Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and Democratic primary challenger Ron Nirenberg will face off in a debate Feb. 10 at Stable Hall, hosted by the San Antonio Report, the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and Tech Bloc.<\/p>\n
Sakai and Nirenberg are competing for the Democratic nomination in a March 3 primary race<\/a>. Early voting for the primary starts Feb. 17.<\/p>\n Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are free for those who register in advance online<\/a>. Debate sponsorships are available, as well as VIP tickets.<\/p>\n The winner will face Republican Patrick Von Dohlen<\/a>, the lone GOP candidate to file this year, in November. Read about all of the Bexar County candidates running in the March 3 primary here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sakai, a longtime state district court judge, won a three-way Democratic primary to succeed retiring Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n He spent his first term trying to refocus county resources<\/a> around its core responsibilities, such as managing the courts, jail and elections, instead of the development major projects his predecessor was known for.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last year Sakai also navigated<\/a> the Spurs\u2019 plans to move out of their county-owned facility on the East Side, crafting a deal to rehabilitate the old arena district and help fund the team\u2019s downtown move, which voters approved in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nirenberg served as San Antonio\u2019s mayor from 2017 to 2025, leading the city through the Covid-19 pandemic<\/a> and its first ever affordable housing bond<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n