Gina Ortiz Jones

Gina Maria Ortiz Jones (born February 1, 1981) is an American Democratic politician who has been the mayor of San Antonio, Texas since 2025. She is also an Air Force veteran. She was the Under Secretary of the Air Force from July 2021 to March 2023 during the Joe Biden administration. She has been called a political progressive.

U.S. Congressional campaigns
Jones was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Texas's 23rd congressional district, however she lost to the incumbent Republican Will Hurd. She ran again for the seat in 2020, winning the Democratic primary, and lost to Navy veteran Tony Gonzales in the general election. 

Under Secretary of the Air Force
Jones was confirmed as President Joe Biden's Under Secretary of the Air Force by the Senate on July 22, 2021. She was the sixth woman to hold that title, the first woman of color and the first open lesbian. She helped increase services for victims of domestic abuse and created a study to provide senior leadership with better data on the performance of female officers.

She resigned as under secretary in February 2023, and left office in March 6.

Mayor of San Antonio
Jones ran for mayor of San Antonio in the 2025 election. In the May 3 general election, Jones advanced to the June 7 runoff, alongside Rolando Pablos. She won the runoff, beating Pablos by nine points.

Jones took office on June 18, 2025, becoming the first Asian-American female mayor of a major city in Texas, the first openly gay mayor of San Antonio, and the first female mayor in Texas to have served in war.

Personal life
Jones was bon February 1, 1981, in Arlington, Virginia. Jones grew up in San Antonio, Texas to Filipino immigrant parents. Jones has a younger sister, Christi Ann.

Jones is openly a lesbian. She is in a domestic partnership with Angelica Cortez.

References

Other websites

 Gina Ortiz Jones for Mayor campaign website



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