Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Mayor-elect of San Antonio | |
| Assuming office June 18, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Ron Nirenberg |
| 27th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office July 26, 2021 – March 6, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Matthew Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Dalton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1981 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Boston University (BA, MA) University of Kansas (MA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS) |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2003–2006 (active) 2008–2010 (reserve) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 18th Air Support Operations Group |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Gina Maria Ortiz Jones (born February 1, 1981) is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of San Antonio, Texas. She is also an Air Force veteran who served as Under Secretary of the Air Force from July 2021 to March 2023.
Jones was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Texas's 23rd congressional district, narrowly losing to the incumbent Republican Will Hurd. She ran again for the seat in 2020, winning the Democratic primary, and was defeated by Navy veteran Tony Gonzales in the general election. After her second loss, she served as Under Secretary of the Air Force in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2023.
She 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, defeating Pablos by nine points. After taking office, she will become 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. She is also the first mayor since 2005 to have not previously served on San Antonio's city council.