mixed Filipino, Malay, Indian, and British heritage from his mother's side.

Ron Nirenberg's Roman Catholic mother is half-Filipino and was born in Penang, Malaysia.

Ron Nirenberg's maternal grandmother was Anglo-Indian, born to a Scottish father and an Indian mother, while his maternal grandfather was a Tagalog-speaking Filipino musician with possible roots in Mindanao.

Ron Nirenberg later attended the University of Pennsylvania, from which he earned his Master of Arts in communications.

Ron Nirenberg had run a grassroots campaign that consisted primarily of volunteers, including college students and recent graduates.

On December 10,2016, Ron Nirenberg became the leading challenger to Ivy Taylor for her position as mayor of San Antonio.

Ron Nirenberg declared his candidacy for re-election to the office on January 29,2019.

Ron Nirenberg declared his candidacy for re-election for a third term in office on January 22,2021.

Ron Nirenberg declared his candidacy for re-election for a fourth term in office on January 26,2023.

Ron Nirenberg faced minimal opposition and was expected to win re-election.

In 2019, Ron Nirenberg supported and defended the move to have a Chick-fil-A restaurant removed from the concessions contract at the San Antonio International Airport, citing a conflict with the company's opposition to LGBTQ rights and that the company's closure on Sunday, done on religious grounds, would hurt revenue.

On March 18,2020, Ron Nirenberg issued an order for the temporary closure of all non-essential businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, making San Antonio the last major city in Texas to do so.