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Ron Nirenberg, former San Antonio mayor and Bexar County judge candidate, stands at a booth during the Texas Democratic Convention at the Hilliard Center in Corpus Christi on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Patrick Von Dohlen speaks with supporters during an election watch party in 2021 when he ran for the District 9 seat on City Council. He’s now running for Bexar County judge.<\/p>\n
Matthew Busch, Contributor \/ For The San Antonio Express-News<\/p>\n
Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg has more than 12 times as much campaign cash as his Republican opponent in the race to become the next Bexar County judge.<\/p>\n
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Nirenberg had more than $66,000 in his campaign account as of June 30, compared with Republican candidate Patrick Von Dohlen’s $5,400, according to recent campaign finance reports.<\/p>\n
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Nirenberg’s report<\/a> covers his fundraising between Feb. 22 and June 30, which includes the final push before the March 3\u00a0Democratic primary election, when he\u00a0toppled County Judge Peter Sakai<\/a>. Von Dohlen, a conservative activist,\u00a0was unopposed in the primary,\u00a0so his recent fundraising numbers<\/a> cover the first six months of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n ALSO READ: Mayor Jones proposes killing Ready to Work to close budget deficit<\/a><\/p>\n The former mayor raised $160,000 since\u00a0Feb. 22, more than 80% of which came after the primary. Since the primary, many donors tied to local construction and development companies have given to Nirenberg’s campaign.<\/p>\n That group includes David Zachry, president of Zachry Corp., which operates Zachry Construction and Zachry Hospitality; three local executives from the NRP Group, a housing developer; Gary Joeris, who runs Joeris General Contractors; VersaTerra Development CEO Paul Basaldua; Mosaic Land Development president Blake Yantis; real estate investor Charles Leddy; and apartment developer Matthew Starr.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The local political action committee for the American Council of Engineering Companies and the San Antonio Apartment Association PAC each gave more than $2,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n One week before the primary, Nirenberg also received $5,000 from Joseph Shields, the grandson of Charline and Red McCombs and now the executive vice president of McCombs Enterprises.<\/p>\n County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez, who represents the West Side, gave\u00a0Nirenberg $2,500 in April. The county judge presides over the five-member Commissioners Court, which adopts the county budget and approves major county contracts and projects.<\/p>\n Former CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza also donated $1,000 to Nirenberg in April, two months before he announced his departure from the city-owned utility to run the Lower Colorado River Authority<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Still, Nirenberg’s fundraising in the months since the primary pales in comparison to what he raised when he was running against Sakai. He raised more than $500,000<\/a> in the run-up to the primary, which he won with 62% of the vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n